Popular Games by Aksys Games
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward 3DS
- 16th Feb 2012 (JPN)
- 23rd Oct 2012 (NA)
- 23rd Nov 2012 (UK/EU)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2 3DS
Aksys Games / Arc System Works
- 31st Mar 2011 (JPN)
- 31st May 2011 (NA)
- 4th Nov 2011 (UK/EU)
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors DS
- 10th Dec 2009 (JPN)
- 16th Nov 2010 (NA)
Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU Switch
- 5th Sep 2024 (UK/EU)
- 5th Sep 2024 (NA)
Double Dragon II: The Revenge NES
- 23rd Dec 1989 (JPN)
- 15th Jan 1990 (NA)
- 1990 (UK/EU)
Reviews of Aksys Games Games
Review Blazing Strike (Switch) - A Beautiful Love Letter To The Fighting Game Hardcore
Blazin' squad
A totally original pixel art fighting game in 2024 is certainly a welcome surprise. What’s more of a surprise, though, is discovering that Mark Minkyu Chung touts himself as a solo game developer. Known by his developer handle Rarebreed, we hopped to Blazing Strike’s credits roll to corroborate the seemingly impossible. And, sure...
Review Code: Realize Guardian Of Rebirth (Switch) - A Steampunk Visual Novel With A Literary Twist
Steampunk Hunks
Code: Realize Guardian of Rebirth is an Otome visual novel originally released for the PlayStation Vita back in 2015 that sees you assume the role of Cardia, a mysterious young lady with a serious case of amnesia who's been shut off from the world and is living her life in a strange abandoned mansion at the behest of her elusive...
Review Spirit Hunter: NG (Switch) - A Spooky And Gripping Visual Novel
Spirited away
The Switch has become home to a vast array of horror titles over its relatively short life, including multiple entries from big-hitters such as Resident Evil to the likes of Layers of Fear and Outlast. It is in this crowded landscape that Aksys Games’ NG has been brought over to the west, under the title
Review Death Mark (Switch) - An Excellent Horror-Adventure Fusion
A supernatural spectacular
Death Mark's developer Experience has an odd history of creating games for what could charitably be called the "wrong" formats; putting out great dungeon crawlers (Stranger of Sword City and Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy, for example) for relative underdogs like the Vita and Xbox One. Death Mark is something of a shift...
Shoot for the stars
It is the year 2087, and hostile forces are causing chaos all over the galaxy, but that’s where the Galaxy Warriors come in, a mech-piloting team of five with a variety of weapons at their disposal. The plan? “I would suggest flying to the right and blowing up everything” comments one character. Stardust Galaxy Warriors:...
Review Little Dragons Café (Switch)
Lovable Characters, lengthy Load Times
For some time now, the Nintendo Switch has been sorely lacking in the life simulation game department. Of course, there’s Stardew Valley – easily one of the greatest titles to grace the console – but the obvious absence of instalments in the “relaxation” genre has left many fans feeling disenchanted...
Latest Aksys Games News
Sunday9th Feb 2025
News "Capcom And SNK" Inspired Fighter Blazing Strike Outlines Plans For 2025
Including updates and free DLC
The relatively new fighting game Blazing Strike made its debut on the Switch in October last year and publisher Aksys Games has now provided details on what's ahead for 2025. The plan is to release a "lobby/spectator patch" in "mid-February, this will be followed by a crossplay patch in the "coming months", the...
Wednesday25th Dec 2024
Soapbox Vanillaware's Most Underrated Game Is More Than Just A Pretty Picture
Deserving of a Rebirth
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana is talking about a Vanillaware oldie — Muramasa: The Demon Blade, a Wii title that is celebrating its 15th anniversary. And, in the wake of 13 Sentinels and Unicorn...
Saturday10th Aug 2024
News Fitness Boxing Feat. Hatsune Miku DLC Revealed
Out this September on Switch
Ahead of Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing outing this September, Aksys Games has officially revealed the DLC on the way to the game. Players looking for some extra exercise will be able to purchase the Miku Exercise Editor, two background music packs, and additional costumes. Here's the full rundown (via PR): Miku Exercise...
Saturday6th Jul 2024
Round Up Aksys Games Panel Anime Expo 2024 - Every Switch Announcement
Blazing Strike, Hatsune Miku DLC...the list goes on!
As part of this week's Anime Expo 2024 celebrations, Aksys Games has revealed multiple titles and shared new information about some previously revealed games on the way to the Nintendo Switch. This even includes some games from its partners. Below is the full round up from the Aksys Games Panel:...
