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- GOLDEN AXE
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- Typed in by THUNDER of THE ANGELS. Edited by PARASITE.
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- THE QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN AXE
- A terrible scourge has settled on the land of Yuria.The evil reptilian
- creature DeathAdder invaded the peaceful villages and by-ways of this ancient
- land,putting the population to the sword (and worse!).His armies of thugs and
- other murderous creatures now run amok in yuria,terrifying the innocent
- citizens and exacting crippling taxes from the people.Food is running low,and
- there is little hope of freedom.
- The very existence of Yuria is now threatened - Death Adder has kidnapped the
- king and his daughter,the beautiful Princess,and he is holding them captive in
- their own castle.Death Adder has also found the Golden Axe,the magical emblem
- of the land of Yuria,and plans to destroy it and kill the royal family unless
- all the people of Yuria bow to his will,swearing an oath of allegiance to his
- evil regime accepting him as ruler.
- There seems to be little chance of defeating Death Adder and ridding Yuria of
- his evil hordes -the King's armies were crushed long ago in fierce and bloody
- battles.But an alliance of three warriors from the farthest corners of the
- land may just manage the impossible...
- Press Fire to start a one-player game or the second player's fire to start a
- two-player game.At the start of play,you must select the character you wish
- to control.In a two-player game,each player must choose a different character
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- AX-BATTLER
- A barbarian from the far plains of Yuria,Ax-Battler is a fearsome warrior
- motivated by hatred of Death-Adder.Soon after the invading armies arrived in
- Yuria they put Ax-Battler's mother to a horrible and lingering death.Returning
- from a quest,Ax-Battler was treated to the sound of this mother dying screams
- and will not rest until he has heard the dying screams of Death Adder.
- Ax-Battler can command Volcano Magic,which can reach up to four levels
- of power depending on how many magic pots he is carrying when he casts a
- destroy spell.
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- GILIUS-THUNDERHEAD
- A Dwarf from the mines of Wolud,Gilius-Thunderhead lost his twin brother in
- the battle to defend their homestead against the blood crazed soldiers of
- Death-Adder.Members of the Dwarvish race are very closely bonded to their
- relatives by emotional ties - and in the case of twins,this bonding is
- immensely strong.Gilius Thunderhead has sworn by all he holds sacred to join
- his brother in death by killing Death adder and then committing suicide.
- Gilius-Thunderhead can command lightning magic,which can reach up to three
- levels of power depending on how many magic pots he is carrying when he
- casts a destroy spell.
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- TYRIS-FLARE
- Tyris-Flare is an amazon warrior queen,the last surviving member of her jungle
- tribe.She has nothing more to live for - her people were all put to the sword
- by Death Adder's evil minoins and the jungle in which her race has lived for
- generations was razed to the ground.She has sworn by all that is sacred to her
- people that she will avenge their deaths by defeating Death Adder and
- liberating the land of Yuria.Tyris-Flare can command fire magic,which can
- reach up to six levels of power depending on how many magic pots she is
- carrying when she casts a destroy spell.
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- GOLDEN AXE - THE QUEST
- Your quest is straightforward in nature,but difficult to achieve,your goal
- is to kill all of Death Adder's soldiers - and then face up to Death Adder
- himself in the final showdown.
- Kill off all the evil creatures in the land of Yuria,and you can liberate
- the kidnapped king and princess and restore the land that you love to peace
- and prosperity.Fail,and Death Adder will rule forever.
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- THE WOODS
- Starting out in the woods outside Turtle village,your aim is to progress to
- the right of the scrolling,clearing each section by killing off all of Death
- Adder's minions.A sword appears at the top right of the screen with the
- message 'GO' to show that your journey can continue.In the woods you meet the
- lowliest of Death Adder's minions - they are the least skilled fighters in his
- army,but you must stay on guard.They're dumb,but there's a lot of them! and
- you meet up with the Twin Sumos and the Lizard Women.While you're in the Woods
- try to grab and save as much magic as you can - you'll need it later on ...
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- TURTLE VILLAGE
- All the people have been scared away from their homes in the village by Death
- Adder's marauding hordes.The soldiers you meet on the streets are meaner and
- and tougher than the raw recruits you met in the woods- some of therm are
- riding bizarrians.
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- EAGLE ISLAND
- This island is the back of a huge eagle - with Skeleton Swordmens hidding in
- it's feathers.They're particulary difficult to beat - being dead,they have
- no further fear of death! Narrow bridges make the battle even more hazardous.
