Enix

Founded in 1975-09-22 closed in 2003-04-01
Status: bought
Country: Japan

6.8

per year

Enix Corporation (株式会社エニックス, Kabushiki-gaisha Enikkusu) was a Japanese video game publisher that produced video games, anime and manga. Enix is known for publishing the Dragon Quest series of role-playing video games.

The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975, as Eidansha Boshu Service Center (株式会社営団社募集サービスセンター, Kabushiki Gaisha Eidansha Boshū Sābisu Sentā).[3] The name "Enix" is a play on the words "phoenix", a mythical bird that is reborn from its own ashes, and "ENIAC", the world's first digital computer.[4]

The company merged with rival Square in 2003 to form Square Enix.

It is known for ActRaiser, Dragon Quest, Dragon Quest Monsters, Grandia, Illusion of Gaia, Itadaki Street, Mysterious Dungeon, Ogre Battle, Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile, Xevious

Releases per year

1983	30
1984	18
1985	21
1986	10
1987	11
1988	7
1989	5
1990	4
1991	7
1992	5
1993	8
1994	8
1995	5
1996	5
1997	3
1998	9
1999	13
2000	10
2001	10
2002	7
2003	2

198 video games with valid date were considered (96.1%)

Overall rankings

	10
	43
	5
	1
	0

Common gametypes

Top platforms

NEC PC8801		35
MICRO 7 - FM7		29
SNES		28
PS		26
NEC PC9801		17
MSX		10
PS2		9
NES		8
MSX2		8
GBC		8
Sharp X1		7
X68000		4
GBA		4
Saturn		3
NEC PC8001		3

Enix best rated games

Wonder Project J	1994	snes
Nankoku Shounen Papuwa kun	1994	snes
Itadaki Street: Gorgeous King	1998	ps1
Alphos	1983	8801
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure	2001	gbc
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time	2003	ps2
Robotrek	1994	snes
Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi	1995	snes
Star Ocean: Blue Sphere	2001	gbc
Soul Blazer	1992	snes

Enix worst games

Door Door	1983	8801
Dragon Quest II: Akuryou no Kamigami	1987	nes
ActRaiser 2	1993	snes
Dragon Quest I & II	1993	snes
Star Ocean	1996	snes