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Golden Axe (XBLA)

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8.3 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Secret Level

Genre(s): Action, Beat-'Em-Up

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: July 11, 2007

Summary

[Xbox Live Arcade] Three mighty heroes have a score to settle with the evil Death Adder in this classic action game, now adapted for Xbox Live Arcade. As a powerful fighter, a female Amazon, or a mighty dwarf, fight through Adder's henchmen with weapon and magic attacks, or ride the fearsome, fire-breathing dragon in Golden Axe. Enhanced graphics and sound: Relive all those classic arcade moments with an adaptation of one of the most important arcade games released. Leaderboards: Two high score leaderboards are used, one for Normal, and one for Hardcore play. Multiplayer capability: Now you and a friend can join in on the action. Achievements: Twelve new achievements are included to master, ranging from the easy such as playing every character, to the difficult, such as winning the game without having to use a continue. [Microsoft]

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What The Critics Said

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Xboxic

For those who experienced the bliss of the original arcade title, Golden Axe for Xbox Live Arcade is an essential addition to a collection- regardless of its longevity.

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Team Xbox

If you’re a fan of the original Golden Axe, this is definitely worth a download, as it’s essentially the exact same game you played in the arcade. The combat is just as basic, the magic looks just as bad-ass, and the end boss is still frustratingly tough.

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IGN

Co-op play over Xbox Live greatly extends the game's lifeline, and its emphasis on using a degree of strategy and communication over much more frantic titles such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles provides a nice change of pace. Its charm will probably wear off after two or three times.

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Official Xbox Magazine

It's enjoyable enough for a few go-rounds, especially in co-op mode, and that makes it one of the more endearing retro ports to hit Live Arcade. [Oct 2007, p.78]

Games Radar (in-house)

Much like a lot of the arcade games back then, Golden Axe is fairly short and doesn't have a lot of replayability, as every enemy will appear in the exact same spot every time you play, and there are no branching paths. But for 400 MS points, a classic brawler with functional online play is something that belongs in your Live Arcade library.

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Official Xbox Magazine UK

Short but still ass-kickingly sweet! [Sept 2007, p.110]

GameSpot

Between its unlimited continues and crusty looks, you're probably only going to be interested in this game if you liked it back in 1989.

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Eurogamer

Golden Axe, then. Big, brutish, three-button sprite-based fantasy brawler with bags of nostalgic moments and inexplicable co-op charm: Yours to buy for the 39th time for just 400 points.

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X360 Magazine UK

There's online co-op available too, but, unlike Sonic's outing, we feel it would be hard pushed to attract many beyond-nostalgia hunters. [Issue#24, p.100]

Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

Hold out for infinitely superior "Streets of Rage 2." [Oct 2007, p.96]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

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Miguel G. gave it a9:
Nostalgia at its best. Nothing more, nothing less than the original. The "end-cut scene" is glorious in all its kitsch mood, and "cute" too. Brilliant in a very special way. Too bad its historical value is lost for the lack of a "proper" box, and box-art.

Tyler G. gave it a10:
If u loved the arcade version then u will love this wayyy more. Its a great game that all should love.

Stéphane Josephy gave it a6:
Strong nostalgy value, for a very simplistic hack'n'slash game. It's kinda hard to believe that this was state-of-the-art in 1990... but at this price (400 points), it's very cheap anyway. Worth a look if you're over 30. Just don't abuse the 'continue' option, the game is short!

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