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Golden Axe (1989)

Team Shinobi

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, PlayStation 3, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii, WonderSwan Color, Xbox 360, Xbox One, ZX Spectrum

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Progress is made through the game by fighting through Death Adder's henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights. Players are able to attack using their weapon, jump and cast spells that hurt all enemies on the screen. The force of this magic depends on the number of "bars" of magic power currently available. The bars … Progress is made through the game by fighting through Death Adder's henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights. Players are able to attack using their weapon, jump and cast spells that hurt all enemies on the screen. The force of this magic depends on the number of "bars" of magic power currently available. The bars are filled by collecting blue 'magic potions' attained by kicking little sprites who then drop the potions. These sprites appear during regular levels and during bonus stages in between levels. The male warrior Ax is able to cast earth spells. The dwarf Gilius, casts lightning spells and the female warrior Tyris casts fire magic. Each character has a different number of maximum magic bars and varying ranges of attack.

Various steeds known as bizarrians are found in the game. These can be ridden when the enemy rider is knocked off, or if one is found dormant. The least powerful steed is known as the Cockatrice, which can be used to knock down enemies with a swipe of its tail. The more powerful dragon, which can either shoot fireballs or breathe fire, is found later in the game. Read more

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Developers
Team Shinobi
Publishers
16 Blitz Mastertronic, Bandai, Sega, Telenet Japan, Tronix, Virgin Mastertronic
Genres
Arcade, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Franchises
Golden Axe
Series
Golden Axe
Also known as
Golden Axe Classic · Golden Axe: Senpuu (Japanese title, romanization) · Golden Axe: Fighting Blades (Japanese title, translated)

Release dates

  • Jan 27, 1989 (Japan) Arcade
  • Mar 16, 1990 (Japan) Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
  • Nov 1990 (Europe) Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
  • 1990 (Europe) Amiga, Amstrad CPC
  • 1990 (North America) DOS
  • 1992 (Europe) DOS
  • May 1999 (North America) Arcade
  • May 1999 (Europe) Arcade
  • Feb 28, 2002 (Japan) WonderSwan Color
  • Jul 17, 2007 Xbox 360
  • Oct 26, 2009 (North America) Wii
  • Jul 26, 2011 (North America) PlayStation 3
  • Nov 12, 2015 (Digital compatibility release) Xbox One

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  • Golden Axe (Dec 1989) · Linux, Mac, PC, Genesis/MegaDrive, Wii

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