Platform: Arcade
Region: NTSC-U
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Sega
Publishers(s): Sega of America, Inc.
ReleaseDate: 1989-05-26
Players: 2
Co-op: Yes
Golden Axe
Golden Axe is a 1989 arcade video game developed by Sega R&D1 and released by Sega Enterprises Inc. in the USA on May 26, 1989. Progress in the game is made by fighting through Death Adder's henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights. Players are able to attack by using their weapon and casting spells that hurt all enemies on the screen. The force of this magic depends on the number of bars of magic power currently available. The bars are filled by collecting magic potions attained by kicking the blue thief character who then drops the potions. This character appears during regular levels and bonus stages in between levels. There will also occasionally be a green thief character that drops food which replenishes health. The barbarian, Ax Battler, casts earth spells. The amazon, Tyris Flare, casts fire spells. The dwarf, Gilius Thunderhead, casts lightning spells. Each character has a different maximum number of magic bars and varying ranges of attack. Various steeds known as bizarrians are found in the game. These can be mounted when the enemy rider is knocked off, or if one is found dormant. The least powerful steed is known as the Cockatrice (which also appeared in Altered Beast), that can be used to knock down enemies with a swipe of its tail. The more powerful dragon, which can either shoot fireballs or breathe fire depending on its colour scheme, is found later in the game. In certain areas, skeleton swordsmen emerge from the ground.
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ESRB Rating: E10+ - Everyone 10+
Genre(s): Action | Fighting
