When did Akira come out?

Akira was released on 24 December 1988 for Family Computer.

Akira (1988) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Akira

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

24 December 1988

What Akira is

Akira is an adventure game developed by Tose and released in 1988. It was published by Taito. It is available on Family Computer only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Akira series

Akira is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Akira series. The next entry was Akira in 1994.

See all 2 Akira games in release order →

What it launched against

Akira launched on 24 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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