Game Arts

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Established in 1985, [1] Game Arts is a well-known developer of RPG and action games. Best known for their Grandia, Lunar, and Gungriffon franchises, but also takes contract work. Held a controlling interest in publishing group ESP for a time, but both Game Arts and ESP were acquired by Gung-Ho Online Entertainment in December 2005.

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Dreamcast

• Grandia II (JP Publisher: ESP; US/EU Publisher: Ubisoft)

Sound & Music: Two Five

Famicom/NES

• Faria: Fuuin no Tsurugi / Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger! (JP Publisher: Hi-Score; US Publisher: Nexoft)

?: Colon; Sound & Music: Mecano Associates

Gamecube

• Bomberman Generation (JP Publisher: Hudson; US Publisher: Majesco; EU Publisher: Vivendi Universal)

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Alisia Dragoon (JP Publisher: Game Arts; US/EU Publisher: Sega)

Scenario & Direction: Gainax; Sound & Music: Mecano Associates

• Gambler Jiko Chuushinha: Katayama Masayuki no Mahjong Doujou (JP Publisher: Game Arts)

System Programing: Yellow Horn; Music: Mecano Associates

• Janou Touryuumon (JP Publisher: Sega)

Sound & Music: Mecano Associates

• J. League Champion Soccer / European League Soccer / World Trophy Soccer (JP localization) (JP Publisher: Shogakukan Production; US/EU Publisher: Virgin)

Developer: Krisalis

Nintendo DS

• Lunar Genesis / Lunar: Dragon Song (production & planning) (JP Publisher: Marvelous Interactive; US Publisher: Ubisoft; EU Publisher: Rising Star Games)

Development: JAM

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

• UltraBox Soukangou (minigame production, development - "Kamen Victor") (JP Publisher: Victor)
• UltraBox 2-gou (minigame production, development - "Kamen Victor 2") (JP Publisher: Victor)
• UltraBox 3-gou (minigame production, development - "Kamen Victor 3", "Reverse3") (JP Publisher: Victor)

PlayStation 2

• Grandia II (JP Publisher: Enix; US/EU Publisher: Ubisoft)
• Grandia III (JP/US Publisher: Square Enix)
• Grandia Xtreme (JP/US Publisher: Enix)
• Gungriffon Blaze (JP Publisher: Capcom; US Publisher: Working Designs; EU Publisher: Swing!)
• Revelation (unreleased)

According to Kotaro Hayashida in The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 3, this was "a Grand Theft Auto style title... A motorcycle game with a female lead."

• Silpheed: The Lost Planet (production, system & movie programming) (JP Publisher: Capcom; US Publisher: Working Designs; EU Publisher: Swing!)

Developer: Treasure; Planning, CG Movies: Ikusabune; Some Graphics: Highwaystar, Zerosystem; Some Music: Mecano Associates)

• Zheng Wen no Sangokushi (JP Publisher: ESP)