| Aksys Games Localization, Inc. | |
| Type: | Video game publisher and localizer |
| Location: | Torrance, California |
| Key People: | Akibo Shieh (founder) |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Products: | Video game console Arcade |
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, 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.
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.
| Title | First release | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Eye Golf | Telenet Japan | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Guilty Gear XX Accent Core | Arc System Works | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus | Arc System Works | PlayStation 2 |
| Title | First release | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Fantasia | Arc System Works | Xbox 360 | ||
| Arc System Works | Xbox 360 | |||
| Arc System Works | Xbox 360 | |||
| 0-D Beat Drop | Cyclone Zero | Xbox 360 (XBLA) | ||
| Record of Agarest War | Compile Heart, Red Entertainment | Xbox 360 | ||
| DeathSmiles | Cave | Xbox 360 | ||
| Arc System Works | Xbox 360 | |||
| Record of Agarest War Zero | Compile Heart, Red Entertainment | Xbox 360 | ||
| Gaijin Games | Xbox 360 (XBLA) | |||
| A.R.E.S: Extinction Agenda EX | Extend Studio | Xbox 360 (XBLA) |
| Title | First release | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhouse Effect | Nintendo DS | |||
| Super Dodgeball Brawlers | Arc System Works | Nintendo DS | ||
| WorkJam | Nintendo DS | |||
| From the Abyss | Sonic Powered | Nintendo DS | ||
| Theresia | WorkJam | Nintendo DS | ||
| Princess on Ice | Arc System Works | Nintendo DS | ||
| WorkJam | Nintendo DS | |||
| Rockin' Pretty | Arc System Works | Nintendo DS | ||
| Squeeballs Party | Eiconic Games | Nintendo DS | ||
| Hero's Saga Laevatein Tactics | GungHo Online Entertainment | Nintendo DS | ||
| Animal Puzzle Adventure | Arc System Works | Nintendo DSi (DSiWare) | ||
| Jazzy Billiards | Arc System Works | Nintendo DSi (DSiWare) | ||
| World Cup Of Pool | Midas Interactive Entertainment | Nintendo DS | ||
| Don't Cross the Line | Jupiter | Nintendo DSi (DSiWare) | ||
| River City Soccer Hooligans | Arc System Works | Nintendo DS | ||
| Arc System Works | Nintendo DSi (DSiWare) | |||
| Everyday Soccer | Arc System Works | Nintendo DSi (DSiWare) | ||
| River City Super Sports Challenge | Million | Nintendo DS | ||
| Chunsoft | Nintendo DS | |||
| Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent!? | Arc System Works | Nintendo DSi (DSiWare) | ||
| Defense of the Middle Kingdom | Arc System Works | Nintendo DSi (DSiWare) |
| Title | First release | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc System Works | Nintendo 3DS | |||
| Bit.Trip Saga | Gaijin Games | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| Arc System Works | Nintendo 3DS (eShop) | |||
| Double Dragon | Technos | Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) | ||
| Chunsoft | Nintendo 3DS | |||
| Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi | Idea Factory, Otomate | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| Shifting World | Fishing Cactus | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| Moco Moco Friends | Nippon Columbia | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| Family Fishing | Arc System Works | Nintendo 3DS (eShop) | ||
| Radiohammer | Arc System Works | Nintendo 3DS (eShop) | ||
| Slice It! | Arc System Works, Com2uS | Nintendo 3DS (eShop) | ||
| Career Soft, Masaya Games | Nintendo 3DS | |||
| Zero Time Dilemma | Spike Chunsoft | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| Creeping Terror | Sushi Typhoon Games, Mebius | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| Arc System Works | Nintendo 3DS |
| Title | First release | Developer(s) | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus | Arc System Works | PlayStation Portable | |
| Arc System Works | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Cho Aniki Zero | extreme Co., Ltd. | PlayStation Portable (PSN) | |
| Mimana Iyar Chronicle | Kogado Studio, Premium Agency | PlayStation Portable | |
| Gladiator Begins | Goshow | PlayStation Portable | |
| Blazing Souls Accelate | Neverland | PlayStation Portable | |
| Opus Studio Inc. | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Arc System Works | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Fate/Extra | Type-Moon | PlayStation Portable | |
| Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom | Idea Factory, Otomate | PlayStation Portable | |
| Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi | Idea Factory | PlayStation Portable | |
| Ragnarok Tactics | GungHo Online Entertainment, Apollosoft, Chime | PlayStation Portable | |
| [4] | Idea Factory, Otomate, Comcept | PlayStation Portable | |
| Title | First release | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Dragon iPhone | [5] | Brizo Interactive | iOS | |
| Banshee's Last Cry | [6] | Spike Chunsoft | iOS | |
| 999: The Novel | Spike Chunsoft | iOS |
| Title | First release | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc System Works | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | |||
| Mind Zero | Acquire, ZeroDiv | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | ||
| Acquire | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | |||
| Arc System Works | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | |||
| Creeping Terror | Sushi Typhoon Games, Mebius | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | ||
| Tokyo Xanadu eX+ | Falcom | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | ||
| Little Dragons Café | Toybox Inc. | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | ||
| Death Mark | Experience Inc. | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | ||
| Gabbuchi | h.a.n.d., Inc. | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | ||
| Experience Inc. | Microsoft Windows (Steam) | |||
| Ghost Parade | Lentera Nusantara Studio | Microsoft Windows (Steam) |