# Spike (company)

Spike Co., Ltd. (株式会社スパイク, Kabushiki-gaisha Supaiku) was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. Most of the staff were part of Human Entertainment. Human's Fire Pro Wrestling series was acquired by Spike after Human ceased operations. In April 2012, the company merged with Chunsoft to become Spike Chunsoft.

## History

Spike was founded in December 1989 as Mizuki Ltd. (有限会社みずき, Yūgen-gaisha Mizuki) Its name was changed to Mizuki Co., Ltd. (株式会社みずき, Kabushiki-gaisha Mizuki) on October 18, 1991 and then to Spike Co., Ltd. in April 1997. Spike sold its book publishing business to Aspect in March 1999, and Spike was acquired by Sammy in April. Spike established a game development subsidiary named Vaill (ヴァイル株式会社, Vairu kabushiki-gaisha) which consisted of former Human staff in November 1999, and it was eventually absorbed back into Spike in July 2001. In 2005, Spike was bought by Dwango. In 2012, it merged with its sister company Chunsoft and became Spike Chunsoft. Two games were in development at the time of the merger: Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure! and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair.

## Games
### Publisher

| Title | Developer(s) | Platform(s) | Release date | Localized |
| Lupin the 3rd Chronicles | Spike | Sega Saturn | August 8, 1997 | No |
| DJ Wars | Exit | Sega Saturn | December 18, 1997 | No |
| Yuuyami Doori Tankentai | Exit | PlayStation | October 7, 1999 | No |
| Fire Pro Wrestling A | Vaill | Game Boy Advance | March 21, 2001 | Yes |
| Way of the Samurai | Acquire | PlayStation 2 | February 7, 2002 | Yes |
| Formation Soccer 2002 | Garden | Game Boy Advance | May 2, 2002 | No |
| King of Colosseum | Spike | PlayStation 2 | December 19, 2002 | No |
| Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu: Otoko Hanamichi Yume Roman | Dual | PlayStation 2 | January 23, 2003 | No |
| Way of the Samurai 2 | Acquire | PlayStation 2 | October 9, 2003 | Yes |
| Michigan: Report from Hell | Grasshopper Manufacture | PlayStation 2 | August 5, 2004 | Yes |
| King of Colosseum II | Spike | PlayStation 2 | September 9, 2004 | No |
| Hard Luck | Garden | PlayStation 2 | October 28, 2004 | Yes |
| Kenshui Tendo Dokuta | Spike | Nintendo DS | December 2, 2004 | No |
| Samurai Western | Acquire | PlayStation 2 | January 1, 2005 | Yes |
| Shin Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu | Jaleco | PlayStation 2 | February 10, 2005 | No |
| Kenka Bancho | YSK | PlayStation 2 | June 9, 2005 | No |
| Kenshui Tendo Dokuta 2: Inochi no Tenbin | Spike | Nintendo DS | October 20, 2005 | Yes |
| Necro-Nesia | Spike | Wii | December 2, 2006 | Yes |
| Kenka Bancho 2: Full Throttle | YSK | PlayStation 2 | March 8, 2007 | No |
| KuruKuru Princess | Digital Kids | Nintendo DS | March 15, 2007 | Yes |
| Elvandia Story | Spike | PlayStation 2 | April 26, 2007 | No |
| KuruKuru Princess II | Digital Kids | Nintendo DS | December 13, 2007 | Yes |
| Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu Black | Dearfield | Nintendo DS | March 20, 2008 | No |
| Jawa: Mammoth to Himitsu no Ishi | Spike | Wii | July 3, 2008 | No |
| Twilight Syndrome: Kinjirareta Toshi Densetsu | Xax Entertainment | Nintendo DS | July 24, 2008 | No |
| Way of the Samurai 3 | Acquire | PlayStation 3 | November 13, 2008 | Yes |
| Kenka Bancho 3: Zenkoku Seiha | Bullets | PlayStation Portable | November 27, 2008 | Yes |
| Princess Ballerina | Spike | Nintendo DS | December 18, 2008 | Yes |
| Shinjyuku no Ōkami | YSK | PlayStation 2 | February 19, 2009 | No |
| 428: Shibuya Scramble | Chunsoft | PlayStation 3 | September 3, 2009 | No |
| 428: Shibuya Scramble | Chunsoft | PlayStation Portable | September 17, 2009 | No |
| 428: Shibuya Scramble | Chunsoft | iOS | November 3, 2011 | No |
| 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors | Chunsoft | Nintendo DS | December 10, 2009 | Yes |
| KuruKuru Princess III | Spike | Nintendo DS | December 10, 2009 | No |
| Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable | Chunsoft | PlayStation Portable | January 28, 2010 | No |
| Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 4: Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso | Chunsoft | Nintendo DS | February 25, 2010 | No |
| Kenka Bancho 4: Ichinen Sensō | Bullets | PlayStation Portable | February 25, 2010 | No |
| Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | Spike | PlayStation Portable | November 25, 2010 | No |
| Kenka Bancho 5: Otoko no Rule | Bullets | PlayStation Portable | January 27, 2011 | No |
| Way of the Samurai 4 | Acquire | PlayStation 3 | March 3, 2011 | Yes |
| Gachitora!: Abarenbou Kyoushi in High School | Spike | PlayStation Portable | April 21, 2011 | No |

