Akira
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| Akira |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Game Gear |
| Publisher: THQ |
| Planned release date(s): 1994 |
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Akira is an unreleased video game based on the 1988 film of the same name, set to be published by THQ.
Akira is one of the more notable video game absentees of the early 1990s, as it was announced for three different platforms; the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, and Super Nintendo. Despite all three versions being talked about and a trailer appearing at Summer CES 1994, no versions of the game were ever released. Sega Game Gear and Game Boy versions have also been mentioned, but it is unclear if these handheld projects actually started.
The game is thought to have been cancelled due to internal problems at THQ. Disagreements in project management, the resignation of a lead programmer and a higher priority given to other titles is thought to have led to the game being abandoned.
Akira would have combined side-scrolling gameplay with third-person, Road Rash-style motorcycle elements.