/vr/ - Retro Games

Golden Axe 3 is one of the best beat'em ups I've ever played.

I don't know what kind of fuck started calling it the black sheep of the series, but most of the reviews you see online keep parroting the same nonsense almost word for word, so I can't help but think it can be traced to the same source. If I ever meet this guy, I'll punch him right in his stupid dick.

>4 characters, 2 of them brand new (one of them is a fucking werepanther guy, how radical is that shit?)
>the amount of options and moves you have in combat is second only to Bare Knuckle 3
>unique 2-player specials and combo magic in co-op
>branching paths and alternate routes
>multiple endings
>some of the best music to ever come out of the Mega Drive soundchip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4jVCON2GvI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU0oTOJ-gpM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGUx_NMwwXU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGnFJBuMpo

It boggles my mind how anybody could conceivably say that GA3 is worse than the previous games in the series. The only reason it's not the pinnacle of the entire franchise is because GA:TRODA exists.

>>649997
Shit, I love Urban Chaos. It gets retardedly hard towards the end when those nearly unstoppable Agent Smith guys show up. I remember fighting one across half the city, constantly staying out of his range, because the machine guns they carry can shred you to a pulp in a nanosecond. I never beat it. :( I'm thinking of picking up the DC version and giving it one more shot.

Anyway, here's mine. One of the top 5 beat'em ups I've ever played, and I played a lot. In America, this game is for some reason considered to be the black sheep of the series. I've no idea who started this nonsense, but it's complete bullshit. The only game in the franchise that's arguably better than GA3 is The Revenge of Death Adder.