Description: Three mighty heroes, a powerful Fighter, a female Amazon, and a mighty Dwarf have a score to settle with the evil Death Adder who has captured the King and his daughter, and holds them captive in their castle. Choose your hero in this classic action game, as you fight through Adder’s henchman as you battle through dark castles, on the back of a giant turtle, and even on the wings of an enchanted eagle with weapon & magic; and even ride the fearsome, fire-breathing beasts.

Developer – SEGA

Golden Axe – £2.99 ($4.99) – iTunes

Another classic SEGA production has been brought to the iPhone. A game that back in the day, was fantastic to play on the SEGA Megadrive. The problem is that there are certain types of games that just don’t work on the iPhone.

I feel that SEGA are just trying to push out games for the iPhone, squeezing every last penny out of their past productions with no effort to produce a quality game. If I were the developers of this game I would be highly embarrassed. Golden Axe has been ported to the iPhone with little care for quality and you can tell this from its sluggish play and imprecise controls that leave you feeling disappointed. Adding to the difficulty of being able to control the game is the fact that the screen is covered in buttons, making it hard to see what you are doing. There is also no inclusion of multiplayer, which could have been quite fun to play with friends.

It is irritating because this game is so much fun on other platforms. Select one of three characters, each of which vary in strength and magical powers and fight you way through the mystical lands as you head to defeat the wicked Death-Adder. This same emulator is available on Xbox 360 and PS3 at a cheaper price and without the sluggish gameplay. But there is no excuse for this game to be slow as there are many other high quality, graphics intensive games that don’t have this problem on the iPhone. The only highlight of this game is the fact that you see scantily dressed, pixalated babes through out the game including one of the choice of chaacters.

Pros

  • Sadly there are none

Cons

  • The game is sluggish and the controls are imprecise
  • The game doesn’t include any multiplayer features as in the original version
  • Too many buttons cover the screen

Verdict

This game is extremely disappointing. The worst money I ever spent. I would have rather thrown the money away than think that SEGA are actually reeling in the money on this poor production.