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Golden Axe (ゴールデンアックス, Gōruden Akkusu) is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade video games developed by Sega. The series takes place in a ... GoldenAxe FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Videogameseries Forotheruses,seeGoldenAxe(disambiguation). VideogameseriesGoldenAxeGoldenAxelogo.Thekanji戦斧translatesto"battleaxe".Genre(s)Beat'emupHack&slashDeveloper(s)SegaPlatform(s)Arcade,SegaGenesis,Mega-CD,GameGear,MasterSystem,SegaMega-Play,GameTap,IBMPC,Amiga,AtariST,AmstradCPC,Commodore64,PCEngineCD,WonderSwan,ZXSpectrum,Xbox360,PlayStation3,VirtualConsole,iOS,Android,MicrosoftWindowsFirstreleaseGoldenAxeJanuary27,1989LatestreleaseGoldenAxe:BeastRiderOctober2008Spin-offsAction-adventuregames,fightinggame GoldenAxe(ゴールデンアックス,GōrudenAkkusu)isaseriesofside-scrollingbeat'emuparcadevideogamesdevelopedbySega.TheseriestakesplaceinamedievalfantasyworldwhereseveralheroeshavethetaskofrecoveringthelegendaryGoldenAxe,themainstayelementoftheseries. Contents 1Mainseries 1.1GoldenAxe 1.2GoldenAxeII 1.3GoldenAxe:TheRevengeofDeathAdder 1.4GoldenAxeIII 1.5GoldenAxe:BeastRider 2Spin-offs 2.1GoldenAxeWarrior 2.2AxBattler:ALegendofGoldenAxe 2.3GoldenAxe:TheDuel 3Cancelledprototype 4Characters 5Otherappearances 6Inothermedia 6.1FilmandTVprojects 6.2Comics 7References 8Externallinks Mainseries[edit] GoldenAxe[edit] Mainarticle:GoldenAxe(videogame) GoldenAxeisaside-scrollingarcadebeat'emupgamereleasedin1989bySega.MakotoUchidawastheprimarydeveloperofthegameandalsowasresponsibleforthecreationofAlteredBeast.ThegameplacestheplayerincontrolofoneofthreewarriorseachbentonrevengeagainsttheviledictatorDeathAdder.DeathAdderhastakenovertheoncepeacefullandofYuriaandmurderedtheirfriendandpartner,Alex.Severalportsofthegamewerecreated,mostnotablyfortheMegaDrive/GenesisandMasterSystem.Severalsequelsfollowed. Thegamefocusesonthreeheroes.Oneofthemisabattle-axe-wieldingdwarf,GiliusThunderhead,fromtheminesofWolud,whosetwinbrotherwaskilledbythesoldiersofDeathAdder.Anotherisamalebarbarian,AxBattler,wieldingatwo-handedbroadsword,lookingforrevengeforthemurderofhismother.Thelastisalongsword-wieldingamazon,TyrisFlare,whoseparentswerekilledbyDeathAdder. ProgressismadethroughthegamebyhackingandslashingyourwaythroughAdder'sforces.Aidingthecharactersinthisquestistheirabilitytocastspellsthathurtallenemiesonthescreen.Theforceofthismagicdependsonthenumberof"bars"ofmagicpowercurrentlyavailable.Thebarsarefilledbycollectingblue'magicpotions'foundthroughoutthegame.ThemalewarriorAx,limitedto4bars,isabletocastEarthspells.ThedwarfGilius,limitedto3bars,castslightningspells.ThefemalewarriorTyriscancastdevastatingfiremagic,buthermostpowerfulspellcosts6bars. GoldenAxeII[edit] Mainarticle:GoldenAxeII