Overworks

COMPANY» Founded 1986-01-01

Japan

Overworks, also known as Sega AM7 or Team Shinobi, was a former Sega development studio known for creating games such as Alex Kidd, Phantasy Star, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Sakura Wars, and Skies of Arcadia.

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A former Segadevelopment group that had created games in the Alex Kidd (Franchise), Shinobi (Franchise), Golden Axe (Franchise), Streets of Rage (Franchise), Phantasy Star (Franchise) and Sakura Taisen (Franchise) franchises of games. Overworks also developed Skies of Arcadia (Franchise), before being merged with another Sega development studio, WOW Entertainment, forming Sega WOW.

Developed Games

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Skies of Arcadia (Game)

5 October 2000

Vyse, a sky pirate, travels in his airship to stop the Valuan Empire's conquest of the world.

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Shinobi (Game)

10 November 2002

Shinobi for the Playstation 2 is the 3-D debut of the classic franchise. In it you play as the ninja Hotsuma, with a cursed sword and an amazing scarf you defend Tokyo from evil.

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Sakura Taisen: Atsuki Chishio Ni (Game)

27 February 2003

A Playstation 2 remake of the first entry in the Sakura Taisen series, using updated game mechanics introduced in 3 and 4.

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Skies of Arcadia: Legends (Game)

26 December 2002

Take to the skies as Vyse and his fellow Blue Rogues as they battle a powerful Empire and an ancient evil to save the world in this enhanced Gamecube port of Overworks' Dreamcast RPG.

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Nightshade (Game)

4 December 2003

Hibana, a government ninja is tasked with defending Japan from hellspawn and collecting the pieces of the cursed sword Akujiki after the events of Shinobi on PS2.

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Sakura Taisen Online (Game)

20 December 2001

A mini-game collection in the Sakura Taisen series that is playable online. Also included a series of tabletop games packed in.

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Company details

Name

Overworks

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 1986

Location

Japan

Website

Aliases

Developed Games

• Skies of Arcadia (Game)
• Shinobi (Game)
• Sakura Taisen: Atsuki Chishio Ni (Game)
• Skies of Arcadia: Legends (Game)
• Nightshade (Game)
• Sakura Taisen Online (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Sakura Taisen (Franchise)
• Shinobi (Franchise)
• Phantasy Star (Franchise)
• Sega Ages (Franchise)
• Sega Vintage Collection (Franchise)
• Streets of Rage (Franchise)
• Sega Ages Online (Franchise)
• Sega Ages (Switch) (Franchise)
• Skies of Arcadia (Franchise)
• 3x3 Eyes (Franchise)
• Alex Kidd (Franchise)
• Batman (Franchise)
• Daytona USA (Franchise)
• Godzilla (Franchise)
• Golden Axe (Franchise)
• Lunar (Franchise)
• Mario (Franchise)
• Mega Games (Franchise)
• SEGA AGES 2500 (Franchise)
• Sega Rally (Franchise)

People

• Richard Jacques (Person)
• Ayano Koshiro (Person)
• Jun Senoue (Person)
• Kotaro Hayashida (Person)
• Kousuke Fujishima (Person)
• Motohiro Kawashima (Person)
• Oji Hiroi (Person)
• Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (Person)
• Yuzo Koshiro (Person)

Characters

• Ichiro Ogami (Character)
• Sakura Shinguji (Character)
• Sumire Kanzaki (Character)
• Joe Musashi (Character)
• Adam Hunter (Character)
• Axel Stone (Character)
• Big Ben (Character)
• Blaze Fielding (Character)
• Donovan (Character)
• Galsia (Character)
• Mr X (Character)
• Y Signal (Character)
• Abadede (Character)
• Bongo (Character)
• Dark Force (Character)
• Mona & Lisa (Character)
• Souther (Character)
• Aika (Character)
• Alis Landale (Character)
• Alys Brangwin (Character)

Concepts

• Cutscene (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• Non-Player Character (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Female Protagonists (Concept)
• Hit Points (Concept)
• Death (Concept)
• Isometric Viewpoint (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Retroachievements (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Love Triangle (Concept)
• Multiple Protagonists (Concept)
• Romance (Concept)
• Virtual Console (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Branching Story Line (Concept)
• Magic (Concept)
• Melee (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)

Locations

• Japan (Location)
• Wood Oak City (Location)
• Algol (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Dezoris (Location)
• Factory (Location)
• Motavia (Location)
• North America (Location)
• Palma (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Delphinus (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Esperanza (Location)
• Forest (Location)
• Ixa'Taka (Location)
• Nasr (Location)
• New York City (Location)
• Nightclub (Location)
• Sea Cave (Location)
• Space (Location)

Objects

• Sword (Object)
• Cilsius Steel (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Hamburger (Object)
• Katana (Object)
• Power Armor (Object)
• Boomerang (Object)
• Knife (Object)
• Shuriken (Object)
• Motorcycle (Object)
• Airship (Object)
• Apple (Object)
• Axe (Object)
• Baseball Bat (Object)
• Cake (Object)
• Kunai (Object)
• Lead Pipe (Object)
• Meat (Object)
• Moneybag (Object)
• Pipe (Object)