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Golden Axe (90%, issue 27) must have been the best coin-op conversion of its time (and probably still is).

The evil fiend Death-Adder has conquered Yuria and killed most of its people. As if that wasn't enough, he's now kidnapped the King and Princess and is holding them in his castle. To add to Yuria's troubles, he's pinched the golden axe, which is the land's magical mascot He's vowed to kill the King and Princess and smash the golden axe if the remaining inhabitants of Yuria don't bow down to him. There's no-one left to help them, except you and your merry band of men... and one woman.

Golden Axe is basically a revamped slash-'em-up. Move from left to right disposing of countless enemies, collecting power-ups on the way. You can take control of either Gilius Thunderhead, the axe wielder, Ax-Battler, the sword swiping hero or Tyris-Flate, the sexy sword-swisher. Each has his own 'super swipe' which gives a mighty thwack to the receiver. If that's not enough, you can use your special weapon which is a kind of smart bomb: the more weapon-ups you collect, the stronger the weapon becomes.

To judge Golden Axe by its appearance and overall presentation, simply look at the coin-op. It's a dead-spit of its big brother in sound, graphics and playability. Basically, you can't go wrong with this. Buy!