Video game publisher
Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a video game publisher that specializes in translating and localizing Japanese video games for English-speaking markets. It was founded by Akibo Shieh in 2006.[1] Some of its clients include Bandai Namco Games , Xseed Games , and Atlus USA. Aksys Games is best known for its involvement in the Guilty Gear series, as well as for publishing numerous Otome games in English. It has become a full-fledged game publisher with the announcement of Eagle Eye Golf for PlayStation 2 ,[1] and has expressed a desire to publish for all current platforms from Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony.
The company's name is coincidentally similar to Arc System Works , with whom it has a partnership.[2] Despite their similar names, and the partnership between them, neither company owns the other. Aksys Games publishes many games for Arc System Works in North America, and has even assisted the latter in releasing the Bit.Trip series in Japan.[2]
Aksys is also the North American distributor for the European publisher Rising Star Games .[3] In addition, Aksys localized Nihon Falcom's role-playing game Tokyo Xanadu for the American market in 2017.[4]
Video games [ edit ]
Console games [ edit ]
PlayStation 2 [ edit ]
PlayStation 3 [ edit ]
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
June 30, 2009
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
Battle Fantasia
December 22, 2009
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3 (PSN )
Record of Agarest War
April 27, 2010
Compile Heart , Red Entertainment
PlayStation 3 (PSN )
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
July 27, 2010
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
Arcana Heart 3
April 19, 2011
Arc System Works , Examu
PlayStation 3 (PSN )
Record of Agarest War Zero
June 14, 2011
Compile Heart , Red Entertainment
PlayStation 3
Record of Agarest War 2
June 26, 2012
Compile Heart , Red Entertainment
PlayStation 3
Crazy Strike Bowling
August 21, 2012
Corecell Technology
PlayStation 3 (PSN )
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
March 5, 2013
Gaijin Games
PlayStation 3 (PSN )
Magus
February 25, 2014
Black Tower
PlayStation 3
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
March 25, 2014
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi
May 6, 2014
Idea Factory
PlayStation 3
Xblaze Code: Embryo
June 24, 2014
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!! !
September 23, 2014
Arc System Works , Examu
PlayStation 3
Guilty Gear Xrd
December 16, 2014
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late
February 24, 2015
Ecole Software , French Bread
PlayStation 3
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
March 10, 2015
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend
June 30, 2015
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
Xblaze: Lost Memories
August 11, 2015
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault
March 15, 2016
Acquire
PlayStation 3
Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator
June 7, 2016
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2
May 25, 2017
Arc System Works
PlayStation 3
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]
February 9, 2018
Ecole Software , French Bread
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4 [ edit ]
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign
December 16, 2014
Arc System Works
PlayStation 4
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend
June 30, 2015
Arc System Works
PlayStation 4
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault
March 15, 2016
Acquire
PlayStation 4
Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus
March 29, 2016
LookAtMyGame
PlayStation 4 (PSN )
Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator
June 7, 2016
Arc System Works
PlayStation 4
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
September 20, 2016
Arc System Works
PlayStation 4
Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky
October 18, 2016
Spike Chunsoft , tri-Ace
PlayStation 4
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
November 8, 2016
Arc System Works
PlayStation 4
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
March 24, 2017
Spike Chunsoft
PlayStation 4
Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2
May 25, 2017
Arc System Works
PlayStation 4
Zero Time Dilemma
August 18, 2017
Spike Chunsoft
PlayStation 4
School Girl/Zombie Hunter
November 17, 2017
Tamsoft
PlayStation 4
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
December 8, 2017
Falcom
PlayStation 4
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]
February 8, 2018
Ecole Software , French Bread
PlayStation 4
Code:Realize ~Bouquet of Rainbows~
March 30, 2018
Otomate
PlayStation 4
Little Dragons Café
June 29, 2018
Toybox Inc.
PlayStation 4
Death Mark
October 31, 2018
Experience Inc.
PlayStation 4
Code:Realize ~Wintertide Miracles~
February 14, 2019
Otomate , Idea Factory
PlayStation 4
Spirit Hunter: NG
October 10, 2019
Experience Inc.
