Golden Axe III

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Golden Axe III

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam, iOS

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP

JP ▼	2007-09-04	600pts600
US ▼	2007-10-22	800pts800
EU ▼	2007-10-05	800pts800
JP ▼	2011-05-12 ^[1]	¥8585
US ▼	2011-05-12 ^[2]

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PEGI

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Missing Parameter!

Golden Axe III (ゴールデンアックスIII) is a Sega Mega Drive exclusive sequel to Golden Axe II. Its original Mega Drive release never showed up in the west, only being available in Japan, Asia and South Korea.

Gameplay

The game is similar to previous entries in the series, but includes new characters, an expanded moveset and forks within levels where you can choose which path to take. The ability to determine magic strength by charging the attack, added in Golden Axe II, has been removed

Unlike previous entries, the game features an optional boss fight and a true ending, based on your performance in the game.

By changing RAM values while the game is running, it is possible to play as any standard enemy within the game (though many will cause the game to crash when their special move is activated, or will have glitched graphics/collision values when played).

Character Roster

Chronos Lait (a humanoid Panther)
Broude Kragger (a male Giant)
Sarah Barn (taking the role of Tyris Flare)
Kain Grinder (taking the role of Ax Battler)
Eve (this Bird Warrior is actually a boss character, only available in VS mode)

History

Development

Golden Axe III was at one point planned for a Western release, with Sega commissioning Boris Vallejo to create packaging artwork. While the piece was finished, the Western version of the game was never released, however the Japanese version's artwork is "inspired" by Vallejo's work.

Legacy

It has since been brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service, was part of the Sega Mega Drive Collection and Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection and has been made available for more regions of the world. iOS and Steam versions were also released in 2011 and 2012, although the iOS version was removed from sale on iTunes in 2015. ^[3]

Gallery

Unused Western artwork titled "Silver Sword", by Boris Vallejo.

Production Credits

Main Planner: Fuzzy
Planner: Iiz
Character Design: Warukatta, Shige.D.O.R., Rouly.S.Kine
Background Design: Shige.D.O.R., Matsu G, Sant, Ninjyaman
Main Program: Takubon
Program: ZAN/Marucchi, K.M
Sound Program: Bo
Music and Sound Effect: N.H, Ryunosuke, Lotty, T.S
Messages: James
Package and Manual: Ayanokami, F.Hamster
Special Thanks: Todoroki Taiyo, Virtual Suto, All Test Players, ...And You
Presented by: ©Sega

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[4]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[5]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[6]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

NTSC-J

62

^[7]

Dengeki Mega Drive (JP)

NTSC-J

52

^[8]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[9]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)

80

^[10]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[11]

Game Power (IT)

PAL

81

^[12]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[13]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

86

^[14]

Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)

90

^[15]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

70

^[16]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

79

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

55

^[18]

ProGames (BR)

75

^[19]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

34

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

57

^[21]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-J

6

^[22]

Sega Force (SE)

NTSC-J

76

^[23]

Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)

74

^[24]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

61

^[25]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

58

^[26]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

74

^[27]

	66
Based on 24 reviews

Golden Axe III

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR

Cart

Mega Drive, Asia
Cover

External Links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console page (Japanese)
Sega of Japan iOS version catalogue page (Japanese) (offline)
Golden Axe III on iTunes: US, JP (offline)
Golden Axe III on Steam

Golden Axe series of games
	Golden Axe (1989) \| Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (1992) \| Golden Axe: The Duel (1994) \| Golden Axe (slot machine) (2010)
	Golden Axe (1989) \| Golden Axe II (1991) \| Golden Axe III (1993)
	Golden Axe (1989) \| Golden Axe Warrior (1991)
	Golden Axe (1990)
	Electronic Golden Axe (1990)
	Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (1991)
	Golden Axe: The Duel (1995)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe (2003)
	Golden Axe: Beast Rider (2008)
	Golden Axe (2009) \| Golden Axe (2017)
	Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (2012)
	Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype (2020)
Golden Axe related media
	Golden Axe I & II (2016)
	Sega Mega Drive Attack Manual Book Tatsujin & Golden Axe (1990) \| Golden Axe (1992) \| Golden Axe: Beast Rider Official Strategy Guide (2008) \| The Art of Golden Axe: Beast Rider (2008)

↑ http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004989/20110512066/
↑ http://blogs.sega.com/2011/05/12/golden-axe-3-streets-of-rage-3-now-on-itunes/
↑ http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/18/8622645/sega-pulls-games-from-itunes-app-store-google-play
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 21
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 94
↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 54
↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 35
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 320
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Famitsu, "1993-07-02" (JP; 1993-06-18), page 39
↑ Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 72
↑ Hippon Super, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-03), page 42
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 58
↑ Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 187
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 116
↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 53
↑ MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 66
↑ ProGames, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 31
↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 50
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 83
↑ Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 58
↑ Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 12
↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 63
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16
↑ Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 97

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[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-07.pdf_p21-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 21

[6] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 94

[:File:CVG_UK_142.pdf_p54-7] Computer & Video Games, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-15), page 54

[:File:DengekiMD_JP_04.pdf_p35-8] Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 35

[9] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 320

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0237.pdf_p39-11] Famitsu, "1993-07-02" (JP; 1993-06-18), page 39

[:File:GamePower_IT_20.pdf_p72-12] Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 72

[13] Hippon Super, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-03), page 42

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_023.pdf_p58-14] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 58

[15] Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 187

[:File:Joypad_FR_023.pdf_p116-16] Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 116

[:File:Mega_UK_12.pdf_p53-17] Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 53

[:File:MegaTech_UK_21.pdf_p66-18] MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 66

[:File:ProGames_BR_03.pdf_p31-19] ProGames, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 31

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p50-20] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 50

[:File:SegaPro_UK_23.pdf_p83-21] Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 83

[:File:SegaZone_UK_11.pdf_p58-22] Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 58

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_06.pdf_p12-23] Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 12

[24] Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 63

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[26] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-10.pdf_p97-27] Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 97

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Golden Axe III

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Character Roster

History

Development

Legacy

Gallery

Production Credits

Physical Scans

External Links