Burst Arts

Burst Arts Inc. (株式会社バーストアーツ) is a Japanese video game publisher founded on September 15, 1982. Originally formed as a subsidiary of Namco, it only worked on licensed games before forming a well-known line of original properties include Rizer, Granforce, O.K. Buster, Power Battlers, Robot Summoner Kite, Dimenbeasts, and Realm Souls.
As of 2011, Burst Arts has severed ties with Namco and ended up merging with Multisoft after signing a 10-year contract. Since then, their franchises were marked with well-deserved praise, with the company acknowledging that they have prioritized quality over anything else.
==List of games==
===Under Namco===
*Kamen Senshi Lavithunder (Action) (1987; NES, PC-Engine, Game Boy)
*Kamen Senshi Lavithunder II (Action) (1989; NES, PC-Engine)
*Rad Battle Grandprix (Fighting) (1993; Arcade, Sega CD)
*Buzz Network (Puzzle) (1993; SNES)
*Steel Black (Shooter) (1993; Arcade)
*Crime Lords (Beat 'em up) (1994; Arcade, Sega Genesis)
*Bloodsurge: The Legend of the Cursed Sword (RPG) (1994; Sony PlayStation)
*Rad Battle Grandprix 2 (Fighting) (1994; Arcade, Sony PlayStation)
*Seven-Fusion Hyperman (Run 'n Gun/Shoot 'Em Up) (1994; SNES, PC-Engine CD)
*RevLegends (Racing) (1995; Arcade, Sony PlayStation)
*Faerié Tale (Action Adventure) (1995; SNES)
*Beast Rizer (Action Adventure) (1995; SNES)
*Z-Force (Platformer) (1995; Arcade, Sony PlayStation)
*Meta Rizer (Action Adventure) (1996; Sony PlayStation)
*Granforce (Adventure) (1996; Sony PlayStation)
*Beast Rizer Pocket (Action Adventure) (1996; Game Boy Color)
*Grand Star Crashers (Fighting) (1996; Arcade, Sony PlayStation)
*Bloodsurge II (RPG) (1996; Sony PlayStation)
*Robot Summoner Kite (Action Shooter) (1997; Sony PlayStation, Sony PlayStation 2 (2001), Nintendo GameCube (2001))
*Ah! Bear Trigger (Shooter) (1997; Arcade)
*Beast Rizer 2 (Action Adventure) (1997; Sony PlayStation)
*Faerié Tale II: Eternal Wishes (Action Adventure) (1997; SNES)
*Beast Rizer Fighters (Fighting) (1997; Arcade)
*Wonder Star (3D Platformer) (1997; Sony PlayStation)
*Steel Black II (Shooter) (1997; Arcade)
*Granforce 2 (Adventure) (1998; Sony PlayStation)
*Revenger Strike (Fighting) (1998; Arcade, Sony PlayStation)
*Meta Rizer 2 (Action Adventure) (1998; Sony PlayStation)
*Dark Moon Record (Action Platformer) (1998; Sony PlayStation)
*Meta Rizer Racers (Racing) (1998; Arcade)
*Hyperman Black (Beat 'Em Up) (1998; Sony PlayStation)
*Awakening Fear (Survival Horror) (1998; Sony PlayStation)
*Beast Rizer Pocket 2 (Action Adventure) (1999; Game Boy Color)
*Robot Summoner Kite 2 (3D Shooter) (1999; Sony PlayStation, Sony PlayStation 2 (2001), Nintendo GameCube (2001))
*Wonder Star 2: Heartful Adventure (3D Platformer) (1999; Sony PlayStation)
*Beast Rizer 3 (Action Adventure) (1999; Sega Dreamcast)
*Chrono Hunters (Action) (1999; Sega Dreamcast)
*Rad Battle Grandprix 3 (Fighting) (1999; Arcade, Sega Dreamcast)
*Robot Summoner Kite DX (3D Action Platformer) (2000; Sony PlayStation, Sony PlayStation 2 (2001), Nintendo GameCube (2001))
*Dimenbeasts (RPG) (2000; Sega Dreamcast)
*Beast Rizer 4 (Action Adventure) (2000; Nintendo 64, Sony PlayStation, GameCube (2002 remake))
*Summon Strike (3D Fighting) (2000; Sony PlayStation)
*Dark Moon Record: Grimoire Effect (Action Platformer) (2000; Sony PlayStation)
*Beast Rizer: Miracle Battlers (2000; Sony PlayStation 2)
*Dragon World (RPG) (2000; Sony PlayStation)
*Granforce Arena (3D Fighting) (2000; Sony PlayStation 2)
*Dimenbeasts Perfect Edition (RPG) (2000; Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation 2 (2001()
*Beast Rizer 5 (Action Adventure) (2001; Nintendo 64, Sony PlayStation, GameCube (2002 remake))
