Arc System Works

Arc System Works

Native name	アークシステムワークス
Romanized name	Āku Shisutemu Wākusu
Type	Video game developer
Industry	Video game industry
Founded	May 1988 (as Arc Co., Ltd.)
Headquarters	Yokohama, Japan
Key people	Minoru Kidooka (managing director)
Products	Guilty Gear series BlazBlue series Persona 4 Arena
Revenue	¥680 million (July 2006)
Number of employees	105 (as of May 17, 2015)[1]
Website	arcsystemworks.jp arcsystemworks.us arcsystemworks.eu

Arc System Works (アークシステムワークス Āku Shisutemu Wākusu) is a video game developer and publisher based in Yokohama, Japan. Founded by Minoru Kidooka in 1988, Arc System Works is best known for its arcade 2D fighting game franchises, Guilty Gear and BlazBlue.

History

Founded in 1988 as Arc Co., Ltd., it spent its early years as a contract developer for Sega, Sammy and Banpresto. On June 11, 2015, Arc System Works announced they had acquired all intellectual properties of Technōs Japan from Million Co., Ltd.^[2]

Games developed

Guilty Gear series

• Guilty Gear — (1998) (PlayStation)
• Guilty Gear X — (2000) (NAOMI), (Dreamcast), (2001) (PlayStation 2), (2002) (Game Boy Advance), (2003) (PC)
  • Guilty Gear X Plus — (2001) (PlayStation 2) — Japan only
  • Guilty Gear X Ver.1.5 (2003) (Atomiswave)
• Guilty Gear X2 — (2002) (NAOMI), (2003) (PlayStation 2)
  • Guilty Gear X2 #Reload — (2003) (NAOMI), (2004) (PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, PSP)
  • Guilty Gear XX Slash — (2005) (NAOMI), (2006) (PlayStation 2, PSP)
  • Guilty Gear XX Accent Core — (2006) (NAOMI), (2007) PlayStation 2, Wii)
  • Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus — (2008), (PlayStation 2, PSP), (2009) (Wii), (2012) (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
  • Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R — (2012), (Arcade), (2013) (PlayStation Vita), (2015) (PC/Steam)
• Guilty Gear Isuka — (2004) (Atomiswave, PlayStation 2, Xbox), (2005) (PC)
• Guilty Gear 2: Overture — (2007) (Action / RTS), (Xbox 360), (2016) (PC)
• Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- (2014) (Sega RingEdge 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4), (2015) (PC/Steam)
  • Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- (2015) (Sega RingEdge 2), (2016) (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4)

BlazBlue series

• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger — (2008) (Taito Type X2), (2009) (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360), (2010) (PC/Steam, PlayStation Portable)
• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift — (2009) (Taito Type X2), (2010) (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
  • BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II — (2010) (Taito Type X2), (2011) (PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS)
  • BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend — (2012) (PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable (Japan only)), (2014) (PC/Steam)
• BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale — (2010) (DSiWare)
• BlazBlue: Chronophantasma — (2012) (Taito Type X2), (2013) (PlayStation 3), (2014) (PlayStation Vita)
  • BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend — (2014) (Taito Type X2 (as 2.0)), (2015) (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita), (2016) (PC/Steam)
• BlazBlue: Central Fiction — (2015) (Taito Type X2), (2016) (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4)

Xblaze Spin-Off series

• Xblaze Code: Embryo (2013) (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita), (2016) (PC/Steam)
• Xblaze: Lost Memories (2015) (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita)

Persona 4 Arena series

• Persona 4 Arena — (2012) (Taito Type X2), (2012) (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax — (2013) (Taito Type X2), (2014) (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Under Night In-Birth series

• Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late — (2014) (PlayStation 3), (2016) (Microsoft Windows/Steam/PC)
  • Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[st] — (2015) (Sega RingEdge 2)

Dragon Ball Z series

• Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors — (2004) (Game Boy Advance)
• Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 — (2005) (Nintendo DS)
• Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden — (2015) (Nintendo 3DS)