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- APPROACHING THE CASTLE
- On your way of Death Adder's lair you have to fight through cobbled streets,
- defeating wave upon wave of evil enemies.
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- THE CASTLE
- Prepare forthe final battle with Death Adder.If you win this conflict,then
- your quest will be successful.
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- RIDING BIZARRIANS
- Death Adder has imported some very strange creatures to the land of Yuria,
- which some of his soldiers ride as cavalry animals.Called Bizarrians,these
- creatures can give you a real edge during combat - if you can knock the
- rider off the back of a bizarrian,it's possible to climb into the saddle
- and use the animal itself as a powerful weapon.As an additional bonus,the
- bizarrian takes the hits until you are unsaddled.
- Bizarrians have different attributes,depending on their breed.Some will spit
- flame or fireballs in the direction they are facing when you press the fire
- button,while others can inflict damage on the enemy with their sweeping
- tails - just move the joystick to the left or right to make the creature
- turn around when one of the Death Adder's soldiers is close by.
- Although Bizarrians are fairly docile mounts,waiting quietly for a rider
- to mount them no-one rides them.Try and stay in the saddle for as long as
- you can...
- And if you complete a section of the game while you're mounted on a
- Bizarrian,it departs when you make camp and rest up for a while before
- attempting the next section of the quest.
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- COLLECTING AND USING MAGIC
- You start the quest to liberate Yuria with one magic pot - but you're sure
- to need more than that to complete the battles ahead.
- Every so often,you'll come across little Elves who scamper around the
- current screen area clutching sacks.If you chase after them and nudge them,
- or strenght bars.If you walk over a magic pot,it is added to your
- character's magic reserves;similarly walking over a strenght bar allows you
- to increase your energy reserves by one unit.
- Watch out for the Elves that sometimes appear when you are resting up at the
- end of a section.Under the cover of darkness,they attempt to steal pots of
- magic ans strenght bars from these visitors...
- Whenever you use magic,your character will cast a spell that uses up all
- the magic he or she is carrying in the form of magic pots (shown in the
- status panel).This may prove powerful enough to kill off all the hostile
- crfeatures in the current screen area,but if you are facing particularly
- strong opponents of Death Adder's creatures may be able to recover from
- the spell and fight some more.
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- STRENGTH AND CREDITS
- You start the game with three lives,divided into units of strenght and
- displayed at the bottom of the screen in a bar readout that is your Hit
- Meter.Each time your character takes hits,strenght is lost,but you can
- replenish strenght if you can persuade an Elf to drop a strenght bar...
- When you finally run out of lives the game ends and the score board appears.
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- SURVIVAL SKILLS
- * Practice work on your jump and attack skills to get your timing perfect-
- mastering the attack and all its variations is the best way to win.
- * Experiment with the joystick to discover all the special moves.
- * Ride a Bizarrian whenever you can.
- * Learm the shortcomings of each enemy,then concentrate on defeating them
- by attacking their vulnerable spots.
- * Assess each situation to decide whether to retreat to a better position
- or close in for the attack.
- * Learn to jump and twirl to get behind an attacker - blows to the back
- are usually fatal,so make sure you are always facing your foe.
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- COMBAT CONTROLS
- It is important that you master the controls that are used during combat
- - quick reflexes are needed to win battles,and you will almost certainly
- lose a fight if you have to think about what you are doing.
- Pressing fire while your character is standing still results in a basic
- slashing motion with the weapon that he or she is holding.
- Up,Down,Left and Right on the joystick cause the hero you are controlling
- to walk up,down,left and right in the current screen are.You can't off to
- the left of the current screen area at any time,and can only walk into a
- new area to the right when the pointer sword and the word 'GO' appears
- at the top right of the current screen area.
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- UP + FIRE Jump
- UP + FIRE + FIRE Pile Drive
- DOWN + FIRE Overhead sword swing for Tyris-Flare and Ax-Battler
- forward roll for Gilius-Thunderhead
- LEFT + LEFT Run left
- RIGHT + RIGHT Run right
- LEFT + LEFT + FIRE Barge/leap left
- RIGHT + RIGHT + FIRE Barge/leap right
- P Pause
- F10 while Paused Abort
- LEFT ALT Player 1 magic
- RIGHT ALT Player 2 magic (Amiga)
- CAPSLOCK Player 2 magic (St)
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- Player 2 can join in the game at any time by pressing fire on the joystick.
- To select a character,player 2 must keep fire pressed and move the stick
- left or right.Once fire is released,the game will stop and the graphics for
- player 2's character will load in.
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