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G.rev
, short for G.revolution, is a Japanese video game developer. The company was founded by former employees of Taito's arcade division who had worked on '' G-Darius'' and ''RayStorm'', and is known primarily for their arcade shoot 'em up games. History G.rev was founded with the mission of developing arcade shooters, but they realized the cost of development was more than their initial investment capital. To generate revenue, they took on contract work for Taito and Treasure, co-developing the popular shooter ''Ikaruga'' with the latter. This relationship would remain fruitful, with G.rev assisting again on ''Gradius V'', and Ikaruga director Hiroshi Iuchi assisting on G.rev's own '' Strania.'' G.rev's first independent release was a puzzle game, '' Doki Doki Idol Star Seeker'', a '' Mine Sweeper''-like arcade puzzle game, created with low investment and high returns in mind. With the money in place to develop a full-fledged arcade shooter on their own, the team, under direction o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Border Down
''Border Down'' is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed and published by G.rev. It was released in Japanese arcades in April 2003 on Sega NAOMI hardware, and was ported to the Dreamcast later that year. The story takes place in the future where humans are defending their Mars colony from an invading alien attack. The game employs a "border system" where each stage has three variations of different difficulty. The player starts on the easiest variation, and is lowered to a more difficult variation with each subsequent loss of a life. Producer Hiroyuki Maruyama was heavily inspired by Taito's shooter ''Metal Black'' (1991) and founded G.rev with ex-Taito employees specifically to develop a shooter of his own. The team of five did subcontract work to gather funding and build their skills programming NAOMI arcade hardware. Among the projects they worked on were Treasure's ''Ikaruga'' (2001) and '' Gradius V'' (2004). Due to lack of funds, they were not able to realize all t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senko No Ronde
is an Xbox 360 video game, a port of the arcade fighter/shooter hybrid developed by G.rev for the Sega Naomi board. Two revisions have been released in the arcades. A home port was released in Japan on July 27, 2006 for the Xbox 360 with enhanced graphics, a more concise story for each character, and network play. The American and European localizations were released on May 29, 2007 and June 8, 2007, respectively for the Xbox 360 from Ubisoft. On May 20, 2010, a sequel entitled ''Senko no Ronde: Dis-United Order'' was released for the Xbox 360 exclusively in Japan, which has many new features, a larger cast and more extensive story mode. A reboot of ''Dis-United Order,'' titled ''Senko no Ronde 2'', was released for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows on September 7, 2017. Plot Due to a past catastrophe on Earth, humanity was forced to live amongst the stars for several centuries, resulting in the creation of the S.D. calendar and the birth of the Aria Federation, an empire wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Defeat
is a shoot 'em up video game developed by G.rev and released in Japanese arcades in 2005. The game takes place in an alternate reality during World War II, where players control German-speaking characters (dubbed "the Empire") fighting against English-speaking characters ("the Union"). Their vehicles are patterned after those of real-life Allied and Axis powers. A port for the Dreamcast was released in 2006 and marketed as the last game for the system, although two more were released the following year. The game was commercially successful, but received average reviews from critics because of its traditional and derivative gameplay. A high-definition remaster, ''Under Defeat HD'', was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012, published by Rising Star Games. The updated version contains improved visuals, new control scheme options, and a new gameplay mode to adapt the game for 16:9 displays. This version was re-released in arcades as ''Under Defeat HD+''. Gameplay In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru-kun Wa Norowarete Shimatta
is a shoot 'em up arcade game developed by G.rev and Gulti. The game was released for arcade in Japan on July 30, 2008. Mamorukun Curse! was later ported and released for the Xbox 360 in Japan on June 25, 2009. An enhanced port of game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 in Japan on March 31, 2011, offering full high-definition widescreen support with two Xbox 360 DLC characters included for free, and a new "Meikai Katsugeki" mode. UFO Interactive Games localized and released the PS3 version as a digital download on July 16, 2013. Sony made this version available to play on additional platforms through its PlayStation Now PlayStation Now (PS Now) was a standalone video game subscription service the first on consoles developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The service offered cloud gaming for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable an ... streaming service on March 17, 2015. Gameplay The game puts the player in control of Mamoru in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure (company)
is a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo known for its action, platform, and shoot 'em up games. The company was founded in 1992 by former Konami employees seeking to explore original game concepts and free themselves from Konami's reliance on sequels. Their first game, '' Gunstar Heroes'' (1993) on the Sega Genesis, was a critical success and established a creative and action-oriented design style that would continue to characterize their output. Treasure's philosophy in game development has always been to make games they enjoy, not necessarily those that have the greatest commercial viability. Treasure grew a cult following for their action games developed during the 1990s, and though initially exclusive to Sega platforms, they expanded to other platforms in 1997. The company earned recognition from critics, being called one of the best Japanese indie studios and 2D game developers. The company's output decreased in the 2010s, with their most recent release being ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Black (video Game)
