Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend (1997) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel, also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden, is a video game based on the Gainax anime/manga series Neon Genesis Evangelion, released officially only in…

13 February 1997

What Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend is

Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend is an adventure game developed by Gainax and released in 1997. It was published by Bandai. It is available on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel, also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden, is a video game based on the Gainax anime/manga series Neon Genesis Evangelion, released officially only in Japan for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 2, PSP, Windows (PC), and Macintosh. On January 20, 2005 a sequel was released titled "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel 2nd" for the Playstation 2, and while it does feature much of the cast of the original game, the story is unrelated to the original's.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are comedy, drama, kids and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Neon Genesis Evangelion series

Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend is the second of 32 entries we hold in the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. It arrived 11 months after Neon Genesis Evangelion: 1st Impression. The next entry was Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2nd Impression in 1997.

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What it launched against

Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend launched on 13 February 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Rally Cross.

Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Rally Cross.

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