![]() Two limited Edition Comic Book Series' to accompany the game were published in the UK in the early 1990's. Wave Master released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Golden Axe The Music - WM-0595~7) on containing music from the original arcade and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis series. Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Super Sonic Team : G.S.M. Finally the battle cry used for the big baddies when they die in Golden Axe and the scream for the big chained green monster on "Golden Axe - Revenge of Death-Adder" on stage 3 are the same and taken from Conan's scene where Arnold Schwarzenegger fights the two villains on a Stonehenge like background and again one of them gets impaled by a trap. The sample used for the man who gets trampled by a bad guy in Golden Axe and the scream of Death-Adder when falling from the dragon at the final scene of "Golden Axe - Revenge of Death-Adder" was taken from the policeman who also fell from the helicopter pursuiting Rambo. More specific when you kill bad guys sometimes they scream something like 'Oooh God!' which was taken from Rambo at the scene which takes place in the forest when one of the policemen fell into a trap and gets impaled by sharp pieces of wood. Many of the samples used for Golden Axe and its sequel were taken from the movies ' Rambo - First Blood' and ' Conan the Barbarian'. This is an example of 'gikun', where Japanese artists use the phonetic value of a character to determine the game's name and not the meaning of the character itself. Note : The kanji on the title screen actually reads 'Senpu', meaning 'Fighting Axe'. The game did end up becoming one of Sega's big franchises early on and spawned multiple sequels. Uchida originally wanted to make a theme similar to " Dragon Quest", but seeing as how the higher ups at Sega didn't quite see the charm in that, Uchida and his team ended up making Golden Axe, thinking that selectable characters and flashy magic spells would make for a success. 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. Players can hit the drawfs causing them to drop food and magic potions. At certain points during the game, players will come across certain creatures (such as dragons) which, once their original riders have been knocked from the saddle, can be mounted and used against the enemy.Īt certain points during a level, as well as at the end of each level, drawfs appears carrying a sack on their back. Also, double-tapping the joystick right or left will cause the player to charge and smash into opponents. In addition : each player character also carried a different weapon : the amazonian warrior and the barbarian both use swords while the viking dwarf uses the Golden Axe itself.Įach character in the game has a special attack move that is activated by pressing both JUMP and ATTACK at the same time. Each hero uses a different kind of magic : the barbarian uses earth magic, the amazon uses fire magic and the viking dwarf uses lightning magic. The 3 different player characters are an Amazonian warrior, a barbarian hero and a viking dwarf. Take their chances with the enemy while on foot.Golden Axe is an horizontally scrolling beat-em-up arcade video game, set in a traditional fantasy world, in which between 1 and 3 warriors take up arms to save the King from the evil Death Adder. Players charge into battle on the backs of ferocious beasts or Delivering an intense and unique combat experience, Small band of Riders embark on an epic adventure to recruitĪllies, expose the enemy and prevent the annihilation of theirīreed. Golden Axe Beast Rider delivers action-RPG thrills as a Imported from UK (Sizes & Specifications are based on the UK Market).New Story Details Revealed: Players will discover events that took place before the original storyline as Tyris Flare, the famous half-Gladiator/half-Barbarian heroine, begins the epic quest to avenge her tribe.Classic Golden Axe Legacy: As the young warrior, Tyris Flare, players will encounter familiar friends and foes, and collect power-ups from pesky gnomes in a magical world of beasts.Harsh & Desolate Landscapes: Explore and survive a huge and ravaged world.Spells & Magic Weapons: Weapon upgrades and powerful unlockable elemental-based spells and magic will give players the advantage in battle.Brutal Melee Action: Unleash barbaric killing moves and dismembering attacks against death Adder's minions.Beast-Riding and Savage Combat: Players will cut down enemies while riding on an array of deadly, magical beasts.
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