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Altered Beast
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[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]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 80
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.
 78
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.
75
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.
75
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]
70
Games Radar
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.
70
Official Xbox Magazine UK
Short but still ass-kickingly sweet! [Sept 2007, p.110]
65
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.
60
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.
60
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]
40
Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
Hold out for infinitely superior "Streets of Rage 2." [Oct 2007, p.96]
Miguel G. gave it a9: Tyler G. gave it a10: Stéphane Josephy gave it a6: |
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