Customer Rating: 
Summary: Golden Axe Genesis = classic
Comment: Since I reviewed that new PS3 360 Golden Axe and told you it was God awful this however was a port of the 1988 arcade game which is a hack and slash beat em up. The music in it is great very playable 2 more levels that were added 1 or 2 players and arcade power stick is a must for it if this game is kicking your butt at the player select screen hold down & left and press B + start. If you own a Genesis get it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The arcade classic!
Comment: First of all I am tired of people saying the graphics are pale compared to the Super Nintendo. The SNES won't come out untill late 1991. This game was released in 1989. Sorry had to get that out of my chest, now on to my review. I liked the fact that this game has two more levels than the arcade game. The graphcis are abit pale but another than that I think it is pretty cool. Get this game or buy the Sega Genesis Collection.
Customer Rating:
Summary: average
Comment: I can't believe Genesis fans used to think Golden Axe was so great. I had a friend who thought the game was one of the best the system had to offer. Everyone who owned a Genesis seemed to agree with him. It's nothing special (then again, most of the games on the Genesis were nothing special).
It's really not much different from the Super NES game, King of Dragons. King of Dragons is better because it has prettier graphics and colors, more exciting gameplay, and just an overall better game. Golden Axe feels old and empty in comparison.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Magic Twist
Comment: This is one of the best remembered Genesis games. Tho it's absolutely nothing special. It's almost totally like Streets of Rage with magic spells instead of special kung-fu moves and set in the dark ages. You can choose the big Conan lookalike Ax Battler, who uses earth magic. Tyris Flare, the She-Ra type amazon woman who uses fire magic or Gilius Thunderhead, the viking dwarf uses lightning magic (and the character who actually uses the Golden Axe) or team up in a two-player (the best way to play the game).
The story is a load of cobblers. Some dude called Death Adder (and his son Death Adder JNR) are up to some amount of evil and you've got to stop him.
So on you go on your journey of hacking and slashing goblins, skeletons and various other guys in armor. It's fun, but not great.
The sound effects are pathetic and do not show off what the Genesis was capable of. David Whittaker's music, while being slightly tuneful and medieval, was pretty bad and wasn't as memorable as Yuzo Koshiro's effort on the Streets of Rage games.
A fun game to play right to the end once (in a two player) but not as memorable as it's following what suggest.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Pretty good
Comment: This has to be one of the most recognizable games of all time. The Genesis port is pretty faithful to the arcade, though of course the graphics aren't as good and the music is a bit tinny. Still, this is possibly one of my favorite games of all time. Choose from warrior, warrior maiden, or axe-wielding dwarf. The dwarf kicks ASS, though he could use some kind of armor or something. What's with the green pajamas? No wonder he's so pissed.