*Dimenbeasts 2 (RPG) (2001; Sony PlayStation 2, GameCube)
*Revenger Strike: Elite Coliseum (Fighting) (2001; Arcade, Sony PlayStation 2)
*Koutetsujo: The Women of Steel (Tactical RPG) (2001; Sony PlayStation 2)
*Awakening Fear II (Survival Horror) (2001; Sony PlayStation 2, Xbox)
*World of the Eighth Millennium (RPG) (2001; Sony PlayStation)
*Burst Girls Super Dungeon (Dungeon Crawler) (2001; Game Boy Color)
*End of Wonderland: Faerié Tale III (Hack 'n Slash/Visual Novel) (2001; Sony PlayStation 2)
*ESP Rizer (Action Adventure) (2002; Sony PlayStation 2)
*Dimenbeasts 2 Perfect Edition (RPG) (2002; Nintendo GameCube)
*Granforce 3 (Adventure) (2002; Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube)
*Wonder Star 3: Mirrored (3D Platformer) (2002; Sony PlayStation 2)
*Dimension Phasers (Fighting) (2002; Sony PlayStation 2, PC)
*Koutetsujou II: Iron Queens (Tactical RPG) (2002; Sony PlayStation 2)
*Dimenbeasts 3 (RPG) (2002; Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
*Fierce Comet! Pro Baseball Tournament (Sports) (2002; Arcade, Sony PlayStation 2)
*Awakening Fear: Shallow Nightmares (Survival Horror) (2003; Xbox)
*Dimenbeasts 4 (RPG) (2003; Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, Xbox)
*Robot Summoner Kite 3 (Shooter) (2003; Sony PlayStation 2)
*Grand Star Crashers 2 (Fighting) (2003; Arcade, Sony PlayStation 2)
*Light Gun Heroes (Light gun shooter) (2003; Arcade, Sony PlayStation 2)
*Beast Rizer 6 (Action Adventure) (2003; Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox)
*Burt Blox & The Colossal Cube (Platform) (2003; Nintendo GameCube, PC)
*Granforce 4 (Adventure) (2003; Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox)
*Deadly Hollows (Hack 'n' Slash) (2003; Sony PlayStation 2)
*ESP Rizer Duo (Action Adventure) (2004; PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube)
*Beast Rizer 7 (Action Adventure) (2004; PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox)
*Hyperman: The Fusion War (Beat 'Em Up/Shoot 'Em Up) (2004; Nintendo GameCube)
*Light Gun Heroes Spread! (Light Gun Shooter) (2004; Arcade, Sony PlayStation 2)
*Judgment Bible (Visual Novel) (2004; PC, Sony PlayStation 2)
*Storms of the Dark (RPG) (2004; Sony PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC)
*Koutetsujo III: Falling Down (Tactical RPG) (2004; Sony PlayStation 2)
*Granforce Destinies (Adventure) (2004; Nintendo DS)
*Meta Rizer DASH (Racing) (2004; Arcade, Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube)
*Robot Summoner Kite 4 (Action Shooter) (2004; Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube)
*Beast Rizer 8 (Action-Adventure) (2005; PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox)
*Battle World: Fallen Dragons (3D Fighting) (2005; PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PC)
*Awakening Fear III (Survival Horror) (2005; Xbox, PlayStation 2)
*Beast + ESP Rizer Voltage (Action Adventure) (2005; Nintendo DS)
*Sayori Through the Craze (Party/Racing) (2005; Xbox 360)
*Light Gun Heroes Sense (Light Gun Shooter) (2005; Arcade, Nintendo Wii (2006))
*Wonder Star 4ce (3D Platformer) (2005; Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2)
*Robot Summoner Kite: Dark Siege (Action Shooter) (2005; Nintendo DS)
*Granforce 5 (Adventure) (2005; Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
*Dimenbeasts: Dimensional Duel (2D Fighting) (2005; Nintendo GameCube, Xbox)
*Super Coliseum P.R.O (3D Fighting) (2006; Arcade, Sony PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube)
*Beast Rizer 9 (Action Adventure) (2006; Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, Xbox)
*Granforce: Dark Towers (Adventure) (2006; Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2)
