Sword Art Online 1: Aincrad

Read the radical that ignited the phenomenon!

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 benefit of without equal in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to totally immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But if the sport 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 crucial basic functions of any MMORPG – a log-out button. Now trapped within the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the actual world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: overcome all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But within the warped world of SAO, “game over” means certain death – both virtual and real…