Difference between revisions of "Sega AM2"

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Sega AM2 logo, sans palm tree.

Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 2 or Sega AM2 is the second arcade division at Sega. It introduced a variety of innovative concepts for Sega's arcade business. In the 80's it introduced sprite-scaling graphics and moving cabinets with games such as Hang-On, Space Harrier and After Burner. In the 90's it popularized polygonal 3D graphics with Virtua Racing, Virtua Fighter and Virtua Cop. In the 2000's, the international arcade market has contracted, but Sega still gained momentum in the Japanese market. This is party due to Virtua Fighter 4 internet and magnetic card features in Japanese arcades. Sega enjoyed large revenue based on these concepts for over a decade, and still does today.

In the home console business, it produced the obscure Sword of Vermillion and Rent-A-Hero for Mega Drive/Genesis, and Digital Dance Mix Vol.1 Namie Amuro for the Sega Saturn. Critically and commerically, the Virtua Fighter series proved to be most successful home console projects for AM2, especially Virtua Fighter 2 for the Saturn and Virtua Fighter 4 for PlayStation 2. The most monumental AM2 home console games, were the Shenmue games, built as a killer app for the Sega Dreamcast. Outside of the arcade enviorment, AM2 is currently most prolific with the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA games where AM2 produced the arcade and 3DS versions, and also the look and imagery for her holographic concerts. The arcade versions provided a base for the following home console releases of the series.

In 1998, Toshihiro Nagoshi formed his own arcade department within AM2, Sega AM11, where he worked on SpikeOut. In 2000, that department was spun off as Amusement Vision.

In 1999, the division renamed Sega Software R&D Dept. #2. Sega AM2 was at times called AM2 of CRI during its short 2000-2001 merger with CRI—even concurrently referred to as CRI, although they were technically two different companies. In August 2001, CRI changed company name to Sega-AM2.^[1]^[2]

In 2003, [Digital Rex] was formed, a seperate division by AM2 chief Yu Suzuki. He worked on several projects, however only Sega Race TV was able to be released.

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 * [[MJ]] (2002)
 * [[Outtrigger]] (1999)
-* [[Virtua NBA]] (1999)
 ===[[Sega NAOMI 2|NAOMI 2]]===
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 ** [[Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution]] (2002)
 ** [[Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned]] (2004)
-=== [[Sega Aurora]] ===
-* Rhythm Tengoku (2007)
 === [[Chihiro]] ===
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 * [[After Burner Climax]] (2006)
+* [[Derby Owners Club 2008: Feel the Rush]] (2008)
+** [[Derby Owners Club 2009: Ride for the Live]] (2008)
 * [[Ghost Squad Evolution]] (2007)
-* [[Sega Race TV]] (2008)
 * [[OutRun 2 SP SDX]] (2007)
-* [[Psy Phi]] (2006) (cancelled)
 * [[R-Tuned: Ultimate Street Racing]] (2008)
 * [[Virtua Fighter 5]] (2006)
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 ** [[Border Break Union]] (2012)
 ** [[Border Break Scramble]] (2014)
-* MJ5 (2011)
+** [[Border Break X]] (2016)
-** MJ5 Evolution (2011)
+* [[MJ5]] (2011)
-** MJ5R Evolution (2013)
+** [[MJ5 Evolution]] (2011)
+** [[MJ5R Evolution]] (2013)
+** [[MJ Arcade]] (2017)
 * [[Project DIVA Arcade]] (2010)
 * [[Sega Card-Gen MLB 2009]] (2009)
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 * [[Sega Racing Classic]] (2009)
-* [[Operation G.H.O.S.T.]] (2011)
 === [[Nu]] ===
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-=== [[Unknown]] ===
+=== [[Nu]] ===
 * [[Soul Reverse]] (2017)
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 {{multicol|
-===[[Sega Master System]]===
-* [[After Burner]] (1990)
-* [[G-LOC: Air Battle]] (1990)
-* [[GP Rider]] (1993)
-* [[Hang-On]] (1985)
-* [[Space Harrier]] (1985)
-* [[Space Harrier 3D]] (1985)
-* [[OutRun]] (1987)
-* [[OutRun 3D]] (1987)
 ===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]===
-* [[After Burner II]] (1990)
 * [[Rent A Hero]] (1991)
-* [[Space Harrier II]] (1988)
-* [[Sword of Vermilion]] (1989)
-* [[OutRun]] (1991)
 * [[Virtua Racing]] (1994)
-===[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]===
-* [[G-LOC: Air Battle]] (1990)
-* [[GP Rider]] (1993)
-===[[Sega CD]]===
-* [[After Burner III]] (1992) (with [[CSK Research Institute]])
-===[[Sega 32X]]===
-* [[After Burner]] (1995)
-* [[Space Harrier]] (1994)
-* [[Virtua Fighter]] (1995)
-* [[Virtua Racing Deluxe]] (1994)
 ===[[Sega Saturn|Saturn]]===
-* [[Daytona USA]] (1995)
-* [[Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition]] (1996)
 * [[Digital Dance Mix Vol.1 Namie Amuro]]'(1997)
 * [[Fighters Megamix]] (1996)
 * [[Fighting Vipers]] (1996)
-* [[Rad Mobile]] (1994)
 * [[Virtua Cop]] (1995)
 * [[Virtua Cop 2]] (1996)
 * [[Virtua Fighter Kids]] (1996)
-* [[Virtua Fighter Remix]] (1995)
-* [[Virtua Fighter]] (1994)
 * [[Virtua Fighter 2]] (1995)
 * [[Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.1 Sarah Bryant]] (1995)
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 * [[Shenmue]]'' (1999)
 * [[Virtua Fighter 3tb]] (1998) (also with [[Genki]])
-* [[What's Shenmue]] (1999)
-* [[Yu Suzuki Game Works Vol.1]] (2001) (also with [[Aspect]])
 ===[[PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]]===
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 * [[Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2]] (2013)
 * [[Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX]] (2015)
+===[[PlayStation 4]]===
+* [[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone]] (2016)
 ===PC===
-* [[Daytona USA Evolution]] (1997)
 * [[MJ]] (2013)
-* [[Shenmue Online]] (1996) (cancelled)
-* [[Virtua Cop]] (1996)
-* [[Virtua Cop 2]] (1997)
-* [[Virtua Fighter 2]] (1997)
-* [[Virtua Fighter PC]] (1996)
 ===iOS===

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