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'''Overworks''' (previously called '''AM7''') was the [[Sega]] video game development group responsible for series like ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'', ''Streets of Rage'', ''Revenge of Shinobi'', ''Sakura Wars'', and ''Phantasy Star series''. In 2004, Overworks was merged with Sega's [[WOW Entertainment]] division, best known for the ''House of the Dead'' series, to form Sega WOW.
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'''Overworks''' (オーバーワークス) was a video game development division within [[Sega]]. It was formed after an internal reorganisation in 2000 and is thought to have been formed mostly by staff of [[Sega Software R&D Dept. 7]] (formerly Sega CS2).
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Overworks' main task was to continue the ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' series. It also created the ''Guru Guru Onsen'' line of games. Both of these brands were aimed at the Japanese market. Internationally, Overworks' became well known for creating a spiritual successor to the classic ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' series with ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'', as well as for the PlayStation 2 ''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi]]''.
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In 2003 Overworks merged with [[WOW Entertainment]] to become [[Sega WOW]] (briefly "WOW Works"){{fileref|IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf|page=1}}.
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==Company statistics==
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*'''Capital:''' 100 million yen{{magref|dmjp|2000-26|30}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20010814084612/http://www.o-works.co.jp/corp.html}}
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*'''Number of Employees:''' 82 (2000-07-01){{magref|dmjp|2000-26|30}}
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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*''[[Shinobi]]'' (1987)
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*''[[Altered Beast]]'' (1988)
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*''[[Phantasy Star]]'' (1988)
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*''[[Phantasy Star II]]'' (1989)
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*''[[The Revenge of Shinobi]]'' (1989)
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* ''[[Knight'n Knight]]'' (cancelled)
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*''[[Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom]]'' (1990)
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==List of staff==
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*''[[Streets of Rage]]'' (1991)
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{{StaffList|Overworks|employees=yes}}
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*''[[The GG Shinobi]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Streets of Rage 2]]'' (1992)
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==Magazine articles==
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*''[[The GG Shinobi II]]'' (1992)
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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*''[[Phantasy Star IV]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Shinobi 3: Return of the Ninja Master]]'' (1993)
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==Photo gallery==
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*''[[Streets of Rage 3]]'' (1994)
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{{gitem|Overworks EternalArcadia radiodrama.png}}
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*''[[Shinobi Legions]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' (1997) (With maded by Red Company)
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==External Links==
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*''[[Phantasy Star Collection]]'' (1998)
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20010720183922/http://www.o-works.co.jp/ Official website (Archived on 20 July 2001)]
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*''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (1998) (With maded by Production I.G, Inc. & Red Company)
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030416153901/http://www.o-works.co.jp/owshp/pc.html Official website (Archived on 16 April 2003)]
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*''[[Deep Fear]]'' (1998)
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*''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'' (2000)
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==References==
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*''[[Sakura Taisen 3]]'' (2001) (With maded by Production I.G, Inc. & Red Company)
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*''[[Sakura Taisen 4]]'' (2002) (With maded by Red Company)
 
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*''[[Shinobi (2002)|Shinobi (PS2 Version)]]'' (2002)
 
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*''[[Skies of Arcadia: Legends]]'' (2003)
 
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*''[[Sakura Taisen: Atsuki Chishio Ni]]'' (2003)
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star Generation 1]]'' (2003)
 
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*''[[Sakura Taisen Monogatari: Mysterious Paris]]'' (2004)
 
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*''[[Sakura Taisen 5: Episode Zero]]'' (2004)
 
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*''[[Sakura Taisen 5: Episode Zero Part 2]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star Generation 2]]'' (2005)
 
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*''[[Sega Ages 2500|SEGA AGES 2500 Vol.32: Phantasy Star Complete Collection]]'' (2008)
 
  
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==Softography (Sega WOW)==
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*''[[Altered Beast (2005)|Altered Beast]]'' (2005) (also with Sega Studios China)
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*''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' (2007)
 
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*''[[The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return]]'' (2008) (also with [[Sonic Team]])
 
  
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Latest revision as of 08:50, 30 June 2024

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Overworks
Founded: 2000-04-21[1]
Defunct: 2003-10-01[1]
Merged with: WOW Entertainment
Headquarters:
Japan
2000-04-21
2003-10-01

Overworks (オーバーワークス) was a video game development division within Sega. It was formed after an internal reorganisation in 2000 and is thought to have been formed mostly by staff of Sega Software R&D Dept. 7 (formerly Sega CS2).

Overworks' main task was to continue the Sakura Taisen series. It also created the Guru Guru Onsen line of games. Both of these brands were aimed at the Japanese market. Internationally, Overworks' became well known for creating a spiritual successor to the classic Phantasy Star series with Skies of Arcadia, as well as for the PlayStation 2 Shinobi.

In 2003 Overworks merged with WOW Entertainment to become Sega WOW (briefly "WOW Works")[2].

Company statistics

  • Capital: 100 million yen[3][4]
  • Number of Employees: 82 (2000-07-01)[3]

Softography

NAOMI

Dreamcast

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 3

Game Boy Advance

Windows PC

i-mode 503i

J-Sky (50KB)


GameCube

List of staff

Magazine articles

Main article: Overworks/Magazine articles.

Photo gallery

Overworks EternalArcadia radiodrama.png
Overworks EternalArcadia radiodrama.png

External Links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf, page 3
  2. ↑ File:IR EN 2003-07-30.pdf, page 1
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-26 (2000-08-04,11)" (JP; 2000-07-21), page 30
  4. ↑ http://www.o-works.co.jp/corp.html (Wayback Machine: 2001-08-14 08:46)


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