Sega AM2

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 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 arcade department, where he worked on SpikeOut. In 2000 that department was spun off as Amusement Vision.

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.

During a 2008 restructure, the third arcade studio, AM3 was dissolved and the Virtua Tennis and Virtual On franchises became part of AM2.

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.

Arcade

Sega Space Harrier

• Space Harrier (1985)
• Hang-On (1985)
• Super Hang-On (1987)

Sega OutRun

• OutRun (1986)
• Turbo OutRun (1989)

X Board

• After Burner (1987)
  • After Burner II (1987)
• GP Rider (1990)

Y Board

• Power Drift (1988)
• G-LOC: Air Battle (1990)
• Strike Fighter (1991)

System 32

• Arabian Fight (1993)
• F1 Exhaust Note (1991)
  • F1 Super Lap (1993)
• Rad Mobile (1991)
• Soreike Kokology (1991)
  • Soreike Kokology 2 (1993)

Sega Model 1

• Virtua Fighter (1993)
• Virtua Racing (1992)

Sega Model 2

• Daytona USA (1993)
• Desert Tank (1994)
• Virtua Cop (1994)
• Sonic the Fighters (1996)

Sega Model 2A CRX

• Virtua Fighter 2 (1994)
• Virtua Cop 2 (1995)

Sega Model 2B CRX

• Virtua Striker (1995)
• Fighting Vipers (1995)

Sega Model 3 Step 1.0

• Fighting Vipers 2 (1998)
• Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
  • Virtua Fighter 3tb (1997)

Sega Model 3 Step 1.5

• Scud Race (1996)
  • Scud Race Plus (1997)
• Virtua Striker 2 (1997)
  • Virtua Striker 2 Version '98 (1998)
  • Virtua Striker 2 Version '99 (1999)

Sega Model 3 Step 2.1

• Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge (1998)
  • Daytona USA 2: Power Edition (1998)
• Spikeout: Digital Battle Online (1998)
  • Spikeout: Final Edition (1998)

Sega Titan Video

• All Japan Pro Wrestling Featuring Virtua (1997)
• Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)

NAOMI

• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (1999)
• F355 Challenge (1999)
  • F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition (2001)
• MJ (2002)
• Outtrigger (1999)
• Virtua NBA (1999)

NAOMI 2

• Beach Spikers (2001)
• The King of Route 66 (2002)
• Virtua Fighter 4 (2001)
  • Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (2002)
  • Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned (2004)

Sega Aurora

• Rhythm Tengoku (2007)

Chihiro

• Ghost Squad (2004)
• Quest of D (2004)
  • Quest of D Ver.2 (2004)
  • Quest of D Ver.3 (2004)
  • Quest of D: The Battle Kingdom (2004)
• Sega Golf Club (2004)
  • Sega Golf Club Ver. 2006 (2006)
• MJ2 (2003)
  • MJ3 (2004)
• OutRun 2 (2003)
  • OutRun 2 SP (2004)
• Virtua Cop 3 (2003)

Lindbergh

• After Burner Climax (2006)
• 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)
  • Virtua Fighter 5 R (2008)
  • Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (2010)
• MJ4 (2008)

RingEdge

• Border Break (2009)
  • Border Break Airburst (2010)
  • Border Break Union (2012)
  • Border Break Scramble (2014)
• MJ5 (2011)
  • MJ5 Evolution (2011)
  • MJ5R Evolution (2013)
• Project DIVA Arcade (2010)
• Sega Card-Gen MLB 2009 (2009)
  • Sega Card-Gen MLB 2010 (2010)
  • Sega Card-Gen MLB 2011 (2011)
  • Sega Card-Gen MLB 2012 (2012)
  • Sega Card-Gen MLB 2013 (2013)
• Shining Force Cross (2009)
  • Shining Force Cross Raid (2010)
  • Shining Force Cross Elysion (2012)
  • Shining Force Cross Exlesia (2013)
  • Shining Force Cross Exlesia Zenith (2014
• Virtua Tennis 4 (2012)

RingWide

• Sega Racing Classic (2009)
• Operation G.H.O.S.T. (2011)

Nu

• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade Future Tone (2013)
• Kantai Collection Arcade (2015)

Consumer

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)

Mega Drive

• After Burner II (1990)
• Rent A Hero (1991)
• Space Harrier II (1988)
• Sword of Vermilion (1989)
• OutRun (1991)
• Virtua Racing (1994)

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)

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)
• Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.10 Jeffry McWild (1996)
• Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.2 Jacky Bryant (1995)
• Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.3 Akira Yuki (1995)
• Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.4 Pai Chan (1995)
• Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.5 Wolf Hawkfield (1995)
• Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.6 Lau Chan (1996)
• Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.7 Shun Di (1996)
• Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.8 Lion Rafale (1996)
• Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series Vol.9 Kage Maru (1996)

Dreamcast

• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2000) (also with CRI)
• Ferrari F355 Challenge (2000) (also with CRI)
• Fighting Vipers 2 (2001)
• Outtrigger (2001)
• Propeller Arena (2001; unreleased)
• Shenmue II (2001)
• 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

• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2001)
• Ferrari F355 Challenge (2002) (also with Tose)
• Virtua Cop: Elite Edition (2002) (also with RIZ Inc.)
• Virtua Fighter 4 (2002)
• Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (2003)
• The King of Route 66 (2003) (also with Tose)
• Virtua Quest (2004) (also with Tose)

GameCube

• 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2002)
• Beach Spikers (2002)
• Virtua Quest (2004) (also with Tose)

Xbox

• Shenmue II (2003)

Xbox 360

• After Burner Climax (2010)
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Force (2010)
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (2013)
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram (2009)
• Daytona USA (2011)
• Fighting Vipers (2012)
• Miyazato San Kyoudai Naizou: Sega Golfclub (2006)
• Sonic the Fighters (2012)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (2012)
• Virtua Fighter 5 (2007)
• Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (2012)
• Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
• Virtua Striker (2013)

Wii

• Ghost Squad (2007)
• Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns (2010)

PlayStation 3

• After Burner Climax (2010)
• Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (2013)
• Daytona USA (2011)
• Fighting Vipers (2012)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Dreamy Theater (2010)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Dreamy Theater 2nd (2011)
• Sonic the Fighters (2012)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (2012)
• Virtua Fighter 5 (2006)
• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (2012)
• Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)

Nintendo 3DS

• Hatsune Miku and Future Stars Project mirai (2012)
• Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 (2013)
• Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (2015)

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)

External links

• Official website
• IGN info page for Sega-AM2