Atlus

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Atlus
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Public (JASDAQ: 7866)
Founded1986
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
IndustryVideo games
Websitewww.atlus.com
Atlus (株式会社アトラス Kabushiki-gaisha atorasu) is a Japanese computer and video game developer and publisher. It is known for developing the role-playing series Shin Megami Tensei which, counting spin-offs, has dozens of installments. The first Megami Tensei was an NES game developed by Namco based on a trilogy of novels, but after the second, Atlus took over the series. Atlus also released Shin Megami Tensei for the Super Nintendo.

Atlus also published Growlanser, a real time strategy/RPG from the creators of the classic Langrisser series, Career Soft. After the success of the first game, they acquired Career Soft, who developed the second through fifth installments in-house.

Atlus U.S.A.

Atlus U.S.A. is an American video game publisher that publishes games created by Atlus as well as by other developers. For instance, Atlus' Growlanser II and Growlanser III were published in the US by Working Designs. Atlus U.S.A. is strictly a publisher, ofttimes localizing obscure or niche titles from other Japanese developers.

Soon after Atlus U.S.A. was formed, they released Revelations: Persona for PlayStation and for Game Boy Color, translations of their parent company's main series, Shin Megami Tensei.

One of Atlus U.S.A.'s most known work in the United States is their localization of the cult classic , which was created by Nippon Ichi Software. They are also known for publishing the tactical role-playing game Tactics Ogre and Game Boy Advance remakes of the Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Kun and Double Dragon franchises, which were started by the now-defunct Technos Japan Corporation. Other notable titles include Snowboard Kids and Snowboard Kids 2 for the Nintendo 64 and most recently, Odin Sphere and the Trauma Center series.

In 2004, in collaboration with Sting and Bandai, Atlus U.S.A. released , an RPG for the Game Boy Advance. In the Fall of 2006, Atlus U.S.A., once again along with Sting, released Yggdra Union, a strategy RPG for the Game Boy Advance.[1]

Games Published by Atlus Co., Ltd.

References

1. ^ RPGFan News - E3 2006 (2006). Retrieved on Sept 10, 2007.

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1983 1984 1985 - 1986 - 1987 1988 1989

Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI
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Tokyo Metropolis (東京都 Tōkyō-to)

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Region Kantō
Island Honshū
Governor Shintaro Ishihara
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Shin Megami Tensei(真・女神転生) is a console role playing game by Atlus that was released October 30 1992 on several platforms. It was originally released on the Super Famicom and was later released on the Sega CD.
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Megami Tensei (Japanese:女神転生, often abbreviated as MegaTen) is a Japanese computer role-playing game series that began from the Digital Devil Story novels by Nishitani Aya, and is one of the major franchises of the genre in its native
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JPN July 15, 1983
USA October 18, 1985
CAN February 1986
EUR September 1, 1986[1]
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Namco Ltd.


Private
(subsidiary of Namco Bandai)
Founded 1955
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Santa Clara, California, USA

Key people Masaya Nakamura (Founder)
Kyushiro Takagi (CEO)
Industry Leisure industry
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Shin Megami Tensei(真・女神転生) is a console role playing game by Atlus that was released October 30 1992 on several platforms. It was originally released on the Super Famicom and was later released on the Sega CD.
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JP November 21, 1990
NA August 13, 1991
EU April 11, 1992
AUS July 3, 1992

Online service Satellaview (Japan Only), XBAND
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Growlanser (グローランサー Gurōransā
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Langrisser (ラングリッサー Rangurissā
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Working Designs

Defunct
Founded 1986
Headquarters 18135 Clear Creek Road, Redding, CA 9600

Key people Victor Ireland, Todd Mark, Sylvia Schmitt
Industry Interactive Entertainment
Website [1]
Working Designs
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Game Boy Color (ゲームボーイカラー
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Shin Megami Tensei(真・女神転生) is a console role playing game by Atlus that was released October 30 1992 on several platforms. It was originally released on the Super Famicom and was later released on the Sega CD.
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Nippon Ichi Software Inc.

Private company (JASDAQ: 3851 )
Founded 1994
Headquarters Gifu, Japan

Industry Computer and video game industry
Products Makai Kingdom series
Revenue N/A
Website [1]
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tactical role-playing game (abbreviated as TRPG; sometimes referred to as strategy role-playing game or SRPG) is a type of video game which incorporates elements of traditional computer or console role-playing games, and tactical wargames.
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Double Dragon (双截龍 Sōsetsuryū or ダブルドラゴン Daburu Doragon) is a classic beat 'em up video game series initially developed by Technos Japan Corporation, who also developed
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Technos Japan Corporation is the defunct Japanese video game publisher that originated the Nekketsu Kouha: Kunio-Kun (including River City Ransom) and Double Dragon franchises.
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