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Golden Axe: The Duel (ゴールデンアックス・ザ・デュエル) is a fighting game first released as a coin-operated arcade (Sega ST-V) game in Japan in 1995. It was later ported to the Sega Saturn system, first to Japan in September 1995, then to North America in June 1996. It was the third arcade game in the Golden Axe series.

Story[]

80 years after Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder, the people had forgotten the tragic events of the past and had rebuilt their lives.

However, now the terror begins once again. The legendary Golden Axe was rediscovered, and its power appears to have grown over the years. Now, numerous fighters from across the land are attempting to obtain this artifact, which is said to be able to grant its owner anything his heart desires.

After dueling the other characters, the player must face a physical representation of the Golden Axe's powers: a giant, golden-armored warrior. It is believed to be the spirit of a sacred god dwelling inside the artifact.

Gameplay[]

The Duel plays much like other fighting games of the time, with characters fighting on best-of-three, one-on-one matches. The game utilizes a six button control scheme, for three strengths of punches/weapon attacks and kicks respectively, and directional+button combinations to execute special moves.

In The Duel the power meter works differently from other fighting games in that it doesn't fill by executing moves, instead the players must hit the gnomes which appear periodically during the match and collect the Magic Pots they drop in order to fill the bar. Once full the player can power himself up for a limited amount of time, during which time all moves becomes stronger and the player is allowed to execute the character's hyper move.

Characters and Stages[]

Characters
Character Stage
GATD-Kain Kain Blade ドラコニアンビレッジ (Draconian Village)
GATD-Milan Milan Flare ウィンドウッド城 (Windwood Castle)
GATD-Gillius Gillius Rockhead ギルガンズケイブ (Guillegun's Cave)
GATD-Zoma Zoma ダークアイランド (Dark Island)
GATD-Doc Doc ウェンパ淃 (Wenpa Harbor)
GATD-Keel Keel クリスタルヘブン (Crystal Haven)
GATD-Jamm Jamm None, fights in other stages
GATD-Panchos Panchos アイアンラボ (Iron Lab)
GATD-Green Green ウルパグフォレスト (Urupagu Forest)
GATD-DeathAdder Death Adder デスパレス (Death Palace)
GATD-GoldenAxe Golden Axe

Reception[]

The game received mostly mixed reviews from critics, many of whom complained about the lack of originality and convoluted special moves. Sega Saturn Magazine gave it 85%, but Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it 6.125/10, while Maximum scored it 3/5.

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