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Golden Axe: Beast Rider | 
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| From: Sega Of America, Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $23.44
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 2645
Platform: Playstation 3
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 69006
Model: 69006
UPC: 010086690064
EAN: 0010086690064
ASIN: B000XJM2AE
Release Date: October 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Quest for vengeance and engage in vicious melee combat in fantasy world | | • | Unleash barbaric killing moves and dismembering attacks | | • | Explore huge, ravaged, destructible landscape | | • | Weapon upgrades and powerful unlockable elemental-based spells and magic | | • | Features never-before seen character skills and abilities |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Underrated December 15, 2008
duke_87 (PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a good game- not perfect, but good.
Yes, the camera can get in the way sometimes- but that's hardly unique among modern games. It's easily adjusted with the right analog stick and it's only a real annoyance when you're backed into a corner... so stay in the open.
Anyone who thinks the beasts are hard to control and are too easy to get knocked off of clearly hasn't played the original Golden Axe in a while- now THOSE were easy to get knocked off of. Yes, some are big and lumbering and none of them turn on a dime- but they're beasts, not ballerinas. When you get the right beast in the right situation, you can really do some damage. There is something very satisfying about using an enraged Miragar to tear apart an opponents beast, or trampling hapless enemies and bowling them off bridges with a timely Cronoth charge.
On foot, combat can be challenging- no doubt about it. But why is that a bad thing? Some complain that you can't simply button mash your way to victory...Good! You CAN button mash and do some damage, but without parrying or evading you're eventually going to get surrounded and take a beating. Once you get your timing down and start pulling off Brutal Counters, combat really starts to get enjoyable with the Tribute bonus system encouraging you to fight better and avoid damage.
Overall, this is a fun, very underrated game. It has some flaws, but should appeal to anyone who can appreciate it's old school gameplay.
 A franchise that died in 1991 why do they keep making em December 4, 2008
J. Paul (hell MI usa)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
D**N you Sega why Golden Axe died with the Second one 17 plus years ago. I loved Golden Axe on megadrive/genesis the 1st & 2nd great games in the GEN/megadrive library. But in 93 they made Golden axe 3 which you had to have Sega Channel if you wanted play it why becuse it wasn't available in the United States only in Japan. Why is all these old Sega Games like shinobi & Sonic getting sequels and remakes let em die. Just play MK Armageddon's conquest mode it's handled a LOT BETTER. Sonic, Golden Axe, Shinobi all kicked A** back on the F***IN' Genesis 1989-1998. So if you own a PS3 or a X BOX 360 stay away it's poisonous.
Disgraceful November 25, 2008
Jeffrey M. Gates (Harrison, AR USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are so many things wrong with this game, I barely even know where to start. So I guess I will start with the good. The ground combat had some pretty clever ideas. While fighting hand-to-hand, the game is focused on chaining together strings of parries, dodges, and counter-attacks. It's fast-paced, and would be a lot of fun. When enemies attack, their blades will glow different colors to indicate which type of defensive maneuver you need to use (similar but not identical to Heavenly Sword). But here the problems start. The camera doesn't track combat well at all. Enemies will often attack you from off the edge of the screen because, for some reason, the game thinks you want to see the terrain behind you rather than the enemies in front of you. This problem is further exacerbated by the frequent screen tearing, sometimes obscuring enemies even when they are on camera.
Things get even worse when you start delving into the mounted combat, which as you might guess from the title is the central focus of the game. The animals are slow, clunky, and bulky. They also have only 3 abilities, two of which actually drain the animal's health to use. Most of the time, riding an animal into combat probably just means that you are going to get knocked off and have your beast jacked by an enemy.
Lastly, if you are a fan of the old Golden Axe games from the Genesis era like I am, prepare for more disappointment. There is no multiplayer whatsoever in this game, and you cannot play as Gilius or Ax Battler at all. Not that Tyris isn't hot, but seriously I wanted to play as Gilius too.
Realistically, there is no reason to ever play this game. Ever.
 Disappointing November 25, 2008
N. Durham (Philadelphia, PA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sega's Golden Axe series was once a revered franchise in the 16-bit days, then just seemed to die off as new generations of consoles came and went. Golden Axe: Beast Rider attempts to put a new spin on Sega's classic series, and utterly fails. Playing as returning heroine Tyris Flare, you are on a journey of revenge against the evil Death Adder. There are hordes of enemies to duke it out with and dismember, but the game is pretty much a bore from beginning to end. Not because of the gameplay itself per se, but just how the game is designed. There are some good looking environments and effects, but much of what you see in Golden Axe just looks bland. It doesn't help that the game's controls are awkward (and occasionally unresponsive) during combat, and especially when trying to handle the game's assortment of beasts. The few high points of Golden Axe are that the game is quite brutal in terms of bloody violence, and there is a decently lengthed quest as well. Getting through it however is a different story all together. One last thing though: where is the co-op mode? I seem to remember half the fun of the old Golden Axe games was teaming up with a pal, and there is no such thing to be found here. All in all, no matter how much of a fan you may be of the original, classic Golden Axe, Golden Axe: Beast Rider is an ultimate failure that doesn't live up to the pedigree of the original in the least, and in the end is best left on the shelf.
Great idea; not quite perfectly executed November 10, 2008
James C. Page (Lompoc, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I do not regret spending the money I did to buy this game. It looks fantastic plays just like the first golden axe. The only problem I had with this game was that the difficulty curve is a bit much for people not used to this game-play style. With that being said, I would recommend this product to anyone who asked.
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