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Golden Axe II

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Also known as
GA2 ゴールデンアックスⅡ 战斧2

This side-scrolling beat 'em up challenges players to battle through seven levels and defeat Dark Guld.

Golden Axe II was released for the Sega Genesis in 1991, and this is the original platform and earliest commercial release of the game.

About Golden Axe II

Golden Axe II returns players to a medieval fantasy setting where the land faces a new threat. The antagonist Dark Guld has escaped imprisonment and seized the Golden Axe, using its power to spread chaos with his followers.

Three returning heroes, the barbarian Ax-Battler, the Amazon Tyris-Flare, and the dwarf Gilius Thunderhead, set out to confront this oppression and reclaim the weapon. Their methods include direct melee combat and the collection of magical scrolls to cast spells. Additionally, players can mount creatures like dragons to utilize their attacks during the journey.

The core hack and slash gameplay remains consistent with the first title, focusing on defeating waves of opponents through physical and magical means.

Golden Axe II Screenshots

12 images
Intro
Title screen
Select one of the three characters
The dwarf uses magic: stones fall from sky
One-on-one mode...
...which is sometimes one-on-two
The dwarf threatens the poor green mage in a village
The dwarf goes crazy when seeing so many enemies in a forest
This ninja has no chance of beating our dwarf. Note the nice daytime change
Between levels
Everyone is down in the mountains, even this animals doesn't look so good
On the green grass, I was waving my axe at skeletons