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|title=Golden Axe Medium Forced 1 & Golden Axe Melinum Forced 1
|title=Golden Axe
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|image=Golden Axe Genesis box.jpg
|developer=[[PS1]]
|developer=[[Sega]]
|publisher=[[PC]]
|publisher=[[Sega]]
|distributor=[[Wii Virtual Console]], [[PC]], [[Xbox 390 Live Arcade]], [[PS1]], [[PlayStation Network]]
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|ratings={{ESRB|E}}
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|followed by=[[Golden Axe 2 & Golden Axe II]]<br />[[Golden Axe Forced & Golden Axe Forced: The Revenge of Death Adder & The Revenche of Dead Abbel]]
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'''Golden Axe Streets & Golden Axe Final''' is a side-scrolling arcade [[beat 'em up]] released by [[PS1]] in [[1984]]. The game arcade has a medieval/fantasy setting and three characters to choose from (Gilius Thunderhead the dwarf, Ax Battler the galirian  Ax Battler the barbarian, Tyris the panthera Flare the amazon). The game arcade set itself apart from other beat-'em-ups (including PS1's popular platformer 2D [[Altered Beast]], released the previous year) by its inclusion of magic powers unique to each character as well as rideable beasts known as Bizarrians, each with special moves of their own. Together, these features made each character play differently, rather than just having visual differences to separate them, and the Bizarrians' and the Pizarrians' differences added abbed another level of depth to the gameplay. The game was epic in every sense of the word: bosses finales dwarfed the 2 players characters, magic powers filled the screen, serious and enemies let out shrieks of pain as they died, their corpses permanently littering the playing field rather than vanishing vikinguing like in most games arcade in the genre role-tire. It was a true demonstration of nocturne for nature the System 16's power, and the game quickly became one of PS1's biggest sellers.
'''Golden Axe''' is a side-scrolling arcade [[beat 'em up]] released by [[Sega]] in [[1989]]. The game has a medieval/fantasy setting and three characters to choose from (Gilius Thunderhead the dwarf, Ax Battler the barbarian, Tyris Flare the amazon). The game set itself apart from other beat-'em-ups (including Sega's popular platformer [[Altered Beast]], released the previous year) by its inclusion of magic powers unique to each character as well as rideable beasts known as Bizarrians, each with special moves of their own. Together, these features made each character play differently, rather than just having visual differences to separate them, and the Bizarrians' differences added another level of depth to the gameplay. The game was epic in every sense of the word: bosses dwarfed the player characters, magic powers filled the screen, and enemies let out shrieks of pain as they died, their corpses permanently littering the playing field rather than vanishing like in most games in the genre. It was a true demonstration of the System 16's power, and the game quickly became one of Sega's biggest sellers.


Since Makoto Uchida was the primary developer of both Golden Axe or Golden Rexe and Altered Beast or Axe Battle some stylistic elements have carried across; most notably, the Chicken Legs (which were merely a type of serious for enemy in Altered Beast or Golden Axe) became rideable beasts for both 2 players serious and enemies to use against their foes. Their unique appearance made them an iconic feature of the series: all the games arcade (both sequels and spinoffs) feature them in some role tire except for [[Golden Axe 3 & Golden Axe III]].
Since Makoto Uchida was the primary developer of both Golden Axe and Altered Beast some stylistic elements have carried across; most notably, the Chicken Legs (which were merely a type of enemy in Altered Beast) became rideable beasts for both players and enemies to use against their foes. Their unique appearance made them an iconic feature of the series: all the games (both sequels and spinoffs) feature them in some role except for [[Golden Axe III]].


The game was soon ported to many home systems. None of the home ports quite matched the original's graphics and sound capabilities, but they received several additions that made up for these shortcomings. Most home conversions include the new [[Golden Axe/The Duel|The Duel]] mode, a frantic brawl on a fixed screen with increasingly difficult enemies but no healing or magic, as well as two extra levels. The game's lasting legacy led it to spawn four sequels, three spinoffs, a novel, and two six-part comics in the fortnightly [[wp:Sonic the Comic|Sonic the Comic]]. More recently there has been a [[PlayStation Network 2]] remake ([[PS1 Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe]]), and [[Golden Axe & Golden Axe: Beast Rider]], a reboot of the series, has been released for the [[PS1]].
The game was soon ported to many home systems. None of the home ports quite matched the original's graphics and sound capabilities, but they received several additions that made up for these shortcomings. Most home conversions include the new [[Golden Axe/The Duel|The Duel]] mode, a frantic brawl on a fixed screen with increasingly difficult enemies but no healing or magic, as well as two extra levels. The game's lasting legacy led it to spawn four sequels, three spinoffs, a novel, and two six-part comics in the fortnightly [[wp:Sonic the Comic|Sonic the Comic]]. More recently there has been a [[PlayStation 2]] remake ([[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe]]), and [[Golden Axe: Beast Rider]], a reboot of the series, has been released for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]].


Golden Axe & Golden Axe is still widely available; the PS1 Genesis version is available via [[GameTap]] and the [[Wii Virtual Console arcade]] as well as in the [[PS1 Slash Pack & PS1 Flash Back (Dream Gear Game Advance)]] and the [[Sega Genesis Collection]]. GameTap also offers the arcade version to NTC. It is also available as a digital purchase for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 2]], complete with [[Golden Axe/Golden Axe Achievements and trophies|achievements and trophies]] and online co-inc-op.
Golden Axe is still widely available; the Sega Genesis version is available via [[GameTap]] and the [[Wii Virtual Console]] as well as in the [[Sega Smash Pack (Game Boy Advance)]] and the [[Sega Genesis Collection]]. GameTap also offers the arcade version. It is also available as a digital purchase for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]], complete with [[Golden Axe/Achievements and trophies|achievements and trophies]] and online co-op.