is a 1991 scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Taito. Set in the dystopian future of 2052, players assume the role of rogue pilot John Ford taking command of the CF-345 Black Fly space fighter craft to defeat the Nemesis alien race and save humanity. Created under the working title "''Project Gun Frontier 2''", ''Metal Black'' was made by most of the same staff behind '' Gun Frontier'' and ran on the Taito F1 System hardware, although its actual connection with the latter title is very loose. Under the initial internal name "''Darius Part 22''", development began as the third entry in the '' Darius'' series before being reworked into an original game, as its atmosphere was deemed to be very dark by Taito during production phase. Though first launched in arcades, it was later ported to the Sega Saturn and has since been re-released through compilations. ''Metal Black'' was met with mixed reception from critics since its initial arcade releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradius V
is a Japanese-developed shoot 'em up video game published by Konami for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console in 2004. ''Gradius V'' was largely developed under contract by Treasure, who had previously worked on ''Radiant Silvergun'' and ''Ikaruga''. The game is set predominantly in outer space where players control a fictional spacecraft called Vic Viper through a continuously scrolling background depicting the territories of Bacterian—an evil empire which serves as the player's enemy.Gradius V instruction manual, pp. 4–5. ''Gradius V'' received overall positive reviews. Critics praised the level design, graphical design and "classic" revival, but criticized the game's difficulty. Gameplay The game takes place as a 2D scrolling shooter with the Vic Viper contending with formations of enemies, both stationary and moving, that fire bullets. Players go through levels consisting of open space and others consisting of maneuvering through close quarters which alter betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikaruga
is a shoot 'em up developed by Treasure. It is the spiritual sequel to ''Radiant Silvergun'' (1998) and was originally released in Japanese arcades in December 2001. The story follows a rebel pilot named Shinra as he battles an enemy nation using a specially designed fighter called the Ikaruga which can flip between two polarities, black and white. This polarity mechanism is the game's key feature and the foundation for its stage and enemy design. All enemies and bullets in the game are either black or white. Bullets which are the same color as the player are absorbed while the others will kill the player. The game features both single-player and cooperative modes. Development on ''Ikaruga'' began during director Hiroshi Iuchi's off-hours while Treasure was busy developing ''Sin and Punishment'' (2000). Titled "Project RS2", the game began as a sequel to ''Radiant Silvergun'', and borrows many elements from it as well as the polarity mechanism from Treasure's '' Silhouette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreamcast
The is a home video game console released by Sega on November 27, 1998, in Japan; September 9, 1999, in North America; and October 14, 1999, in Europe. It was the first sixth-generation video game console, preceding Sony's PlayStation 2, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox, and it was Sega's final console, ending the company's eighteen years in the console market. The Dreamcast was developed by an internal Sega team led by Hideki Sato. In contrast to the expensive hardware of the unsuccessful Saturn, the Dreamcast was designed to reduce costs with "off-the-shelf" components, including a Hitachi SH-4 CPU and an NEC PowerVR2 GPU. Sega used the GD-ROM media format to avoid the expenses of DVD-ROM technology and a custom version of the Windows CE operating system to make porting PC games easy. The Dreamcast was the first console to include a built-in modular modem for internet access and online play. Though released in Japan to a subdued reception, the Dreamcast had a su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūgen Gaisha
A , abbreviated in English as "Y.K." or "Co., Ltd.", is a form of business organization in Japan. are based on the German and were implemented in Japan in the Limited Company Act (') of 1940. The Companies Act of Japan, implemented on May 1, 2006, replaced the with a new form of company called , based upon the American limited liability company. Following the implementation, no new YKs were allowed in Japan, but pre-existing YKs were allowed to continue their operations as ''kabushiki gaisha'' under special rules. Whether the term is pronounced as ' or ''yūgen kaisha'' is up to the local dialect or the company's preference when it is part of the company's name. While it is pronounced ' in standard Japanese, the alphabetic abbreviation is always Y.K. by standard. Structure As of 2005, a Y.K. can have up to 50 investors, called . The members were required to provide at least ¥3 million in capital contributions, with each valued at no less than ¥50,000. The minimum capital a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychic Force
is a 1995 fighting arcade game created by Taito which was ported to the PlayStation in 1996 and 1997. The PlayStation version was released by Acclaim in North America and PAL regions. The game is a 3D fighter which combines the normal features of an arcade fighting game with psychic powers. There are eight playable characters and a final boss who is playable through the use of a code. ''Psychic Force'' was released without much hype and was not commercially successful. ''Psychic Force'' would later get an arcade-exclusive update titled ''Psychic Force EX'', which was released a year later in 1996. ''EX'' made the final boss playable without using a code, added new color schemes for the costumes, and improved and balanced the gameplay. In 1998, a sequel was released under the title ''Psychic Force 2012'' also for the arcade, and was ported to the Dreamcast console in 1999. It was eventually adapted to the PlayStation under the title ''Psychic Force 2'', which was released in Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information announced later that month at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The Xbox 360 features an online service, Xbox Live, which was expanded from its previous iteration on the original Xbox and received regular updates during the console's lifetime. Available in free and subscription-based varieties, Xbox Live allows users to: play games online; download games (through Xbox Live Arcade) and game demos; purchase and stream music, television programs, and films through the Xbox Music and Xbox Video portals; and access third-party content services through media streaming applications. In addition to online multimedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
