Everyone knows Golden Axe. Hell, we named it one of the
Top 10 Genesis Games of All Time! So naturally when Sega announced another addition to the series our pants started to get a little excited. Should they have been?
Buy it, Rent it or F' it: What would you do?
That sucks.
I actually wanted this game to be good. I mean, Golden Axe is amazing.
REALLY!!?
You didn't see that coming? I totally did. The minute I heard about it all I could think was Altered Beast and what a success that was.
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Make like a Metroid and crumble to dust after I blast you with my missles uh I mean witty remarks.
Well...
I never said that I didn't see it coming. I said I wanted it too be good. Like, I'm sure people wanted Superman 64 to be good. And that... Never mind.
Did anybody notice at the
Did anybody notice at the end of the video Mario's Time Machine was already in the trash?
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I'm an old school gamer, but I'm still hip. Wait, when referring to oneself as, "Hip", does it reverse its meaning?
Haha, maybe we'll be seeing
Haha, maybe we'll be seeing a vid on that?
I actually went back to
I actually went back to check it and.. it's true! xD
With box and everything, lol.
yah, seems like the only
yah, seems like the only good thing this game can do is make a girl you like say "oh, golden axe: beast rider, lets play that" and to what you can reply with "you wanna ride a real beast??"... hohoho
NEW ENTRY TO TOP TEN
They should add this to their Top Ten Worst 2-D to 3-D games...
How did you expect this to be good?
broken promises for broken hearts
so much for the series actually being a GOOD reboot, I wanted this to be good SO bad, but why did sega let these guys fuck it up.. :(
Well,
What did you expect from the same studio that brought us the ground breaking epic “iron man” the game based on the movie?!
Sega's Decline in Reputation
Oh, Jesus, I just realized exactly how much Sega's reputation has fallen. They used to be kings of the industry, right up there with Nintendo. The Genesis was considered one of the best systems of all time.
But now what are they known for? Samba di Amigo?
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lol almost... it's Samba,
lol almost... it's Samba, and the Virtua Fighter series, basically.
and boy, I'm really disappointed with this one :S I was really looking forward it being a good game, especially after seeing all the dev team videos, about how they connected with the original's creator, an' all... I should be used to all that BS, but sometimes, a guy just has high hopes! and the game really didn't look that bad, but if I recall, the camera didn't follow Tyris around, it was a further away perspective. was that the only camera on the game?
Sega's really dropping the ball now. I don't think they have any good outside development teams, which was starting to pack some steam (they even managed to lose the FEAR 2 distribution!!! wtf!!) and in-house, there's just no production.
this is just a crying shame.
Speaking of which...
Anyone remember "Golden Axe: Revenge of the Death Adder" (1992) from the arcades? That wasn't too bad. Even had a playable centaur.
Makes you wonder if the developers ever had any idea of what made Golden Axe so much fun in the first place:
1) Simplicity (beat em up with swords and axes)
2) cool spells you had to save up for.
3) Picking your playable character (big plus)
4) Sound effects stolen from movies like Conan and Predator.
5) Riding dragons was kinda fun.
Great review. And what an
Great review. And what an awful game.
Nice!!
Great Review, F that Crappy game. i would be surprised if the game generates any money to cover the cost of making it.
Great! hope to see every F't
Great! hope to see every F't game going to the trash! nice job Ben! lol Keeping everyone safe from the shitty games...
shitty new games that is, we
shitty new games that is, we already have the nerd for old ones
thats sooo true XD
thats sooo true XD
Aw...
So sad. I was hoping this would be good when I first saw it on 360 games list on Gamespot. But the second I saw it was a 3D action game like that I knew it wouldnt be good deep down :\. Happy I didn't buy it in the end.
Hope......
I was hoping for this game to be aleast playable. Not really a great game, or a bad game. But I want to play it as a I could go through once. But it failed me. That Sucks.
.....wasted hype....for me at east
the momment i heard that golden axe was not including the bearded axe wielder nor the barbarian man to play as or some kind of co op....i let it go as a "rent"...but now as a screw it..they coulda even put the panther and i woulda been fine with that!
68% isnt that bad right? RIGHT?
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Burn it
You should have burn the game and got every one to dance around it hehehe.
By my balls!
Who knew a remake everybody forgot about would suck? Was the dialog at least entertaining? That balls remark was pretty ballsy of Sega.
http://www.instantrimshot.com/
Good
I am so glad someone made a video on this game. I was beginning to think I couldn't make a comment on this shitty game due to the fact I only played it for an hour. Laggy controls and frustration are all you get...
