Psikyo

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Psikyo is a japanese videogame company mostly concentrating on vertical shoot'em'up games and pornographic mahjong.

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Gunbird (Game)

31 December 1994

A shoot-'em-up similar to the studio's earlier Samurai Aces, Gunbird has five unorthodox adventurers seeking pieces of a magical mirror to gain a wish. It is also known for its deceptive budget release as "Mobile Light Force".

PC​ PS1​ ARC​ +7

Gunbird 2 (Game)

31 December 1998

A scrolling shooter for the Dreamcast, Gunbird lets you choose one of seven characters, from a magician to a combat android, to battle God (oddly an elephant) and his angels (actually an army of frogs).

PC​ PS2​ ARC​ +3

Strikers 1945 (Game)

31 December 1995

A vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up taking place during an alternate version of World War II.

PC​ PS1​ ARC​ +3

Zero Gunner 2 (Game)

31 May 2001

Zero Gunner 2 is a shoot 'em up released on the Dreamcast and Arcade in Japan only.

ARC​ NSW​ DC​

Strikers 1945 II (Game)

31 December 1997

Strikers 1945 II is the sequel to Strikers 1945, adapted from a popular Japanese arcade game. Developed by Psikyo, the game was successful in both North American and Asia.

PC​ PS1​ ARC​ +5

Dragon Blaze (Game)

31 December 2000

Dragon Blaze is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, also released for Playstation 2 as a part of Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 3, and on its own in Europe.

PC​ PS2​ ARC​ +1

Gunbarich (Game)

31 December 2001

A genre-bending arcade game that mashes Block-Breaking and Shooter gameplay with a playful pinball like theme.

ANDR​ ARC​ NSW​ +1

Gunbird: Special Edition (Game)

18 March 2005

Compilation disc of the two Gunbird games. Only released in Japan and Europe.

PS2​

Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 2: Sengoku Ace + Sengoku Blade (Game)

2 December 2004

A two game compilation that was released as part of the Psikyo Shooting Collection in Japan.

PS2​

Psikyo Collection Vol. 1 (Game)

21 September 2018

Psikyo Collection Vol. 1 collects for Psikyo classics for the Switch.

NSW​

Cannon Spike (Game)

14 November 2000

An over-the-head shooting game that originally appeared on the Naomi arcade board called Gunspike. Cannon Spike offered Nash, Cammy, Arthur and Mega Man from some of Capcom’s biggest games as playable characters.

ARC​ DC​

Battle K-Road (Game)

31 January 1994

Psikyo's first entry into the fighting game boom of the '90s, Battle K-Road puts a more realistic slant on the genre. Combatants from multiple families of fighting styles fight to determine the champion of the K-Road Tournament.

ARC​

Published Games

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Taisen Hot Gimmick Kairakuten (Game)

31 December 1998

The second game in the Taisen Hot Gimmick series, with art based on Japanese men's magazine Kairakuten.

PC​ ARC​

The Fallen Angels (Game)

31 December 1998

A 2D fighting game released in arcades by Psikyo in 1998, known for its grim modern-day atmosphere and its influences in SNK's The King of Fighters series.

ARC​

Zero Gunner (Game)

31 December 1997

Zero Gunner is a video game developed by Psikyo in 1997.

ARC​

Taisen Hot Gimmick 4 Ever (Game)

1 May 2000

The fourth in Psikyo's yearly series of arcade strip mahjong games.

PC​ ARC​

Pilot Kids (Game)

1 August 1999

Play a kid in a fantasy horizontal shooter.

ARC​

Lode Runner: The Dig Fight (Game)

1 May 2000

A Japanese-exclusive arcade Lode Runner game by Psikyo.

ARC​

Space Bomber (Game)

1 May 1998

A comical sci-fi vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up by Psikyo.

ARC​

Quiz de Idol! Hot Debut (Game)

1 May 2000

An arcade quiz game by MOSS and Psikyo.

ARC​

Ikuze! Onsen Takkyuu!! (Game)

21 December 2000

A 3D table tennis game by Psikyo, featuring a comical cast of characters in hot spring locales.