*Crown of Flowers (Visual Novel) (2006; PC)
*ESP Rizer EX (Action-Adventure) (2006; Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2)
*Realm Souls (Action RPG/Platform) (2006; Nintendo GameCube)
*Beast Rizer Soul (Action Adventure) (2006; Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2)
*Dimenbeasts AX: Meteor/Tsunami/Quake Version (RPG) (2006; Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
*Battle World 2: Ancient Dragon (RPG) (2006; Sony PlayStation 3)
*Beast Rizer 10 (Action Adventure) (2007; Nintendo Wii)
*Re;LiVE (Action Adventure) (2007; Sony PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS)
*Koutetsujo IV: Steampunk Heaven (Tactical RPG) (2007; Sony PlayStation 3)
*Deadly Hollows 2: Devil's Advocate (Hack 'n' Slash) (2007; Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii)
*Dimenbeasts: Rage Battle (Fighting) (2007; Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, GigaCom)
*Robot Summoner Kite: Azure Stream (Action Shooter) (2007; Nintendo Wii)
*Granforce: World of Mist (Adventure) (2007; Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
*Beast Rizer 11 (Action Adventure) (2008; Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360)
*XY Forces (Fighting) (2008; Arcade, Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
*Dark Moon Record X (Action Platformer) (2008; Xbox 360)
*Dimenbeasts 5 (RPG) (2008; Wii, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, GigaCom)
*Wonder Star Fever (3D Platformer) (2008; Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii)
*Light Gun Heroes Wired (Light gun shooter) (2008; Arcade, Nintendo Wii)
*Realm Souls II: Dimensional Silence (Action RPG/Platform) (2008; Nintendo DS)
*Robot Summoner Kite: Azure Stream 2 (Action Platformer) (2008; Sony PlayStation 3)
*Energized Girls (Dating Sim) (2009; Xbox 360, PC)
*Hyperman Chaos (Hack n' Slash) (2009; Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3)
*Revenger Strike: Origin Asteroid (Fighting) (2009; Sony PlayStation 2)
*Beast Rizer: Ryuji's Journey (Hack 'n' Slash) (2009; Sony PlayStation 3)
*Granforce: Kingdom of Salvation (Adventure) (2009; Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3)
*Dimenbeasts: Lost Origins (RPG) (2009; Nintendo Wii, GigaCom)
*Realm Souls III (Action RPG/Platform) (2009; Nintendo Wii)
*Power Battlers (Fighting) (2009; Nintendo Wii)
*Beast Rizer 12 (Action Adventure)) (2009; Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
*Energized Girls Vacation (Dating Sim) (2010; Xbox 360, PC)
*MegaWare Clash (Action RPG) (2010; Sony PlayStation 3)
*Faerié TALE: An Untold Legend (Hack 'n Slash/Visual Novel) (2010; Sony PlayStation 3)
*ESP Rizer 0 (Action Adventure) (2010; PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii)
*Realm Souls Gaiden (Action RPG/Platform) (2010; Nintendo DS)
*Alter Queen (Beat 'Em Up) (2010: Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch (2019))
*Boss Battle Taisen (Platformer) (2010; DSiWare)
*Granforce: Despair Labyrinth (Adventure) (2010; WiiWare)
*Realm Souls: Wavering Silence (Action RPG/Platform) (2010; Nintendo Wii)
*Robot Summoner Kite: Energy Battle (Action Shooter) (2010; Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
===Under Multisoft===
*Granforce: Runes of Destruction (Adventure) (2011; Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii)
*Dimenbeasts X (RPG) (2011; GigaCom)
*Deadly Hollows 3: Wrath of Kyoya (Hack 'n' Slash) (2011; Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii)
*Power Battlers Megamix (Fighting) (2011; Nintendo 3DS, Sony PlayStation Vita)
*Anohi no Kizu (Visual Novel) (2011; Sony PlayStation Vita, PC)