PlayStation 4
Ghost Parade
October 31, 2019
Lentera Nusantara Studio
PlayStation 4
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]
February 20, 2020
Ecole Software , French Bread
PlayStation 4
Tin & Kuna
September 9, 2020
Black River Studios., Inc.
PlayStation 4
Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
October 28, 2021
Experience Inc.
PlayStation 4
RICO London
December 9, 2021
Ground Shatter
PlayStation 4
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon Breath
August 25, 2022
Kaminari Games
PlayStation 4
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
Hooked! Real Motion Fishing
October 30, 2007
SIMS
Wii
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
November 15, 2007
Arc System Works
Wii
MiniCopter: Adventure Flight
April 11, 2008
Sonic Powered
Wii
River City Ransom
April 21, 2008
Technos
Wii (Virtual Console )
Double Dragon
April 28, 2008
Technos
Wii (Virtual Console )
Renegade
May 5, 2008
Technos
Wii (Virtual Console )
Castle of Shikigami III
May 13, 2008
Alfa System
Wii
Family Table Tennis
May 26, 2008
Arc System Works
Wii (WiiWare )
Super Dodge Ball
September 22, 2008
Technos
Wii (Virtual Console )
Family Glide Hockey
January 19, 2009
Arc System Works
Wii (WiiWare )
Bit.Trip Beat
March 16, 2009
Gaijin Games
Wii (WiiWare )
Family Pirate Party
May 11, 2009
Arc System Works
Wii (WiiWare )
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
May 12, 2009
Arc System Works
Wii
Family Mini Golf
June 22, 2009
Arc System Works
Wii (WiiWare )
Bit.Trip Core
July 6, 2009
Gaijin Games
Wii (WiiWare )
Family Slot Car Racing
August 17, 2009
Arc System Works
Wii (WiiWare )
Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge
September 14, 2009
Technos
Wii (Virtual Console )
Family Tennis
September 21, 2009
Arc System Works
Wii (WiiWare )
Family Card Games
November 2, 2009
Arc System Works
Wii (WiiWare )
Hooked! Again: Real Motion Fishing
November 3, 2009
SIMS Co., Ltd.
Wii
The Combatribes
November 20, 2009
Technos
Wii (Virtual Console )
Bit.Trip Void
November 23, 2009
Gaijin Games
Wii (WiiWare )
Family Go-Kart Racing
February 22, 2010
Arc System Works
Wii (WiiWare )
Bit.Trip Runner
May 17, 2010
Gaijin Games
Wii (WiiWare )
Deer Captor
August 2, 2010
Arc System Works
Wii (WiiWare )
Bit.Trip Fate
October 25, 2010
Gaijin Games
Wii (WiiWare )
Derby Dogs
November 15, 2010
SIMS Co., Ltd.
Wii (WiiWare )
Bit.Trip Complete
September 13, 2011
Gaijin Games
Wii
Nintendo Switch [ edit ]
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
Little Dragons Café
June 29, 2018
Toybox Inc.
Nintendo Switch
Death Mark
October 31, 2018
Experience Inc.
Nintendo Switch
FUN! FUN! Animal Park
March 28, 2019
Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
Nintendo Switch
Spirit Hunter: NG
October 10, 2019
Experience Inc.
Nintendo Switch
Ghost Parade
October 31, 2019
Lentera Nusantara Studio
Nintendo Switch
Fishing Star! World Tour
November 14, 2019
WFS Inc.
Nintendo Switch
Waku Waku Sweets
December 5, 2019
Sonic Powered Co., Ltd.
Nintendo Switch
Deadly Premonition Origins
December 12, 2019
Marvelous Inc. , Toybox Inc.
Nintendo Switch
Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth
February 6, 2020
Idea Factory
Nintendo Switch
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]
February 20, 2020
Ecole Software , French Bread
Nintendo Switch
Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~
April 23, 2020
Idea Factory
Nintendo Switch
Collar × Malice
June 25, 2020
Idea Factory
Nintendo Switch
Collar × Malice -Unlimited-
August 2020
Idea Factory
Nintendo Switch
Tin & Kuna
September 10, 2020
Black River Studios., Inc.
