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Aksys
Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a video game publisher that specializes in translating and localizing Japanese video games for English-speaking markets. It was founded by Akibo Shieh in 2006. Some of its clients include Bandai Namco Games, Xseed Games, and Atlus USA. Aksys Games is best known for its involvement in the '' Guilty Gear'' series. It has become a full-fledged game publisher with the announcement of '' Eagle Eye Golf'' for PlayStation 2, and has expressed a desire to publish for all current platforms from Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony. The company's name is coincidentally similar to Arc System Works, with whom it has a partnership. Despite their similar names, and the partnership between them, neither company owns the other. Aksys Games publishes many games for Arc System Works in North America, and has even assisted the latter in releasing the ''Bit.Trip ''Bit.Trip'', stylized BIT.TRIP, is a series of eight video games developed by Choice Provisions (or unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arc System Works
, commonly referred to as ArcSys, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher located in Yokohama. Founded by Minoru Kidooka in 1988, the company is known for arcade 2D fighting game franchises, including ''Guilty Gear'' and ''BlazBlue'', as well as other license-based fighting games for ''Dragon Ball'', ''Persona 4'' and others. History The company was founded in January 1988 and incorporated as Arc Co., Ltd. in May. The company spent early years as a contract developer for Sega, Sammy and Banpresto. It consisted at the time of around eight developers; most of whom had previously worked at Sega including founder Minoru Kidooka. It was renamed Arc System Works in 1991. In 1992 they developed a game for the Famicom called ''Pizza Pop!''. The company produced a series of '' Sailor Moon'' video games for publisher Angel including '' Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jōgai Rantō!? Shuyaku Sōdatsusen'' which was the first fighting game they produced''.'' They published their fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continuum Shift
''BlazBlue: Continuum Shift'' is a 2009 fighting game developed by Arc System Works as an official sequel to '' BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger''. As with the previous game, the game first came to arcades before both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions as the game was currently released for the Taito Type X2 arcade system board, with a 16:9 ratio and 768p resolution. Revisions entitled ''BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II'' and ''BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend'' were released in arcades in 2010–2011. They were later ported to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS, and Windows. Gameplay ''BlazBlue: Continuum Shift'' retains the traditional 2D fighter gameplay of two characters participating in a duel on a two dimensional plane. A match can consist of one to five rounds known as "rebels". To win a round, one player must either deplete the other one's life gauge to 0 by inflicting enough damage through various attacks or by having more remaining health after the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Fantasia
is a fighting video game developed by Arc System Works. Originally released in Japanese arcades in April 2007, the title was ported to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 home consoles in Japan in May 2008, with a North American Xbox 360-exclusive version released in English in September 2008 by Aksys Games. It was later released in the PAL region in 2009 for both systems by 505 Games (Europe) and Aksys Games (Australia). A Microsoft Windows version, ported in collaboration with DotEmu and distributed via Steam, was released on July 7, 2015 as ''Battle Fantasia: Revised Edition''. The game's development was headed by Emiko Iwasaki, who had previously served as illustrator for the company's ''Guilty Gear'' series, and features three-dimensional character models restricted to a two-dimensional plane. ''Battle Fantasia'' retains a number of features of its predecessor including fast-paced gameplay, colorful anime-style graphics, and over-the-top effects, yet was designed to be a more basic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
''Guilty Gear X2'' (released as ''Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival'' in Japan) is a fighting game, 2D fighting video game developed by Arc System Works, and published by Sammy Studios. First released on May 23, 2002, for the Amusement arcade, arcades, in Japan, it was later ported to the PlayStation 2, and published in North America in 2003. The game received updated versions for several platforms: ''Guilty Gear X2 #Reload'' (2003), ''Guilty Gear XX Slash'' (2005), ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core'' (2006), ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus'' (2008), and ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R'' (2012). Each update served to the company to perform adjustments comparing to the previous versions and was published in different platforms and regions. Although each installment has received both praise and criticism for its particularities, all the ''Guilty Gear X2'' updated versions have generally been well received by critics. Graphics, online option and its price were the aspects most pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
''Guilty Gear X2'' (released as ''Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival'' in Japan) is a 2D fighting video game developed by Arc System Works, and published by Sammy Studios. First released on May 23, 2002, for the arcades, in Japan, it was later ported to the PlayStation 2, and published in North America in 2003. The game received updated versions for several platforms: ''Guilty Gear X2 #Reload'' (2003), ''Guilty Gear XX Slash'' (2005), ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core'' (2006), ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus'' (2008), and ''Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R'' (2012). Each update served to the company to perform adjustments comparing to the previous versions and was published in different platforms and regions. Although each installment has received both praise and criticism for its particularities, all the ''Guilty Gear X2'' updated versions have generally been well received by critics. Graphics, online option and its price were the aspects most praised for the first update, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcana Heart 3