EachoftheheroesfromthefirstgamereturntobattletheforcesofevilvillainDarkGuldinthissequel.WhileGoldenAxeIIwasaMegaDrive/Genesisexclusivefromadevelopmentpointofview,itsawlimitedarcadeexposureintheMegaPlayseriesofarcademachines.Releasedin1991,thegamefeaturednewmagicforeachoftheheroeswiththecharacteristicmagicpotsfromthefirstgamereplacedbyspellbooksthistimearound. ManyvideogamemagazineeditorsofthetimeexpressedthatthegamewasverylikelyrushedintoproductiontogiveSegaanotherpopulartitletoenabletheMegaDrive/Genesistocompetewithitsnewrival,theSuperNES.Inmostrespectsthissequelwasessentiallythesameastheoriginal,thoughithadnewspritesforenemycharactersandnewlevels.Manyfansweredisappointedwiththistitleastheywereexpectingmorethanarehashofthefirsttitle.However,thetitlehadthevirtueofnotstrayingtoofarfromasuccessfulformulaandwasstillquitepopularuponitsrelease. GoldenAxe:TheRevengeofDeathAdder[edit] Mainarticle:GoldenAxe:TheRevengeofDeathAdder In1992,SegareleasedGoldenAxe:TheRevengeofDeathAdderinarcades.Despiteitspopularity,thegameremainedanarcadeexclusiveupuntilitsappareancein2020ontheAstroCityMini[1]andArcade1Up'ssmallerscalerecreationoftheoriginalarcadecabinet. OnlyGiliusThunderheadmakesareturn,ridingthebackofnewcharacterGoahthegiant.TherestofthecastisallnewandincludesSternBladethebarbarian,Dorathefemalecentaur,andLittleTrix,ayoungladwhocarriesapitchfork.ThemainenemyisonceagainDeathAdder. Aswellasintroducingmultiplepathstothefranchise,themagicaspectwasadjusted.ThoughstillfoundintheclassicGoldenAxepots,themagicspellsdidnotincreaseinpowerwiththenumberofpotscollectedbutrequiredasetnumbertowork.TheRevengeofDeathAdderwastheonlyGoldenAxegameinwhichoneofthemagicattackswasnotoffensive,asLittleTrixgrewappletreeswithfruitthatreplenishedhealth. Atthegame'send,DeathAdderrisesonemoretime.GiliussacrificeshislifetofinallyendAdder's.DuringtheendcinematicGiliusisshowninabarwitheveryothercharacter,andabannerappearssaying,"SeeyouNextGame!" GoldenAxeIII[edit] Mainarticle:GoldenAxeIII Releasedin1993,afterRevengeoftheDeathAdder,thethirdGoldenAxegameontheMegaDrivewasreleasedonlyinJapan.However,thegamewasavailableforawhileinNorthAmericaontheSegaChannel,Sega'smodem-basedgamedownloadingsystem.ItwasbroughttoEuropeandNorthAmericaontheNintendoWii'sVirtualConsole.Thegame'slineupofplayablecharactersincludesswordsmanKainGrinder(カイン・グリンダー),swordswomanSarahBarn(サラ・バーン),giantBraoudeCragger(プラウド・クラッガー)andbeastmanChronos"Evil"Lait(クロノス・”イビル”・レート).Giliusalsoappearasanon-playablecharacteratthecharacterselectscreen. Inthisgametheobjectistotravelalonganumberoftrulybranchingpathsandeventuallydefeatthemainbossofthegame,thePrinceofDarkness.TheplayercanchoosedifferentbranchingpathsinthisgametowardthatobjectivejustasinRevengeofDeathAdder.Thepathsinthisgamearemoreelaborateanddonotloopbacktogether.Manyofthecharactersaregoodcharactersthatwerepossessed,andoncebeatentheyarefreed.AkingturnedintoananthropomorphiceagleisarecurringbosswhomaypossiblybePrinceHellbringer'sright-handman,andisplayableinVSmode. AsopposedtoGoldenAxeII,wherethecharacters,moves,andcontrolsremainedlargelythesame,GoldenAxeIIIbroughtmanychangestothegameplay.Thebackgroundscenerywaslesslushandcolorfulthaninpreviousgames,aswerethespritesthemselves.Therewasagreatervarietyofmoves.Furthermore,therewereseveralabilitiesuniquetocertaincharacters:forexample,theBraoudecouldthrow,whiletheChronosandSarahcoulddoublejumpandwalljump.Finally,eachcharacterhadasuper-movewithitsownuniquebuttoncombination. Somefeatureswerereturnedtothetitlethathadbeencutinprevioussequels.GoldenAxeIIIbroughtbackthethievesfromtheoriginalgame,ratherthanthemagesfromGoldenAxeII.Also,extralivescouldbegainedbyfreeingprisonersscatteredthroughoutthelevels.Themagicsystemwasreturnedtotheoriginalversionwhereallpotsareusedatthesametime,asopposedtotheimprovedsysteminGoldenAxeIIthatallowedtheplayertoonlyuseasmanyspellbooksastheywanted. CriticsapplaudedSega'sdecisionnottoreleaseGoldenAxeIIIinNorthAmerica,speculatingthatthegame'sdrabgraphicsandgenerallymediocrequalitywouldhavedamagedtheSegaGenesis'sreputation.[2][3] GoldenAxe:BeastRider[edit] Mainarticle:GoldenAxe:BeastRider ThegameistitledGoldenAxe:BeastRiderandfeaturesthereturnofTyrisFlare,thefemaleamazonwarriorfromthefirstinstallmentsoftheseries.GoldenAxe:BeastRiderwasreleasedinOctober2008. Spin-offs[edit] GoldenAxeWarrior[edit] Mainarticle:GoldenAxeWarrior ThisMasterSystemtitletellsanotherepictaleabouttheGoldenAxe.Itisanaction-adventuregamesimilartoTheLegendofZelda.ThestorylinecontinuesthethemeoftheoriginalGoldenAxegames.Thegame'sunitofcurrencyishorns,anditistobeimaginedthattheherocuttheseoffoftheenemieshekilled. AxBattler:ALegendofGoldenAxe[edit] Mainarticle:AxBattler:ALegendofGoldenAxe ReleasedfortheGameGear,thisaction-adventuretitlefollowsthelegendofthecharacterAxBattler.Unlikeitsconsolecounterpart,itisbasedmoreonZeldaII:TheAdventureofLinkthantheoriginalgame.Theplayermovesaroundatop-viewoverworldandenemiesrandomlyattack.HowevertheplayercannotseethemlikeinZeldaII.Whenabattlebegins,thetransitionstoaplatform-stylefightingenvironment.Afterkillingthefoe(orthefoewoundingthem)theheroreturnstotheoverworld. UnlikepreviousGoldenAxegames,theplayercanlearnnewattacksandmovesatthetrainingdojosineachtown.Thecurrencyinthisgameispots,thetraditionalGoldenAxemagic-usageitem.Potsdoubleasbothcurrencyandasanoffensiveattack. GoldenAxe:TheDuel[edit] Mainarticle:GoldenAxe:TheDuel Releasedin1994inthearcadesandin1995fortheSegaSaturn,GoldenAxe:TheDuelisaone-on-onefightinggamefeaturingcharacterswhoappeartobedescendantsofsomeofthecharactersintheoriginalgame.Thoughthepotion-droppingimpmechanicwaspraised,mostdismissedthegameasadecentbutnondescriptone-on-onefighter.[4][5] Cancelledprototype[edit] TheSegaRebornprojectwasoriginallyplannedfordevelopmentbySegaStudiosAustraliaintheearly2010s,whichwouldhaveincluded2.5Drebootsoftheoriginalgame,alongwiththoseofStreetsofRageandAlteredBeast.However,theprojectcancelledafterSegaStudiosAustraliacloseddownin2013.AspartofSega's60thanniversarycelebration,aworkingproof-of-conceptprototypeoftheplannedGoldenAxereboot,posthumouslytitledGoldenAxed:ACancelledPrototype,receivedalimitedone-dayreleaseonSteamonOctober18,2020.