Psikyo[a] was a Japanese video game developer and publisher known for its shoot 'em ups and undressing mahjong games. It was founded in 1992 by former Video System staff who worked on the Aero Fighters series. Psikyo was mainly an arcade game developer, and ported some of their games to home consoles as well.

Psikyo
Native name
彩京
Saikyō
Company typePublic
IndustryVideo games
Founded1992
Defunct2002[1]
FateAcquired by X-nauts
HeadquartersKyoto, Japan
Key people
Shinsuke Nakamura (CEO)

Psikyo was acquired by X-Nauts in 2002. In 2003, it was reported that Psikyo was shutting down.[2] Shortly afterwards, X-Nauts stated this news was wrong.[3] Games would continue to be released under the Psikyo label, but would be outsourced to other teams. In 2007, Psikyo programming veteran Keiyuki Haragami started a company called Zerodiv to handle distribution of Psikyo's catalog. In March 2019, Zerodiv was acquired by City Connection.[4]

Games developed

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Release Title Genre Arcade release Home Platforms
1993 Sengoku Ace Shooter  
1994 Battle K-Road Fighting  
Gunbird Shooter   PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Yahoo Mobile
1995 Strikers 1945 Shooter   PlayStation, Sega Saturn
1996 Sengoku Blade (Tengai) Shooter   Sega Saturn
1997 Sol Divide Shooter   PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Strikers 1945 II Shooter   PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Taisen Hot Gimmick Mahjong  
Zero Gunner Shooter  
1998 Yoshimoto Mahjong Club Mahjong   Sega Saturn
Gunbird 2 Shooter   Sega Dreamcast
Pilot Kids Shooter  
Space Bomber Shooter  
Taisen Hot Gimmick Kairakuten Mahjong  
1999
Strikers 1945 III Shooter  
Strikers 1945 Plus Shooter  
Taisen Hot Gimmick 3 Digital Surfing Mahjong  
Yoshimoto Mahjong Club Deluxe Mahjong   PlayStation
2000 Cannon Spike (Gunspike) Shooter   Sega Dreamcast
Dragon Blaze Shooter  
Lode Runner - The Dig Fight Action  
Quiz de Idol! Hot Debut Quiz  
Taisen Hot Gimmick 4 Ever Mahjong  
Ikuze! Onsen Takkyū!! Table tennis   PlayStation 2
2001 Gunbarich Puzzle  
Taisen Hot Gimmick Integral Mahjong  
Zero Gunner 2 Shooter   Sega Dreamcast
Taisen Net Gimmick: Capcom & Psikyo All Stars Mahjong   Sega Dreamcast
2002 G-Taste Mahjong   PlayStation 2
2003 Cho Aniki: Legend of Holy Protein Shooter   PlayStation 2
2005 Taisen Hot Gimmick 5: Mix Party Mahjong  

Psikyo label games not developed by Psikyo

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Release Title Platforms
2003 Buggy Grand Prix: Kattobi! Dai-Sakusen PlayStation 2
2004 Gunbird Special Edition / Gunbird 1&2 PlayStation 2
Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 1: Strikers 1945 I & II[b] PlayStation 2
Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 2: Sengoku Ace & Sengoku Blade PlayStation 2
Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 3: Sol Divide & Dragon Blaze PlayStation 2
Taisen Hot Gimmick: Cosplay Mahjong PlayStation 2
2005 Sengoku Cannon PSP
Taisen Hot Gimmick: Axes-Jong PlayStation 2
2009 Strikers 1945 Plus PSP
2016 Strikers 1945: World War iOS, Android
2017 Strikers 1945 Nintendo Switch
Gunbarich Nintendo Switch
2020 Strikers 1945 Collection iOS, Android
Unreleased Daraku Tenshi - The Fallen Angels exA-Arcadia

Notes

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  1. ^ In Japanese: Saikyō (彩京)
  2. ^ Released and published in Europe by Play It as 1945 I & II: The Arcade Games

References

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  1. ^ "X-Naut.Psikyo".
  2. ^ "Psikyo shuts its development division down", GameSpot.com, April 29, 2003
  3. ^ "Psikyo not closing down operations as reported", GameSpot.com, May 2, 2003.
  4. ^ "「彩京」コンテンツを扱うゼロディブがシティコネクションの完全子会社に。ゼロディブ代表の原神敬幸氏はシティコネクションの執行役員に就任". 4Gamer. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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