Nintendo Switch
Piofiore: Fated Memories
October 8, 2020
Idea Factory, Design Factory
Nintendo Switch
Café Enchanté
November 5, 2020
Idea Factory, Design Factory
Nintendo Switch
Pretty Princess Party
December 3, 2020
Nippon Columbia
Nintendo Switch
Code: Realize ~Wintertide Miracles~
February 25, 2021
Idea Factory, Design Factory
Nintendo Switch
Fish Fighters: The Master of Mizugami Lands
May 27, 2021
LATEGRA, Inc.
Nintendo Switch
Olympia Soirée
September 9, 2021
Idea Factory
Nintendo Switch
Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
October 28, 2021
Experience Inc.
Nintendo Switch
Pups & Purrs Animal Hospital
November 11, 2021
Nippon Columbia Co., ltd
Nintendo Switch
Dairoku: Agents of Sakuratani
December 2, 2021
Idea Factory
Nintendo Switch
RICO London
December 9, 2021
Ground Shatter
Nintendo Switch
Variable Barricade
February 24, 2022
Idea Factory, Design Factory
Nintendo Switch
Horgihugh and Friends
June 16, 2022
Pixel, Co. ltd
Nintendo Switch
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon Breath
August 25, 2022
Kaminari Games
Nintendo Switch
Piofiore: Episodio 1926
September 22, 2022
Idea Factory, Design Factory
Nintendo Switch
Paradigm Paradox
October 27, 2022
Idea Factory
Nintendo Switch
Lover Pretend
December 1, 2022
Idea Factory, Design Factory
Nintendo Switch
Norn9
March 30, 2023
Idea Factory
Nintendo Switch
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
July 25, 2024
Nihon Falcom
Nintendo Switch
Xbox 360 [ edit ]
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
Battle Fantasia
September 16, 2008
Arc System Works
Xbox 360
Guilty Gear 2: Overture
October 7, 2008
Arc System Works
Xbox 360
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
June 30, 2009
Arc System Works
Xbox 360
0-D Beat Drop
November 11, 2009
Cyclone Zero
Xbox 360 (XBLA )
Record of Agarest War
April 27, 2010
Compile Heart , Red Entertainment
Xbox 360
DeathSmiles
June 28, 2010
Cave
Xbox 360
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
July 27, 2010
Arc System Works
Xbox 360
Record of Agarest War Zero
June 14, 2011
Compile Heart , Red Entertainment
Xbox 360
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
February 27, 2013
Gaijin Games
Xbox 360 (XBLA )
A.R.E.S: Extinction Agenda EX
October 2, 2013
Extend Studio
Xbox 360 (XBLA )
Xbox One [ edit ]
Portable games [ edit ]
Nintendo DS [ edit ]
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth Remix
June 25, 2007
Barnhouse Effect
Nintendo DS
Super Dodgeball Brawlers
May 27, 2008
Arc System Works
Nintendo DS
Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles
June 11, 2008
WorkJam
Nintendo DS
From the Abyss
August 26, 2008
Sonic Powered
Nintendo DS
Theresia
October 30, 2008
WorkJam
Nintendo DS
Princess on Ice
November 5, 2008
Arc System Works
Nintendo DS
Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past
May 26, 2009
WorkJam
Nintendo DS
Rockin' Pretty
July 20, 2009
Arc System Works
Nintendo DS
Squeeballs Party
October 12, 2009
Eiconic Games
Nintendo DS
Hero's Saga Laevatein Tactics
October 20, 2009
GungHo Online Entertainment
Nintendo DS
Animal Puzzle Adventure
January 4, 2010
Arc System Works
Nintendo DSi (DSiWare )
Jazzy Billiards
January 11, 2010
Arc System Works
Nintendo DSi (DSiWare )
World Cup Of Pool
February 12, 2010
Midas Interactive Entertainment
Nintendo DS
Don't Cross the Line
June 7, 2010
Jupiter
Nintendo DSi (DSiWare )
River City Soccer Hooligans
June 10, 2010
Arc System Works
Nintendo DS
BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale
August 2, 2010
Arc System Works
Nintendo DSi (DSiWare )
Everyday Soccer
September 20, 2010
Arc System Works
Nintendo DSi (DSiWare )
River City Super Sports Challenge
October 12, 2010
Million
Nintendo DS
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
November 16, 2010
Chunsoft
Nintendo DS
Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!?