### Developer

| Title | Publisher(s) | Platform(s) | Release date |
| Xtreme Wheels | BAM! Entertainment | Game Boy Color | April 26, 2001 |
| Crimson Tears | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | April 22, 2004 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi | Bandai | PlayStation 2 | October 6, 2005 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 2 | October 5, 2006 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Bandai Namco Games | Wii | November 19, 2006 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 2 | October 4, 2007 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | Bandai Namco Games | Wii | October 4, 2007 |
| Dragon Ball: Raging Blast | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 3 | November 9, 2009 |
| Dragon Ball: Raging Blast | Bandai Namco Games | Xbox 360 | November 9, 2009 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation Portable | September 30, 2010 |
| Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 3 | November 2, 2010 |
| Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 | Bandai Namco Games | Xbox 360 | November 2, 2010 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi | Bandai Namco Games | PlayStation 3 | October 25, 2011 |
| Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi | Bandai Namco Games | Xbox 360 | October 25, 2011 |

### Localization

| Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
| Colin McRae: The Rally | PlayStation | March 11, 1999 |
| Syphon Filter | PlayStation | August 12, 1999 |
| V-Rally Edition '99 | Nintendo 64 | October 14, 1999 |
| V-Rally Edition '99 | Game Boy Color | October 14, 1999 |
| V-Rally Champion Edition 2 | PlayStation | January 27, 2000 |
| Driver | PlayStation | March 9, 2000 |
| Denkō Sekka Micro Runner: Maniac Hakushi no Hisaku | PlayStation | November 2, 2000 |
| WTC: World Touring Cars | PlayStation | November 9, 2000 |
| World Rally Championship | PlayStation 2 | March 14, 2002 |
| WRC II Extreme | PlayStation 2 | April 24, 2003 |
| WRC 3 | PlayStation 2 | May 27, 2004 |
| WRC 4 | PlayStation 2 | April 7, 2005 |
| True Crime: New York City | PlayStation 2 | July 27, 2006 |
| Commandos: Strike Force | PlayStation 2 | September 21, 2006 |
| Tomb Raider: Legend | Xbox 360 | October 5, 2006 |
| Tomb Raider: Legend | PlayStation Portable | December 7, 2006 |
| Tomb Raider: Legend | PlayStation 3 | December 7, 2006 |
| Call of Duty 3 | Xbox 360 | March 29, 2007 |
| Call of Duty 3 | PlayStation 3 | June 14, 2007 |
| Urban Chaos: Riot Response | PlayStation 2 | June 28, 2007 |
| Battlestations: Midway | Xbox 360 | February 7, 2008 |
| BioShock | Xbox 360 | February 21, 2008 |
| BioShock | PlayStation 3 | December 25, 2008 |
| Tomb Raider: Anniversary | Xbox 360 | March 27, 2008 |
| Tomb Raider: Anniversary | PlayStation Portable | March 27, 2008 |
| Tomb Raider: Anniversary | PlayStation 2 | March 27, 2008 |
| Tomb Raider: Anniversary | Wii | March 27, 2008 |
| Haze | PlayStation 3 | May 22, 2008 |
| Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | Xbox 360 | July 10, 2008 |
| Kane & Lynch: Dead Men | PlayStation 3 | July 10, 2008 |
| The Darkness | Xbox 360 | September 11, 2008 |
| The Darkness | PlayStation 3 | September 11, 2008 |
| Double Clutch | Xbox 360 | September 11, 2008 |
| Double Clutch | PlayStation 3 | September 11, 2008 |
| Tomb Raider: Underworld | Xbox 360 | January 29, 2009 |
| Tomb Raider: Underworld | PlayStation 3 | January 29, 2009 |
| Tomb Raider: Underworld | PlayStation 2 | April 23, 2009 |
| Tomb Raider: Underworld | Wii | April 23, 2009 |
| Midnight Club: LA Remix | PlayStation Portable | February 5, 2009 |
| Midnight Club: Los Angeles | Xbox 360 | February 5, 2009 |
| Midnight Club: Los Angeles | PlayStation 3 | February 5, 2009 |
| Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis | Wii | April 16, 2009 |
| Battlestations: Pacific | Xbox 360 | May 28, 2009 |
| Wanted: Weapons of Fate | Xbox 360 | June 25, 2009 |
| Wanted: Weapons of Fate | PlayStation 3 | June 25, 2009 |
| Red Faction: Guerrilla | Xbox 360 | August 6, 2009 |
| Red Faction: Guerrilla | PlayStation 3 | August 6, 2009 |
| MadWorld | Wii | February 10, 2010 |
| Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | Xbox 360 | February 10, 2010 |
| Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | PlayStation 3 | February 10, 2010 |
| Metro 2033 | Xbox 360 | May 13, 2010 |
| Greed Corp | PlayStation 3 | July 15, 2010 |
| Astro Tripper | PlayStation 3 | August 19, 2010 |
| Homefront | Xbox 360 | April 14, 2011 |
| Homefront | PlayStation 3 | April 14, 2011 |
| Dead Island | Xbox 360 | October 20, 2011 |
| Dead Island | PlayStation 3 | October 20, 2011 |
| Dragon Age: Origins | Xbox 360 | February 2, 2012 |
| Dragon Age: Origins | PlayStation 3 | February 2, 2012 |