Akira
2019 Neo-Tokyo is about to explode! 30 years after World War 3, Kyoko a mutant child tells of the approaching cataclysm. The colonel stored capsule 7, which contains mutation 28, better known as Akira, deep…
Akira is an arcade developed by International Computer Entertainment, released 31 December 1994 on Amiga CD32 and Amiga.
What Akira is
Akira is an arcade game developed by International Computer Entertainment and released in 1994. It is available on Amiga CD32 and Amiga.
The premise, in the publisher's words
2019 Neo-Tokyo is about to explode! 30 years after World War 3, Kyoko a mutant child tells of the approaching cataclysm. The colonel stored capsule 7, which contains mutation 28, better known as Akira, deep below the Olympic Stadium at a temperature close to absolute zero. When Tetsuo makes his way to the stadium and the Akira pattern becomes stronger, it is confirmed that Akira's brain is giving off psionic waves! Keneda and Resistance member Kei make their way through the sewers where they are attacked by the military and flying bikes. Keneda manages to grab a bike and flies away, taking Kei on the back. They make their way through the tunnels guided by Kyoko, who has possessed Kei in…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Akira series
Akira is the second of 2 entries we hold in the Akira series. It arrived 6 years after Akira. It is the most recent released entry in the series.
What it launched against
Akira launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Mario Andretti Racing.
Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Mario Andretti Racing.
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