Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder [Arcade, 1992] - 2 Players Playthrough
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Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
[Arcade, 1992] - 2 Players Playthrough
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder is an arcade game released by Sega in 1992. It is the sequel to the original Golden Axe and features the same hack and slash action as its predecessor with new additions and improvements. Powered by the System 32 arcade board.
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder: Plot
Some time after Death Adder's defeat, he returns and obtains the Golden Axe, enslaving the land and constructing a giant castle that looks like him.
The four heroes begin their quest to defeat him, taking routes through the lands that are partially the player's choice. After fighting through several levels, they finally reach Death Adder's castle. They fight section by section, until they reach the castle's "head." There they face Death Adder himself, armed with a fire-breathing shield and the Golden Axe.
After destroying his shield, the heroes are able to defeat him. While getting away on their dragon, Death Adder attacks again, apparently not yet defeated. After his final defeat, Death Adder prepares to deliver one final blow; at this point Gilius leaps onto Death Adder's head, striking him in the skull with his axe. Both Death Adder and Gilius tumble off the dragon, exploding in midair. The Golden Axe in their control, the remaining heroes continue riding away on their dragon.
Revenge of Death Adder features more detailed graphics, adds new selectable characters and doubles the maximum number of simultaneous players from two to four. From the original games, only Gilius Thunderhead makes a return, riding the back of new character Goah the giant. The rest of the cast is all new and includes Sternblade the barbarian, Dora the female Centaur, and Little Trix, a young lad who carries a pitch fork. The main enemy is once again Death Adder.
While the original Golden Axe saw release on various home platforms, Revenge of Death Adder remained an arcade exclusive. However, an Arcade 1up compilation featuring the game, along with the original Golden Axe, Altered Beast, Shinobi, and Wrestle War is scheduled for release in 2020.
Secrets: After level 1 a map appears and shows that if you take the path that leads to the mushroom level, just before it, there is some sort of secret path. When you come to this area you can see exactly where the entrance should be. Just before you hop on the first mushroom, there is a cliffside path that trails off into the background. To the left of it, two destructible banner posts stand. These posts could potentially mark the invisible frame of where a secret door or portal could appear.
However I do not know how to trigger this! If you know, let me know in the comments!
Reviews for the game have remained largely positive. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it 80%, and on GameSpot the game has a user rating of 7.6/10. IGN has a community rating of 8/10. Sega Zone gave it 60%. GameFaqs users rate the game 3.8/5.
Whatever the critics have said - me and my friend enjoyed the game a lot and highly recommend it.
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