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The Legendary Axe

You are Gogan, a muscular powerhouse with enough guts to enter the Pits of Madness. Your mission: rescue the beautiful red-haired Flare. You are strong, but you also have Sting, a sacred axe to help you battle…

23 September 1988

The Legendary Axe is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Atlus, released 23 September 1988 on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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What The Legendary Axe is

The Legendary Axe is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Atlus and released in 1988. It was published by NEC. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are Gogan, a muscular powerhouse with enough guts to enter the Pits of Madness. Your mission: rescue the beautiful red-haired Flare. You are strong, but you also have Sting, a sacred axe to help you battle strange creatures and the savage cult of Jagu, fighting through mountain, jungle and cave environments to reach the lovely maiden.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did The Legendary Axe come out?
The Legendary Axe was released on 23 September 1988 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine.

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