This is one of the best remembered Genesis games. Tho it's absolutely nothing special. It's almost totally like Streets of Rage with magic spells instead of special kung-fu moves and set in the dark ages. You can choose the big Conan lookalike Ax Battler, who uses earth magic. Tyris Flare, the She-Ra type amazon woman who uses fire magic or Gilius Thunderhead, the viking dwarf uses lightning magic (and the character who actually uses the Golden Axe) or team up in a two-player (the best way to play the game).
The story is a load of cobblers. Some dude called Death Adder (and his son Death Adder JNR) are up to some amount of evil and you've got to stop him.
So on you go on your journey of hacking and slashing goblins, skeletons and various other guys in armor. It's fun, but not great.
The sound effects are pathetic and do not show off what the Genesis was capable of. David Whittaker's music, while being slightly tuneful and medieval, was pretty bad and wasn't as memorable as Yuzo Koshiro's effort on the Streets of Rage games.
A fun game to play right to the end once (in a two player) but not as memorable as it's following what suggest.
Ok so maybe this game is alittle old but all those who still own a genesis (Like me)(if u dont have sega genesis GET ONE!) then GET THIS GAME if u dont have it and heres why:GAMEPLAY 5/5:choose to be axe battler a blue barbarian with medium volcano magic, Tyris flare a girl with best magic with fire or Gilius thunderhead with worst magic but awsome attack and ride dragons and bizzare Chicken legs!!! SPOILERS! SPOLIERS! there are 8 levels of gameplay an thieves that look like sqquirels. U can do 2 player team or vs but team is really fun if ure nervous u can u can start out on begginer mode an change health meter (3,4 or 5) before takin on ARCADE mode.
STORY 2/5:Cheesy story but i dont care really (it duznt affect gameplay) U set out on a quest to kill Death Adder and his son Death Adder JR. must die as well along with the soldiers cuz they took over your village as well as they killed ure family! Now u seek revenge against them!O an u need to free the king an princess!
GRAPHICS 4/5:Great graphics 4 a sega game! I like how (SPOILERS!) on level 4 the fiends path how the fiends path changed coler in backgrond an feathers flew by showin the eagle took off...
SOUND 4/5: U really get the feeling when u conk ure weapon on an enemy but its annoying when skeletons attack fast an beat the crap out uv ya!
MUSIC 5/5: O YA! the death adder (last boss tune) song rocks! an even level 6/7 tunes! in fact their all great! although i got sega smash pack 4 GBA cuz golden axe was on it an i was alittle disapointed that they cut out alot of the music=(
REPLAY-VALUE 5/5:...it came with EVERYTHING but nuff about that< an i still play it (with barbarian cuz he my favorite even though people like Gilius the Dwarf) to this very day!2 player is also jus incredible! I never played the arcade version but it feels like u are playin an arcade game (unlike sega smash pack golden axe=p)this is 100% addicted jus like any classic...
RENT/BUY: well ya cant rent this no more but u dont need to! Unfortunatley the game is rare to find...i got the game box,booklet.etc cuz im jus that way with games but its not reccomended so its up ta u!This will make a good 1rst genesis game to any1 who duznt own a genesis an this game dont have rating cuz it old but u can tell its E rated cuz no blood an stuff so reccomended 4 all ages! Remember your score:0 Death Adder:thousands GRAB URE WEAPON AN CHANGE THE SCORE!! Well cya an have fun with ure new genesis ( if u dont have 1) an GOLDEN AXE WHEN U GET IT! an those hoo do have genesis an game PLAY IT!BYE=)!!
P.S:1.dont think im a know-it-all on this game cuz i jus looked in booklet an...2. DONT GET SEGA SMASH PACK! THIS VERSION BETTER! finally...3. i dont have golden axe 2 or 3 but they are WAY harder to get...!!!
