is a Japanese company specializing in the planning, development and distribution of
video games and the research, development and distribution of software, data and video media. The company was originally founded in 1996 as a
computer graphics producer.
On January 16, 2002, the company launched a game development division and re-established itself as primarily a video game company. On September 30, 2003, Access Games became a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital Media Lab, in turn a subsidiary of Kaga Electronics. The head office is located in
Chūō, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward that forms part of the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself in English as Chūō City. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Kyobashi and Nihonbashi wards following Tokyo C ...
, but the company's development departments are located in
Chūō-ku, Osaka
is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8.88 km2, and a population of 60,085. It houses Osaka's financial district, as well as the Osaka Prefecture offices and principal shopping and tourist areas.
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Much of the company's employees had been members of Whoopee Camp and its transitional group Deep Space who joined following the release of ''
Extermination''. Access Games primarily specializes in
action-adventure game
The action-adventure genre is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres.
Typically, pure adventure games have situational problems for the player to solve to complete a story ...
s and
combat flight simulator
Combat flight simulators are vehicle simulation games, amateur flight simulation computer programs used to simulate military aircraft and their operations. These are distinct from dedicated flight simulators used for professional pilot and milit ...
s.
Hidetaka "SWERY" Suehiro notably worked for the company as the writer and director of ''
Spy Fiction'' and ''
Deadly Premonition
''Deadly Premonition'' is an open world survival horror video game developed by Access Games. Set in the fictional, rural American town of Greenvale, Washington, the story follows FBI Special Agent Francis York Morgan as he investigates the mur ...
''.
Games
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Companies based in Osaka Prefecture
Video game companies established in 1996
Video game companies of Japan
Video game development companies
Japanese companies established in 1996
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