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'''Arc System Works''' (アークシステムワークス)
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{{sub-stub}}'''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 ''[[:Category:Guilty Gear (franchise)|Guilty Gear]]'' and ''BlazBlue'' series of fighting games. The company is also known for buying 100% of the rights of the ''Nekketsu'' and ''[[:Category:Double Dragon (franchise)|Double Dragon]]'' franchises from the defunct [[Technos Japan]] in 2015.
  
 
Many of their newer games are released [[:Category:Sega of Japan Partnerships|in partnership with Sega of Japan]].
 
Many of their newer games are released [[:Category:Sega of Japan Partnerships|in partnership with Sega of Japan]].
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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===[[Game Gear]]===
 
*''[[Taisen Mahjong HaoPai]]'' (1990)
 
  
===[[Saturn]]===
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==References==
*''[[Wizards Harmony]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Wizard's Harmony 2]]'' (1997)
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<references />
 
 
===[[Dreamcast]]===
 
*''[[田中寅彦のウル寅流将棋 居飛車穴熊編]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Prismaticallization]]'' (2000)
 
*''[[Guilty Gear X]]'' (2000)
 
 
 
===[[NAOMI]]===
 
*''[[Guilty Gear X]]'' (2000)
 
 
 
===[[NAOMI GD-ROM]]===
 
*''[[Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival]]'' (2002)
 
*''[[Guilty Gear XX #Reload]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Guilty Gear XX Slash]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Guilty Gear XX Accent Core]]'' (2006)
 
 
 
===[[PlayStation 2]]===
 
*''[[Guilty Gear XX Slash]]'' (2006)
 
 
 
===[[Sammy Atomiswave]]===
 
*''[[Guilty Gear X Ver. 1.5]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Guilty Gear Isuka]]'' (2004)
 

Latest revision as of 16:33, 15 July 2023

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Arc System Works
Founded: 1988-05[1]
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

  • (1988)
  • (1989)
  • (1991) (as Arc)
  • (1991)
  • (1992) (programming)

Mega Drive

  • (1993)
  • (1994)

Game Gear

  • (1990)
  • (1990) (as Arc)
  • (1992) (programming)
  • (1993)
  • (1993) (programming)

Pico

  • (1995)
  • (1995)
  • (1996)
  • (1996)
  • (1998)
  • (2000)
  • (2001)
  • (2001)
  • (2002)
  • (2002)
  • (2002)
  • (2002)
  • (2003)
  • (2003)

Saturn

  • (1995)
  • (1997)
  • (unreleased)
  • (unreleased)
  • (unreleased)

NAOMI

  • (2000)

NAOMI GD-ROM

  • (2003)
  • (2003)
  • (2005)
  • (2006)

Dreamcast

  • (1999)
  • (2000)
  • (2000)

Neo Geo Pocket Color

  • (2000)

PlayStation 2

  • (2003)
  • (2006)
  • (2007)
  • (2007)

Atomiswave

  • (2003)
  • (2003)
  • (2005)

PlayStation Portable

  • (2005)

Xbox 360

  • (2014)

PlayStation 3

  • (2014)

Wii

  • (2007)

RingWide

  • (2011)

RingEdge 2

  • (2012)
  • (2014)

PlayStation 4

  • (2017)
  • (2018)
  • (2020)

Nintendo Switch

  • (2017)
  • (2018)

PlayStation 5

  • (2021)

References

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  1. https://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/company/data/ (Wayback Machine: 2022-10-06 21:19)