Sega Golden Axe

by "Sega of America, Inc."

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• ASIN: B001A4BHAM
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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3.0 out of 5 stars The meaning of a lackluster port, February 19, 2011

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This review is from: Sega Golden Axe (Video Game)

Golden Axe is an arcade game. And it is by Sega. So of course there would be a port for the Sega Genesis. Oh wait! What about the Master System? Did it get a port, too? Yes, and it's not as good.

After the title screen, you get to choose....your special attack. Yeah, that's right. You don't get to play as the other characters. ONLY THE ONE ON THE COVER! WHOA! But you can choose the powers of the other characters.

The game begins, and you get 8-Bit versions of the nice little tunes from the arcade original.

The gameplay is that you must beat up punks and move on. Just like any other beat 'em up....or hack 'n slash.

The biggest letdown is how low your health is. About 5 or 6 hits from standard enemies can kill you. And I'm NOT talking about the huge guys. You can press 1 and 2 at the same time to unleash the special attack, but it's really hard to be able to charge into somebody and tackle him/her. That's another letdown.

But overall, it's an...okay port. But you may buy this only if you prefer a bigger challenge than in the Genesis/arcade game.