Golden Axe Warrior is a spin-off of the Golden Axe games , a series of side-scrolling Beat'Em Ups from Sega.
In ancient times, a horde of giants rebelled against the elders and a brutal war ensued. A hero carrying the Golden Axe appeared and drove back the giants. Since then, the kingdom of Firewood has been ruled by a family that mastered the power of the nine crystals to ward off evil from Firewood. Everyone lived in peace until one of Firewood's ministers betrayed his king and sold the nine crystals to Death Adder, one of the evil giants. Death Adder has hidden the nine crystals in nine dungeons, unleashed hordes of monsters, and is threatening to take over the world. Will there be another hero who can find the Golden Axe and defeat Death Adder?
Gameplay in Golden Axe Warrior is similar to The Legend Of Zelda, meaning you'll spend most of your time exploring the large overworld, fighting enemies, and looking for dungeons with the crystals. Inside the dungeons, you'll fight more enemies, find treasures and keys, solve simple puzzles, and defeat the dungeon's boss to get one of the crystals. To survive against the large number of enemies, you'll find many different weapons and three different spells.