Golden Axe

Video Game
1989
Unrated

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

1.2K

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Three heroes try to overthrow the evil rule of Death-Adder, who kidnapped and imprisoned the King and his daughter and stole the legendary Golden Axe.Three heroes try to overthrow the evil rule of Death-Adder, who kidnapped and imprisoned the King and his daughter and stole the legendary Golden Axe.Three heroes try to overthrow the evil rule of Death-Adder, who kidnapped and imprisoned the King and his daughter and stole the legendary Golden Axe.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

1.2K

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Trivia
Several sound effects in the game come from a few well-known sources. The screams made by the villager as he is being trampled on is taken from the scene in First Blood (1982) where deputy sheriff Galt (Jack Starrett) falls from the helicopter; the scream made by the mace warriors is Mitch (David Caruso) getting stabbed by Rambo in the leg. From Conan the Barbarian (1982) come the scream of the warrior being impaled by the trap (used for the hammer-wielding warriors), and the Priest as he is knocked out by Conan (skeletons).

Crazy credits
Once the game has been beaten, the ending will show a view of an arcade where the characters "jump out" of the game, run out of the arcade and down the street.

Alternate versions
Fully remade for the PS2 in 2003 with massively enhanced sound and improved graphics that got a full twist into 3D with enhanced effects of summoning storms and fire etc.

Connections
Edited into Sega Genesis Classic Collection: Gold Edition (2011)

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Featured review

10/10

One of the greatest arcade games ever!

There are beat-em-up games and then there are ones like Golden Axe, the ones that stick with you for a long time and keep you coming back over and over again. This game has everything an action fan could ask for: a strong swordsman barbarian, a hot bikini-clad amazon, magic, dragons, orcs, ruffians, skeletons, and a dark lord all rolled into one. The gameplay mechanics have aged like wine, and the hit detection is spot on, I love using the backward sword spin on the Barbarian and Amazon, and I love using the Amazon's kick. It's pretty short (20 minutes to complete), but the challenge and variety of characters to choose from always keeps me coming back. Overall, this game is worth anyone's time.