The fate of Mercia is now in your hands Battle ax, available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S. Battle ax is a retro-inspired pixel art hack and slash adventure that takes inspiration from classic titles, including Glove, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadows Over Mystara, and Golden ax.
For starters, players need nerves of steel and steadfastness to fight their way through hordes of enemies, dodging attacks and getting out unscathed. You will inevitably die and die again, but perseverance and practice will certainly pay off. With each playthrough, you’ll spot enemy attacks and come up with new resourceful methods of attacking them. They will find a way that works for you. The dedicated pixel art in Battle ax creates a living world that enhances the authenticity of the goal of the game, a top-down arcade adventure inspired by the classics. The animations are fluid and thanks to the fantastic craftsmanship of Henk Nieborg it is difficult to get drawn into the world.
Bring a friend and play in local co-op for 2 players. Pick one of the three main characters, each with different attacks. All available heroes have a projectile attack, a melee attack, a special attack and an item gathering point that can be used to use one-time powerups to clear out enemies in a pinch. Battle ax focuses on a fun core experience and the balanced mechanics encourage players to beat the game in exciting ways in order to rank higher. It sure feels like an old school challenge to get your score on the leaderboard and constantly aiming to beat your score adds to replayability.
Infinite mode invites players to step into an ever-expanding, procedurally generated dungeon to fend off waves of enemies and score the highest possible score. After completing Arcade Mode and New Game +, players will definitely want to test their skills to see if they can advance as far as possible. This is the real test for those who love to see their score at the top of the leaderboard.
The iconically acclaimed catalog of Battle ax Creator, Henk Nieborg, belong Xeno crisis, Cons 4 and Shakedown: Hawaii and another member of the family tree is Manami Matsumae, who previously worked on the soundtracks for Mega Man, final battle, shovel knight and many other classics. The team is rounded off by Mike Tucker, who helped with the programming and the additional design Battle ax but has worked on a number of titles, including with Henk Nieborg Xeno crisis.
Battle ax is now available for Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One available. So check out the game in the store. Find out more with a visit numskullgames.com or by following us Twitter and Instagram, subscribe to our Youtube channel and by becoming a fan Facebook.
Battle ax
Numskull games
$ 29.99
For as long as you and your people can remember, your homeland, Mercia, has been in the tyrannical grip of “Etheldred”. a despotic sorceress in the distant icy wasteland to the north. Every seven years it sends its armies south to select residents from each community who will face a life of slavery to which they will never be heard again. Champions across the land are being urged to end their rule. An elf, a wizard and a looter answer the call. Join this gang of heroes on their search for the vanquished evil from the land once and for all!
