Imagine you gathered together a group of video game journalists and told them to recall their fondest memories of the classic
Sega arcade game,
Golden Axe. Now imagine you created a video montage of said journalists discussing said memories. Now imagine watching that video and not once hearing the word "multiplayer." Seems a little weird, no? And yet, not once in a new
Golden Axe: Beast Rider mini documentary (embedded after the brdeak) does a single person mention one of the biggest (if not
the biggest) features from the original
Golden Axe, multiplayer. Now, we're not saying
Beast Rider will be an awful game -- in fact, it looks pretty decent -- but come on.
Really? Nobody remembers how awesome it was to take on Death Adder with a buddy? Nobody remembers how our brother used to kick us in the shins when our dwarf
accidentally clipped his barbarian with our trusty battle axe?
Any
hway, the team at Secret Level seems to be pretty dedicated to the
Golden Axe legacy. We just hope someone explains the lack of multiplayer. Somehow, we get the feeling that the answer will sound something like this: "
Do you know how successful God of War is?"
{ Sep 22nd 2008 at 1:30PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mazrael @ Sep 22nd 2008 2:03PM
Tried Golden Axe on XBLA.. as I didn't enjoy it the first time around.. and it's still rubbish, unlike Streets of Rage 2, love that one..
The new one looks a bit like an advanced version of Viking.. (which wasn't too good either..)
Vcize @ Sep 22nd 2008 2:32PM
Uh, Viking was awesome.
KingKRule @ Sep 22nd 2008 2:04PM
Victor Lucas? Man that guys everywhere.
Don-Don @ Sep 22nd 2008 2:04PM
We all know the Dwarf kicked ass!
TimmyT @ Sep 22nd 2008 2:49PM
That picture ...
WTF??
worst cosplay evar! or best depending on how you look at it.
gaymerxbox360 @ Sep 22nd 2008 6:03PM
I'll take the guy in blue golden axe anytime... MMHEEYY
Boff @ Sep 23rd 2008 6:06AM
I didn't know Pai Mei liked to dress up as a dwarf warrior.
And that barbarian needs a haircut. BADLY. He'll get laughed off the battlefield looking like that.
Zal @ Sep 23rd 2008 6:50AM
I loved Golden Axe to bits. I heard with this one they're "saving" multiplayer for the sequel. Which sounds like a horrible idea! If a developer has a good idea for a game they should put it in not sit on it and try save it.
Sp1der X @ Sep 24th 2008 6:44PM
why were they treating the no multiplayer thing as news when they reported it a long time ago?