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video game developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. Originally founded in 1976 as (though it did not begin doing business until 1985), it was reorganized and succeeded by a new company on December 4, 2000, under its current moniker of Red Entertainment. While Red Company as a public corporation dates back to the mid-1980s, the first title released under the Red Entertainment brand was ''

Gungrave is a 2002 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Red Entertainment (Sega in North America and Activision in Europe) for the PlayStation 2. ''Gungrave'' follows its main character through a variety of stages on a path of rev ...

'' on July 17, 2002. The name "RED" comes from "Royal Emperor Dragon". In 2011, the company was acquired by Chinese game developer UltiZen Games Limited. In 2014, Red Entertainment was sold to Oizumi Corporation.

Partial game list

NEC

PC Engine The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics. It was the first console marketed in the fourth generation, commonly known as the 16-bit era, though ...

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Gate of Thunder is a 1992 scrolling shooter video game developed by Red Company and published by Hudson Soft for the TurboGrafx-CD. It was the first game released in North America to support the Super CD-ROM² format and served as one of the pack-in games for ...

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Lords of Thunder ''Lords of Thunder'' (released as ''Winds of Thunder'' in Japan) is a 1993 horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Red Company and published by Turbo Technologies and Hudson Soft for the TurboDuo. It is the unofficial follow-up to ''Gate of ...

'' * '' PC-Genjin (Bonk)'' series * ''

Galaxy Fraulein Yuna A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar medium, interstellar gas, cosmic dust, dust, dark matter, bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek ' (), literally 'milky', a reference to the ...

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Tengai Makyō , also known as ''Far East of Eden'', is a series of role-playing video games released in Japan and Taiwan. The series was conceived by Oji Hiroi and developed by Red Company, debuting on the PC Engine CD-ROM² System in 1989. The series becam ...

(Far East of Eden)'' series

Nintendo

Super NES The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in E ...

* '' Chou Mahou Tairiku WOZZ'' * ''Kabuki Rocks'' * ''

The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang , is an action role-playing video game which was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Red Company, and published by Naxat Soft. It was published by Bullet-Proof Software in North America. The game is the sequel to t ...

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Tengai Makyou Zero ''Sengoku Blade'', also known as ''Tengai'' outside Japan, is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up video game released for arcade machines in 1996 by Psikyo as a sequel to their 1993 shooter '' Sengoku Ace''. A home console version was also relea ...

GameCube The is a home video game console developed and released by Nintendo in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in PAL territories in 2002. It is the successor to the Nintendo 64 (1996), and predecessor of the Wii ...

* '' Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru'' (remake)

Wii The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America and in December 2006 for most other Regional lockout, regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major ho ...

* '' Minon: Everyday Hero'' * '' Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love''

Nintendo DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tan ...

*''Dramatic Dungeon Sakura Wars: Kimi Aru ga Tame'' *''

Project Hacker is a point and click adventure game developed by Red Entertainment for the Nintendo DS. In ''Project Hacker: Kakusei'', the player takes control of a hacker named Satoru Amatsubo. Both Satoru and detective partner Rina Okubo are employed by the ...

'' *'' Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru'' (REMAKE) *''Tsunde Tsumi Kiss'' *''Tsumiki: Block Drop Mania'' *''

Fossil Fighters ''Fossil Fighters'' is a role-playing video game series published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS consoles. Its gameplay revolves around digging up and extracting dinosaur fossils, reviving them into supernatural "vivosaurs" a ...

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Nostalgia Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. The word ''nostalgia'' is a learned formation of a Greek language, Greek compound, consisting of (''nóstos''), meaning "homecoming", ...

'' *'' Fossil Fighters: Champions'' *''Kenka Bancho Otome- Girl Beats Boys''

Sony

PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a divisi ...

* '' Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 3: Final Edition'' * ''

Legend of Himiko is a Japanese media franchise, consisting of an anime television series, a manga series, a novel series, and a PlayStation (console), PlayStation game. All four were released in early 1999. The PlayStation game was created by Hakuhodo an ...

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Mitsumete Knight is a dating sim and role-playing game developed by Konami and Red Company and published by Konami. It was released in 1998 for the PlayStation. The characters of the game were designed by Hideyuki Takenami who had previously taken part in design ...

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Thousand Arms is a cross-genre video game developed by TOSE and published by Atlus for the PlayStation in 1998. The game mixes elements of Japanese role-playing video games and dating sim video games. Synopsis Plot The game takes place on a "steampunk" type ...

PlayStation 2 The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...

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Blood Will Tell ''Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo'', released as in Japan, is a 2004 PlayStation 2 game released by Sega. It is based on the Japanese manga series ''Dororo'', which was created by Osamu Tezuka. It concerns a hero named Hyakkimaru, who ...

