Golden Axe is a golden game.
·The multiplayer...
·The beating of thieves...
·The murder with thine axe!
Bad Idea:
·Needs more moves than chop-chop-kick.
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Overall:
If you claim your an old school gamer and have never played this game or beat it, then you are a liar. This is a classic game with great co-op multiplayer.
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Golden Axe was released in 1989 as a side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game by Sega. You remember Sega, right? The games used to load up and go "SEGA!!!" when they showed their logo. The game let's you pick between three warriors: Arnold-man, Bikini-woman, or drunken-Irish-dwarf. You fight levels and levels of goblin and skeleton warriors and rogues and end up at the end of every level beating the snot out of villain bosses and eventually fighting the main prince of evil, Death Adder.
Anywho, the whole story starts when some crazy guy named Death Adder kidnaps the king and princess of Yuria. He's holding them hostage in a castle and has also taken the Golden Axe (which is a magical emblem of Yuria). Why? For power. You're job is to take the power back!
Another good aspect that sets this apart from being an average hack-n-slash is the fact that you get to beat the crap out of little thieves that steal your potions while you nap near your campfire. It's really just a bonus level but dang fun. In co-op mode, you can beat the crap out of friends and steal their potions too. So much love...
To beat this classic, all you do is beat the mess out of people. You fight all of these henchmen ranging from skeleton warriors to troll-faced knights. There's mounts (or Bizarrians) you can take control of and beat the heck out of people with headbutts. And the potions... they're good for killing everything on screen for you (or taken some serious damage off of them). There's no real weapon upgrades or anything but dangit if it's not fun just hacking and kicking everything.
Also, if you hate doing that side-scrolling adventure, you can always to the Duel mode. That allows you to just fight a friend. Beat them down with thy mighty weapon of death!
All in all, this is the classic game. The best way to play is with a friend or brother but this is the game that will have you going "Meeeemmmmorrrrriiiiieeeessssss!!" If you decide to get the game, get the Sega Genesis version. It's the best version available.
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Violence:
·A ton of bloodless hacking and slashing.
Sexuality:
·The bikini chick on the box is pretty skimpy... I guess.
Language:
·None.
Substance Use:
·Is it just me, or does the dwarf looks like he hits the bottle (everynight).