Arika
| Arika | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Kabushiki-gaisha |
| founding | November 1, 1995 |
| Seat | Tokyo , Japan |
| Branch | Game development |
| Website | http://www.arika.co.jp/ |
| As of October 31, 2019 | |
KK Arika ( Japanese 株式会社 ア リ カ Kabushiki-gaisha Arika , English Arika Co., Ltd. ) is a Japanese developer and publisher of computer games . It was founded on November 1, 1995 by Capcom employees as KK ARMtech ( 株式会社 ア ー ム テ ッ ク Kabushiki-gaisha Āmutekku ) and later renamed Arika. The name of the company is based on the founder, Akira Nishitani , who developed Street Fighter II together with Akira Yasuda , only the other way around. Arika's first arcade game was Street Fighter EX . In 2018 Arika released a spiritual successor to Street Fighter EX and Fighting Layer under the name Fighting EX Layer . In 2019, the company developed Tetris 99 for Nintendo .
The development studio is particularly known for Tetris: The Grand Master , a series of computer games.
Developed games
- Street Fighter EX (1996, Arcade )
- Street Fighter EX Plus (1997, Arcade)
- Street Fighter EX Plus α (1997, PlayStation )
- Street Fighter EX2 (1998, Arcade)
- Tetris: The Grand Master (1998, Arcade)
- Fighting Layer (1998, Arcade)
- Street Fighter EX2 Plus (1999, Arcade)
- Street Fighter EX3 (2000, PlayStation 2 )
- Tetris: The Grand Master 2 - The Absolute (2000, Arcade)
- Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura Eternal Heart (2000, PlayStation 1)
- Everblue (2001, PlayStation 2)
- Technictix ( テ ク ニ ク テ ィ ク ス Tekunikutikusu ; 2001, PlayStation 2)
- Technic Beat (2002, Arcade)
- Everblue 2 (2002, PlayStation 2)
- DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou (2003, PlayStation 2)
- Mega Man Network Transmission (2003, Nintendo GameCube )
- The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigi no Dungeon (2004, PlayStation 2)
- Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror Instinct (2005, Arcade)
- Super Dragon Ball Z (2005, Arcade & PlayStation 2)
- Tetris: The Grand Master Ace (2005, Xbox 360 )
- Tsubasa Chronicle (2005, Nintendo DS )
- Jewelry Master (2006–2007, Windows )
- Endless Ocean (2007, Wii )
- Ketsui Death Label (2008, Nintendo DS )
- Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008, Wii through WiiWare )
- Dr. Mario Express (2008, Nintendo DSi by DSiWare )
- Jewelry Master Twinkle (2009, Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Indie Games )
- Aa Mujō Setsuna / Metal Torrent (2009/2010, Nintendo DSi via DSiWare)
- Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep (2009/2010, Wii)
- Jewelry Master Twinkle Light (2010, Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Indie Games )
- Bust-A-Move Universe (2011, Nintendo 3DS )
- AR Games (2011, Nintendo 3DS supplied with the console)
- 3D Classics Excitebike (2011, Nintendo 3DS via Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Xevious (2011, Nintendo 3DS via Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Urban Champion (2011, Nintendo 3DS via Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Twinbee (2011, Nintendo 3DS via Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Kirby Adventure (2011, Nintendo 3DS via Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- 3D Classics Kid Icarus (2012, Nintendo 3DS via Nintendo 3DS eShop)
- Tekken 3D: Prime Edition (2012, Nintendo 3DS )
- Teddy Together (2013, Nintendo 3DS . Bandai-Namco )
- Dr. Luigi (2013, Wii U via Wii eShop)
- Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (2015, Nintendo 3DS via Nintendo eShop)
- Fighting EX Layer (2018, PlayStation 4 , Windows )
- Tetris 99 (2019, Nintendo Switch via Nintendo eShop , also as a retail version)
Web links
- Official Website (Japanese)