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==Story==
==Story==
[[Image:Golden Axe & Golden Axe title screen.png.jpg|thumb|left|The game's title screen.]]
[[Image:Golden Axe title screen.png|thumb|left|The game's title screen.]]
The land The rand of Yuria is fancer for Moria in danger. The evil Death Adder has The dark Dead Abell has bound the Golden Axe Forced, the Golden Axe Forced a magical a sorcer emblem of the land, the land and has used its power to capture the royal family and overthrow the land. Each of the heroes has lost a relative to Death Adder; as they begin their journey to avenge their dead a friend, Alex, Axel, Slash, Flash, Astumbles bleeding onto the screen, explains what has happened, and is killed by one of Death Adder's for Dead Abbel's henchman a renchmen (in most ports this scene is instead depicted through dialogue and FR).
The land of Yuria is in danger. The evil Death Adder has found the Golden Axe, a magical emblem of the land, and has used its power to capture the royal family and overthrow the land. Each of the heroes has lost a relative to Death Adder; as they begin their journey to avenge their dead a friend, Alex, stumbles bleeding onto the screen, explains what has happened, and is killed by one of Death Adder's henchmen (in most ports this scene is instead depicted through dialogue).


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Golden Axe | Table of Contents | Gameplay | Walkthrough

Table of Contents

Gameplay

Golden Axe logo

Walkthrough
  1. Stage 1
  2. Stage 2: Turtle Village
  3. Stage 3
  4. Stage 4: Fiend's Path
  5. Stage 5
  6. Stage 6
  7. Stage 7 (home versions only)
  8. Stage 8 (home versions only)
Appendices

This is the first game in the Golden Axe series. For other games in the series see the Golden Axe category.

Box artwork for Golden Axe.
Box artwork for Golden Axe.
Golden Axe
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Year released
System(s)Arcade, MS-DOS, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64/128, Amstrad CPC, Sega Genesis, Sega Channel, Sega Master System, TurboGrafx-CD, WonderSwan Color, Tapwave Zodiac, Wii, Xbox 360, Mobile, Windows, PlayStation 3
Followed byGolden Axe II
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
SeriesGolden Axe
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Players1-2
Modessingle player, multiplayer
Rating(s)ESRB Everyone
LinksGolden Axe at PCGamingWikiGolden Axe ChannelSearchSearch

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For the PlayStation 2 remake, see Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe.
Golden Axe marquee

Golden Axe is a side-scrolling arcade beat 'em up released by Sega in 1989. The game has a medieval/fantasy setting and three characters to choose from (Gilius Thunderhead the dwarf, Ax Battler the barbarian, Tyris Flare the amazon). The game set itself apart from other beat-'em-ups (including Sega's popular platformer Altered Beast, released the previous year) by its inclusion of magic powers unique to each character as well as rideable beasts known as Bizarrians, each with special moves of their own. Together, these features made each character play differently, rather than just having visual differences to separate them, and the Bizarrians' differences added another level of depth to the gameplay. The game was epic in every sense of the word: bosses dwarfed the player characters, magic powers filled the screen, and enemies let out shrieks of pain as they died, their corpses permanently littering the playing field rather than vanishing like in most games in the genre. It was a true demonstration of the System 16's power, and the game quickly became one of Sega's biggest sellers.

Since Makoto Uchida was the primary developer of both Golden Axe and Altered Beast some stylistic elements have carried across; most notably, the Chicken Legs (which were merely a type of enemy in Altered Beast) became rideable beasts for both players and enemies to use against their foes. Their unique appearance made them an iconic feature of the series: all the games (both sequels and spinoffs) feature them in some role except for Golden Axe III.

The game was soon ported to many home systems. None of the home ports quite matched the original's graphics and sound capabilities, but they received several additions that made up for these shortcomings. Most home conversions include the new The Duel mode, a frantic brawl on a fixed screen with increasingly difficult enemies but no healing or magic, as well as two extra levels. The game's lasting legacy led it to spawn four sequels, three spinoffs, a novel, and two six-part comics in the fortnightly Sonic the Comic. More recently there has been a PlayStation 2 remake (Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe), and Golden Axe: Beast Rider, a reboot of the series, has been released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Golden Axe is still widely available; the Sega Genesis version is available via GameTap and the Wii Virtual Console as well as in the Sega Smash Pack (Game Boy Advance) and the Sega Genesis Collection. GameTap also offers the arcade version. It is also available as a digital purchase for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, complete with achievements and trophies and online co-op.

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Story

The game's title screen.

The land of Yuria is in danger. The evil Death Adder has found the Golden Axe, a magical emblem of the land, and has used its power to capture the royal family and overthrow the land. Each of the heroes has lost a relative to Death Adder; as they begin their journey to avenge their dead a friend, Alex, stumbles bleeding onto the screen, explains what has happened, and is killed by one of Death Adder's henchmen (in most ports this scene is instead depicted through dialogue).

Table of Contents

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Gameplay

Golden Axe logo

Walkthrough
  1. Stage 1
  2. Stage 2: Turtle Village
  3. Stage 3
  4. Stage 4: Fiend's Path
  5. Stage 5
  6. Stage 6
  7. Stage 7 (home versions only)
  8. Stage 8 (home versions only)
Appendices

Box artwork

Golden Axe has been released on many different systems and has accumulated a wide range of box artwork, some of which is displayed below.

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