Wednesday12th Jun 2024
News Hatsune Miku's Fitness Boxing Game Officially Comes West This Autumn
Released in Japan this March
It's official, folks. After being rated by the ESRB back in April, Aksys Games has today announced that Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU will receive a Western release this Autumn. The game was originally announced in last year's Japanese September Direct with an
Friday2nd Feb 2024
News "Capcom And SNK" Inspired Arcade Fighter Blazing Strike Locks In Summer 2024 Switch Release
Check out the new character trailer
Remember the Capcom and SNK-inspired 2D-pixel fighter Blazing Strike? It was originally revealed for the Switch and multiple other platforms in 2021. Now, in an update on the 'All Aksys' Twitch channel earlier before, it's been confirmed this title will be arriving in "Summer 2024". There's a new character...
Thursday1st Feb 2024
News Falcom Action RPG 'Tokyo Xanadu eX+' Is Coming To Switch
Coming in June
Aksys Games is bringing Falcom's action RPG Tokyo Xanadu eX+ to Switch in June 2024. The publisher announced this during today's All Aksys event, which was streamed on Twitch. Tokyo Xanadu eX+ is an enhanced version of the PS Vita RPG Tokyo Xanadu, which was released back in 2015. Taking place in an alternate reality of Tokyo, which...
Monday3rd Jul 2023
News Otome Visual Novel 'Radiant Tale' Launches On Switch Later This Month
The circus is coming
If you're a fan of Otome visual novels, then you'll want to keep an eye on this month's Radiant Tale, launching on July 27th, 2023. Developed by Idea Factory and published by Aksys Games, the game originally launched in Japan back on May 26th, 2022, and follows protagonist Tifalia as she joins a dysfunctional troupe known as...
Tuesday2nd May 2023
News The Switch Game With The Most Absurd Title Gets A Release Window
Ah, Mon-Yu!
A little while back, we reported on Mon-Yu, an upcoming game for the Switch that just happened to have the most ridiculous title we've seen on the console so far. As a reminder, the game is officially called
Sunday3rd Jul 2022
Round Up Aksys Announces Multiple New Switch Games, Arriving In 2023
Coming in 2023
Anime Expo 2022 is currently underway this weekend, and as part of this Aksys Games has announced several new titles during its own company panel. It's also showcasing a number of games at Booth 2011 in the Exhibit Hall throughout the weekend. Here's the full round up: Shuuen no Virche ~ErroЯ:Salvation [English title pending] -...
Friday18th Feb 2022
News Aksys Announces New Games And Limited Editions On Their 'All Aksys' Livestream
Aksys not denied
The 'All Aksys' livestream, which took place on 17th February, is the publisher's version of a Nintendo Direct showcase with a clever name. It was also entirely focused on Aksys games, of course — a studio known for localising Japanese games for English-speaking markets. Here are the two new game reveals from the livestream, both...
Tuesday8th Feb 2022
News 'All Aksys' Showcase To Feature At Least 6 Upcoming Switch Games
The events keep coming
Today's brought the rather exciting news of an upcoming Nintendo Direct, but for Switch fans there seem to be other intriguing showcases to come this month. One is 'All Aksys', the second broadcast with that name to come our way from Aksys Games; it'll air on 17th February at 9am Pacific / noon Eastern / 5pm UK / 6pm CET on...
Saturday7th Aug 2021
News Aksys Games Shares First Look At "Capcom And SNK" Inspired Arcade Fighter Blazing Strike
2D pixel art street fights are back
If you have fond memories of 2D pixel fighting games and sometimes wish you could just return to this golden era, you might want to keep an eye on Blazing Strike published by Aksys Games and developed by RareBreed Makes Games. We first heard about this one back in May and now in an update, the team has released a...
Friday6th Aug 2021
News 'All Aksys' Showcase Event To Feature At Least 7 Switch Games
Watch it now!
Update: As we reported in early July, the 'All Aksys' showcase will feature a broad variety of games. You can watch it live below or over on the AksysGames Twitch page - enjoy! Original Article: Aksys Games is a publisher that's brought a lot of games to Switch, earning plenty of fans in the process. Now the company has confirmed...
Saturday6th Feb 2021
Soapbox Time Loop Games Are Strangely Comforting In Times Like These
Every day feels the same, so let's play games where every day IS the same
Right at the end of last year, Natasha Lyonne — star of Groundhog Day-inspired TV show, Russian Doll which sees her character Nadia (a software developer, no less) stuck repeating the same night over and over again — shared a tweet that made everyone collectively start...
