Golden Axe

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Golden Axe
Golden Axe logo. The kanji 戦斧 translates to "battle axe".
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up Hack & slash
Developer(s)	Sega
Creator(s)	Makoto Uchida[1]
Platform(s)	Arcade, Sega Genesis, Mega-CD, Game Gear, Master System, Sega Mega-Play, GameTap, IBM PC, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, PC Engine CD, WonderSwan, ZX Spectrum, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Virtual Console, iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows
First release	Golden Axe January 27, 1989
Latest release	Golden Axe: Beast Rider October 2008
Spin-offs	Action-adventure games, fighting game

Golden Axe (ゴールデンアックス, Gōruden Akkusu) is a series of side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade video games developed by Sega. The series takes place in a medieval fantasy world where several heroes have the task of recovering the legendary Golden Axe, the mainstay element of the series.