A postmortem of Golden Axe: Beast Rider by project producer Michael Boccieri, which appeared in the February 2009 issue of Game Developer Magazine, discussed the project's troubled development cycle. The 2008 issue of the annual "girls of gaming" put out by Play Magazine featured a number of images of Tyris. However, on OctoDenny Chiu of Sega denied the Xbox exclusivity, stating "Completely untrue, it's coming to PS3 as well." While this game does only feature single-player, in a 2008 interview the senior producer stated that the second game in the franchise will feature co-op throughout. The magazine also claimed that the PlayStation 3 version was canceled and that the game would be an Xbox 360 exclusive. With a heavy focus on riding beasts, the game received an M rating since dismemberments, decapitations and nudity are present. The game was revealed to feature the return of Tyris Flare, the amazon warrior from the first installment of the series. The October 2007 issue of Play magazine offered new details. During the summer of 2007, fans uncovered new art and sculptured models from the game. The early progress was quick and impressive, leading Sega to move to acquire the studio on April 3, 2006.Īs part of E3 2006, Sega issued a press release touting a new entry to the Golden Axe franchise for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 A teaser trailer could also be seen during the event. Most of the studio's directors were directly involved at this stage. The project's development began in mid 2005 as Secret Level simultaneously worked on a new game engine and toolset for the project. Tyris uses sword and sorcery to stop him. If he gains control over man, woman and beast alike, it is unknown what will become of the world. It is rumored that even Death Adder fears something about the Titans, though nobody really knows what power they possess over this dark lord. They are after the power of the ancient Dragon Titan. Tyris' skills in combat and magic are almost unsurpassed, but there is a danger rising over Axir that even she must fear. She is a great warrior and defender of the Axirian Priestesses, a sect of dragon worshippers from the Isle of Axir. She wears an outfit made from leather and bone, with white paint over her eyes. The main protagonist is Tyris Flare, an athletic young woman with red hair and green eyes. Like the Challenges, Trials allows the player to select various armor and weapons unlocked in Campaign or through the collection of tribute. The player must complete ten waves of enemies, plus three bonus waves featuring gnomes, without dying. Each level becomes available in Trials after it is completed in the campaign. Trials mode is the equivalent of the original's "Duel" mode, in which the player battles enemies of the selected level in an arena from that level. However, Challenge allows the player to replay any level previously completed in Campaign, in addition to being able to use any armor previously unlocked, as well as any weapon unlocked through the collection of tribute. Such multipliers include time, damage taken, dismemberments and difficulty settings.Ĭhallenge mode plays the same as Campaign, including tribute and class at the end of each level. Tribute is awarded at the end of each level based on the amount collected multiplied by the players performance during the level, which also affects the players Class or "grade" per level. Through the story mode the player is introduced to two non-player characters Gilius Thunderhead the dwarf and Tarik the Ax Battler. This is the story mode of Beast Rider where the player controls Tyris Flare, an amazon from the original games. Armor is unlocked as one progresses through the story or Campaign. Each mode allows for the collection of tribute, which is used to increase magic strength and unlock weapons. Gameplay is divided into three types: Campaign, Challenge and Trials. While this is a major shift in game style from the previous games, Beast Rider maintains many of the elements from the originals such as magic and riding beasts, as well as sending the player on a quest to defeat Death Adder. Beast Rider is the first Golden Axe game in 3D as opposed to side scrolling hack and slash.
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