December 1988 - games, that were released this month

Action, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 1, 1988 → SEGA Master System

Chōonsenshi Borgman is an action game mixed with an anime or manga game from the masters from the studio SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The main...

City Centurian

Action, Shooter

December 1, 1988 → Apple II

City Centurian is an action game with a touch of shooter from developers from the Capitol Ideas Software studio. The game is published by Nibble...

Lost Crown of Queen Anne

Adventure

December 1, 1988 → Commodore 64, DOS

Lost Crown of Queen Anne is an adventure. The game is published by Softdisk Publishing. There has still been no announcement of Lost Crown of Queen...

Alien Syndrome (1988)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

December 2, 1988 → NES

Alien Syndrome (1988) is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action and shooter from the masters at SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The main publisher of...

Amagon

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

December 2, 1988 → NES

Amagon is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the masters of the Aicom Corporation studio. The game is published by Vic...

Momotarō Dentetsu

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game

December 2, 1988 → NES

Momotarō Dentetsu is a top-down strategy from developers from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The game is published by Hudson Soft...

No񵁥Ri񵁥Ko

Adventure, First-person view, Interactive movie, Visual novel

December 4, 1988 → TurboGrafx CD

No񵁥Ri񵁥Ko is a first-person adventure with a mixture of interactive cinema and visual novel from the developers of AlfaSystem Co...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based, Grand strategy

December 9, 1988 → Sharp X68000

Steam: 71/100

This turn-based historical strategy game is set during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. The player takes the role of a warlord and seeks...

Godzilla: Monster of Monsters

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Comics

December 9, 1988 → NES

Godzilla: Monster of Monsters is an isometric arcade game with action, fighting and anime/manga elements from the studio Compile. The game is...

Kyōran no Ginga: Schwarzschild

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

December 9, 1988 → PC-98

Kyōran no Ginga: Schwarzschild is a strategy from developers from Kogado Studio, Inc.. The game is published by Kogado Studio, Inc...

Michael Andretti's World GP

Action, Racing, Sports game

December 9, 1988 → NES

Michael Andretti's World GP is an action game with elements of racing and a sports game from developers from the Sonata studio. The game is published...

Ninja Gaiden (1988)

Action, Third-person view

December 9, 1988 → NES

Players: 9.5/10

Ninja Gaiden (1988) is a third-person action game from the masters of Tecmo, Ltd.. The game is published by Tecmo, Ltd.. Shadow Warriors and Ninja...

'89 Denno Kyusei Uranai

Simulation, First-person view, Anime / Manga

December 10, 1988 → NES

'89 Denno Kyusei Uranai is a first-person simulator with game elements in the anime or manga genre from developers from Micronics studio. The...

Casablanca ni Ai o: Satsujinsha wa Jikū o Koete

Adventure, First-person view

December 10, 1988 → Sharp X68000

Casablanca ni Ai o: Satsujinsha wa Jikū o Koete is a first-person adventure from the developers at Thinking Rabbit. The main publisher of the...

Death Bringer (1989)

Role-playing game, First-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

December 10, 1988 → PC-98

Death Bringer (1989) is a first-person role-playing game with anime/manga and fantasy game elements from the developers of Renovation Game. The game...

Night Bomber

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Tanks

December 10, 1988 → DOS

Night Bomber is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, strategy and tank simulator. The game is published by Apogee Software...

Thing (1988)

Adventure

December 10, 1988 → DOS

Thing (1988) is an adventure. The main publisher of the game is Apogee Software Productions. Thing (1988) may be in development for PC, but that...

'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai

Simulation

December 10, 1988 → NES

'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai is a simulator from Micronics studio. The game is published by Induction Produce. But Dennou Kyuusei Uranai has not...

Fighting Road

Arcade, Action, Fighting

December 13, 1988 → NES

Fighting Road is an arcade game with a mixture of action and fighting from developers from the studio Toei Animation Co., Ltd.. The game is published...

Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

December 15, 1988 → PC-98

Players: 5.5/10

This turn-based fantasy role-playing game follows Werdna, the evil wizard defeated in the first Wizardry and imprisoned deep inside his own dungeon...

Captain Silver

Action, Platformer, Third-person view

December 16, 1988 → NES

Captain Silver is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the Data East Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game is SEGA...

Gradius 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

December 16, 1988 → NES

Gradius 2 is an arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from the masters from the studio Konami Co., Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Kaguya-hime Densetsu

Adventure, First-person view, Top-down view

December 16, 1988 → NES

Kaguya-hime Densetsu is an adventure with a first-person view from developers from Micronics studio. The game is published by Victor Musical...

King of Chicago

Arcade, Strategy, Adventure, First-person view

December 16, 1988 → Sharp X68000

King of Chicago is a first-person arcade game with a touch of strategy and adventure from developers from the studios Cinemaware Corporation, Doug...

Veigues: Tactical Gladiators

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

December 16, 1988 → PC-88

Veigues: Tactical Gladiators is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter from the masters from the Game Arts Co., Ltd. studio. The game is...

Final Fantasy II

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

December 17, 1988 → NES

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in a fantasy world where an emperor summons monsters from a demonic realm to seize control. After the attacks...

Rollerball

Simulation, Action, Top-down view, Pinball

December 20, 1988 → NES

Rollerball is a top-down simulator with a touch of action and a pinball simulator from the developers of the studio HAL Laboratory, Inc.. The main...

Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness

Role-playing game, First-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

December 21, 1988 → PC-98

Players: 7/10

Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness is a first-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from the masters at ORIGIN Systems, Inc.. The main...

Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

Role-playing game, First-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Adventure, Exploration

December 21, 1988 → Sharp X68000

A turn-based role-playing game set in the fantasy world of Britannia, it focuses on the hero’s moral development rather than defeating a central...

Snatcher

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk

December 23, 1988 → MSX

Snatcher — adventure shooter with a first-person view. Snatcher's narrative is divided into acts and stylized like a feature film plot...

Bikkuriman Daijikai

Simulation, Anime / Manga

December 23, 1988 → TurboGrafx CD

Bikkuriman Daijikai is a simulator with an admixture of games in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd...

Old Village Story

Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

December 23, 1988 → PC-98

Old Village Story is a top-down adventure with an anime/manga/fantasy twist from the masters at Enix Corporation. The game is published by Enix...

Xevious: Fardraut Saga

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

December 23, 1988 → MSX

Xevious: Fardraut Saga is a third-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from the masters from the Namco Limited studio. The main...

Akira (1988)

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic

December 24, 1988 → NES

Akira (1988) is a first-person adventure with anime/manga elements from the masters at Taito Corporation. The game is published by Taito Corporation...

Mega Man 2

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 24, 1988 → NES

Players: 10/10

Mega Man 2 is a third-person action game with elements of a shooter, platformer and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studio...

Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijō

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

December 24, 1988 → Genesis

Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekij is an action game with a mixture of platformer, anime or manga games and fantasy games from developers from the studio...

Eliza

Simulation, First-person view

December 26, 1988 → DOS

Steam: 92/100

Eliza is the world's first chatbot that has achieved great popularity in society, originally written and conceived by Dr. Joseph Weizenbaum of the...

Guerrilla War

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

December 26, 1988 → NES

Players: 7.5/10

Guerrilla War is a third-person arcade game with action elements from the studio SNK Corporation. The game is published by Data East USA, Inc.. In...

Altered Beast

Arcade

1990

Altered Beast is an arcade game from developers from the Sega Enterprises studio. The game is published by Sega Enterprises. For some reason the game...

Star Raiders

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

1988

Star Raiders is a first-person arcade game with a mixture of simulation, action, shooter and strategy from the masters at Atari, Inc.. The main...