Arika
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| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Founded | November 1, 1995 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Akira Nishitani (President) |
Number of employees | 50 |
| 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 (Nin Nin), 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 PlayStation 2.
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 December 24, 1999, PlayStation)
- Street Fighter EX3 (2000, PlayStation 2)
Nintendo-published Games and Classic Games
- Endless Ocean (2007, Wii)
- Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008, Wii through WiiWare)
- Dr. Mario Express (2008, Nintendo DSi through DSiWare)
- Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep (2009/2010, Wii)
- 3D Classics Excitebike (2011, Nintendo 3DS through Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Xevious (2011, Nintendo 3DS through Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Urban Champion (2011, Nintendo 3DS through Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Twinbee (2011, Nintendo 3DS through Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Kirby's Adventure (2011, Nintendo 3DS through Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Kid Icarus (2012, Nintendo 3DS through Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- Dr. Luigi (2013, Wii U through Nintendo eShop)
Other games developed
- Tetris: The Grand Master (1998, arcade)
- Fighting Layer (1998, arcade)
- Tetris: The Grand Master 2 - The Absolute (2000, arcade)
- Everblue (2001, PlayStation 2)
- Technictix (テクニクティクス) (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)
- Ketsui Death Label (2008, Nintendo DS)
- Aa Mujou Setsuna/Metal Torrent (2009/2010, Nintendo DSi through DSiWare)
- Jewelry Master Twinkle (2009, Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Indie Games)
- Bust-A-Move Universe (2011, Nintendo 3DS)
- Tekken 3D: Prime Edition (2012, Nintendo 3DS)
Under development
In July 2011, a video from an Arika 3DS test project, currently called Fighting Sample, was released, featuring Hokuto and Kairi from the Street Fighter EX series.[1] Further screenshots show Blair, D. Dark and Shadow Geist.[2]
References
- ^ "First Video of Arika's Fighting Sample (Featuring SFEX Characters) « Shoryuken". Shoryuken.com. 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
- ^ "Street Fighter EX Characters Resurface in Arika's 3DS Fighting Sample « Shoryuken". Shoryuken.com. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2012-08-19.