[6] Thereleaseoftheprototypereceivedcontroversyfromfansandcriticswhenoneofitsoriginaldevelopers,TimDawson,spokeupinoppositiontothelackofanycreditsonthecancelledgame.Healsotookissuewiththefactthatthegamewasdescribedas"buggy"and"janky"whenitwasactuallycreatedundercrunchconditions,andthat,asafanoftheseries,hehadworked"long7dayworkweeks"ondevelopingitbeforeitwasarbitrarilycancelledforlackinga"wowfactor"andbeingtoodifferentfromGodofWar,makinghimfeel"deadinside".ThisledtoSegaEuropeissuinganapologyandmodifyingthegame'sdescriptiontoremovetheoffendingtext,sayingthatitwasacommentonthatversionofthegameratherthanthequalityoftheworkitself.[7] Characters[edit] AxBattlerisabarbarianhero.Heusesaclaymorewhilewearingaloinclothandbluebootsaswellasironbracersandagorget.Hecallsuponvolcanicmagic,deployinglavaandpowerfuleruptiveblasts.Ax'smotherismurderedbyDeathAdder'sforces,providinghismotiveintheoriginalGoldenAxe.AxwasgivenasologamefortheSegaGameGeartitleAxBattler:ALegendofGoldenAxe,inwhichheischargedwithsavinganotherkingdom.Battleristhemostbalancedcharacter,havingabetterstrikingrangeandlessspell-powerthanTyris,andmorepowerfulmagicbutnottheextendedphysicalreachofGilius. TyrisFlareisanamazonwhowieldsacinquedea-typeswordwhilewearingachainmailbikini,bracersandredboots.BothherparentsaremurderedbyDeathAdder'sforces,leadinghertoseekrevengeinthefirstGoldenAxegame.Hermagicattacksareallfire-based,includingthesummoningofagiant,flame-spewingdragon.Tyrishastheshortestrangeoftheheroes,butpossessesthemostpowerfulspells. GiliusThunderheadisabeardeddwarfwho(atleastinthearcadeversion)actuallycommandstheGoldenAxe.Hewearsagreentunic,leatherbootsandahornedhelmet.HeseeksrevengeinGoldenAxeafterhisbrotherismurderedbyDeathAdder'sforces,returningagaintodefeatDarkGuldinGoldenAxeII.InGoldenAxeIII,Giliusistheonlycharacterfromthepreviousgamestoappear,thoughheisnotplayable,hestartseachofthecharactersoffontheirquestatthegame'sbeginning.WhenDeathAdderreturnsfromthedeadinGoldenAxe:TheRevengeofDeathAdder,GiliusridesonthebackofplayablecharacterGoahthroughoutthegame,andsacrificeshislifeatgame'sendtovanquishDeathAdderonceandforall.Giliusisgrantedtheleastpowerfulspellsinthegame,buthasthebeststrikingrangeinbattle.GilliusisarecurringplayablecharacterintheSegaSuperStarsseries. DeathAdderisatyrannicalgiantwhowearsafullironhelmet,pointedspaulders,andwieldsanenormousdoubleaxe.Inadditiontohisbrutalstrengthandspeedwhileattacking,hecanalsocastmagicalspells.Withhisarmy,heenslavesthekingdomofGoldenAxeandkidnapsitsroyalfamily.Afterdispatchinghisminions,Adderisfinallykilledbythegame'sthreeheroes,butisresurrectedforGoldenAxe:TheRevengeofDeathAdder.Here,hesurvivesaninitialattemptonhislifebutperishesduetotheself-sacrificeofGiliusThunderhead.DeathAdderreappearsmanyyearslaterinGoldenAxe:TheDuel,whereheisaplayablecharacter,andthepenultimateboss.In2010,IGNrankedDeathAdder83rdin"Top100VideogamesVillains".