Wednesday20th May 2020
News New Game+ Expo To Feature 14 Publishers This June, Including SEGA, Atlus And SNK
Livestream event to include KOEI TECMO, AKSYS and Inti Creates
E3 may be skipping 2020, but other bodies are stepping up to fill the summer video game vacuum. There's Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, which will be delivering news and announcements throughout a four-month window, but there's also a new Expo in town, and it's got some big names...
Sunday4th Aug 2019
News Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] Announced At EVO 2019
The cult 2D fighting favourite rebalanced and optimised
At the EVO 2019 Championship Series, currently taking place in Las Vegas, Aksys Games and Arc System Works announced Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late would be released in North America in early 2020. This is a revision of Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late and was previously rated for the Switch and...
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Monday8th Jul 2019
News Death Mark Follow-Up Spirit Hunter: NG Is Coming To Switch In October
Multiple visual novels, new and old, also announced at Anime Expo 2019
Aksys Games has announced its 2019 lineup of Switch games at Anime Expo 2019. Fresh among them was Spirit Hunter: NG, the second volume in the series which began with last year's horror game Death Mark. Described as a 'companion story' to the original, this entry has you playing...
Friday5th Jul 2019
News Catch A Physical Version Of Fishing Star: World Tour Later This Year
The one you've been waiting for
At the start of this year, Fishing Star: World Tour was released on the Switch eShop across all-regions. If you've been holding out for a physical release, you're in luck. Aksys Games will be releasing a hard copy later this year in both North America and Europe. The game will be priced at $29.99 in the US. This...
Thursday6th Sep 2018
Feature Harvest Moon Creator Yasuhiro Wada Serves Up Details On Little Dragons Café
Recipe calls for two twins, one dragon egg
If you’re a millennial – and had an enjoyable childhood whatsoever – you're surely familiar with the Harvest Moon games. Yasuhiro Wada, the original mastermind behind this series, has dabbled in many areas throughout his career – specifically focusing on simulation games. However, his most recent...
Saturday7th Jul 2018
News Two Spooky Titles Published By Aksys Games Are Coming To Switch
Are you afraid of ghosts?
During the same panel at the 2018 Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Aksys Games revealed the scary 2D side-scrolling adventure, Ghost Parade, would arrive on the Nintendo Switch in 2019. Developed by the Indonesian-based studio, Lentera, Ghost Parade tells the story of a girl named Suri who is lost in a forest and must find her...
News Aksys Games Announces Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax For Switch
Unleash bullet-hell with your friends
During a panel at the 2018 Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Aksys Games announced the positively-received shmup - Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax - would be making its way across to the Nintendo Switch in the near future. As a member of the new Galactic Police Force, your task is to restore peace and order...
Friday23rd Mar 2018
Video Grab A Cuppa And Enjoy 15 Minutes Of Little Dragons Cafe Footage
Dragonian times
Earlier this month we got to feast our eyes on some tasty new screens for Yasuhiro Wada's latest offering, Little Dragons Café, and now we've got another starter to enjoy before the main course arrives this summer - 15 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming Switch curio. Uploaded by the good folks at Ninte
Tuesday20th Mar 2018
News Feast Your Eyes (And Your Belly) On These Little Dragons Café Screens
It seemingly has an August release date, too
Last month, publisher Aksys Games confirmed the quirky world of Little Dragons Café is headed to Nintendo Switch this summer, and now we've been treated to some of the first delectable screens from the game (courtesy of Gamefly). Coming from creator Yasuhiro Wada, who brought us the enduring...
Thursday22nd Feb 2018
News You Can Visit The Little Dragons Café On Switch This Summer
Yasuhiro Wada's next big game
We've just got word that Aksys Games will be bringing Little Dragons Café, the latest tour de' force by renowned game designer Yasuhiro Wada, to the Nintendo Switch sometime toward the end of Summer this year. Wada is most well-known for creating the popular Bokujō Monogatari series (published under the...
Friday16th Sep 2016
News Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories Arrives on the 3DS eShop Soon
From Taisuke Kanasaki and his team
It often happens that a rather niche and intriguing title is announced for the Japanese market, and we sigh and doubt it'll ever come to the West. With that in mind it was pleasing in the Summer when Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories was confirmed for localisation to the West by Aksys, given a Fall...
