Sega AM2
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| Division | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | R&D#2 (1985) |
| Founder | Yu Suzuki |
| Owner | Sega |
Sega AM2 is a division of Japanese video game developer Sega.
History
In the earliest days of research and development at Sega the most standout products were taikan arcades, which is literally translated from Japanese as "body sensation", and refers to large cabinet set-ups with more than button and joysticks. Sega popularized the term and innovated this design through games such as Hang-On, OutRun, Space Harrier, and After Burner and the more eleborate set-up, the R-360. All the aforementioned games were created by the second arcade department at Sega which started to stand out relatively quickly.[1]
From 1990 onwards the game development groups at Sega became their own divisions. Development teams became bigger and many of the planners, designers and programmers of the small teams of before, became producers and managers of their own teams and departments. Thus Amusement Machine Research and Development Division No. 2 (AM2), was created.
AM2 was headed by Yu Suzuki and Toshihiro Nagoshi. Daytona USA was the first game using the palmtree AM2 logo, signaturing the department for being special among all the R&D Departments among Sega.[2]
In 2000 all of Sega's in-house Consumer (CS) and Amusement Machine (AM) R&D departments were separated from the main company and established on 9 semi-autonomous subsidiaries, with each subsidiary getting an elected president as a studio head.[3] However, for more financial stability, Sega began consolidating its studios into five main ones in 2003 (Sega Wow, Sega AM2, Hitmaker, Amusement Vision, Smilebit, Sonic Team), and merged them back into a uniform R&D structure in 2004.
SEGA-AM2 was established as an independent studio but has held its name, and features the palm tree logo prominently. It was headed by Hiroshi Kataoka, Yu Suzuki and Makoto Osaki.
After the integration back into Sega, the studios lineage as the second arcade software R&D division continues. It is now headed by Hiroshi Kataoka and Makoto Osaki.
In 2012, characters from AM2's hit series Virtua Fighter appeared in Koei Tecmo's Dead or Alive 5. AM2 assisted in the development of the game.[4]
List of games
Arcade
- Hang-On (1985)
- Space Harrier (1985)
- OutRun (1986)
- After Burner (1987)
- Super Hang-On (1987)
- Dynamite Dux (1988)
- Power Drift (1988)
- Turbo OutRun (1989)
- G-LOC: Air Battle (1990)
- GP Rider (1990)
- F1 Exhaust Note (1991)
- Strike Fighter (1991)
- Soreike Kokology (1992)
- Virtua Racing (1992)
- Arabian Fight (1993)
- Burning Rival (1993)
- Daytona USA (1993)
- Virtua Fighter (1993)
- Desert Tank (1994)
- Virtua Cop (1994)
- Virtua Fighter 2 (1994)
- Fighting Vipers (1995)
- Virtua Cop 2 (1995)
- Virtua Striker (1995)
- Scud Race (1996)
- Sonic the Fighters (1996)
- Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
- Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)
- Virtua Striker 2 (1997)
- All Japan Pro-Wrestling Featuring Virtua (1997)
- Daytona USA 2 (1998)
- Fighting Vipers 2 (1998)
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (1999)
- F355 Challenge (1999)
- Outtrigger (1999)
- Beach Spikers (2001)
- Virtua Fighter 4 (2001)
- Sega Network Taisen Mahjong MJ (2002)
- The King of Route 66 (2002)
- OutRun 2 (2003)
- Virtua Cop 3 (2003)
- Ghost Squad (2004)
- Sega Golf Club (2004)
- Quest of D (2004)
- Virtua Striker 4 (2005)
- After Burner Climax (2006)
- Virtua Fighter 5 (2006)
- Sega Race TV (2008)
- R-Tuned: Ultimate Street Racing (2008)
- Border Break (2009)
- Sega Card Gen MLB (2009)
- Shining Force Cross (2009)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade (2010)
- Operation G.H.O.S.T (2011)
- Kancollle Arcade (2016)
Mega Drive
- Sword of Vermilion (1989)
- Rent-A-Hero (1991)
- Ninja Burai Densetsu (1991)
- Metal Fangs (1993)
- Virtua Racing (1994)
Sega Saturn
- Virtua Cop (1994)
- Virtua Fighter 2 (1994)
- Virtua Cop 2 (1995)
- Fighters Megamix (1996)
- Fighting Vipers (1996)
- Virtua Fighter CG Portrait(1996)
- Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)
- Digital Dance Mix Vol.1 Namie Amuro (1997)
Dreamcast
- Virtua Fighter 3tb (1998)
- Shenmue (1999)
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2000)
- Ferrari F355 Challenge (2000)
- Fighting Vipers 2 (2001)
- Outtrigger (2001)
- Shenmue II (2001)
Xbox
- Shenmue II (2003)
GameCube
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2002)
- Beach Spikers (2002)
- Virtua Quest (2004)
PlayStation 2
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker (2001)
- Ferrari F355 Challenge (2002)
- Virtua Cop: Elite Edition (2002)
- Virtua Fighter 4 (2002)
- The King of Route 66 (2003)
- Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (2003)
- Virtua Quest (2004)
Xbox 360
- Virtua Fighter 5 (2006)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram (2009)
- After Burner Climax (2010)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Force (2010)
- Daytona USA (2012)
- Fighting Vipers (2012)
- Sonic the Fighters (2012)
- Virtua Fighter 2 (2012)
- Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (2012)
- Dead or Alive 5 (2012)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Operation Moongate (2013)
- Virtua Striker (2013)
PlayStation 3
- Sega Golf Club (2006)
- Virtua Fighter 5 (2006)
- After Burner Climax (2010)
- Hatsune Miku Project DIVA: Dreamy Theatre (2010)
- Hatsune Miku Project DIVA: Dreamy Theatre 2nd (2011)
- Daytona USA (2012)
- Fighting Vipers (2012)
- Sonic the Fighters (2012)
- Virtua Fighter 2 (2012)
- Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (2012)
- Dead or Alive 5 (2012)
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Operation Moongate (2013)
- Virtua Striker (2013)
Nintendo 3DS
References
- ↑ "The Disappearance of Yu Suzuki: Part 1 from 1UP.com". 1Up.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ↑ "http://flyers.arcade-museum.com/flyers_video/sega/16187101.jpg". flyers.arcade-museum.com. Retrieved 2015-05-08. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "https://www.segasammy.co.jp/japanese/ir/library/pdf/printing_archive/2000/sega/sega_annual_tuuki_2000.pdf" (PDF). www.segasammy.co.jp. Retrieved 2015-05-17. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/16/balancing-isnt-easy-team-ninjas-philosophy-on-character-tweaking-in-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-part-2/2/
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