Debut Golden Axe: Beast Rider trailer shows protagonist riding beasts
by Griffin McElroy 
{ May 31st 2008 at 9:00PM }
We were heartbroken to learn that the upcoming re-imagining of the once beloved arcade franchise, Golden Axe: Beast Rider, would not feature any co-op gameplay. Our faith in the title was admittedly shaken -- though this debut trailer has officially piqued our interest. After all, who needs friends when you have gigantic, mountable dinosaurs? Though we would have preferred to see some footage of some unassumping, puntable power-up gnomes, the combat in the above video certainly looks enticing -- though the gameplay featured in this preview might be lost on you if your monitor is unable to display the 400 shades of brown apparently used to create the game's visual aesthetic. May we suggest adjusting the title to the slightly more appropriate Burnt Sienna Axe?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Smoke_Dawg_187 @ May 31st 2008 9:11PM
Looks pretty good to me.
JontheNinja @ May 31st 2008 9:24PM
But... but I don't wanna be a woman.
Hashbrown Hunter @ Jun 1st 2008 9:13AM
Yeah I'm sure you'll suffer a real identity crisis there.
finnith @ Jun 1st 2008 12:06PM
BURN!
JontheNinja @ Jun 1st 2008 12:42PM
HASH YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE :'(
Hashbrown Hunter @ Jun 1st 2008 2:30PM
Sorry, couldn't resist.
pandaboy99 @ May 31st 2008 9:30PM
HEY GUYS! lets remake a game which built its fanbase and fun on coop but instead NOT include COOP! what a great idea!!! Wouldnt it also be awesome to make a game noone is gonna buy?.. sigh.. theres not enough sarcasm out there to justify how stupid these game programmers are...
Mr.ESC @ May 31st 2008 9:36PM
I think the idea was to make a game like Ninja Gaiden or Heavenly Sword.Think of this as an spin off of Golden Axe.
Maybe if this turn outs to be good there is hope for a version with co-op mode but if you want to be sure you can always start a petition.Sometimes petitions work yet petitions won't stop Uwe Boll from making movies.
Complain,complain until your dreams come true I say.
MasterCKO @ May 31st 2008 9:51PM
I think that the reason they gave is that they want to make sure the gameplay is solid and fun before they commit to co-op play *coughsequelcough*
Tiptup300 @ May 31st 2008 11:26PM
....Why would you play this game without co-op. What else does it have to offer?
Nige @ Jun 2nd 2008 4:36AM
I agree, but don't blame the programmers, they just develop what the designers and publishers want.
Hashbrown Hunter @ Jun 1st 2008 9:15AM
"...theres not enough sarcasm out there to justify how stupid these game programmers are..."
No, there's just not enough people who know how to use sarcasm out there.
goboColossus (LIVE, PSN - gobopop) @ May 31st 2008 9:32PM
Seems like they tacked on "Golden Axe" to a proof of concept demo of the hot new IP "Beast Rider."
Looks good though, Star Fox Adventures turned out alright I guess...
Mr.ESC @ May 31st 2008 9:32PM
It reminds me of Heavenly Sword.
NukeAssault @ May 31st 2008 10:02PM
Dont say that... you'll make me not want it. ='(
MC Fresh Beats @ Jun 3rd 2008 9:24AM
FAP FAP FAP?
pandaboy99 @ May 31st 2008 9:56PM
They should have called this Super Mario bros: Beast rider... it has as much to do with super mario bros as it does golden axe
reef @ May 31st 2008 9:47PM
Golden Axe is not supposed to have blood and dismemberment and all that. At least keep it so when you defeat people they petrify into the ground .. that was always a cool feature.
Is Death Adder in this game?
LaughingTarget @ Jun 1st 2008 8:07AM
That could easily work into a plausible storyline. The main character has the Medusa Sword, which turns enemies into stone. They could use that Endorphin engine and have enemies turn into stone in a variety of cool ways.
Maybe I should make that game.
shawn @ May 31st 2008 9:52PM
i might try this but im sticking to my copy of golden axe for genesis
Bluebrake @ May 31st 2008 10:04PM
Not impressed. The game should have had a bright, cartoonish, arcadey look, and gameplay to match.
People have been lamenting the death of offline multiplayer on the HD consoles in things like Motorstorm, but when you cut it from freaking Golden Axe the situation has officially become absurd.
Oh, and the animation looks pretty shitty.
ronald.raygun @ May 31st 2008 10:50PM
im with you, the best thing about the original was the co-op and without it just not quite as fun looking, then again i feel that way about a lot of games.
Also do you get to beat up little dwarfs for potions outside of a campfire in between levels? is so no go for me.
Rob Accomando @ May 31st 2008 10:56PM
Golden Axe: Warrior didn't have co-op. I didn't hear you guys complaining about that one! haha
born2kill @ May 31st 2008 10:59PM
niiiiiice
Umeadi @ Jun 1st 2008 12:18AM
She can ride my beast whenever she wants to.
