Overview
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Release Date
Wii (Wii Shop)
26th Oct 2009, 900 points
18th Sep 2009, 900 points
23rd Jun 2009
- Also Available On
- Series
Reviews
Review Golden Axe (Virtual Console / Virtual Console Arcade)
Sega's classic fantasy side-scroller hits the Virtual Console in its original arcade form - but is it any good?
It would be fair to say that the expansion of the Wii Virtual Console to incorporate arcade releases has been extremely welcome, but it has resulted in one rather unusual side-effect: we’re seeing rampant duplication of titles already...
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Golden Axe News
News Sega Scrapped A Golden Axe Remake With Odin Sphere-Style 2D Visuals
Sadly didn't get to the prototype stage
Not so long ago, it was reported that Sega Australia was working on a reboot of the classic side-scrolling fighter Golden Axe, but the project was scrapped when the studio was closed down. That news was sad enough, but long-time Sega fans will be even more annoyed to learn that it wasn't the only remake of the...
News Check out SEGA Australia's Impressive Golden Axe Remake
Unfortunately, it and the studio got the chop
Wii U owners could have potentially been enjoying a glorious remake of arcade hack 'n' slash classic Golden Axe had SEGA Studios Australia got its own way. A recently released video shows a pre-alpha prototype of the game, which the studio had been working on at one point. Surprisingly realised for a...
Nintendo Download Zombies, Ghosts, Monkeys, Axes, Royal Bluffs and Even More Sudoku (US)
One of the most requested Virtual Console titles of all time arrives in time for Halloween.
Halloween's coming up, and as is tradition for Nintendo, that means at least some of this week's downloads are related - It's only two this year, but who honestly cares when one of them is a Virtual Console game which has been on thousands of "most...
Nintendo Download Super Star Wars, Golden Axe, Magnetis, PooYoos and MySims Camera (EU)
Something for people of all ages.
Although WiiWare and DSiWare have a lot of games left to get this year, if everything on Nintendo's list actually comes out, that doesn't mean the Virtual Console is going to suffer from it (At least not yet) - Today sees the release of two new retro games, just like last week. WiiWare gets two games as well, while...
About The Game
Sega's classic arcade beat-'em-up game, Golden Axe puts in the shoes of one of three heroes, each with his own reason for trying to overthrow the evil rule of Death Adder, who - along with his forces of darkness - kidnapped and imprisoned the King and his daughter and stole the legendary Golden Axe.
This is a horizontal fighting game, where you basically take one of the three characters (a warrior, a dwarf or an amazon) and bash everything which stands between you and Death Adder himself.
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Any differences between this and the genesis versions?
So Golden Axe is getting released on VCA too. Just like I predicted.
@Kevin
The Genesis version has an extra level that the arcade did not include. It also had a extra hard final boss. The advantage of getting the arcade version is a upgrade the visuals and some extra sound effects thrown in. The arcade version also has a pretty funny ending. If you like Golden Axe you can't go wrong with either version as the Genesis version was a well done port of the arcade game. Just bring a friend along for the journey.
Instant buy for me, unless they screw it up for some odd reason (50hz, bad sound emulation, etc).
The other SEGA arcades have been 60hz and well emulated for info. They may not be great games but nostalgia wins for me! Sadly no Outrun on VC yet, but I've got the Saturn version which is pretty darn good!
This would be an instant buy for me. This is much better than the Genesis version.
The very first arcade game I ever completed with one credit.
I have so much love for this game - the home versions never did it for me however.
I am 100% getting this if it comes out in the EU.
Since i already have Golden axe on the VC im gonna get this i love games that are 2 player co-op
Wow from that video the graphics, sound, and animations look better! ...but I buy VC games mainly for nostalgic reasons, and seeing how I never played this version I'll stick with the genesis version.
I wonder how long until we see the Master System version too.
great game,no money....Thanks VCA! I feel tortured.
I can't believe that SEGA charged 1000 points for Altered Beast in NA, but we only have to pay 900 points for this one. Wierd.
It's not really that much better than the Genesis version. I've beaten both, and can't find more than a few superficial differences. I just wish they'd let you switch between characters after you've lost a continue.
ACA HAMSTER Switch Arcade release PLS! That up to SEGA or...?
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