{"product_id":"battle-axe-switch","title":"Battle Axe - Switch","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eESRB Rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e T (Teen)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4-29-2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoby Score (1-10): \u003c\/strong\u003e 6.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Action, Arcade, Fantasy, Diagonal-down, 2D scrolling, RPG elements, Direct control\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia Type(s): \u003c\/strong\u003ePhysical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBattle Axe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBattle Axe is an arcade top-down hack \u0026amp; slash featuring high-quality visuals created by veteran pixel artist Henk Nieborg, true to form game mechanics, and music from the legendary VGM composer Manami Matsumae \u0026amp; retro gamers rejoice! \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/1167300\/extras\/battle_axe_2p_mines.gif?t=1619785935\"\u003e## \u003cstrong\u003eStory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eFor as long as you and your people can remember, your homeland of Mercia has been held in the tyrannical clutches of the malevolent sorceress, Etheldred. 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