 In their review for Dragon magazine , the <unk> called Axe of Rage " an <unk> slash ' n hack that 'll please most <unk> . " Zzap ! 64 's reviewers were unanimous in recommending Barbarian II to their readers ; however , two years later in a re @-@ review , the magazine 's staff said the game has aged badly , finding the gameplay " lot more crude and clichéd " and of dubious replay value . Martyn Carroll concurred in his article for <unk> Gamer , 17 years after the game 's release , calling Barbarian II " hugely disappointing " for " [ <unk> ] up almost everything that was great about the first game . " Brown and Palace Software 's co @-@ founder Richard <unk> admitted as much ; they said they had mixed feelings about Barbarian II , thinking the idea of a simple fun game was lost by <unk> too many features into it . 
