Arika

ARIKA CO.,LTD.
株式会社アリカ

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Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Video game industry
Founded	November 1, 1995
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Akira Nishitani (President)
Website	www.arika.co.jp

Arika (アリカ) is a Japanese video game developer. It was formed in 1995 by former Capcom employees. The name of the company itself is the reverse of the name of the company's founder, Akira Nishitani, who (along with Akiman) created Street Fighter II. Arika's first arcade game was Street Fighter EX. It was successful and was followed up with two updates (Street Fighter EX + and EX + α for the PlayStation), and then two sequels on the arcade and PlayStation2.

Arika is well known for the Tetris: The Grand Master series and Cardcaptor Sakura series. A recent notable game by the developer is Endless Ocean, a scuba diving game for the Wii.

Games developed

Street Fighter EX series

• Street Fighter EX - 1996 (Arcade)
• Street Fighter EX + - 1997 (Arcade)
• Street Fighter EX + α - 1997 (PlayStation)
• Street Fighter EX2 - 1998 (Arcade)
• Street Fighter EX2 Plus - Early 1999 (Arcade and later released for the PlayStation on December 24, 1999)
• Street Fighter EX3 - 2000 (PlayStation 2)

Other games

• Tetris: The Grand Master - 1998 (Arcade)
• Fighting Layer - 1998 (Arcade)
• Tetris: The Grand Master 2 - The Absolute - 2000 (Arcade)
• Everblue - 2001 (PlayStation 2)
• Technic Beat - 2002 (Arcade)
• Everblue 2 - 2002 (PlayStation 2)
• DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou - 2003 (PlayStation 2)
• Mega Man Network Transmission - 2003 (GameCube)
• The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon - 2004 (PlayStation 2, collaborated with Chunsoft)
• Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror Instinct - 2005 (Arcade)
• Super Dragon Ball Z - 2005 (Arcade & PS2, collaborated with Crafts & Meister)
• Tetris: The Grand Master Ace - 2005 (Xbox 360)
• Tsubasa Chronicle - 2005 (Nintendo DS)
• Jewelry Master - 2006/2007 (Windows) (currently in open beta phase)
• Endless Ocean - 2007 (Wii)
• Dr. Mario Online Rx - 2008 (Wii) (through WiiWare)
• Ketsui Death Label - 2008 (Nintendo DS)
• Dr. Mario Express - 2008 (Nintendo DSi) (through DSiWare)
• Aa Mujou Setsuna - 2009 (Nintendo DSi) (through DSiWare)
• Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep - 2009, 2010 (Wii)
• Jewelry Master Twinkle - 2009 (Xbox 360) (through Xbox Live Indie Games)
• Metal Torrent - 2010 (Nintendo DSi) (through DSiWare)
• Bust-A-Move Universe - 2011 (Nintendo 3DS)
• 3D Classics Excitebike - 2011 (Nintendo 3DS) (through Nintendo 3DS eShop)

External links

• Arika official website