Friday, October 9, 2009

Say Hello To My Golden Axe

A classic side-scrolling arcade beat ‘em up (or hack and slash) that introduced many new cool features to the genre was the epic “Golden Axe”, relaseased in 1989 by Sega. The game included was set in a medieval and fantasy world, where the three main characters (Ax Battler the Barbarian, Tyris Flare the amazon and Gilius Thuderhead the dwarf) have magic powers unique to each of them. Ridable beasts called “Bizarrians”, very menacing-looking bosses, great visual effects when the powers were activated and enemies shrieking when you killed them (even their dead bodies stayed in sight instead of vanishing, like was the rule) were some of the innovations that made this game a hit.

The plot is basically about beating an evil entity known as Death Adder that has captured the King and his daughter, and threatens to destroy The Golden Axe and the royal family unless the people of Yuria accept him as their ruler. Before getting to the palace to kick Death Adder’s ass though, you’ll have to fight his henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights.

Check out this great fan site named Death Addler’s Castle and go see what the original arcade game looked like at the Killer List of Video Games. If you have the need to play this fantastic game right now, don't worry, it's normal and you can find a Golden Axe online clone clicking on the link (sorry couldn't find the real thing). Now go blast them!

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