Product Description

Golden Axe: Beast Rider delivers action-RPG thrills as a small band of Riders embark on an epic adventure to recruit allies, expose the enemy and prevent the annihilation of their breed. Delivering an intense and unique combat experience, players charge into battle on the backs of ferocious beasts or take their chances with the enemy while on foot. Fighting skill, wits and even magic are all called into action as players immerse themselves in the struggle to defeat an evil intent on enslaving the remains of civilisation.

• Beast-Riding and Savage Combat - Players will cut down enemies while riding on an array of deadly, magical beasts.
• Brutal Melee Action - With swords and axes, players will unleash barbaric killing moves and dismembering attacks.
• Spells & Magic Weapons - Weapon upgrades and powerful unlockable elemental-based spells and magic will give players the advantage in battle.
• Harsh & Desolate Landscapes - There is a huge, ravaged, destructible world to explore... and survive.
• Classic Golden Axe Legacy - As the young warrior, Tyris Flare, players will encounter familiar friends and foes, and collect power-ups from pesky gnomes in a magical world of beasts.
• New Story Details Revealed - Players will discover events that took place before the original Golden Axe storyline as Tyris Flare, the famous half-Gladiator/half-Barbarian heroine, begins the epic quest to avenge her tribe.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3749 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Sega
• Released on: 2008-10-17
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
• Dimensions: .29 pounds

Manufacturer's Description

Golden Axe Re-Imagined For A New Generation Of Gamers!

One of SEGA's most popular franchises storms onto the PLAYSTATION 3 video game and entertainment system. As the unstoppable Tyres Flare, players will engage in vicious melee combat both on foot and atop massive mythical beasts, savaging enemies with blades and magic on a quest for vengeance. This highly-anticipated re-imagination is guaranteed to leave the fans reeling with incredible graphics and never-before-seen character skills and abilities.

Customer Reviews

Great fun!
Having never played any Golden Axe titles of old, I wasn't sure what type of game I was going to be faced with. After playing it for about 4 hours I can say that it's a lot of fun, and quite hard, even on the easiest difficulty setting (Normal), I've died 3 times and I'm still on the first level (which is very long). The graphics are very good and although I've only seen two cut scenes they are very impressive. The combat is where the fun comes from, the parry and block counter attacks are great fun when you pull off the good ones (there's one where you mount your opponents shoulders from the rear and decapitate him - bloody and cool!). Controlling the beasts takes some time to master but is pretty cool when you can. I've heard some negative reviews about this game but personally, I don't agree, I think this is a great new-generation arcade action adventure epic with brilliant graphics, great gameplay and offers many many hours of bloody battling, especially with the inclusion of the survival arena and challenge modes, which you can use your new swords and outfits in (earned during the main story game). I would recommend Golden Axe to all PS3 owners who enjoy these arcade-type actioners.

*** A GREAT CLASSIC GETS BETTER***
AS A FAN OF THE CLASSIC SEGA GAME I COULD NOT WAIT FOR THIS TO BE RELEASED AND IM SUPRISED ITS TAKEN SEGA THIS LONG. THIS GAME HAS EVERYTHING FROM THE CLASSICS ALONG WITH MUCH MORE GAME PLAY.
OBVIOUSLY BEING ON PS3 THE GRAPHICS ARE INCREDIBLE ALONG WITH THE OLD FEATURES INCLUDING THE BEASTS YOU CAN RIDE AND THE MAGICS YOU CAN USE AGAINST THE ENEMIES WHICH REALLY DOES BRING THE GAME TO LIFE.

Don't bother
The worse game i have played. I'm a fan of the original, but this is very poor in comparison. The textures are pixelated and poor and the game is suprisingly laggy in places, to the point where it affected the sound, making it repeat like a broken record. The music itself was very bland and repetitive.

I really wanted to give it a chance for nostalgic reasons but it was too painful an experience to progress beyond the first few levels, and i gave it up after around 2 hours.

Maybe i should of persisited with it, but the initial experience was too disappointing and i honestly thought they did not deserve my £40 for such an unsatisfactory game.

I hope this is helpful to other potential buyers.