Difficulty:

Hard

Time Spent:

10 to 20 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Instant classic"

The good: Awesome graphics and music, great gameplay, powerups rule, more levels than the arcade version

Gameplay: 10/10
Graphics: 10/10
Sound: 10/10
Value: 10/10
Tilt: 10/10

Golden Axe was a classic 1988 arcade game that was ported to the Sega Genesis in 1989. 20 years later, I'm playing it on the playstation 2 as part of the Sega Genesis Collection. 20 years old, it's still fun to play, and it's better than the arcade version.

Basically, you must save a village from evils with a half naked muscular guy, a half naked muscular but hot woman, and a gnome with a powerful axe. You also collect these blue and green pots. Green pots restore health, while blue pots give you powerups.

Golden Axe is a very fun hack n'slash. It's very challenging, and a good looking game at small notice. The music is very catchy, while the death screams from various movies are awesome. Overall, it's hard, it's fun, it's golden axe, and it's a classic.