Geez, I mean if the counter attack system was for eye candy or special moments only...it would be fine. But they didn't even implement a blocking system. So you can either hit and run or choose to dodge/parry the enemies attack. And let me tell you, when 3 enemies are attacking at the same time with both types of attacks being used, it makes it impossible to defend or attack properly.
As far as the hit and run...the camera is too slow to follow your movements, and turning on the fly leaves you looking at a back angle of your character. It is not fun guessing when you'll come into contact with your enemy...especially on beast back.
Hell, the crappiness goes down to even the first beast...the bird. The melee attack has a extremely slow rate of fire (leaving you open for attack if you miss a guy) and the super attack (fire breath) drains your life so much that it's useless. Why not just have a mana bar for the beast like your character so you have a better choice on what to use as an attack. And why not allow your beast to dodge aswell, rather than be destroyed by projectile enemies?
When I heard of this game in the 'Play' game magazine, I was stoked...but man, what a rip off. Total garbage.
I should have
I definately wish i saw this before i played it.. I saw it at blockbuster with a new sticker on it and thought it was gonna be nice... nope.. he is right about everything... i got bored like 20 minutes into it..
they gotta leave golden axe alone
This is one of the games series that should be left alone, but people demand it and they have no choice.
the worst part is that i can say its "not golden axe" just the same like saying the street fighter movie isnt part of street fighter.
Imagine if they remake Actraiser, Craig last time mentioned that'll suck cos they'll 3D it up.
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Sooo true, but you gotta
Sooo true, but you gotta admit, if they'd do it 2 1/2 D like the MegaMan Remakes (Powered Up/Maverick Hunter), then it would've had the potential to actually be quite decent.
Thanks for the warning.
I was actually considering buying it earlier today.
*Facepalm of death*
Urk! are you kidding me? One player idea, I knew it, there was a problem right there when it was only one. This was shameful, I never played Golden Axe, but I know a game deserves better treatment than that.
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Eye Candy...
I'm sucker for eye candy in a game....and I briefly thought of renting it....very briefly....
OOOOWWWWW
I keep watching that decapitation over and over. Its great.
Also, how does she scream without her head on?
Yeah, I wondered that myself
Yeah, I wondered that myself lol
I'm not sold just yet...
There's a few things here that I think some of you should think about it.
Ben REALLY nitpicks in this VGR. Complaining about how the graphics look (they are NOT bad), slicing the gnomes (get over it, it's a game...you play Wii games that make less sense than this), how she carries her sword, and the lack of riding beast (THAT'S A GOOD THING!) aren't good complaints to me.
However, I do agree that the lack of character choice is a epic FAIL for the series. Although, it was pretty obvious from the moment the game was announced that you wouldn't be playing as anyone else, they couldn't have made that more clear. I will agree that the combat does sound extremely shitty, but at least it's only two colors to choice fro-....nah they just fucked up.
I won't believe this is a "F'it" game until I at least play a demo. If there's anyway to get around the broken combat (which I doubt) than this may not be such a bad game...at least a "Rent'it".
The biggest mistake about this VGR was getting Ben to review this game...this is just NOT a game he should be playing. I know he doesn't ONLY play the Wii, but a 3D beat'em up? Nah, doesn't sound like Ben's type of game. I'd rather see Destin or Corey review this, I bet they'd think at least a tad bit differently, or wouldn't be as nit picky at least.
When I first heard about this game, I completely dismissed it, but after seeing this video...I'm intrigued. I'll play a demo if it's ever released, and then I'll make up my mind for myself.
- Drew
I am offended. Seriously.
... are you kidding me?????? You think I'm some stupid Wii fanboy who only plays Mario Kart and Tamogchi??? Who said I hadn't played God of War, Lord of the Rings 2/3, Heavenly Sword, Ninety Nine Knights, the original Golden Axe, Final Fight, Double Dragon, Ninja Gaiden, the Force Unleashed, all the TMNT games. When I was little and my parents took me to fun time pizza, the only game I would ever play was TMNT 2. I loved that game so much! When FTP closed, I went to Chuck E Cheese and played C.O.W.Boys of Moo Mesa. I have always and will always LOVE beat-em-ups!
Those "nitpicky" comments you mentioned were barely addressed. I'm not throwing this in the garbage cause I'm slicing gnomes, have you played the older Golden Axes? It was just a little reference/joke! And I'm reviewing a game here, of course I've got to talk about graphics! Come on!!!
