Manga like .hack//G.U. Begins

Sword Art Online: Aincrad

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "Game Over" means certain death - both virtual and real...



Notes:
Covers the Aincrad Arc from Volume 1 and some side stories in Volume 2 of the light novel series.
The American version of this manga published all 12 chapters in one volume.

Tags: Virtual World , Survival , Male Protagonist , Video Games , Death Game , Isekai , Medieval

.hack//G.U.+

Also known as .hack//G.U.+.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

It is the year 2017, and the stakes have gotten even higher in the massively multiplayer online game The World--now The World R:2, a dangerous place overrun by player killers, where lawlessness abounds. The PKK Haseo, known as "The Terror of Death," is a fearsome foe who punishes those who want to slay other players. But things have gotten personal as Haseo tries to track down the killer Tri-Edge, who has threatened the real life of his friend Shino...



Tags: Virtual World , Video Games , Male Protagonist