Golden Axe (video game)
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European Mega Drive cover art for Golden Axe
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| Developer(s) | Sega AM1 |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Makoto Uchida |
| Composer(s) | You Takada Jeroen Tel (Commodore 64) |
| Series | Golden Axe |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Sega Genesis, Master System, Sega CD, DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad, Commodore 64, iOS, PC Engine CD, WonderSwan Color, ZX Spectrum |
| Release |
Arcade May 1989 Sega Genesis |
| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Display | Raster, 336x240 |
| Review scores | |
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| Publication | Score |
| CVG | 90% (Amiga) 91% (Atari ST) |
| Crash | 76% (Spectrum) |
| Sinclair User | 71% Spectrum) |
| Your Sinclair | 91% (Spectrum) |
| ACE | 890/1000 (Master System) |
| 91% (Mega Drive) | |
| Mean Machines | 91% (Mega Drive) |
| The Games Machine | 92% (Mega Drive) |
| The One |
 (Amiga) |
| Zero | 94% (Mega Drive) |
| Zzap!64 | 96% (C64) |
| MicroHobby (ES) | 88% (Spectrum) |
| Wizard | C |
| Awards | |
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| Publication | Award |
| Computer and Video Games | C+VG Hit! |
| The One for Amiga Games | Star Buy |
| Zero | Zero Console Classic |
| Zzap!64 | Gold Medal |
Golden Axe (ゴールデンアックス: 戦斧 Gooruden Akkusu: Senpuu?, lit. "Golden Axe: Fighting Blades") is a side-scrolling, beat 'em up, hack and slash arcade video game released in 1989 by Sega for the System 16-B arcade hardware. It is the first game in the Golden Axe series.
Makoto Uchida was the lead designer of the game, and also was responsible for the creation of Altered Beast. The game was ported to the Sega Genesis and Master System consoles, among many other systems.
The game takes place in the fictional land of Yuria, a Conan the Barbarian-style high fantasy medieval world. An evil entity known as Death Adder has captured the King and his daughter, and holds them captive in their castle. He also finds the Golden Axe, the magical emblem of Yuria, and threatens to destroy both the axe and the royal family unless the people of Yuria accept him as their ruler. Three warriors set out on a quest to rescue Yuria and avenge their losses at the hands of Death Adder. The first is a battle axe-wielding dwarf, Gilius Thunderhead, from the mines of Wolud, whose twin brother was killed by the soldiers of Death Adder. Another is a male barbarian, Ax Battler, wielding a two-handed broadsword, looking for revenge for the murder of his mother. The last is a longsword-wielding Tyris Flare, an amazon whose parents were both killed by Death Adder.
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