June 23, 2011
Arc System Works
Nintendo DSi (DSiWare )
Defense of the Middle Kingdom
September 15, 2011
Arc System Works
Nintendo DSi (DSiWare )
Nintendo 3DS [ edit ]
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
May 31, 2011
Arc System Works
Nintendo 3DS
Bit.Trip Saga
September 13, 2011
Gaijin Games
Nintendo 3DS
Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories
October 13, 2016
Arc System Works
Nintendo 3DS (eShop )
Double Dragon
October 20, 2011
Technos
Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console )
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
October 23, 2012
Chunsoft
Nintendo 3DS
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi
September 24, 2013
Idea Factory , Otomate
Nintendo 3DS
Shifting World
September 1, 2013
Fishing Cactus
Nintendo 3DS
Moco Moco Friends
November 17, 2015
Nippon Columbia
Nintendo 3DS
Family Fishing
November 19, 2015
Arc System Works
Nintendo 3DS (eShop )
Radiohammer
December 10, 2015
Arc System Works
Nintendo 3DS (eShop )
Slice It!
January 14, 2016
Arc System Works , Com2uS
Nintendo 3DS (eShop )
Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei
April 19, 2016
Career Soft , Masaya Games
Nintendo 3DS
Zero Time Dilemma
June 28, 2016
Spike Chunsoft
Nintendo 3DS
Creeping Terror
October 31, 2017
Sushi Typhoon Games , Mebius
Nintendo 3DS
Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk
September 28, 2018
Arc System Works
Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation Portable [ edit ]
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
April 7, 2009
Arc System Works
PlayStation Portable
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable
February 25, 2010
Arc System Works
PlayStation Portable
Cho Aniki Zero
March 25, 2010
extreme Co., Ltd.
PlayStation Portable (PSN )
Mimana Iyar Chronicle
March 30, 2010
Kogado Studio , Premium Agency
PlayStation Portable
Gladiator Begins
September 14, 2010
Goshow
PlayStation Portable
Blazing Souls Accelate
October 19, 2010
Neverland
PlayStation Portable
Jikandia: The Timeless Land
March 15, 2011
Opus Studio Inc.
PlayStation Portable
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
May 31, 2011
Arc System Works
PlayStation Portable
Fate/Extra
November 1, 2011
Type-Moon
PlayStation Portable
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom
February 14, 2012
Idea Factory , Otomate
PlayStation Portable
Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi
November 6, 2012
Idea Factory
PlayStation Portable
Ragnarok Tactics
February 19, 2013
GungHo Online Entertainment , Apollosoft , Chime
PlayStation Portable
Sweet Fuse: At Your Side [5]
August 27, 2013
Idea Factory , Otomate , Comcept
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Vita [ edit ]
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
Blazblue: Continuum Shift Extend
February 14, 2012
Arc System Works
PlayStation Vita
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
October 23, 2012
Chunsoft
PlayStation Vita
Muramasa Rebirth
June 25, 2013
Vanillaware
PlayStation Vita
Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God
December 10, 2013
Compile Heart , ZeroDiv
PlayStation Vita
Mind Zero
May 27, 2014
Acquire , ZeroDiv
PlayStation Vita
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
June 24, 2014
Arc System Works
PlayStation Vita
Xblaze Code: Embryo
June 24, 2014
Arc System Works
PlayStation Vita
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max!!!!
September 23, 2014
Examu
PlayStation Vita
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
March 10, 2015
Toybox Inc.
