Golden Axe III

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Golden Axe III
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam, iOS
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,8006,800 G-4093
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM8087JG
Sega Mega Drive
AS
G-4093
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800
Wii Virtual Console
EU
800pts800
iOS
JP
¥350350[1]
iOS
US
$2.992.99[3]
iOS
EU
€1.591.59[3]
iOS
UK
£1.991.99[3]
iOS
AU
$2.992.99[3]
CERO
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)

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.

Versions

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.[4]

Version history

System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
iOS
0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0 5.6MB 201211292012-11-29 [5]
iOS
0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 4.7MB 201105112011-05-11 [6]

Gallery

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: Golden Axe III/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
62 №142, p54/55[7]
81
70 №23, p116[8]
79 №12, p53
55 №21, p66/67
76 №6/93, p12/13[9]
34 №46, p50/51[10]
57 №23, p83
Sega Mega Drive
64
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
80
[11]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
50
[12]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
62
[7]
Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
52
[14]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[15]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
80
[16]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[17]
Game Power (IT) PAL
81
[18]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[19]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
86
[20]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)
90
[21]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
70
[8]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
79
[22]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-J
55
[23]
ProGames (BR)
75
[24]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
34
[10]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
57
[25]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
6
[26]
Sega Force (SE) NTSC-J
76
[9]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
74
[27]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
61
[28]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
58
[29]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
74
[30]
Sega Mega Drive
66
Based on
24 reviews

Golden Axe III

Mega Drive, JP
GoldenAxe3 MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
GoldenAxeIII MD JP CartTop.jpg
GoldenAxeIII MD JP Cart back.jpgGoldenAxe3 MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Goldenaxe3 md jp manual.pdf
Manual
MD JP EpilepsyWarning.jpg
Epilepsy Warning
Mega Drive, KR

GoldenAxeIII MD KR cartback.jpgGoldenAxeIII MD KR Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, Asia
GoldenAxe3 MD Asia Box.jpg
Cover
GoldenAxeIII MD JP CartTop.jpg
GoldenAxeIII MD AS Cart back.jpgGoldenAxe3 MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Goldenaxe3 md jp manual.pdf
Manual
MD AS EpilepsyWarning.pdf
Epilepsy Warning

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 c7862ea3
MD5 7d9f963c9c2e22b542516edd03ada6f6
SHA-1 cd9ecc1df4e01d69af9bebcf45bbd944f1b17f9f
1MB 1993-05 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 1d90dc83
MD5 932a2ffb998e59d6bf9292566dfc2a63
SHA-1 13816eb064fe74be42f74ba7e5077832fdf40d42
1MB 1993-06 Wii Virtual Console PAL version

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004989/20110512066/
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://blogs.sega.com/2011/05/12/golden-axe-3-streets-of-rage-3-now-on-itunes/
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 http://blogs.sega.com/2011/10/25/prices-so-low-theyre-scary/
  4. http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/18/8622645/sega-pulls-games-from-itunes-app-store-google-play
  5. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/golden-axe-3/id434998986?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2014-10-25 09:37)
  6. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/golden-axe-3/id434998986?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-05-22 11:32)
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:CVG UK 142.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 142.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:Joypad FR 023.pdf, page 116 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 023.pdf_p116" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:SegaForce SE 1993 06.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1993 06.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 90
  12. Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1993" (JP; 1993-06-08), page 21
  13. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 94
  14. Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 35
  15. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 320
  16. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 90
  17. Famitsu, "1993-07-02" (JP; 1993-06-18), page 39
  18. Game Power, "Settembre 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 72
  19. Hippon Super, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-03), page 42
  20. Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 58
  21. Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2001-08-27), page 187
  22. Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 53
  23. MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 66
  24. ProGames, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 31
  25. Sega Pro, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 83
  26. Sega Zone, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-xx), page 58
  27. Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 63
  28. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  29. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 16
  30. Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 97



Gilius Thunder Head punching sprite Golden Axe series of games
Arcade
Golden Axe (1989) | Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder (1992) | Golden Axe: The Duel (1994) | Golden Axe (slot machine) (2010)
Sega Mega Drive
Golden Axe (1989) | Golden Axe II (1991) | Golden Axe III (1993)
Sega Master System
Golden Axe (1989) | Golden Axe Warrior (1991)
Windows PC
Golden Axe (1990)
LCD handheld game
Electronic Golden Axe (1990)
Sega Game Gear
Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe (1991)
Sega Saturn
Golden Axe: The Duel (1995)
Sony PlayStation 2
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 5: Golden Axe (2003)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
Golden Axe: Beast Rider (2008)
iOS
Google Android OS
Golden Axe (2009) | Golden Axe (2017)
Xbox Live Arcade
Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (2012)
Steam
Golden Axed: A Cancelled Prototype (2020)
Golden Axe related media
Music
Golden Axe I & II (2016)
Book
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)