*Koutetsujo V: Land of the Free (Tactical RPG) (2012; Sony PlayStation 3)
*Sky Cutter: Mecha Legends (Hack n' Slash) (2012; Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii U)
*Realm Souls Origins (Action RPG/Platform) (2012; Nintendo 3DS)
*Hyperman Verse (Shooter) (2012; PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii U)
*Wonder Star Returns! (3D Platformer) (2012; Sony PlayStation 3)
*Power Battlers Megamix MAX'D (Fighting) (2012; Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PC)
*Vexerans: Saurian/Sectia Mode (RPG) (2013; Nintendo 3DS)
*Beast Rizer 13 (Action Adventure) (2013; Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita)
*Granforce Awakening (Adventure) (2013; Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 3)
*Robot Summoner Kite: Azure Storm (Action Platformer) (2013; PlayStation 3, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita)
*MegaWare Clash 2 (Action RPG) (2013; PlayStation 4)
*Angel Chronicle (RPG) (2013; PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita)
*Beast Rizer Fighters Unleashed (Fighting) (2014; Arcade, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Wii U)
*Meta Rizer 3 (Action-Adventure/Shooter) (2014; PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
*Salamander: Elemental Dragon (RPG) (2014; Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch (2017))
*Energized Girls: Other Worlds (Dating Sim) (2014; Sony PlayStation Vita, PC)
*Dragon World 2: Crystalline Force (RPG) (2014; Sony PlayStation 3)
*Land of the Unknown (Survival) (2014; Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3)
*Bullet Driver (Shooter) (2014; Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Vita)
*Re;LiVE 2 (Action Adventure) (2014; PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Samsung Zeo)
*Realm Souls IV: Reawakening (Action RPG/Platform) (2014; Wii U, GigaCom)
*Dimenbeasts: Re:Crossed (RPG) (2015; Nintendo 3DS, GigaCom)
*Silver Seed: War of Seven (Action-Adventure) (2015; Sony PlayStation 4)
*Rockin' Revolution (Music) (2015; PlayStation 4)
*Wonder Star Magic Allies (3D Platformer) (2015; Sony PlayStation 4)
*Dimenbeasts: Re:Crossed -WARPED- (RPG) (2015; PlayStation Vita)
*MegaWare Clash 3 (Action RPG) (2015; Nintendo Wii U, Xbox One, Sony PlayStation 4)
*Robot Summoner Kite: Triumphant Dragon (Action Platformer) (2015; Nintendo 3DS)
*Beast Rizer 14 (Action Adventure) (2015; PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
*Irrelevant (Visual Novel) (2015; Sony PlayStation Vita, PC)
*Super X Dimensions (Tactical RPG) (2016; Nintendo 3DS)
*Dream Quest (Action Adventure) (2016; GigaCom, PC)
*Granforce: The Soul Verse (Adventure) (2016; Sony PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Wii U)
*Hyperman X (Shooter) (2016; Sony PlayStation 4)
*Rockin' Revolution (Music) (2016; Sony PlayStation 4)
*Angel Chronicle Crisis (RPG) (2016; PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4)
*Re;ViVE (Action Adventure) (2016; Sony PlayStation 4)
*O.K. Buster Chronicle 2 (Action) (2016; Nintendo Wii U, Sony PlayStation 4)
*Rhythmic Brawl Hyper Gear (Hack 'n' Slash) (2017; Sony PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
*Divine X Union (Tactical RPG/Crossover) (2017; Nintendo 3DS)
*Realm Souls V (Action RPG/Platform) (2017; Nintendo Switch)
*Wonder Star Septima (3D Platformer) (2017; Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4)
*ESP Rizer Rogue (Action Adventure) (2017; Sony PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch)
*Dimenbeasts: New World Crisis (RPG) (2017; Sony PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch)
*Robot Gal Sail (Action Platformer) (2017; Sony PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch)