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Bujingai , known in North America as ''Bujingai: The Forsaken City'' and in Europe as ''Bujingai: Swordmaster'', is an action video game developed by Taito in collaboration with Red Entertainment, for the PlayStation 2 console. The game was published by Tai ...

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'' * '' Gungrave: Overdose'' (publisher) * '' Kidō Shinsengumi: Moeyo Ken'' * ''Code of the Samurai'' * '' Trigun: The Planet Gunsmoke'' * '' Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru'' (REMAKE) * '' Kita e: Diamond Dust + Kiss is Beginning'' * '' Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love'' * ''Sakura Taisen ~Atsuki Chishio ni~'' * ''

Scared Rider Xechs is a Japanese otome game published by Red Entertainment. It was released in Japan on July 1, 2010, for the PlayStation 2. A fan disc titled ''Scared Rider Xechs: Stardust Lovers'' was released in 2011. The game was ported to the PlayStation ...

PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...

* ''Record or Agarest War: Mariage'' (''Agarest Senki: Mariage'') * ''Tengai Makyou: Daiyon no Mokushiroku: The Apocalypse IV'' (remake) * ''Jyusaengi Engetsu Sangokuden''

PlayStation 3 The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on Novemb ...

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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 ...

(Agarest Senki)'' * ''

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, fo ...

(Agarest Senki Zero)'' * ''

Record of Agarest War 2 ''Record of Agarest War 2'', known as in Japan and as ''Agarest: Generations of War 2'' in Europe, is a tactical role-playing game developed by Idea Factory and Red Entertainment. It was published in Japan by Compile Heart on November 18, 2010 fo ...

(Agarest Senki 2)''

PlayStation 4 The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 in ...

* ''Gungrave: G.O.R.E.'' (publisher)

Microsoft

Xbox Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. The brand consists of five video game consoles, as well as applications (games), streaming services, an online service by the name of Xbox network, and the development arm by the na ...

*'' N.U.D.E.@ Natural Ultimate Digital Experiment'' *G.A.N.D@ GREATER AREAL NATURAL DEVLOPMENT

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 ...

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(Agarest Senki Zero: Dawn of War)'' * ''

(Agarest Senki:dawn hokuken )''

Sega

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Sakura Wars is a Japanese steampunk media franchise created by Oji Hiroi and owned by Sega. It is focused around a series of cross-genre video games. The first game in the series was released in 1996, with five sequels and numerous spin-off titles being ...

(Sakura Taisen)'' series

Sega CD The Sega CD, released as the in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles. It was released on December 12, 1991, in Japan, ...

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32X The 32X is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console. Codenamed "Project Mars", it was designed to expand the power of the Genesis and serve as a transitional console into the 32-bit era until the release of the Sega Saturn. The 32X ...

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Tempo In musical terminology, tempo (Italian, 'time'; plural ''tempos'', or ''tempi'' from the Italian plural) is the speed or pace of a given piece. In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece (often ...

Game Gear The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia. The Game Gear primarily competed with Nintendo's Game Boy, ...

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Tempo Jr. is a video game for the Sega 32X released in 1995. It was developed by Sega and Red Company and published by Sega. Story In ''Tempo'', the titular grasshopper character Tempo and his friend, Katy, star on the Major Minor Show as they climb t ...

Sega Saturn The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the succ ...

*''Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Remix'' * '' Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 3'' * ''Sakura Taisen'' * ''Sakura Taisen 2 ~Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare~'' * ''Sakura Taisen Teigeki Graph'' * ''

Super Tempo is a 1998 Japanese video game for the Sega Saturn. It followed ''Tempo'' for the Sega 32X and ''Tempo Jr.'' for the Game Gear. The game uses stylized 2D cartoon graphics. Plot In the winter music world, the Prince of Music World is kidnapped an ...

'' * ''Tengai Makyou: Daiyon no Mokushiroku: The Apocalypse IV''

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, N ...

* ''Sakura Taisen 3 ~Pari wa Moeteiru ka~'' * ''Sakura Taisen 4 ~Koi Seyo, Otome~''

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PlayStation 4 The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 in ...
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Nintendo Switch The is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a Tablet computer#Gaming tablet, tablet that can either be docking station, docked for use as a home video ...
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Steam Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, and sometimes also an aerosol of liquid water droplets, or air. This may occur due to evaporation or due to boiling, where heat is applied until water reaches the enthalpy of vaporization ...

* '' Our World Is Ended.''

PC

* ''Sakura Taisen Taishou Roman Gakuentan'' (Browser game) * ''Tengai Makyou JIPANG7'' (Browser game)

References

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