<s>
is	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Sega	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1995	B-Application
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
coin-operated	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
original	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
Adder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
1995	B-Application
Amusement	O
Operators	O
 '	O
Union	O
(	O
AOU	O
)	O
show	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Duel	I-Application
received	O
middling	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Maximum	O
judged	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
decent	O
in	O
both	O
playability	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
highly	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
and	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
potion-dropping	O
imp	O
mechanic	O
makes	O
executing	O
super	O
moves	O
overly	O
convoluted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Guise	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
arcade	O
exact	O
"	O
conversion	O
,	O
the	O
potion-dropping	O
imp	O
mechanic	O
,	O
the	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
outclassed	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
imminent	O
ports	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
potion-dropping	O
imp	O
mechanic	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
simply	O
did	O
not	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
previous	O
2D	O
fighters	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
in	O
particular	O
its	O
visuals	O
were	O
overly	O
similar	O
to	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