Noshino @ Jun 1st 2008 2:29AM
coming from Tony The Tiger, she wouldn't say hesitate to do so...
noskillbassist @ Jun 1st 2008 12:32AM
Golden Axe: Beast Rider - Confirmed to have beast riding! Metal Gear Solid 4 - Confirmed to have Metal Gears! (And Solid Snake!) Super Mario Galazy - Confirmed to take place in space! Gears of War 2 - Confirmed to be a sequel to the original Gears of War! And feature WAR! (If these aren't seperated by line breaks, it's because my browser SUCKS.)
ugg.tryptophan @ Jun 1st 2008 12:54AM
so its like your ordinary bloody action game.. but for girls who dont want to play as Kratos; its cool but there are better options that already exist
Deck @ Jun 1st 2008 3:24AM
Its intriguing. But the amount of other huge titles coming out in the fall.. I worry that this may get lost even if it is pretty decent.
elmersglue @ Jun 1st 2008 3:33AM
I think the gaming market has expanded too fast and too big for its own good... People don't want to buy random titles anymore. It's all about big name/tried and true games nowadays. Too many companies making too many games..It's kinda worrying...
reminds me of bacterial growth...
exponential growth, levels off, then exponential death.
Jigsaw @ Jun 1st 2008 3:50AM
This still looks absolutely nothing like Golden Axe. I guess the main character uses magic, I think that's about the only part that gives any kind of hint that it's supposed to be related to the Golden Axe games. If the game had a different name I would never have even made the connection.
The game could end up decent of course (though that trailer hardly makes me excited), but from everything they've shown, this game looks to be a complete and utter failure as a Golden Axe game.
PyrosNine @ Jun 1st 2008 4:23AM
My only complaint?
No Golden Axe. She wields a sword. It's not even golden!
Shinji @ Jun 1st 2008 5:24AM
No, you know what? I'm God damn sick and tired of every game looking exactly like every other game out there. Why are all battle-ready women in bikinis with light scatterings of armor? Can designers no longer come up with anything original? Do you base all your character designs off the exact same sexy-woman design someone created ages ago? Is it completely unacceptable for a heroine's stomach and lower back to have CLOTHING?
I mean, I like the ladies and all, but show me some ORIGINALITY for God's sake. This game looks like everything I've seen 80 times over again.
ALH @ Jun 1st 2008 9:31AM
Seconded. They really need to start hiring people who know a little about fashion design to clothe the female protagonists, because at the moment most female characters are derived from the 'sexual fantasy icon' end of things.
Or in other words, most female game characters look like their clothing was inspired by those cheap plastic outfits used by strippers and girls on a hen party.
But then again, i think its relevant in some games, especially with something like golden axe, which has always been the kind of rippling flesh with not much covering it style of fantasy. If anything the protagonist in this should be wearing even LESS. The girl in the original golden axe didnt exactly have modesty.
Darkbhudda @ Jun 1st 2008 7:46PM
If it was a male character we would be seeing his bare chest. Since a topless female character would raise all kinds of hell, they have to use a bikini.
But I agree with you though. They really should set in an Icy setting with her wearing a parka and riding a giant walrus while wielding a lance. That would be kickass.
Robotochan @ Jun 1st 2008 5:25AM
Was that the giant flying turtles skeleton I saw near the start? The music for that village was awesome... looking forward to Castle Crashers so much more now
Chase @ Jun 1st 2008 6:38AM
Of course, this will lead to the ultimate game, "Banjo Kazooie vs. Golden Axe", with the tagline, "Who will ride harder?"
The idea itself prints money.
ShiftyLookingShepard @ Jun 1st 2008 12:24PM
Are you guys sure the title isn't "Debut Golden Axe: Beast Rider trailer shows protagonist riding breasts"?
Mr Khan @ Jun 1st 2008 1:30PM
Looks pretty neat aside from the complete and utter dearth of color or artistic style
Scenario Kinda reminds me of "Korgoth of Barbaria," but in a good way
gamerprophet @ Jun 1st 2008 1:44PM
I'll just buy this out of a sense of nostalgia =)
Noxat @ Jun 1st 2008 9:09PM
As a fan of the original Golden Axe and action games I have to say this looks... terrible, completely awful terrible. It looks like bland mediocre crap and the developer's mothers should love them a little less for having created it.
AyteshIsHot @ Jun 2nd 2008 4:19PM
I think this game looks like it could be a lot of fun. You have to consider that it is a departure from the original. Say for instance that the game was called.. o I don't know... Heavenly Sword. Everyone would be all psyched up about playing some hot chick who parades around half naked cleaving through hordes of baddies as her perky breast glisten in the sun, but since the game is called Golden Axe, everyone is up in arms about not being able to play as some vertically challenged psychopath or a metro-sexual barbarian. I will give this game a chance for sure.