Arc System Works

Arc System Works (アークシステムワークス Āku Shisutemu Wākusu) es una desarrolladora y distribuidora de videojuegos japonesa, especialmente reconocida por sus juegos de lucha en 2D, como Guilty Gear y BlazBlue. Fue fundada por Minoru Kidooka en el año 1988 en la ciudad de Yokohama, Japón. Transcurrió sus primeros años desarrollando juegos para compañías como Sega, Sammy y Banpresto.

Arc System Works
Tipo	desarrollador de videojuegos y distribuidora de videojuegos
Industria	Videojuegos
Forma legal	kabushiki gaisha
Fundación	Mayo de 1988
Fundador	Minoru Kidooka
Sede central	Yokohama, Japón
Personas clave	Minoru Kidooka (director general)
Productos	Guilty Gear BlazBlue
Sitio web	www.arcsystemworks.com
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Historia

Arc System Works fue fundada en enero de 1988 bajo el nombre de Arc Co., Ltd y se estableció como compañía en mayo del mismo año. Por aquel entonces el equipo de trabajo estaba conformado por solo siete u ocho empleados, de los cuales la mayoría había trabajado previamente en Sega incluyendo a su fundador Minoru Kidooka. La compañía pasó sus primeros años como una desarrolladora contratada por Sega, Sammy y Banpresto. En 1991 fue renombrada como Arc System Works y publicó su primer juego en 1995, Exector para la primera PlayStation.

En junio de 2015, Arc System Works adquirió todos los derechos intelectuales de Technōs Japan, como Double Dragon y Kunio-kun de Million Co., Ltd.^[1]

El 2 de noviembre de 2017, Arc System Works anunció la apertura de una sucursal norteamericana en Torrance, California, conocida como Arc System Works America, Inc.^[2]

