Athena is a platform developed by Imagine Software, released 31 December 1987 on Arcade and ZX Spectrum.
What Athena is
Athena is a platform game developed by Imagine Software and released in 1987. It is available on Arcade and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Transported to a strange, forbidding land, Athena, a bold oriental princess, must battle for survival against the denizens of its various areas to reach the Dark Overlord who brought her to his realm as a pawn for his macabre games. But the blood of a hundred Samurai runs through the veins of our heroine and she has vowed to wreak revenge on her hideous tormentor and his evil underlings. Steeling herself against the horrors to come she sets forth on her perilous quest.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Athena launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.
Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.
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When did Athena come out?
Athena was released on 31 December 1987 for Arcade and ZX Spectrum.
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