[citationneeded] InhomeconsoleversionsofGoldenAxe,DeathAdderisaccompaniedbyhisson,DeathAdderJr.,andfather,DeathBringer.ThesecharactersarepaletteswapsoftheoriginalDeathAddersprite,withsimilarpowersandabilities.IntheGenesissequels,GoldenAxeIIandGoldenAxeIII,DeathAdder'sroleisfilledbyDarkGuldandDamudHellstrike,bothofwhombearastrongresemblancetoDeathAdder. Otherappearances[edit] ThecharactersfromtheoriginalGoldenAxehavemadecameoappearancesinotherSegagames.AxBattler,GiliusThunderheadandTyrisFlareallmakeacameoappearanceinthearcadeversionofAlienStorm.Theycanbefoundononeofthein-gametelevisionscreens;aGoldenAxelogocanalsobeseenduringthatcameo.GiliusThunderheadmakesanothercameoappearanceinthegame,aspartofapanelofjudgesratingtheplayer'sscore. GiliusThunderheadisalsoaplayablecharacterinSegaSuperstarsTennisandSonic&All-StarsRacingTransformed.ThelatteralsofeaturesaracetrackinspiredbyGoldenAxecalled"Adder'sLair".AxBattlerandTyrisFlareareavailableasplayablecharactersintheEasyModeoftheSegaAges2500versionofDynamiteDeka.DeathAdderalsomakesanappearanceasoneofthegame'sbosses. Chickenleg,thepinkcockatricewiththetaillashfromthefirstgame,firstappearedasanenemyinAlteredBeast. Inothermedia[edit] FilmandTVprojects[edit] In2014,SegaformedtheproductioncompanyStoriesInternationalandteamingupwithEvanCholfinforfilmandTVprojectsbasedontheirgameswithGoldenAxeasananimatedprojectwithUniversalStudiosdevelopingasamovieorTVseries.[8][9][10] Giliusmakesfrequentappearancesinthe2014animeHi-sCoool!SeHaGirls,alongsideotherSEGAcharacters.Ofthecameocharacters,Giliusnotablyappearsandisreferencedmoreoftenthansomeoftheothers. Comics[edit] GoldenAxewasfeaturedintheBritishcomic"SonictheComic",whichwaspublishedbyFleetway.Theserieswastitled"TheLegendoftheGoldenAxe"andhadtwosix-issueruns,writtenbyMarkEylesandillustratedbyMikeWhite.Issues1–6featurethestory"CitadelofDeadSouls",whereinanecromancerattemptstoresurrectDarkGuld.Issues13–18havethestory"PlagueofSerpents",whichinvolvesasnake-charmernamedCobraxiskidnappingtheQueenofGilius'dwarfrace.ThestorytakesplaceintheaftermathofGoldenAxeII. CharactersfromGoldenAxewouldlaterappearintheWorldsUnitecrossoverfromArchieComicsalongsideseveralotherSegaandCapcomfranchises.[11] References[edit] ^"AstroCityMiniCabinetComingFromSega".Siliconera.7July2020.Retrieved10Jul2020. ^"GoldenAxeIII".ElectronicGamingMonthly.No. 53.EGMMedia,LLC.December1993.p. 110. ^Thomas,LucasM.(November19,2007)."GoldenAxeIIIReview".IGN.Retrieved2October2014. ^Guise,Tom(December1995)."Review:GoldenAxe:TheDuel".SegaSaturnMagazine.No. 2.EmapInternationalLimited.pp. 80–81. ^"GoldenAxe:TheDuelReview".ElectronicGamingMonthly.No. 84.EGMMedia,LLC.July1996.p. 26. ^"SteamStore". ^Dealessandri,Marie(2020-10-15)."SegacriticisedforlaunchingGoldenAxeprototypecreated"undercrunchconditions"".GamesIndustry.biz.Retrieved2021-01-19.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^MarcGraser(December11,2014)."SegaTapsEvanCholfintoAdaptitsVideogamesforFilms,TV,DigitalPlatforms(EXCLUSIVE)".Variety.RetrievedDecember11,2014. ^BarrytheNomad(September1,2015)."Rumor:UniversalStudiosOnnTrackToMakeAMovieorTVShowBasedOnSega'sGoldenAxe".Segabit. ^DaveMcNary(December5,2016)."Sega's'AlteredBeast,''StreetsofRage'GamestoBeAdaptedforFilm,TV".Variety.Retrieved2016-12-05. ^Schedeen,Jesse(February26,2015)."CapcomandSegaJoinForcesforWorldsUniteComicBookCrossover."IGN.com.RetrievedJanuary26,2019. 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