I hate this stereotype that everyone has put on me that I'm a Wii fanboy. I'm not! If anybody, the official Nintendo fanboy of SA is Nick, and even he gives all games an equal chance!! I personally hardly ever play the Wii anymore unless I'm reviewing a Wii title! I haven't played Brawl in months, actually. I'll probably be a little rusty for Ghouls and Games. (So don't whup me too hard there, guys lol) Anyway, my personal 360 library is twice the size of my Wii one! Sure, I love Nintendo, and Zelda is my favorite game franchise ever. What's after that? Smash Bros, Sonic, Guitar Hero, Halo, Fable, Elder Scrolls, Guild Wars, LOTR, Jedi Knight, Strider, KOTOR, older TMNTs, God of War, etc. Not a whole of of Nintendo stuff going on, is there? I'm not even that big of a fan of Mario! Yes, I said it... I think mario is just a tad bit overrated. Great games, yes, but to me they're not as much fun as people say.
And hello! Check out my Scoops, I've reviewed beat-em-ups before!
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Anyway, I am offended.
Seriously.
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P.S. It's 3 colors. Green counts for both.
C.O.W.Boys of Moo Mesa
Seriously, I didn't think anyone else on the face of the planet had EVER played this game. COWBoys of Moo Mesa was bad to the bone. The Pizza Hut in my hometown had it and everytime I went there as a wee lad I played the crap out of that game. Seriously, NO ONE I know has ever even heard of this game or the show it was based off of yet I loved this game and had all the action figures.
Ben, you kick ass.
So, you try to not have
So, you try to not have prejudices against the game, but it's alright to have against Ben?
You don't even know him personally, sheesh.
Thank you! lol g1s = awesome
Thank you!
lol g1s = awesome :D
Where to begin...?
-Complaining about how the graphics look (they are NOT bad)
Yeah they are. For a 360 title, it sure looks like it was designed for a PS2. The colors and overall look in graphics looks about a generation behind. Especially the wonderful pop-up occurring in the background as you get closer.
-and the lack of riding beast (THAT'S A GOOD THING!) aren't good complaints to me.
One of the things about Golden Axe was that there were quite a number of beasts you could hitch a ride from after killing off the men/women riding on them. Having "Beast Rider" in the title but not having much to do with it is like having a Mario Kart game without much of the Kart aspect.
-The biggest mistake about this VGR was getting Ben to review this game...this is just NOT a game he should be playing. I know he doesn't ONLY play the Wii, but a 3D beat'em up? Nah, doesn't sound like Ben's type of game. I'd rather see Destin or Corey review this, I bet they'd think at least a tad bit differently, or wouldn't be as nit picky at least.
The general consensus is that the game blows hard due to the many problems Ben brought up. It's not about preference or anything of the sort. It's the fact that they took a classic franchise and shat all over it, SEGA-style. Ben knows what he's talking about and he's brought up many valid points. The game looks awful, it plays awful and shouldn't be the way it is.
And to say what you THINK Ben only likes or plays doesn't help make your argument valid in the slightest bit. It makes you sound like an arrogant ass.
A friend of mine from work
A friend of mine from work bought the game, and he's almost finished with it. Aside from the battle system, one of his complaints is that he doesn't even have a new weapon yet because he doesn't have enough money to buy it. And he's almost to the end of the game.
Anyone could have saw this
Anyone could have saw this coming a mile off...oh well.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned this...
But Golden Axe: Beast Rider was actually developed by Secret Level, who made FINAL FIGHT: STREETWISE. And we all know how that turned out.
hmm... has far has hard goes
hmm... has far has hard goes I think games are suppose to be hard if not there's no point on playing, I got to check a second opinion on this one, I thought the game looked good.
Don't be so quick to judge.
There is a HUGE difference between fun hard and frustrating hard. When you play a game yes it is suppose to be hard but not be a frustrating broken mess. A good example is Ninja Gaiden for the NES. That game was hard but it played fluidly and the controls were precise. As for hard but in the unfair way...just watch a few of the Nerds videos.
That said if a game is hard because its broken..then it isn't right. But if it is hard just because its a challenge and is fully fair...then its ok.
As far as graphics go..I agree with ben on this on. The only thing that looks good is her tight butt and awkwardly small boobs. Since when has any good warrior chick not had a warrior rack to go with it?
Yeah, the orange/blue/green
Yeah, the orange/blue/green parry system is not a fun idea, unfortunately. It's tedious and if you mess up once when you're in a crowd, you're screwed.
I dont think there is any
I dont think there is any way for that to work. I mean if you think about it the only logical block/parry system is the one that is all based on just timing. Once you throw like a rainbow of colors to match into the mix it because like playing Simon where if you screw up they cut off a finger...and it throws 4 colors for you to hit at once but you can only press one button.
Nex gen golden axe?
