 As with its predecessor , Barbarian II was licensed to <unk> for release in North America . The game was published there under the title Axe of Rage and included a tattoo in its packaging . The North American version featured a different cover art , showing the close @-@ up <unk> of " a screaming <unk> with <unk> tendencies " . Dragon magazine 's reviewers found the cover ugly , and according to Computer Gaming World , a Canadian <unk> refused to sell Axe of Rage because it considered the game 's box cover art crass enough to <unk> customers . Similarly , in the United Kingdom , <unk> chain Boots banned displays of Barbarian II , featuring Whittaker , from their stores . 
