Game Arts

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Game Arts Co. Ltd.

Type	Public
Founded	March 2, 1985
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hirokazu Miyazi (President, CEO)
Industry	Computer and video game industry
Products	(See release history for full listing)
Revenue	JPY 4.56 billion (2007)
Employees	51
Website	www.gamearts.com

Game Arts (ゲームアーツ, Gemu Atsu^?) is a Japanese video game software developer located in Tokyo, Japan. Originally established in 1985 as a computer software company, they have since expanded their enterprise to produce for a number of game console and handheld systems.^[1] Overseen by President and CEO Hirokazu Miyazi, the company's philosophy is to create "new, innovative, and entertaining games", as well as exhibit games that can be considered "forms of art", both as developers and producers.^[2] Game Arts is member of the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association of Japan (CESA), and major trading partners include Square Enix, Bandai, Koei, and Gung-Ho Online Entertainment, some of whom have co-developed or produced games in cooperation with the company.^[3]

The company has produced a number of games for several genres, beginning with the action game Thexder for personal computers in 1985. A number of traditional and Mahjong-related games have also been produced for Japanese audiences. In the Western world, Game Arts is best known as the producers of the Lunar and Grandia series of console role-playing games, as well as the Gungriffon line of strategy games. Some of its staff has helped in the preliminary development of Nintendo's Wii title Super Smash Bros. Brawl.^[4]

On April 22, 2009, Game Arts released the PlayStation port of Grandia in Japan on the Playstation Network as a downloadable title in the PSOne Classics range, to celebrate an upcoming announcement for Grandia Online, suggesting that they continue to provide for and support the title.^[5]