PS2​

Company details

Name

Psikyo

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Developed Games

• Gunbird (Game)
• Gunbird 2 (Game)
• Strikers 1945 (Game)
• Zero Gunner 2 (Game)
• Strikers 1945 II (Game)
• Dragon Blaze (Game)
• Gunbarich (Game)
• Gunbird: Special Edition (Game)
• Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 2: Sengoku Ace + Sengoku Blade (Game)
• Psikyo Collection Vol. 1 (Game)
• Cannon Spike (Game)
• Battle K-Road (Game)
• Taisen Net Gimmick: Capcom & Psikyo All Stars (Game)
• 1945 I & II: The Arcade Games (Game)
• Taisen Hot Gimmick Kairakuten (Game)
• Psikyo Collection Vol. 2 (Game)
• Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo (Game)
• Cho Aniki: Seinaru Protein Densetsu (Game)
• Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 3: Sol Divide & Dragon Blaze (Game)
• The Fallen Angels (Game)
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Published Games

• Taisen Hot Gimmick Kairakuten (Game)
• The Fallen Angels (Game)
• Zero Gunner (Game)
• Taisen Hot Gimmick 4 Ever (Game)
• Pilot Kids (Game)
• Lode Runner: The Dig Fight (Game)
• Space Bomber (Game)
• Quiz de Idol! Hot Debut (Game)
• Ikuze! Onsen Takkyuu!! (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Taisen Hot Gimmick (Franchise)
• Strikers 1945 (Franchise)
• Gunbird (Franchise)
• Psikyo Shooting Collection (Franchise)
• Samurai Aces (Franchise)
• Psikyo Collection (Franchise)
• Zero Gunner (Franchise)
• ACA NeoGeo (Franchise)
• Arcade Archives (Franchise)
• Capcom Versus (Franchise)
• Chō Aniki (Franchise)
• Ghosts 'n Goblins (Franchise)
• K-1 (Franchise)
• Lode Runner (Franchise)
• Mobile Light Force (Franchise)
• Star Wars (Franchise)
• Street Fighter II (Franchise)
• SuperLite (Franchise)
• Tetris (Franchise)
• Tetris: The Grand Master (Franchise)

People

• Kazuya Tatekabe (Person)
• Ryotaro Okiayu (Person)

Characters

• Ayin (Character)
• Koyori (Character)
• Marion (Character)
• Tengai (Character)
• Junis (Character)
• Kaen (Character)
• Ash (Character)
• Valnus (Character)
• Katana (Character)
• Sho (Character)
• Alucard (Character)
• God (Character)
• Hei-Cob (Character)
• Jane Hayate (Character)
• Kenno (Character)
• Shark (Character)
• Tavia (Character)
• Tetsu (Character)
• Yuan-Nang (Character)
• Cammy (Character)

Concepts

• Mahjong (Concept)
• Tate Mode (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Sexualized Women (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Vertical Scrolling (Concept)
• Power Up (Concept)
• Year in the Title (Concept)
• Auto-Scrolling Levels (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Nudity (Concept)
• Samurai (Concept)
• Sexualized Men (Concept)
• Bullet Hell (Concept)
• Charge (Concept)
• Feudal Japan (Concept)
• Guest Character (Concept)
• Multiple Endings (Concept)
• Multiple Protagonists (Concept)
• Ninja (Concept)

Locations

• Japan (Location)
• Japanese Castle (Location)
• China (Location)
• England (Location)
• Germany (Location)
• Russia (Location)
• The Sky (Location)

Objects

• Gohei (Object)
• Mahjong tile (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Mech (Object)
• Biplane (Object)
• Jet Pack (Object)
• Magic Staff (Object)
• Suspenders (Object)
• Boxing Glove (Object)
• Broom (Object)
• Bullet (Object)
• Cloud (Object)
• Computer (Object)
• Dragoon (Object)
• Eyepatch (Object)
• Fireball (Object)
• Fundoshi (Object)
• Gold (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Hang Glider (Object)