Monday4th Jul 2016
News Aksys is Bringing Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories to the 3DS This Year
Led by Taisuke Kanasaki and former CiNG staff
A while ago we told you about a new title being developed by Arc System Works, Chase: Unsolved Cases Investigation Division – Distant Memories, which was being led by Taisuke Kanasaki and was employing the talents of multiple staff from the now shuttered CiNG studio. They're well known for...
Friday8th Apr 2016
Gallery Gawk At 3DS Screens for Zero Time Dilemma
Like on Vita, but slightly fuzzier
In early March we shared some rather attractive Famitsu scans and screenshots of Zero Time Dilemma, the upcoming third part of the series that's very much on our radar, especially as it's heading to the West on 28th June. Handsome as those shots were, they were mostly of the Vita version, which makes use of the...
Thursday17th Mar 2016
News Zero Time Dilemma Launches on 28th June in North America and Europe
Digital and physical for NA, digital only for Europe
The Zero Escape series is an interesting entry in the genre of visual storytelling. Depicting a riveting tale of imprisonment and escape, the previous two games have been critically acclaimed for their dynamic approach to storytelling. While it is true that this type of game is something of an...
Friday11th Mar 2016
News Chronicles Of Teddy: Harmony Of Exidus Arrives On The Wii U eShop Later This Month
After slipping from its Fall 2015 release
Aksys Games has announced that it is bringing LookAtMyGame's Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus to the Wii U eShop at the end of this month. A 2D platforming epic with RPG elements, Chronicles of Teddy has NPC interaction, over 30 hours of gameplay and plenty of unlockables. It was originally expected...
Friday19th Feb 2016
Random Real Zero Escape: Trust on Trial Will Take a Literal Approach to the Iconic Game Series
Experience to launch on 15th April in LA
Plenty of press releases that work their way to our inbox have little relevance to Nintendo or games on its systems, but occasionally a slightly off-the-wall release actually achieves the task of being interesting. One example has come in from Aksys Games, which is partnering up with SCRAP Entertainment and...
Sunday24th Jan 2016
News The Zero Time Dilemma Watch Goes For a Metallic Style
Aksys suggests future stock outside of pre-orders
Gamers with a love for narrative-driven experiences are likely fans of 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, and the pleasing news is that the third entry in the series - Zero Time Dilemma is coming to 3DS this year.
Wednesday16th Dec 2015
News Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei Dated For a 19th April Release in the West
Better watch out, Fire Emblem
You'd be forgiven if you've never heard of the game mentioned in the headline, as it's admittedly from a fairly niche franchise. Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei is the latest game in the Langrisser series, which evidently was Fire Emblem's biggest rival back in the day. Langrisser started on the Sega Mega Drive and had...
Wednesday11th Nov 2015
News Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei Confirmed For North American Release
Aksys Games is the company to thank
Aksys Games has revealed that it is bringing Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei to North America in Spring of next year. The turn-based strategy title is a reboot of the famous Langrisser series, which began life on the Sega Mega Drive many years ago. Developed by Extreme and Masaya, the 3DS release had a somewhat...
Thursday5th Nov 2015
News Family Fishing Will Aim to Lure You in on the 3DS eShop
Throw smoke bombs, like all families on fishing trips
There are a surprising number of fishing games available across Nintendo systems, with multiple examples on WiiWare and 3DS. They must be popular releases as, otherwise, developers wouldn't go out of their way to create and release the games; it sure beats wading around at a real lake, right?...
Friday7th Aug 2015
News Moco Moco Friends Aims to be the Cutest Pokémon-Type Game on 3DS
Heading to North America this Fall
Fans of RPGs in which you develop teams of critters to explore and then fight other teams of critters are quite well served on the 3DS, but Aksys Games is pitching its own release into this crowded market. Originally developed by Racjin Co., Ltd, Moco Moco Friends is heading to the 3DS in North America this Fall...
Monday6th Jul 2015
Video Catch Up With a Zero Escape Volume 3 Panel from AX 2015
The new title will take place on Mars
Over the course of the weekend there was some exciting news for fans of challenging, intriguing narrative-driven puzzle games - Zero Escape Volume 3 was announced for a release in the first half of 2016. It's coming to the 3DS, naturally. The next entry follows on from 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors...