*Vexerans: The Birth (RPG) (2018; Nintendo 3DS)
*Beast Rizer End (Action Adventure) (2018; Sony PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC)
*Deadly Hollow: Rise of Chernobog (Hack n' Slash) (2018; Sony PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch)
*Crimson X Crisis (RPG) (2018; Sony PlayStation 4)
*Granforce Royals (Adventure) (2018; Sony PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC)
*Gearbreak! Invasion (Third-Person Shooter) (2018; Sony PlayStation 4, PC)
*Planetcrafts: Creators of Destiny (Simulation) (2019; PC)
*Dimenbeasts Advancement Battle (Fighting) (2019; Arcade, Sony PlayStation 4)
*To See the Stars (Visual Novel) (2019; PC, Nintendo Switch)
*Energized Girls MAX LOVE (Dating Sim) (2019, PC)
*Magimania Saga (Action Adventure) (2020; Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC)
*MegaWare Clash 4 (Action RPG) (2020; Sony PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch)
*Shin Hyperman (Shooter) (2020; Sony PlayStation 4)
*Dimenbeasts Γ (RPG) (2021; Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 5)
*Burst Battlers (3D Fighting) (2022; Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, PC)
*Wonder Star: The Lost Land of Prehistory Hatchland (3D Platformer) (2022; Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 5)
*Granforce Black Steel (Adventure) (2022; Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 5, PC)
== Licensed Games ==
When the company was formed in 1982, Burst Arts made a living making games based on certain anime, manga, and rarely, if ever, Western properties. Around the late 2000s, they have made less of these licensed games and focused more on their original IPs.
* Cyborg 009 (Run and Gun) (1983; NES)
* Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Action Adventure) (1984; NES)
* Mach GoGoGo (Racing) (1985; NES, Sega Master System)
* Space Battleship Yamato (Shoot 'Em Up) (1986; Arcade)
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (Action) (1988; NES)
* Scooby-Doo! Freaky Fragments (Puzzle) (1989; Game Boy)
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency (Action) (1990; NES, Sega Genesis)
* Yogi's Treasure Hunt (Platformer) (1991; Sega Genesis)
* Bubblegum Crisis (Shooter) (1993; Arcade, SNES)
* Tonde Burin (Adventure) (1995; Sony PlayStation)
* Kodansha Block Busters (Puzzle) (2000; Sony PlayStation)
* Trigun (Shooter) (2001; Sony PlayStation 2)
* Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Chronicles (RPG) (2003; Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube)
* Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (RPG) (2007; Sony PlayStation 3)
*Kill la Kill (Hack n' Slash) (2015; Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4)
== Other Merchandise ==
=== Manga ===
* Petropolis (1996 - 2011)
* Chaotic Anitomans (1999 - Discontinued)
* Robot Summoner Kite (1999 - 2009)
* Revenger Strike Saga (2000 - 2010)
* The Origin of Bloodsurge (2002)
* O.K. Buster Frenzy (2004 - 2007)
* Petropolis Zero (2004)
* O.K. Buster 7 (2008)
* Faerie TALE: An Untold Legacy (2010 - 2013)
* MegaWare Clash (2011 - 2016)
* Petropolis Rising (2013 - 2018)
* Salamander (2014 - Discontinued)
=== Anime ===
* Petropolis (1996 - 2001)
* Rad Battle Grandprix (1998)
* Robot Summoner Kite (1999 - 2005)
* Petropolis V (2002 - 2006)
* O.K. Buster Frenzy (2004 - 2007)
* Robot Summoner Kite: Azure Stream (2007 - 2016)
* Petropolis G (2007 - 2010)
* Power Battlers Megamix (2011 - 2012)
* Energized Girls (2012 - 2013)
* Petropolis Rising (2013 - 2018)
* Energized Girls Showtime! (2014 - 2016)
* MegaWare Clash (2016 - )
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