I guess the Golden Axe revival is out of the question

*sigh*....another potential next-gen franchise game bites the dust:

IGN: 3.2

TeamXBOX: 6.8

OXM: 4

1up: D

Eurogamer: 3

Gamepro: 2.9

...and so on...

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/933095.asp

Seriously, what went wrong? Why is it so bad?:?

*sigh*....another potential next-gen franchise game bites the dust:

IGN: 3.2

TeamXBOX: 6.8

OXM: 4

1up: D

Eurogamer: 3

Gamepro: 2.9

...and so on...

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/933095.asp

Seriously, what went wrong? Why is it so bad?:?

ASK_Story

They farmed it out to a third-rate developer whom the head of Sega America himself has questioned their design talent, what do people expect?

No how did they mess this up I cant belive this this is horrible I had good hopes for golden axe.

No playable dwarf.

Everyone knew that when Sega focused on the girl they lost half the audience. Everything else I see just reiterates how much the developers had to gimp the game just to make her look good.

No Co-Op=No PlayHiResDes

this. it was so doomed it was obvious. there wasn't even a single hype thread about it.

Did anyone seriously ever think this was going to be anything but foul? It already had a strike against it by having the Sega logo on the box. Strike two came when it was based off Golden Axe, an arcade series that overstayed its welcome with two sequels following an original that wasn't all that hot to begin with. Strike three came when Sega decided to release this game that nobody wanted or cared about during the busiest time of year, amidst a glut of games people DO want. Seeing poor Golden Axe reminds me of seeing poor Simba get stampeded by wildebeests.

Some of it is the developer's fault, I'm sure, but it wouldn't have mattered because Sega sent it to die anyway by releasing at this time of year.

not very many gamers hype this game very much:lol:

It's truly amazing how much difficulty Sega has as reinventing and refreshing their franchises. I mean they haven't even come close to capturing the magic they used to have. Just looking at what they've done recently - NiGHTS was okay, Samba was passable at best, and that Sega Classics remixed compilaton they put out a few years ago was lowdown dirty shame. I used to pray for a new Fantasy Zone but now I'm content with the originals, knowing that a new one would be crap.

And not to get off on a tangent but you think we'll ever see the Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder? Never got a console port of that game, and it was probably the best of the series.

I always read this as Sega trying to milk a mummified cow rather than Sega making a serious attempt to revive the franchise (the only quality game in the series is the original, which was a classic beat'em up, and it was a long, long time ago).

I finished playing golden axe again just the other week, was really good fun :) It's a shame Sega couldn't reinvision this old classic to make it something that gamers nowadays would enjoy.

I mean come on, a bikini lady with a big old sword that can summon a fire breathing dragon (sounds like either an interesting game or good porn).

I was being optimistic about this game until IGN put out a review like 2 weeks ago... I mean, you can't really argue with a 3.2...

*sigh* I wanted to play this game, but not for 60$.

I was being optimistic about this game until IGN put out a review like 2 weeks ago... I mean, you can't really argue with a 3.2...

*sigh* I wanted to play this game, but not for 60$.

SemiMaster

You can argue with a 3.0. ;)

But seriously, ouch! I was hoping the game would at least be decent, but Secret Level really went all the way in making this game suck.

[QUOTE="SemiMaster"]

I was being optimistic about this game until IGN put out a review like 2 weeks ago... I mean, you can't really argue with a 3.2...

*sigh* I wanted to play this game, but not for 60$.

LordAndrew

You can argue with a 3.0. ;)

But seriously, ouch! I was hoping the game would at least be decent, but Secret Level really went all the way in making this game suck.

Theoretically you can argue whatever you want, but chances are if it's that poor, it's probably pretty crappy, and God Hand was crappy.

According to the GAF, Golden Axe got a 9 from Play :lol:. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I will never forget Play's P.N.O3 review, in which the reviewer literally spent two pages praising the sexiness of the female star and zero time talking about the horrible gameplay/game design before handing it a high score.CarnageHeart

Play gave Bullet Witch like a 9 or something too...

Gameplay:
The combat system is boring, the defense is terrible, enemies are annoying and the beasts are clunky.IGN

Funny enough, these same words can be used to describe the original Golden Axe too (except that game wasn't boring at all).

Theoretically you can argue whatever you want, but chances are if it's that poor, it's probably pretty crappy, and God Hand was crappy.