I saw this comming a mile away,when i saw on gametrialers golden axe:beast rider,i didnt even watched a video and i just knew it,some titles just need to stay classic
damn it...
damn it...
roflcopter
sega aint worth the air they breath
I dunno, Mad World and
I dunno, Mad World and Bayonetta look promising. Sega's got some good minds mixed in with the crappy ones... they just need to kick out all the crappy ones and let the geniuses do their thing.
but the thing is, don't know
but the thing is, don't know if you noticed it, most of the crappiest products with the Sega brand on them don't come from in-house studios (well, except Sonic games lol :P), but from studios which Sega distributed games from, or that were outright bought by Sega recently, like Secret Level (which just never did a good game, IMHO; sorry guys, don't wanna put you on unemployment lines or something, but your work is always rushed and mediocre). just because it's Golden Axe doesn't mean there was much of Sega's creativity behind it.
still, creative control should be Sega's, and quality control should be a LOT tighter. I always loved Sega, but let's face it, Nintendo simply wouldn't let this sort of product to come out with their brand on it. it just destroys the company's name, and sometimes it looks like Sega doesn't give a damn about that -_-
No surprise. CRAP Developer.
Secret Level games have again ruined a reboot of a franchise as they have already screwed up Final Fight (FF: Streetwise [for the Xbox at least] as Raidou mentioned). They also developed the 360 and PS3 versions of Iron Man, which is also a shit game. And now they do this....
wow
This wasn't really surprising at all, it's like seeing an on coming train and moving marginally to the left to avoid it. Good job Ben even if you didn't finish.
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That's ass.
I loved the original. :(
Damn
I was hoping this'd be decent at least, I thought it was a good idea but I guess it just wasn't done right, I still might give it a try though.
Sega I was such an old
Sega I was such an old school loyal fan of yours and seriously you have just been in this shitter lately.
I really REALLLY hope if they ever make another Streets of Rage that it does not end up like this. PLEASE!!!!!
That is the perfect game
That is the perfect game that needs to be made as an XBLA/PSN/WiiWare game; just call it Streets of Rage 4 and it would be kick ass.
I love the part when Ben is
I love the part when Ben is bashing the game then just when he sees something awesome:
"Oh sweet its the golden axe! and.it.just.froze.right.there."
small hope of awesomeness is lost. lol
was anyone?
was anyone actually expecting that to be good?
goldenaxe is one of my favorite genesis games but when i saw this in gameinformer i was like yeah i'm expecting bad things from this... i didn't even read the article i just knew!
boring game.
I just buy this game like two days and I got to say that this game is so boring I stop playing this game like the first two hours the game.
this was a vgr?
shit man....i thought it was one of ben's scoops
but i won't be picking this up anytime soon
you are a good man..
To not even bother to return the game...sacrifice your hard earned dollars and take one less crappy game off the shelves....
Just dont tell me it was the company coin, ok?
err... what is this company
well, er... umm... what is this company coin you speak of? ;)
Man, what a piece of junk.
Man, what a piece of junk. The whole point of Golden Axe is that it's easy to pick up and fun to play with a friend. This new game is neither, apparently. I understand that beat 'em ups aren't too popular anymore, but come on! They could have at least made it into a dungeon crawling RPG or some other such hybrid. Way to kill a franchise's return, Sega!
weird
right after i watched golen axe a VGR for Fable 2 pop up
The Golden Axe remains buried
Awhile back when I first heard about this new entry, I was interested. Seeing GA making a comeback, it felt like a reward. I could never forget the arcade version of the game, it was worthwhile tossing in a few quarters. And after seeing this VGR, there went my plans to even play it period.
Really bites how everyone feels the need to put so much into the controls. And forget.. hey one button can do an attack, it doesn't need to be this insane. (Guitar Hero controls? wtf?) Plus it seems really disappointing (but at least our old friends are in a new game after so long).
Maybe Golden Axe is best left alone after all. --,
Oh boy
Guys, you should create a G rank. Garbage.
Sega Should Have Learned
This is yet another example of a great old-school game being redone in an absolutely ridiculous way. Sega needs to take a cue from Capcom and make new games the right way... in old-school, classic format. Golden Axe: Beast Rider looks like a terrible version of Devil May Cry or Maximo, except that unlike those two games, it's complete and utter trash.
Trying something new can work, but in this case it failed miserably, just like Castlevania 64 back in the day.
This game should have been Golden Axe'd
Great Review, Ben...
Without the choice of character, this game is just another poor man's God of War...
Can you even do magic in this game or is it not worth the effort...
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Thank you, Sega
Thanks for introducing other people my age to a classic game by way of a sequel that Conan would scrape off his boots.
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Golden Axe...I just don't get it...
I mean, I dunno if I'm in the minority here, but if they simply made a game with the same gameplay style, add a few revamps here and there, and update the graphics, I'd be good. Why go through all this trouble just to release a crap game that's going to end up in the bargain bin in a month? Ugh, this is why Sega is doing as bad as they are...well this and Sonic.
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