Battle AxeBattle Axe is an arcade top-down hack & slash featuring high-quality visuals created by veteran pixel artist Henk Nieborg, true to form game mechanics, and music from the legendary VGM composer Manami Matsumae – retro gamers rejoice!
Story For as long as you and your people can re...
Battle Axe is an arcade top-down hack & slash featuring high-quality visuals created by veteran pixel artist Henk Nieborg, true to form game mechanics, and music from the legendary VGM composer Manami Matsumae – retro gamers rejoice!
Story
For as long as you and your people can remember, your homeland of Mercia has been held in the tyrannical clutches of the malevolent sorceress, Etheldred. Some months ago, a party of mercenaries was dispatched to attempt to put a stop to Etheldred and her evil cohorts, but regrettably none of them have ever returned…
Will you meet the same unfortunate fate as their honourable predecessors, or will you return victorious and triumphant? That is all down to you!
Gameplay
Along with their own distinct traits, your selected hero not only has fierce close-range melee attacks, but also long-range projectiles to vanquish enemies from a distance. Each hero can move and attack in eight different directions and make use of various items.
Ælfwyn the Merchant
Accumulating gold from fallen enemies permits your hero to buy various items from Ælfwyn -the mysterious travelling merchant. Seek her out and upgrade your weapons to prepare yourself for the dangers that await!
Ælfwyn’s wares include health potions, power-ups, and devastating magic scrolls.
The Heroes
You have the choice between three courageous heroes: Fae the Elf, Iolo the Druid, or Rooney the Marauder. Each hero has their own traits, weapons, and special abilities.
Fae wields two deadly blades and swift throwing daggers; Iolo whips his enemies with his mighty beard and can conjure searing fireballs; Rooney carries a lethal cannon which he uses to bludgeon his enemies or launch cannonballs from a distance.
Your chosen hero must battle bravely with hordes of Etheldred’s evil minions before confronting the menacing bosses of each region - formidable guardians who are fiercely loyal to Etheldred.
Etheldred the Sorceress
Etheldred is an evil, domineering sorceress who dwells in a spire in the distant volcanic wastelands to the North. Every seven years she sends her armies South to handpick citizens from each township who will be subjected to a lifetime of servitude, and they are never heard from again…
With Etheldred’s next attack looming on the horizon, and the population becoming increasingly desperate, a call is sent out to champions across the land, pleading with them to put a stop to Etheldred’s plans once and for all!
This is where you come in, brave champion…help us save the kingdom of Mercia!
Features
Single-player or Local Co-op.
Arcade, Infinite, and New Game+ modes.
Superlative pixel art by games industry veteran Henk Nieborg.
Heroic soundtrack by the legendary VGM composer Manami Matsumae.
An epic adventure for pixel art fanatics, with beautifully designed characters and environments in every frame!
This game is short and does not do much for me outside of the nice artwork. I find it to be overly hard just simply to force you to play through it more than once. The screen is too close which normally I would complain about the screen being too zoomed out in games...however in this game you are constantly getting hit by objects coming from off screen. It's super annoying. Bottom line is there just isn't much content to sink your teeth into. Not worth what I paid for it! If its 1 to 3$ maybe try it out any higher? I would pass.
As much as I'd like to recommend this solely for Henk Nieborg's artwork and the beautiful huge sprites, everything else about this is barebones. The basic mechanical design of the characters and enemies is decent, but the bosses are underwhelming and the level design is non-existent. The upgrades you can get between levels are as basic as can be (improve HP or damage).
While it does have that arcade difficulty that a skilled player would enjoy trying to beat without dying, the depth isn't there to make it fun. How did they go from Xeno Crisis to this? Xeno is a god tier game with amazing music, enemy design, difficulty, that can be replayed over and over for mastery. Battle Axe feels like it has 10% of the effort Bitmap put into Xeno.
Hard to recommend even on sale, unless you LOVE how it looks and plan to play it co-op for some mindless arcade fun. (Game is hard though, you might find yourself switching to easy mode very fast.)
I'm lovin' thios game since the moment no one tells you anything. Pure action and skill and that feeling that you are discovering how to play better in order to get further in the game. I'm looking forward playing with a pal to enjoy this experience even better. Recommended!!
This game is waiting for a review. Take the first shot!
{{ item.rating }}
{{ item.percentage }}%
Awaiting more reviews
An error occurred. Please try again later.
Other ratings
Awaiting more reviews
Add a review
Edit a review
Your rating:
Stars and all fields are required
Not sure what to say? Start with this:
What kept you playing?
What kind of gamer would enjoy this?
Was the game fair, tough, or just right?
What’s one feature that really stood out?
Did the game run well on your setup?
Inappropriate content. Your reviews contain bad language.
Inappropriate content. Links are not allowed.
Review title is too short.
Review title is too long.
Review description is too short.
Review description is too long.
Not sure what to write?
Show:
5 on page
15 on page
30 on page
60 on page
Order by:
Most helpful
Most positive
Most critical
Most recent
Filters:
No reviews matching your criteria
Written in
English
Deutsch
polski
français
русский
中文(简体)
Others
Written by
Verified ownersOthers
Added
Last 30 daysLast 90 daysLast 6 monthsWheneverAfter releaseDuring Early Access
Your review should focus on your in-game experience only. Let the game stand entirely on its own merits.
Avoid noise
To discuss topics such as news, pricing, or community, use our forums. To request new games and website or GOG GALAXY features, use the community wishlist. To get technical support for your game contact our support team.
Critique responsibly
To keep our review sections clean and helpful, we will remove any reviews that break these guidelines or our terms of use.
Ok, got it
Delete this review?
Are you sure you want to permanently delete your review for Battle Axe? This action cannot be undone.
Report this review
If you believe this review contains inappropriate content or violates our community guidelines, please let us know why.
Additional Details (required):
Please provide at least characters.
Please limit your details to characters.
Oops! Something went wrong. Please try again later.
Report this review
Report has been submitted successfully. Thank you for helping us maintain a respectful and safe community.
