Akagi: Touhaiden (1996)

Developer: Micronet
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Strategy, Card & Board Game

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Each mahjong match feels like a tense psychological standoff where rising stakes demand careful, calculated play to claw toward legendary status.

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About

Based on Nobuyuki Fukumoto's manga "Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai" and some live-action adaptations, the game explores the gambling exploits of Shigeru Akagi. The player progresses the story by winning Mahjong games in two to four player matches with the stakes gradually rising through each new game, with the goal of become a legendary champion.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.