Athena (1986)
- Developer
- SNK
- Platforms
- Arcade, PlayStation Portable
- Genres
- Platform, Arcade
- Rating
- 2.8 of 5, 17 player ratings
How it feels
A classic side-scrolling platformer with a mythic fantasy adventure feel and straightforward action.
adventurousmythicold-schoolaction-packedplatformingfantasy
About
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.
Screenshots
More games like this
- Psycho Soldier (1987)
- Arcade Archives: Athena (2018)
- The Wing of Madoola (1986)
- Xexyz (1990)
- Valkyrie: The Magical Odyssey (2000)
- Hellfire (2022)
- Pegasus Odyssey (1983)
- Athena Code (2022)
More by SNK
- GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES (2016)
- THE LAST BLADE 2 (2017)
- METAL SLUG 3 (2014)
- METAL SLUG 2 (2016)
- METAL SLUG X (2014)
- Fatal Fury (1993)
- Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory (1995)
- Fatal Fury 2 (1994)
This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.