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Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life

Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life is a 3D RPG game developed by Yumekobo and published by SNK released in March 1999 for the PlayStation. It was released again as a PSOne Classic on PSN for the…

11 March 1999

Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life is an adventure developed by Yumekobo, released 11 March 1999 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life is

Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life is an adventure game developed by Yumekobo and released in 1999. It was published by SNK. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The year is 2018 and science has progressed at an alarming rate under the Tantauls system. Dinosaurs, clones, and mecha are no longer figments of fantasy and can be constructed into reality. They regulate society to the finest detail, creating automated and technologically advanced cities on land and in sea. Yet through this government agency lies a dark conspiracy, one which mysteriously surrounds the brain waves of the school girl, Athena Asamiya. Although she believes herself to be a normal girl, her life changes dramatically once her Psycho Powers awaken. Now, it is up to her to find the truth behind her powers as well as the secrets behind Tantauls.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are horror, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The King of Fighters series

Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life is the 11th of 71 entries we hold in the The King of Fighters series. The next entry was The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 in 1999.

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What it launched against

Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life launched on 11 March 1999, within three weeks of Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Silent Hill, RollerCoaster Tycoon and Metal Slug X.

Released around the same time: Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Silent Hill, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Metal Slug X.

Official trailer

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When did Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life come out?
Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life was released on 11 March 1999 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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