Golden Axe
| Golden Axe | |
|---|---|
Golden Axe logo. The kanji 戦斧 (pronounced senpu) translates to "battle axe". | |
| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up Hack & slash |
| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Creator(s) | Makoto Uchida |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Sega Genesis, Mega-CD, Game Gear, Master System, Sega Mega-Play, GameTap, IBM PC, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, PC Engine CD, WonderSwan, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Virtual Console, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows |
| First release | Golden Axe January 27, 1989 |
| Latest release | Golden Axe: Beast Rider October 2008 |
| Spin-offs | Action-adventure games, fighting game |
Golden Axe (ゴールデンアックス, Gōruden Akkusu) is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade video games developed by Sega. The series takes place in a medieval fantasy world where several heroes have the task of recovering the legendary Golden Axe, the mainstay element of the series.