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Arc System Works

1988 / 1988 tot 1 1989 / 1988 tot 2 1990 / 1988 tot 8 1991 / 1988 tot 10 1992 / 1988 tot 13 1993 / 1988 tot 14 1995 / 1988 tot 17 1997 / 1988 tot 19 1998 / 1988 tot 21 1999 / 1988 tot 24 2000 / 1988 tot 27 2001 / 1988 tot 32 2002 / 1988 tot 36 2003 / 1988 tot 39 2004 / 1988 tot 43 2005 / 1988 tot 46 2006 / 1988 tot 51 2007 / 1988 tot 60 2008 / 1988 tot 71 2009 / 1988 tot 95 2010 / 1988 tot 104 2011 / 1988 tot 116 2012 / 1988 tot 141 2013 / 1988 tot 149 2014 / 1988 tot 161 2015 / 1988 tot 172 2016 / 1988 tot 178 2017 / 1988 tot 186 2018 / 1988 tot 199 2019 / 1988 tot 204 2020 / 1988 tot 206 2021 / 1988 tot 207
Founded in 1988-05 last activity in 2021
Status: active
Country: Japan
209
games
34
active years
6.1
per year
aka(s): アークシステムワークス

Founder: Minoru Kidooka
HQ: Yokohama, Japan

Website: www.arcsystemworks.jp/

Quoted from ?:
AKA "Aquarius".


It is known for Arcana Heart, BlazBlue, Castle Shikigami, Contra, Final Lap, Guilty Gear, Kunio-kun, Melty Blood, Persona, Rolling Thunder, Sengoku Basara, Tantei Jinguuji Saburo

Releases per year

19881
19891
19906
19912
19923
19931
19953
19972
19982
19993
20003
20015
20024
20033
20044
20053
20065
20079
200811
200924
20109
201112
201225
20138
201412
201511
20166
20178
201813
20195
20202
20211

207 video games with valid date were considered (99%)

Overall rankings

11
32
9
0
0

Common gametypes

fighting43%action/reflex9%adventure7%sport7%platformer4%other28%

Top platforms

3DS 35
Wii 28
Arcade 19
Switch 16
PS4 13
X360 12
PS3 11
PS Vita 10
NES 8
Nintendo DS 8
PS 7
PS2 7
Windows 7
PSP 6
Wii U 4
Guilty Gear X - By Your Side (Dreamcast)
Guilty Gear X - By Your Side
DC 2000-12-14
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 (Nintendo DS)
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
NDS 2005-11-20
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Arcade)
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
ARCD 2008-11
Wizard's Harmony 2 (Saturn)
Wizard's Harmony 2
SAT 1997-12-23
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth Remix (Nintendo DS)
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth Remix
NDS 2007-05-24
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PlayStation 3)
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
PS3 2009-06-25
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable (PlayStation Portable)
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable
PSP 2010-02-25
Guilty Gear (PlayStation)
Guilty Gear
PS1 1998-05-14
Guilty Gear Judgment (PlayStation Portable)
Guilty Gear Judgment
PSP 2006-09-05
Fist of the Northstar (Arcade)
Fist of the Northstar
ARCD 2005
Guilty Gear XX (PlayStation 2)
Guilty Gear XX
PS2 2002-12
Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers (Nintendo DS)
Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers
NDS 2006-04-25

Arc System Works best rated games

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger2009ps3
Persona 4 Arena2012ps3
Melty Blood2002win
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift2010ps3
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 22005nds
Zipang1990pce
Guilty Gear XX2002ps2
Guilty Gear X2001ps2
Hard Corps - Uprising2011ps3
Guilty Gear X: Advance Edition2002gba

Arc System Works worst games

Rolling Thunder1989nes
Fist of the Northstar2005arcd
Hihou Densetsu Chris no Bouken1992pecd
Guilty Gear1998ps1
Guilty Gear Isuka2004ps2

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