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    Golden Axe

    Game » consists of 24 releases. Released Dec 22, 1989

    A classic, side-scrolling hack and slash game, Golden Axe was ported to many platforms, including the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.

    guip1408's Golden Axe (Genesis) review

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    I loved the idea of this game

    I really enjoyed when I first played games like Final Fight and TMNT, and then when I saw that there was a 2D side-scrolling beat'em up game with a medieval setting, made me really pumped to try it. I had a really nice time with it, it had different characters to choose between and some cool enemies design, despite lots of repetition, what was a common thing at the time.

    Other reviews for Golden Axe (Genesis)

      Heavy Metal 0

      While this game's screenshots and box art would be right at home on the album cover of an early 80s hair metal band, it still holds up today as a brilliant and classic arcade beat-em-up from the days when BEING a brilliant and classic arcade beat-em-up was still worth a damn.All of the characters in this game were a lot of fun to use. The dwarf was a hilarious little rascal who turned the game into a comedy even when he was standing still. The barbarian looked enough like Conan that I could pret...

      0 out of 1 found this review helpful.

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