Juegos desarrollados

Título	Año de lanzamiento	Plataformas	Distribuidor
Final Lap	1988	Family Computer	Namco
Double Dragon	1988	Sega Master System	Sega
Vigilante	1988	Sega Master System	Sega
Scramble Spirits	1989	Sega Master System	Sega
Rolling Thunder	1989	Family Computer	Namco
Ghouls'n Ghosts	1990	Sega Master System	Sega
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker	1990	Sega Master System	Sega
Code Name: Viper	1990	Nintendo Entertainment System	Capcom
Chiyonofuji no Ōichō	1990	Family Computer	Face
Operation Wolf	1990	PC Engine	NEC Avenue
Pengo	1990	Game Gear	Sega
Super Monaco GP	1990	Game Gear, Sega Master System	Sega
Battle Commander: Hachibushu Shura no Heihou	1991	Super Famicom	Banpresto
Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger	1992	Family Computer	Bandai
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon	1992	Game Boy	Angel
Cyber Spin	1992	Super NES	Takara
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II	1992	Game Gear, Sega Master System	Sega
Battletoads	1993	Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear	Sega
Suzuka 8 Hours	1993	Super Nintendo Entertainment System	Namco
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R	1993	Super Famicom	Bandai
Gaia Saver	1994	Super Famicom	Banpresto
Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon S: Jougai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen	1994	Super Famicom	Angel
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon	1994	Mega Drive	Bandai
Sonic Drift	1994	Game Gear	Sega
Sonic Drift 2	1995	Game Gear	Sega
Virtual Open Tennis	1995	Sega Saturn
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story	1995	Super Famicom	Angel
EXECTOR	1995	PlayStation
Wizard's Harmony	1995	PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Guilty Gear	1998	PlayStation	Sammy Studios
Tanaka Torahiko no Uru Toraryuu Shogi	1999	Dreamcast
Nightmare in the Dark	1999, 2000	Neo Geo	Sammy Studios
Guilty Gear X	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003	NAOMI, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, PC	Sammy Studios
Guilty Gear X Plus	2001	PlayStation 2	Sammy Studios
Digital Holmes	2001	PlayStation 2
Guilty Gear X Ver.1.5	2003	Atomiswave	Sammy Studios
Guilty Gear X2	2002, 2003	NAOMI, PlayStation 2	Sammy Studios
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload	2003, 2004	NAOMI, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, PSP	Sammy Studios
Guilty Gear Isuka	2004, 2005	Atomiswave, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC	Sammy Studios
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors	2004	Game Boy Advance	Atari/Banpresto/Bandai
Fist of the North Star	2005, 2007	Atomiswave, PlayStation 2	Sega
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2	2005	Nintendo DS	Atari/Banpresto/Bandai
Guilty Gear XX Slash	2005	NAOMI, PlayStation 2, PSP	Sammy Studios
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core	2006, 2007	NAOMI, PlayStation 2, Wii	Sammy Studios
Guilty Gear 2: Overture	2007, 2016	Xbox 360, PC	Arc System Works/Aksys Games/505 Games
Battle Fantasia	2007, 2008, 2015	Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC/Steam	Arc System Works/Aksys Games/505 Games
Hoshigami Remix	2007	Nintendo DS	ASNetworks/Aksys Games/505 Games
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus	2008, 2009, 2012	PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3	Sammy Studios
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger	2008, 2009, 2010	Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC/Steam, PlayStation Portable	Arc System Works/Aksys Games/PQube and Zen United
Sengoku Basara X	2008	System 246 / System 256, PlayStation 2	Capcom
Super Dodgeball Brawlers	2008	Nintendo DS	Arc System Works/Aksys Games
Tantei Jinguji Saburo DS	2008	Nintendo DS	Arc System Works/WorkJam
Petit Copter	2008	Wii[3]	Aqua System
Family Table Tennis	2008	Wii	Aksys Games
Family Glide Hockey	2009	Wii	Aksys Games
Family Pirate Party	2009	Wii	Aksys Games
Family Mini Golf	2009	Wii	Aksys Games
Family Slot Car Racing	2009	Wii	Aksys Games
Family Card Games	2009	Wii	Aksys Games
Family Grand Tennis	2009	Wii	Aksys Games
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift	2009, 2010	Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Arc System Works UK
Animal Puzzle Adventure	2009	DSiWare
Okiraku Sugoroku	2009	Wii
Jazzy Billiards	2009	Nintendo DSi
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II	2010, 2011	Taito Type X2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS	Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Arc System Works UK
BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale	2010	DSiWare	Arc System Works
Hard Corps: Uprising	2011	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Konami
Nurarihyon no Mago: Hyakki Ryouran Taisen	2011	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Konami
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma	2012, 2013, 2014	Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita	Arc System Works/Aksys Games
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R	2012, 2013, 2015	Arcade, PlayStation Vita, PC/Steam	Sammy Studios
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend	2012/2014	PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PC/Steam	Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Arc System Works UK
Persona 4 Arena	2012	Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Atlus
Kyūkōsha no Shōjo	2012	Nintendo 3DS	Arc System Works
Phi Brain: Kizuna no Puzzle	2012	PlayStation Portable	Arc System Works
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax	2013, 2014	Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Atlus/Sega
Xblaze Code: Embryo	2013, 2016	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PC/Steam	Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Funbox Media
Magical Beat	2013	PlayStation Vita
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-	2014, 2015	Sega RingEdge 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC/Steam	Arc System Works/Aksys Games
BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend	2014, 2015, 2016	Taito Type X2 (as 2.0), PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, PC/Steam	Arc System Works/Aksys Games
Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy	2014	PlayStation Vita
Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai All-Star Special	2014	PlayStation 3	Arc System Works
Family Tennis SP	2015	Wii U	Aksys Games
BlazBlue: Central Fiction	2015, 2016, 2017	Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC/Steam	Arc System Works/Aksys Games/PQube
Xblaze: Lost Memories	2015	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita	Arc System Works/Aksys Games
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden	2015	Nintendo 3DS	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-	2015, 2016	Sega RingEdge 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC/Steam	Arc System Works/Aksys Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sign)
Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories	2016	Nintendo 3DS[4]	Arc System Works/Aksys Games
Inferno Climber	2016	Microsoft Windows/Steam/PC
One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum	2016	Nintendo 3DS	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Double Dragon IV	2017	PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Steam, PC	Arc System Works
Simple Mahjong Online	2017	Nintendo Switch	Arc System Works
Guilty Gear Xrd Rev2	2017	RingEdge 2, PlayStation 3/4, Microsoft Windows	Arc System Works
Happy Birthdays	2017	PlayStation 4, PC/Steam, Nintendo Switch	Nippon Ichi Software
Dragon Ball FighterZ	2018	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch	Bandai Namco Entertainment
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle	2018	PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows	Arc System Works
Wizard's Symphony	2019	PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch	Arc System Works
Granblue Fantasy Versus	2020	PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows	Cygames (JP) XSEED Games (NA)
Code Shifter	2020	PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Steam	Arc System Works
Guilty Gear Strive	2021	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows	Arc System Works
Dungeon Fighter Duel	2022	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows	Arc System Works NeoPle
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls	2026	PlayStation 5, Windows	Sony Interactive Entertainment

Juegos publicados

Título	Año de lanzamiento	Plataformas	Desarrollador
Castle of Shikigami III	2006, 2007	Arcade, Wii, Xbox 360	Alfa System, Barnhouse Effect
Hooked! Real Motion Fishing	2007	Wii[5]	SIMS
Rage of the Dragons EX Generations	2010	Taito Type X2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Evoga
Arcana Heart 3	2011	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Examu
Chaos Code	2012	PlayStation 3	FK Digital
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!!	2014	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Steam/PC	Examu
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters	2014	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita	Toybox Inc.
Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late	2014, 2016	PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows/Steam/PC	Ecole Software, French Bread
Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late[st]	2015, 2017, 2018	Sega RingEdge 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Steam/PC	Ecole Software, French Bread
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code	2016	Microsoft Windows/Steam	Type-Moon, French-Bread
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap	2017	PlayStation 4	Lizardcube
DJMax Respect	2017	PlayStation 4	Rocky Studio, Neowiz MUCA
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories	2018	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch	White Owls Inc.
Kill la Kill the Game: IF	2019	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch	A+ Games

Enlaces externos

• Web oficial Japón
• Web oficial Estados Unidos