When did Gekido come out?

Gekido was released on 1 April 2000 for N-Gage and PlayStation.

Gekido (2000) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Gekido

Gekido (known as Gekido: Urban Fighters in Europe) is a beat 'em up for the PlayStation game console. The game uses a fast paced beat 'em up system, with many bosses and a colorful design in terms of graphics…

1 April 2000

What Gekido is

Gekido is a fighting game developed by Gremlin Interactive and released in 2000. It was published by Atari Interactive. It is available on N-Gage and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a time where there is great corruption and terror, a young girl named Angela has been kidnapped. Rumor has it that Kintaro has made a deal with the devil. Angela's parents hire Travis, a private detective, to investigate the crime boss Kintaro and retrieve Angela. Knowing that the mission to rescue Angela will not be easy, he is aided by three sidekicks, Michelle, Ushi, and Tetsuo.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Gekido launched on 1 April 2000, within three weeks of Thief II: The Metal Age, MDK2, Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death and Mega Man Legends 2.

Released around the same time: Thief II: The Metal Age, MDK2, Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death, Mega Man Legends 2.

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