About Akuji the Heartless
Akuji the Heartless is an action-adventure video game, released in 1998 on the PlayStation. It uses a modified Gex: Enter the Gecko engine, and both games
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The game centres on the voodoo priest and warrior Akuji (voiced by Richard Roundtree), who had his heart ripped out on his wedding day, and through the use of voodoo magic is now cursed to wander the Underworld. However, Kaisha, his would-be bride, finds him in hell and speaks to him in soul form: she informs him that it was Orad, Akuji's own brother, who orchestrated his murder. She begs Akuji to escape and stop him, as their families are preparing for war, and Orad is preparing to sacrifice her to the gods. Upon traveling through the first level of the Underworld and consulting loa Baron Samedi Akuji discovers he has a chance for redemption: if he traverses hell and collects the souls of his ancestors, which the Baron despises for their evil, then he will grant Akuji safe passage out of
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About Akuji the Heartless
Akuji the Heartless is a game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. Released in 1998, Akuji the Heartless falls under the Platform and Puzzle and Hack and slash/Beat 'em up genres. It holds an overall rating of 79/100 based on 12 ratings.
The game is available on PC, PS1.. Game modes include Single player.
The game explores themes of Action and is played from a Third person perspective.. Players who enjoy Akuji the Heartless might also like the 8 similar games listed above.