Video game · 1989

Golden Axe

Released 27 January 1989 on PC, Mac, arcade video game machine, Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine and 17 more

Developer: Sega
Publisher: Virgin Interactive
Made in: Shinagawa, Japan
Genre: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Themes: Action, Fantasy
Series: Golden Axe

IGDB CRITICS652 reviews

IGDB PLAYERS75225 ratings

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About Golden Axe

Progress is made through the game by fighting through Death Adder's henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights. Players are able to attack using their weapon, jump and cast spells that hurt all enemies on the screen. The force of this magic depends on the number of "bars" of magic power currently available. The bars are filled by collecting blue 'magic potions' attained by kicking little sprites who then drop the potions. These sprites appear during regular levels and during bonus stages in between levels. The male warrior Ax is able to cast earth spells. The dwarf Gilius, casts lightning spells and the female warrior Tyris casts fire magic.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

arcade video game machine	27 January 1989
Mac	27 January 1989
PC	27 January 1989
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive	27 January 1989
TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine	27 January 1989
TurboGrafx-CD	16 March 1990
Amiga	1990
Amstrad CPC	1990
MS-DOS	1990
Atari ST	November 1990
Commodore 64	November 1990
ZX Spectrum	November 1990
WonderSwan	28 February 2002
Xbox 360	17 July 2007
Wii	26 October 2009
PlayStation 3	26 July 2011
Xbox One	12 November 2015
iOS	later, date unknown
Linux	later, date unknown
PlayStation 2	later, date unknown
PlayStation Portable	later, date unknown
Xbox	later, date unknown