Arika
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Arika is a video game developer. It was formed in 1996 by former Capcom employees. The name of the company itself was is the reverse of the name of the company's founder, Akira Nishitani. Arika's first game was Street Fighter EX. It was successful and was followed up with two updates (Street Fighter EX Plus and EX Plus Alpha for the PlayStation).
Arika is well known for the Tetris: The Grand Master series and Cardcaptor Sakura series. They are currently developing Forever Blue, a diving game for the Wii.[1]
[edit] Games developed
- Street Fighter EX - 1996 (Arcade)
- Street Fighter EX Plus - 1997 (Arcade)
- Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha - 1997 (PlayStation)
- Street Fighter EX2 - 1998 (Arcade)
- Tetris: The Grand Master - 1998 (Arcade)
- Fighting Layer - 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)
- Tetris: The Grand Master 2 - The Absolute - 2000 (Arcade)
- Everblue - 2001 (PlayStation 2)
- Technic Beat - 2002 (Arcade)
- Everblue 2 - 2002 (PlayStation 2)
- Mega Man Network Transmission - 2003 (GameCube)
- 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)
- Forever Blue - 2007 (Wii)
The name Arika is derived from Scandinavia and has two meanings: rose and queenly
