Akira (video game) explained

Akira
Developer:TOSE
Publisher:Taito
Composer:Toshiko Kawanishi
Platforms:Family Computer
Genre:Adventure, visual novel
Modes:Single-player

is a 1988 adventure video game by TOSE for the Family Computer console exclusively in Japan.[1] It is based on Akira, the 1988 animated film version of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga of the same name.

Plot

The player takes the role of Kaneda, who begins the game when his motorcycle gang is taken into police custody after the abduction of their friend Tetsuo by the military.

Gameplay

Progress in the game is made by selecting actions from a list. The current location is depicted in a static image, often redrawn from the film. Progress can be recorded with the help of passwords.

Development

The game was developed by TOSE and published by Taito.[2] In 2012, a fan translation into English was created.[3] [4]

Release

The game was released in Japan on December 24, 1988. It was released only 5 months after the film.[5] The release coincided with the height of the popularity of the Akira series.[6]

Reception

Akira was given a poor total score of 17 out of 40 from the panel of four reviewers of Famicom Tsūshin magazine.[7]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=19713. ja:アキラ [ファミコン]. Famitsu. Enterbrain Inc.. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20180801064207/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=19713. 2018-08-01. 2018-07-31.
  2. News: Akira Release Information for NES. GameFAQs. 2020-11-07.
  3. News: Fan translation now available for Taito’s Akira - Retro Gaming Australia . Retrogamingaus.com . en.
  4. News: GIFs from Akira, the 1988 video game for Nintendo's Famicom system . Doc Pop's . 12 June 2017.
  5. News: Akira . Retro Gamer. December 19, 2011. 2018-07-31.
  6. Hilliard. Kyle . I Want An Akira Video Game. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231052504/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/12/18/i-want-an-akira-video-game.aspx. dead. December 31, 2012. Game Informer. July 16, 2018 . 2018-07-31.
  7. . . 6 January 1989 . Cross Review . 65 . 19 . ja.