is a 2011 2D arcade fighting game developed by Team Arcana (the first three updates co-developed with Examu (formerly Yuki Enterprise)) and published by Arc System Works. It is the third entry in the '' Arcana Heart'' series, following the events of ''Arcana Heart 2''. The game went through location tests in Japan starting in late 2009, and was officially released on console on January 13, 2011. PQube released an English version in Europe on August 19, 2011, for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. An American ( PlayStation Network only) version was released on April 19, 2011, by Aksys Games. An update for the game, called , with rebalanced gameplay and new game modes was released in Japan on May 8, 2013, for Arcades, and later released for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows. This was followed by , which was released in arcades on December 4, 2014, and later released on Microsoft Windows on December 13, 2017. The latest update version known as was annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Of Agarest War
, known in Europe as ''Agarest: Generations of War'', is a tactical role-playing game for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The game is a collaboration between Idea Factory, Red Entertainment and Compile Heart. An updated port of the game was released in Japan for the Xbox 360 on November 27, 2008. HyperDevbox Japan released an Android port on December 19, 2013, and an iOS port on May 16, 2014. A Nintendo Switch port will release in March 2023. Gameplay The story progresses through various points plotted on a map. By visiting each point, the player has to battle the creatures, complete a quest, visit a town or go through a conversation to advance through the storyline and open up more points. Fighting plays out like a strategic RPG where each character has his/her own set of moves, but by moving each character to an appropriate square, you can chain characters together and pull off combos. After each round of combat, each character will regenerate AP and accumulate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Of Agarest War Zero
''Record of Agarest War Zero'', known as in Japan and ''Agarest: Generations of War Zero'' in Europe, is a tactical role-playing game developed by Compile Heart and Red Entertainment. It was published in Japan by Idea Factory on June 25, 2009, for the PlayStation 3. It is the prequel to the 2007 game ''Record of Agarest War''. An enhanced port of ''Agarest Zero'' was released for the Xbox 360 titled ''Agarest Senki Zero: Dawn of War''. The Xbox 360 version contained extra content not found in the PlayStation 3 version of the game, such as costumes, CGs and more. HyperDevbox Japan released ports for Android and iOS. Both versions feature an extra mode where you can return to the maps from the previous game, and unlock characters via the PlayStation Store or Xbox Live Marketplace. Gameplay The battles are the same as the first game, the maps, and the Soul Breed System. Two new systems were introduced, The Feel Link System and the Free Intention. There is also an Extra Mode. Feel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Examu
Examu, formerly known as Yuki Enterprise, was a Japanese video game company founded in 2000. It mostly produced fighting games for arcades and home consoles. It is known for owning Team Arcana, the developer of the original intellectual property series '' Arcana Heart''. Initially, they developed games for their own arcade system board called eX-Board, to release their games mostly on Taito's NESiCAxLive arcade delivery system. Support for eX-Board ceased in December, 2013. At the end of February 2020, Examu suspended their business operations. Any ongoing development works and product supports (most particularly ongoing supported fighting games (including licensed fighting games)) has since migrated to its rebranded successor since 2019, Team Arcana Team Arcana is a Japanese video game developer and a successor of Examu, which mostly produce fighting games for arcades and home console A home video game console is a video game console that is designed to be connected t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty Gear (series)
is a series of fighting games by Arc System Works, created and designed by artist Daisuke Ishiwatari. The first game was published in 1998, and has spawned several sequels. It has also adapted to other media such as manga and drama CD. ''Guilty Gear'' has generally received praise from video game reviewers for its highly technical gameplay, graphics, soundtrack, and for its characters. Another fighting game franchise by Arc System Works, ''BlazBlue'', is considered a spiritual successor of the series. Sypnosis The story is set in a world where magic has replaced almost every aspect of modern day technology. But through its dire consequences leading up to the creation of the gears, the world has nearly become a post-apocalyptic environment due to Crusades’s effects on the world. But even though the world is still recovering, much work is still needed to be done and the mysteries behind the creation of the gears have yet to be resolved. The story mostly focus Sol Badguy, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calamity Trigger
''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger'' is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works in 2008. The game's name is a combination of the words "blaze" and "blue" when the title is rendered in rōmaji, and of the words "brave" and "blue" when rendered in katakana. As Japanese people usually follow the katakana rendering, the Japanese prononciation is made similar to the word "bray", entirely omitting the "z" sound. Originally released for the arcades, it was also released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. A port for the PlayStation Portable, titled ''BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable'', was released in 2010. It was the first title in the '' BlazBlue'' game series and extended franchise. Gameplay ''BlazBlue'' is a traditional 2D fighter where two characters participate in a duel. A round is called a "rebel" and one match can consist of one to five "rebels". To win a round, one player must either incapacitate the other by inflicting damage through various attacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Eye Golf
''Eagle Eye Golf'' is a golf video game developed by Telenet Japan for the PlayStation 2. It was originally released in Japan in 2005, as ''Enjoy Golf!'' The following year, it was published in the US and UK as ''Eagle Eye Golf''. It received "mixed or average" reviews according to Metacritic. Gameplay ''Eagle Eye Golf'' has several playable golfers with a limited number of customization options. The game has seven fictional golf courses and includes a course creator, allowing the player to design courses with custom features such as slopes and hazards. Most of the seven courses, as well as golfing items, can be unlocked by playing through the various game modes, such as Tournament. Other modes include Training, in which the player can practice golfing; and Mission, in which the player must complete a series of specific golf moves. The game also includes a multiplayer option for up to three additional players, with use of the PlayStation Multitap. Reception ''Eagle Eye Golf'' rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
