Athena
Athena is a 1986 side-scrolling platform game developed and published by SNK, in which players control Princess Athena as she traverses a series of mythological worlds in an effort to return to her own realm. The gameplay centers on navigating platform-based stages, defeating enemies, and collecting weapons, armor, and power-ups that enhance the protagonist’s abilities and survivability.
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DeveloperSNK
ReleasedJuly 1, 1986
StatusReleased
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SeriesAthena
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Mixed Reception56/100
About This Game
A sheltered princess abandons her restrictive palace existence in search of excitement, only to trigger a catastrophic fall from the heavens that lands her in a strange realm ruled by the tyrant Dante. Stripped of her royal garments and separated from everything familiar, Athena finds herself trapped in a dangerous fantasy world teeming with monstrous warriors and deadly obstacles. To escape her predicament and liberate the enslaved land, she must gather her courage and strength to confront increasingly formidable foes, culminating in a final confrontation with Dante himself that will determine whether she can restore peace to this world and reclaim her way home.