The Legendary Axe II
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| Developer(s) | Victor Interactive Software |
| Publisher(s) | NEC |
| Platform(s) | TurboGrafx 16/PC Engine |
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
The Legendary Axe II,[1] originally released in Japan as Ankoku Densetsu (暗黒伝説), is a horizontal platform video game created in 1990 by Victor Interactive Software. It is the followup to The Legendary Axe.
Story
The king and queen of a royal kingdom die and their two sons have to fight for the throne. Prince Sirius loses to the evil Prince Zach. The tone is set for the good son, Prince Sirius, to reclaim the throne.
Summary
Gameplay is similar to the previous game, but the "strength charging" has been removed. Multiple, swapable weapons have been added, obtained by collecting those icons: sword, axe, and morning star. In addition, you have a stock of screen-clearing bombs that can be used by pressing Run. Defeated enemies drop these weapons and bombs, as well as health refills and extensions, and so on.
Unlike the previous entry and its vibrant and colorful visuals and sound, II is dark and threatening in tone; combined with the changes to the weapon system, The Legendary Axe II is even more like Rastan.
Notes
- ↑ The packaging for the US version has the title of "Legendary Axe II".