SemiMaster

Greg K gave God Hand an 8.0 here and it has a solid cult following. It may not be your thing, but it's not crappy. The IGN review? Now that was crappy, it was just a wimpy gamer who couldn't beat a tough game having himself a good cry via a revenge review.

[QUOTE="SemiMaster"]

Theoretically you can argue whatever you want, but chances are if it's that poor, it's probably pretty crappy, and God Hand was crappy.

CronoSquall

Greg K gave God Hand an 8.0 here and it has a solid cult following. It may not be your thing, but it's not crappy. The IGN review? Now that was crappy, it was just a wimpy gamer who couldn't beat a tough game having himself a good cry via a revenge review.

Ditto

According to the GAF, Golden Axe got a 9 from Play :lol:. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I will never forget Play's P.N.O3 review, in which the reviewer literally spent two pages praising the sexiness of the female star and zero time talking about the horrible gameplay/game design before handing it a high score.CarnageHeart

As for Golden Axe... :( Oh well, I just won't bother with it.

According to the GAF, Golden Axe got a 9 from Play :lol:. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I will never forget Play's P.N.O3 review, in which the reviewer literally spent two pages praising the sexiness of the female star and zero time talking about the horrible gameplay/game design before handing it a high score.CarnageHeart

Really? That's just....wow. :shock:

It amazes me how a magazine that is so elegantly designed would have some sort of rubric that's seemingly convoluted. Sometimes I get the impression that they hand out scores as though they are free tootsie rolls.

Mmm....tootsie rolls. :!

[QUOTE="CarnageHeart"]According to the GAF, Golden Axe got a 9 from Play :lol:. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I will never forget Play's P.N.O3 review, in which the reviewer literally spent two pages praising the sexiness of the female star and zero time talking about the horrible gameplay/game design before handing it a high score.BladesOfAthena

Really? That's just....wow. :shock:

It amazes me how a magazine that is so elegantly designed would have some sort of rubric that's seemingly convoluted. Sometimes I get the impression that they hand out scores as though they are free tootsie rolls.

Mmm....tootsie rolls. :!

Play is a lifestyle magazine, they don't have the foggiest on what a game is.

In fact I don't think I've ever seen a score lower than a 7 in that magazine.

It's so bad b/c Secret Level sucks. Okay so far all the games that failed to be revived are:

Golden Axe

Final Fight

Sonic The Hedgehog

Vectorman (got cancelled)

Earthworm Jim

Shinobi

and that's all I got.

According to the GAF, Golden Axe got a 9 from Play :lol:. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I will never forget Play's P.N.O3 review, in which the reviewer literally spent two pages praising the sexiness of the female star and zero time talking about the horrible gameplay/game design before handing it a high score.CarnageHeart

Play is a lifestyle magazine, they don't have the foggiest on what a game is.

In fact I don't think I've ever seen a score lower than a 7 in that magazine.

SemiMaster

Although I do admit that they do have some wonderful art. Also, I love the smell of their pages. In fact, that's the very first thing I do whenever I pick up their mag at a local bookstore.

[QUOTE="SemiMaster"]

Play is a lifestyle magazine, they don't have the foggiest on what a game is.

In fact I don't think I've ever seen a score lower than a 7 in that magazine.

BladesOfAthena

Although I do admit that they do have some wonderful art. Also, I love the smell of their pages. In fact, that's the very first thing I do whenever I pick up their mag at a local bookstore.

I mean I do enjoy reading their fine articles on the Sports Illustrated Swim Suit Video Game Girls editions... but that's about the extent of it. Like I said, it's a lifestyle magazine catering to the gaming community, probably ones more concerned with how they appear to others than to themselves as a gamer. Funny though, I've not seen a single 10 handed out.

That doesn't mean I don't go out and pick up some of these games, like I did get Bullet Witch for 9.99$ new, and it was a good run, and did have a ton of potential, just some of the physics, bland environments held back some of the awesome fights, like the one on top of the Jumbo Jet.

I'll most likely end up getting Golden Axe later when it's at the managable price just for nostalgia sake, but not now for 59.99$.

According to the GAF, Golden Axe got a 9 from Play :lol:. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I will never forget Play's P.N.O3 review, in which the reviewer literally spent two pages praising the sexiness of the female star and zero time talking about the horrible gameplay/game design before handing it a high score.CarnageHeart

I can see the box-art now, 9/10 from PLAY Magazine sticker on the DVD cover or on the back. :roll: