Akira

December 24, 1988 Tose Taito
Adventure Visual Novel
famicom
About

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.
Storyline

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.
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User Score
47.4
Total Score
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Game Info

Release Date December 24, 1988
Developer Tose
Publisher Taito
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Text
Themes Science fiction