Saturday4th Jul 2015
News Zero Escape Volume 3 Will Tell a New Tale on 3DS in 2016
A moment we never thought would come
Fans of Kotaro Uchikoshi's brilliant narrative experiences - 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors on DS and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward on 3DS - have some terrific news to celebrate. Publisher Aksys Games has announced Zero Escape Volume 3 for an arrival on 3DS in the first half of 2016 in North...
Tuesday11th Mar 2014
News Aksys Games Confirms 999: The Novel For iOS
The official website does plug the full games, at least
During February Zero Escape series creator Kotaro Uchikoshi emphasized the challenges he was facing to make a third game in the franchise, with publishers apparently not deeming another entry financially viable. Uchikoshi-san was touched by fan support, however, and is contemplating alternative...
Friday14th Feb 2014
News Zero Escape Series Director Struggling to Find Funding for Third Title
Takes to Twitter for help
The Zero Escape series, which features the puzzle-based visual novels 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors on the DS and Virtue's Last Reward on the 3DS and Vita, has always included the carrying of hope in desperate times as a theme. Series director Kotaro Uchikoshi is now finding himself trying to maintain a similar...
Monday26th Aug 2013
News Virtue's Last Reward Glitch Resolved in eShop Version, Maybe
When in doubt...
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is now available on the 3DS eShop in North America, offering another avenue to this well-received visual novel/puzzle adventure. Players of the original physical copy of the game, however, have been wondering whether the download version still contains one grief-bearing issue: a save-corrupting bug...
Wednesday21st Aug 2013
News BIT.TRIP SAGA Will be Just $5 in the North American eShop From 1st September
A special price for two weeks
It seems to be promotional silly-season right now, and Aksys Games is leaping into the fray with a series of download offers coming to the 3DS eShop and, for the most part, the PlayStation Network. The offer coming to the 3DS eShop, however, is an absolute beauty. From 1st - 15th September BIT.TRIP SAGA will be reduced...
Saturday25th May 2013
News Aksys Games To Reveal Two New Titles At E3
Both games will be available in North America at least
Aksys Games will be revealing two unannounced titles at this year's E3 alongside PlayStation Vita title Muramasa Rebirth and Xbox Live Arcade game A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX. Both new titles will be playable, but fear-not, there will also be trailers shown off during the event as well for...
Tuesday23rd Apr 2013
News Aksys Games Announces Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi For 3DS
Popular visual novel returns in 3D
Aksys Games has announced Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi, a visual novel/dating sim, for the 3DS. The title is the latest in the Hakuoki series, which have previously been released on the PSP. The 3DS entry features the original Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom with six extra stories that flesh out the...
Sunday4th Nov 2012
News Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Bug Infects Save Data
Uh-oh
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is a recent 3DS release that — though unlikely to be a big-seller — will have attracted a committed group of enthusiasts that enjoyed 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors on DS. While a number of gamers are no doubt enjoying the experience and its many, many endings, it's emerged that a save-breaking...
Saturday20th Oct 2012
News Aksys Releases Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward OVA
"I want to play a game"
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is set to release next week in North America, and publisher Aksys Games has taken the opportunity to release the game's anime prologue. Dubbed in English, the video reveals how main character Sigma was kidnapped, and how he must work together with eight other captives to escape the Nonary...
Thursday27th Sep 2012
News 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors Gets A Reprint
With new cover art to boot!
To celebrate the newest installment in the Zero Escape series, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Aksys Games is reprinting 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors with redesigned cover art. Ben Bateman, who served as an editor on the game, explains the last minute change. For “Zero Escape” we wanted to create a...
Tuesday25th Sep 2012
News Zero Escape To Get Second Wave Of Pre-Order Watches
"VLR infection" runs rampant, officials to produce more inoculation devices
Last week, Aksys Games announced a pre-order bonus item for Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward. The item in question was a digital watch, which is based on an 'inoculation device' featured in the game. Unfortunately, the pre-order bonus, which was limited to Amazon, sold out...
Friday10th Aug 2012
News Rising Star Games To Publish Zero Escape In PAL Regions
OFLC rating breaks cover
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors sequel Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is coming to PAL territories courtesy of Rising Star Games. The news has been confirmed by an OFLC rating, w
Tuesday25th Oct 2011
Feature The Development Process of Go! Go! Kokopolo
How a stray cat, a passion for classic gaming and a dream coalesced into a DSiWare delight
A little while back, a little gem appeared as if from a cloud of smoke onto the DSiWare service – Go! Go! Kokopolo, from young indie developer Tanukii Studios. In speaking with Keith Webb, the company's founder, we discovered that he was also its only...
