stylized as 8ing, is a Japanese

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and

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. It was formerly known as It is known for its

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s and its licensed

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History

Raizing and Eighting were formed in part by former staff of Compile, to create

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s. The development was done by Raizing, while sales and distribution were done by Eighting. Their first game, '' Mahou Daisakusen/Sorcer Striker'', was released in 1993. After the arcade developer

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closed their doors, some of their staff went to Raizing, while others began the offshoot companies

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, Takumi, and

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, all of which were noted for their strong support of the

genre, and the " danmaku" (or "manic") subgenre in particular. Raizing continued to use arcade hardware based on Toaplan's units for years after Toaplan's bankruptcy. The company featured a handful of former Compile employees, mainly those who worked on '' Musha Aleste'', including Yuichi Toyama (a.k.a. "Healthy"), Kazuyuki Nakashima, and Kenichi Yokoo. The company also included the famous shooting game developer Shinobu Yagawa who was the designer and programmer for '' Battle Garegga'', '' Armed Police Batrider'', and '' Battle Bakraid'' while at Raizing, and is now employed by

. In October 2000, the Raizing division was incorporated into Eighting. The company since then concentrated its video game business to home consoles and mobile/ social gaming.

List of games developed

Notes

References

External links

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R8ZING: A Raizing/Eighting Shooter TributeInterview with Yuichi Toyama and Kenichi Yokoo from Shooting Gameside #1 Magazine
{{Authority control Amusement companies of Japan Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies Video game companies established in 1993 Japanese companies established in 1993 Software companies based in Tokyo Shinagawa