PlayStation Vita
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend
July 28, 2015
Arc System Works
PlayStation Vita
Xblaze: Lost Memories
August 11, 2015
Arc System Works
PlayStation Vita
Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth
October 20, 2015
Otomate
PlayStation Vita
Norn9: Var Commons
November 10, 2015
Otomate
PlayStation Vita
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault
March 15, 2016
Acquire
PlayStation Vita
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
June 28, 2016
Spike Chunsoft
PlayStation Vita
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
July 26, 2016
Spike Chunsoft
PlayStation Vita
Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs
September 20, 2016
Now Production
PlayStation Vita
Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky
October 18, 2016
Spike Chunsoft , tri-Ace
PlayStation Vita
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
March 24, 2017
Spike Chunsoft
PlayStation Vita
Period: Cube ~Shackles of Amadeus~
April 28, 2017
Idea Factory
PlayStation Vita
Tokyo Xanadu
June 30, 2017
Falcom
PlayStation Vita
Ninja Usagimaru: Two Tails of Adventure
July 7, 2017
Arc System Works
PlayStation Vita
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]
July 20, 2017
Ecole Software , French Bread
PlayStation Vita
Collar × Malice
July 28, 2017
Idea Factory
PlayStation Vita
Drive Girls
September 8, 2017
Tamsoft
PlayStation Vita
Bad Apple Wars
October 3, 2017
Otomate , Idea Factory
PlayStation Vita
Code: Realize ~Future Blessings~
March 30, 2018
Idea Factory
PlayStation Vita
Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
April 27, 2018
Otomate
PlayStation Vita
7'scarlet
May 25, 2018
Otomate
PlayStation Vita
Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk
June 29, 2018
Otomate
PlayStation Vita
Death Mark
October 31, 2018
Experience Inc.
PlayStation Vita
Code:Realize ~Wintertide Miracles~
February 14, 2019
Otomate , Idea Factory
PlayStation Vita
PC games [ edit ]
Microsoft Windows [ edit ]
Title
First release
Developer(s)
Platform(s)
Xblaze Code: Embryo
March 2, 2016
Arc System Works
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Mind Zero
March 8, 2016
Acquire , ZeroDiv
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault
July 18, 2016
Acquire
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Xblaze: Lost Memories
August 10, 2016
Arc System Works
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Creeping Terror
October 31, 2017
Sushi Typhoon Games , Mebius
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Tokyo Xanadu eX+
December 8, 2017
Falcom
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Little Dragons Café
November 15, 2018
Toybox Inc.
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Death Mark
April 4, 2019
Experience Inc.
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Gabbuchi
July 18, 2019
h.a.n.d., Inc.
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Spirit Hunter: NG
October 10, 2019
Experience Inc.
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
Ghost Parade
October 31, 2019
Lentera Nusantara Studio
Microsoft Windows (Steam )
References [ edit ]
^ a b Dobson, Jason. "Aksys Games Interview" . Snackbar Games. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2012 .
^ a b Spencer (August 11, 2009). "About The Aksys / Arc System Works Relationship…" . Siliconera.com . Retrieved 2009-08-12 .
^ "Aksys Games to Provide Distribution Services to Rising Star Games" . Anime News Network . 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2013-02-23 .
^ Schmiermund, Torsten (2021), "C" , Fachwörterbuch Feuerwehr und Brandschutz , Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 29–30, doi :10.1007/978-3-662-64120-0_3 , ISBN 978-3-662-64119-4 , S2CID 245687869 , retrieved 2022-07-22
^ "Aksys Licenses Idea Factory's Sweet Fuse: At Your Side/Bakudan Handan" . Anime News Network . 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-02-23 .
^ "DOUBLE DRAGON iPhone AVAILABLE NOW THROUGH THE APPLE APP STORE | Games industry press releases | Develop" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-02 .
^ "Banshee's Last Cry (iOS) – - Aksys Games" . www.aksysgames.com . Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-02-16 .
External links [ edit ]