[edit] Release history

Release Date	Title	Platform	Publisher
1985 (Japan) 1987 (US)	Thexder	MSX, PC	Game Arts (Japan) Sierra Entertainment (US)
April 1985 (Japan)	Cuby Panic	PC	Game Arts
December 18, 1985 (Japan)	Thexder	NES	Square Co., Ltd.
1987 (Japan) 1988 (US)	Silpheed	PC	Game Arts (Japan) Sierra Entertainment (US)
1987 (Japan) 1990 (US)	Zeliard	PC	Game Arts (Japan) Sierra Entertainment (US)
June 3, 1988 (Japan)	Solitaire Royale	MSX2, PC	Game Arts
1989 (Japan) 1990 (US)	Fire Hawk: Thexder - The Second Contact	MSX2, PC	Game Arts (Japan) Sierra Entertainment (US)
July 21, 1989 (Japan) 1990 (US)	Faria	NES	Hi-Score Media Work (Japan) Nexoft (US)
July 20, 1990 (Japan)	Harakiri	PC	Game Arts
1990 (Japan) 1991 (US)	Sorcerian	PC	Game Arts (Japan) Sierra Entertainment (US)
December 14, 1990 (Japan)	Gyuwamburaa (Gambler) Jiko Chuushinha	Genesis/Mega Drive	Game Arts
December 28, 1991 (Japan)	Tenka Fubu	Sega CD	Game Arts
April 24, 1992 (Japan) April 23, 1992 (US)	Alisia Dragoon	Genesis/Mega Drive	Game Arts (Japan) Sega (US)
June 26, 1992 (Japan) December 1993 (US)	Lunar: The Silver Star	Sega CD	Game Arts (Japan) Working Designs (US)
December 18, 1992 (Japan)	Gyuwamburaa (Gambler) Jiko Chuushinha 2	Sega CD	Game Arts
January 29, 1993 (Japan)	Yumimi Mix	Sega CD	Game Arts
February 26, 1993 (Japan)	J League Soccer	Genesis/Mega Drive	Shogakukan
July 30, 1993 (Japan) 1993 (US) 1993 (Europe)	Silpheed	Sega CD	Game Arts
November 5, 1993 (Japan)	Jan'ou Touryumon	Genesis/Mega Drive	Sega
April 15, 1994 (Japan)	Urusei Yatsura: My Dear Friends	Sega CD	Game Arts
December 21, 1994 (Japan) September 1995 (US)	Lunar: Eternal Blue	Sega CD	Game Arts (Japan) Working Designs (US)
1995 (Japan) 1995 (US)	Thexder 95	PC	Game Arts (Japan) Sierra Entertainment (US)
July 28, 1995 (Japan)	Yumimi Mix Remix	Sega Saturn	Game Arts
January 12, 1996 (Japan)	Lunar: Walking School	Game Gear	Game Arts
March 15, 1996 (Japan) 1996 (US) March 12, 1998 (Japan) (Saturn Collection)	GunGriffon: The Eurasian Conflict (Japan) GunGriffon (US)	Sega Saturn	Game Arts (Japan) Sega (US)
October 1996 (Japan)	Lunar: Silver Star Story	Sega Saturn	Kadokawa Shoten
October 18, 1996 (Japan)	Tokyo Mahjong Land	Sega Saturn	Game Arts
December 27, 1996 (Japan) (Advanced Release) February 14, 1997 (Japan)	Daina Airan	Sega Saturn	Game Arts
July 1997 (Japan)	Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (with "MPEG" card)	Sega Saturn	Kadokawa Shoten
October 1997 (Japan)	Magic School Lunar!	Sega Saturn	Kadokawa Shoten
December 18, 1997 (Japan) November 26, 1998 (Japan) (Memorial Package)	Grandia	Sega Saturn	Entertainment Software Publishing
April 23, 1998 (Japan) April 30, 1998 (US)	GunGriffon II	Sega Saturn	Entertainment Software Publishing (Japan) Entertainment Software Publishing (US)
May 28, 1998 (Japan) April 28, 1999 (Japan) (PlayStation the Best) April 30, 1999 (US) June 1, 1999 (US) (Fan Art Edition) February 6, 2002 (US) (Limited Re-Release)	Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete	PlayStation	Kadokawa Shoten (Japan) Working Designs (US)
May 28, 1998 (Japan)	Grandia: Digital Museum	Sega Saturn	Game Arts
July 1998 (Japan)	Lunar 2: Eternal Blue	Sega Saturn	Kadokawa Shoten
1998 (Japan) 1999 (Korea)	Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete	PC	Kadokawa Shoten
May 27, 1999 (Japan) September 7, 2000 (Japan) (Kakukawa Best) December 15, 2000 (US)	Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete	PlayStation	Kadokawa Shoten (Japan) Working Designs (US)
June 24, 1999 (Japan) September 30, 1999 (US) July 27, 2000 (Japan) (PlayStation) March 30, 2001(Europe)	Grandia	PlayStation	Entertainment Software Publishing (Japan) SCEA (US) Ubi Soft (Europe)
June 22, 2000 (Japan)	Gyuwamburaa (Gambler) Jiko Chuushinha: Tokyo Mahjong Land	PlayStation	Entertainment Software Publishing
August 3, 2000 (Japan) December 6, 2000 (US) February 23, 2001 (Europe) May 23, 2002 (Japan) (DriKore)	Grandia II	Dreamcast	Game Arts (Japan) Ubi Soft (US & Europe)
August 10, 2000 (Japan) October 24, 2000 (US) August 1, 2002 (Japan) (PlayStation2 the Best)	GunGriffon Blaze	PlayStation 2	Capcom (Japan) Working Designs (US)
September 21, 2000 (Japan) April 23, 2001 (US) May 11, 2001 (Europe) July 19, 2002 (Europe) (Re-Release)	Silpheed: The Lost Planet	PlayStation 2	Capcom (Japan) Working Designs (US) Swing! Deutschland (Europe)
December 22, 2000 (Japan)	Grandia: Parallel Trippers	Game Boy Color	Hudson Soft
April 12, 2001 (Japan) December 10, 2001 (US)	Lunar Legend	Game Boy Advance	Entertainment Software Publishing (Japan) Ubi Soft (US)
November 1, 2001 (Japan)	Chenwen no Sangokushi	PlayStation 2	Entertainment Software Publishing
February 21, 2002 (Japan) January 28, 2002 (US) March 28, 2002 (Europe)	Grandia II	PlayStation 2	Enix (Japan) Ubi Soft (US & Europe)
January 31, 2002 (Japan) September 30, 2002 (US)	Grandia Xtreme	PlayStation 2	Enix (Japan & US)
March 10, 2002 (US) April 12, 2002 (Europe)	Grandia II	PC	Ubi Soft
December 16, 2004 (Japan) December 14, 2004 (US)	GunGriffon: Allied Strike	Xbox	Tecmo
August 25, 2005 (Japan) September 27, 2005 (US)	Lunar: Genesis (Japan) Lunar: Dragon Song (US)	Nintendo DS	Marvelous (Japan) Ubi Soft (US)
August 4, 2005 (Japan) February 14, 2006 (US)	Grandia III	PlayStation 2	Square Enix (Japan & US)
September 28, 2006 (Japan) June 29, 2007 (Europe) July 10, 2007 (US)	Project Sylpheed (Japan)	Xbox 360	Square-Enix (Japan)
January 31, 2008 (Japan) March 9, 2008 (North America)	Super Smash Bros. Brawl (with Sora Ltd. and Nintendo, among others)[1]	Wii	Nintendo
April 22, 2009 (Japan)	Grandia	PlayStation Network	Entertainment Software Publishing
TBA 2009	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash-Up [2]	Wii	Ubi Soft

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Game Arts Web (Japanese)