Family series

• Family Table Tennis — (2008) (Wii)
• Family Glide Hockey — (2009) (Wii)
• Family Pirate Party — (2009) (Wii)
• Family Mini Golf — (2009) (Wii)
• Family Slot Car Racing — (2009) (Wii)
• Family Card Games — (2009) (Wii)
• Family Grand Tennis — (2009) (Wii)
• Family Tennis SP — (2015) (Wii U)

Other games

• Double Dragon — (1988) (Sega Master System)
• Final Lap — (1988) (Family Computer)
• Code Name: Viper — (1990) (Family Computer)
• Chiyonofuji no Ōichō — (1990) (Family Computer)
• Battle Commander: Hachibushu Shura no Heihou — (1991) (Super Famicom)
• Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger — (1992) (Family Computer)
• Cyber Spin — (1992) (Super NES)
• Battletoads — (1993) (Mega Drive, Game Gear)
• Suzuka 8 Hours — (1993) (Super NES)
• Gaia Saver — (1994) (Super Famicom)
• Virtual Open Tennis — (1995) (Sega Saturn)
• EXECTOR — (1995) (PlayStation)
• Wizard's Harmony — (1995) (PlayStation, Sega Saturn)
• Prismaticallization — (1999) (Dreamcast, PlayStation)
• Tanaka Torahiko no Uru Toraryuu Shogi — (1999) (Dreamcast) — Japan only
• Digital Holmes — (2001) (PlayStation 2)
• Fist of the North Star — (2005) (Atomiswave), (2007) (PlayStation 2) based on manga with the same name.
• Castle of Shikigami III — (2006) Arcade (2007) Wii/Xbox 360
• Battle Fantasia — (2007) (Taito Type X2), (2008) (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360), (2015) (PC/Steam)
• Hoshigami Remix — (2007) (Nintendo DS) Remake of Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth.
• Hooked! Real Motion Fishing — (2007) (Wii)^[3]
• Sengoku Basara X — (2008) (System 246 / System 256, PlayStation 2)
• Super Dodgeball Brawlers — (2008) (Nintendo DS)
• Tantei Jinguji Saburo DS — (2008) (Nintendo DS)
• Petit Copter — (2008) (Wii)^[4]
• Animal Puzzle Adventure — (2009) (DSiWare)
• Okiraku Sugoroku — (2009[JP]) (Wii)
• Jazzy Billiards — (2009) (Nintendo DSi)
• Arcana Heart 3 — (2011[JP]) (PlayStation 3) (Xbox 360)
• Hard Corps: Uprising — (2011) (PlayStation 3) (Xbox 360)
• Nurarihyon no Mago: Hyakki Ryouran Taisen — (2011) (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
• Kyūkōsha no Shōjo— (2012) (Nintendo 3DS)
• Phi Brain: Kizuna no Puzzle — (2012) (PlayStation Portable)
• Chaos Code — (2012) (PlayStation 3)
• Magical Beat — (2013) (PlayStation Vita)
• Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy — (2014) (PlayStation Vita)
• Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!! — (2014) (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Steam/PC)
• Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters — (2014) (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita)
• Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai All-Star Special — (2014) (PlayStation 3)
• Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden — (2015) (Nintendo 3DS)
• Skullgirls 2nd Encore — (2015) (PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows/Steam/PC) (JP version and INT version's update patch)
• Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code — (2016) (Microsoft Windows/Steam/PC) (Steam publish)
• Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories — (2016) (Nintendo 3DS)^[5]
• Inferno Climber — (2016) (Microsoft Windows/Steam/PC)
• One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum — (2016) (Nintendo 3DS)

References

1. "企業データ | ARC SYSTEM WORKS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". www.arcsystemworks.jp.
2. Sarkar, Samit (12 June 2015). "Double Dragon and other Technos brands acquired by Arc System Works (update)". Polygon.
3. "Bass Fishing Wii～ロクマル伝説～". www.arcsystemworks.jp.
4. "Petit missions in Petit Copter". Engadget. Bot generated title.
5. "3DS adventure game Chase: Unsolved Cases Investigation Division by Another Code staff announced". Gematsu. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

External links

• Official website