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Golden Axe | align=center colspan=2| | | lign="center" colspan=2| | | a href="/encyclopedia/Video-game-developer" title="Video game developer">Developer: | Sega | | a href="/encyclopedia/Video-game-publisher" title="Video game publisher">Publisher: | Sega | | a href="/encyclopedia/Game-designer" title="Game designer">Game designer: | Team Shinobi | | elease date: | 1989 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Computer-and-video-game-genres" title="Computer and video game genres">Genre: | Beat'em up | | ame modes: | player | | abinet: | Up to 2 players | | ontrols: | joystick 3 Buttons | | lign="center" colspan=2|System hardware/Arcade system | | olspan=2|This game runs on Sega System 16B {| width="100%" | | width="1%" |CPU: | width="99%" |MC68000 10 Mhz, Z80 5.0 Mhz | } | | lign="center" colspan=2|Monitor | | olspan=2| {| width="100%" | | Raster, standard resolution 320 x 224 (Horizontal) Colors 6144 | } | | lign="center" colspan=2|Notes | | olspan=2|Possibly inspired by the Conan the Barbarian movies | Golden Axe is a side-scrolling fighting game released in 1989 by Sega. The game places the player in control of one of three warriors each bent on revenge against the vile dictator Death Adder. Death Adder has taken over the once peaceful land of Yuria and murdered their friend and partner, Alex. The game focuses on three heroes: An axe wielding dwarf, Gilius Thunderhead, from the mines of Wolud whos twin brother was killed by the solders of Death Adder. A male barbarian, Ax Battler, wielding a two handed broadsword looking for revenge for the murder of his mother. And a long-sword wielding Tyris Flare, a female amazon, whose entire jungle tribe was wiped out by the forces of Death Adder. Story The very existence of Yuria is now threatened - Death Adder has kidnapped the king and his daughter, the beautiful Princess, and he is holding them captive in their own castle. Death Adder has also found the Golden Axe, the magical emblem of the land of Yuria, and plans to destroy it and kill the royal family unless all the people of Yuria bow to his will, swearing an oath of allegiance to his evil regime and accepting him as ruler. Gameplay Progress is made through the game by hacking and slashing your way through a plethora of Adders henchmen, including the standard grunts armed with clubs and maces, right up to skeleton warriors and knights. Aiding the characters in this quest is their ability to cast devastating spells hurting all enemies on screen. The force of this magic depends on the number of blue 'magic potions' the user has collected whilst progressing through the game. The male warrior Ax, limited to 4 bars, is able to cast Earth type magic. The dwarf Gilius, limited to 3 bars, casts lightning magic and finally Tyris can cast devastating fire magic and can store up to 6 bars. The various steeds found in the game (bizarrians) can be ridden when the enemy rider is knocked off or if you find one dormant. These mounts add further attack prowess to the player allowing them to attack gropups of enemies at a time by swiping the bizarrans tail and, in the case of the larger dragons, can deal heavy damage by breathing fire. According to the KLOV, it is the most important arcade game of the year 1989. Several ports of the game were created, most notably for the Sega Genesis and Sega Master System. Several sequels followed. External Links
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