Yes, they removed the main thing that made Golden Axe great by taking out co-op play and giving this to a developer who is known for unpolished movie tie-ins, but this is a competent action game deep down. I may have been a little overly sarcastic in the paragraphs above, as Golden Axe: Beast Rider is not entirely unplayable. That game, was Golden Axe: Beast Rider for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Plus, they put their best developer, Secret Level (of Iron Man 1 & 2 fame) on the case to create a Golden Axe like no Golden Axe before. Well, guess what? Sega heard your prayers and knew that for 2008 to be a success, they finally needed to release what the Golden Axe fans were demanding. Think about it, if publishers didn’t do this we would have never received such works of art as Bomberman: Act Zero, Shadow the Hedgehog, whatever that Final Fight reboot was on PS2 and, of course, Golden Axe: Beast Rider.ĭid you ever feel like Golden Axe should focus more on titillating its players by removing the male playable characters and just allowing you to play as the female, Tyris, with little-to-no clothes or armor? How about that annoying co-op mode from the original games, wouldn’t it be better if a friend or lover had no choice but to watch you play the game alone? And why does everything in the original games work like it’s supposed to? Can’t there be some occasional clipping, sketchy collision detection and invisible walls?

One thing I really love about the modern game industry is its constant desire to take classic franchises and rebrand them for a new generation of gamers. Platform: Xbox 360 (and PS3, but slightly more expensive) So hit the jump to read about an attempt to modernize the franchise, an ambitious portable spinoff and what happens when you turn a beat ‘em up into a one-on-one fighter! That series is the arcade beat ‘em up we all know and love, D.

This month, I’ll be highlighting some games that that are part of a well-known Sega franchise, but exist outside of the main series. These three games will often follow a theme and give anyone who has an extra $5 a month or more a few games to check out. Well, my new regular feature “$5, $10 and $20” can help you out! Every month, I’ll be highlighting three games that cover a variety of price ranges so you can add games to your collection without breaking your budget. Do you like buying Sega games? Do you often find yourself buying games for your collection in replace of food and then eating the paper manuals because you’re so hungry?

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