Arc System Works

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Arc System Works
Founded: 1988-05
T-series code: T-220
Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

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Arc System Works Co., Ltd. (アークシステムワークス 株式会社), called just Arc until 1991, is a Japanese game developer. They primarily developed games for other companies before hitting it big on their own in the latter part of the 90s, and are now most known for the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series of fighting games. The company is also known for buying 100% of the rights of the Nekketsu and Double Dragon franchises from the defunct Technos Japan in 2015.

Many of their newer games are released in partnership with Sega of Japan.

Softography

Master System

• Double Dragon (1988)
• Vigilante (1989)
• Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1991) (as Arc)
• Ghouls'n Ghosts (1991)
• Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (1992) (programming)

Mega Drive

• Battletoads (1993)
• Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (1994)

Game Gear

• Pengo (1990)
• Taisen Mahjong HaoPai (1990) (as Arc)
• Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (1992) (programming)
• Battletoads (1993)
• Taisen Mahjong HaoPai 2 (1993) (programming)

Pico

• Ultra Hero (1995)
• Snoopy no Gakugeikai (1995)
• Ongaku Daisuki Snoopy (1996)
• Paddington no Sekai Ryokou (1996)
• NHK o-Kaasan to Issho Do Re Mi Fa Do~nuts! Oekaki Daaisuki! Omoshiro Oekaki Daishuugou! (1998)
• Gu~chokorantan Minna de Oekaki ! Tanoshii Asobi mo ippai! (2000)
• Konbini de o-Kaimono! (2001)
• Kamen Rider Agito & Kuuga Wild Battle (2001)
• Doubutsu Pico: Hamster Land (2002)
• Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger & Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger Chou Sentai Super Battle (2002)
• Pocket Monsters: Suuji o Tsukamaeyou! (2002)
• Shinseiki Ultraman Densetsu (2002)
• Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger (2003)
• Kamen Rider 555 (2003)

Saturn

• Wizard's Harmony (1995)
• Wizard's Harmony 2 (1997)
• Exector (unreleased)
• Flying Spirit (unreleased)
• Guilty Gear (unreleased)

NAOMI

• Guilty Gear X (2000)

NAOMI GD-ROM

• Guilty Gear XX (2003)
• Guilty Gear XX Reload (2003)
• Guilty Gear XX Slash (2005)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (2006)

Dreamcast

• Tanaka Torahiko no Uru Toraryuu Shougi: Ibisha Anaguma-hen (1999)
• Prismaticallization (2000)
• Guilty Gear X (2000)

Neo Geo Pocket Color

• Bikkuriman 2000 Viva! Pocket Festival! (2000)

PlayStation 2

• Guilty Gear XX Reload (2003)
• Guilty Gear XX Slash (2006)
• Hokuto no Ken (2007)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (2007)

Atomiswave

• Guilty Gear X Ver. 1.5 (2003)
• Guilty Gear Isuka (2003)
• Hokuto no Ken (2005)

PlayStation Portable

• Guilty Gear XX Reload (2005)

Xbox 360

• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (2014)

PlayStation 3

• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (2014)

Wii

• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (2007)

RingWide

• Chaos Code (2011)

RingEdge 2

• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R (2012)
• Guilty Gear Xrd: SIGN (2014)

PlayStation 4

• Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (2017)
• Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2018)
• Granblue Fantasy: Versus (2020)

Nintendo Switch

• Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (2017)
• Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2018)

PlayStation 5

• Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2021)

References

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