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Encyclopedia > Sega AM2

Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 2 (popularly known as Sega AM2 or simply AM2) is a research and development team for the video game company Sega. Originally known as "Sega Amusement Developing Section 8," AM2 was previously headed up by famed designer Yu Suzuki. Of Sega's AM teams, AM2 was the best known and would become a major development house for Sega, first creating the late-eighties classics After Burner II, Out Run, and Space Harrier, all of which were monster successes. Later AM2 would go on to create the Virtua Fighter and Shenmue series as well. Following the release of OutRun 2, AM2 was absorbed into Sega proper, on July 1, 2004. A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Sega (セガ) (pronounced seh-gah in the U.S, see-gah elsewhere) is a video game software and hardware developer, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Yu Suzuki Yu Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木裕 Suzuki Yū, born June 10, 1958) is a prominent producer of arcade and video games. ... After Burner II is a arcade-style flight game released by Sega in 1987. ... Out Run (also spelled OutRun and Outrun) is a racing game by Sega released to arcades in 1986. ... Space Harrier is a forward scrolling shooter game, released by Sega in 1985. ... Virtua Fighter is a 1993 fighting game developed by the Sega studio AM2, headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Shenmue (莎木 or シェンムー) (2000) is a story-based Modern Action Adventure/RPG/FREE for the Sega Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki of Sega AM2. ... OutRun 2 is a racing game released by Sega in 2003. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


List of games developed by AM2

Arcade Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ...

Dreamcast After Burner is 1987 Japanese arcade game by Sega. ... After Burner II is a arcade-style flight game released by Sega in 1987. ... Beach Spikers (or Beach Spikers Virtua Beach Volleyball) is an arcade-style beach volleyball game for Nintendo Gamecube (and originally for arcade machines). ... Daytona USA was a racing arcade game released by Sega in 1994. ... Ferrari F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa is a racing game developed by the AM2 division of Sega. ... Fighting Vipers is a 3D fighting game created by Sega for the arcade and the Sega Saturn. ... G-LOC is a 1990 air combat arcade game by Sega. ... In-game screenshot In the arcade game Hang-On, the player controls a motorcycle against time and other computer-controlled bikes. ... Out Run (also spelled OutRun and Outrun) is a racing game by Sega released to arcades in 1986. ... OutRun 2 is a racing game released by Sega in 2003. ... OutRun 2 is a racing game released by Sega in 2003. ... Sonic Championship, known as Sonic the Fighters in America, is a fighting game. ... Space Harrier is a forward scrolling shooter game, released by Sega in 1985. ... Super Hang-On is an arcade video game, released for the Sega Genesis in 1988. ... Virtua Cop is a shooter video game created by Sega AM2, and headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Cop 2 is a light gun arcade game, released in 1996 developed internally at Sega by their AM2 studio. ... Virtua Cop 3 is the third instalment of the Virtua Cop seris. ... Virtua Fighter is a 1993 fighting game developed by the Sega studio AM2, headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Fighter 2 is the second game in the popular Virtua Fighter fighting game series by Sega. ... Virtua fighter 3 was the launch title for the arcade board Model 3 of Sega. ... Virtua Fighter is a 1993 fighter arcade game developed by the Sega studio AM2, headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Fighter is a 1993 fighter arcade game developed by the Sega studio AM2, headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Fighter is a 1993 fighter arcade game developed by the Sega studio AM2, headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Fighter Kids is an installment in the Sega AM2 Virtua Fighter fighting game series. ... Virtua Racing is a Formula 1 racing arcade game developed by Sega AM2 released in August 1992 headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Racing is a Formula 1 racing arcade game developed by Sega-AM2 released in August 1992 headed by Yu Suzuki. ... The Virtua Striker video games are soccer games created by the AM4/Amusement Vision group of Sega. ... Sega Dreamcast The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Katana during development) was Segas last video game console. ...

Game Gear Ferrari F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa is a racing game developed by the AM2 division of Sega. ... Propeller Arena: Aviation Battle Championship is a videogame for the Dreamcast console. ... Shenmue (莎木 or シェンムー) (2000) is a story-based Modern Action Adventure/RPG/FREE for the Sega Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki of Sega AM2. ... Shenmue II is the sequel to the Sega Dreamcast Modern Action Adventure, RPG, FREE Shenmue, written and directed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Cop 2 is a light gun arcade game, released in 1996 developed internally at Sega by their AM2 studio. ... The Sega Game Gear was Segas first portable gaming system. ...

Sega Genesis Out Run (also spelled OutRun and Outrun) is a racing game by Sega released to arcades in 1986. ... Space Harrier is a forward scrolling shooter game, released by Sega in 1985. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... Beach Spikers (or Beach Spikers Virtua Beach Volleyball) is an arcade-style beach volleyball game for Nintendo Gamecube (and originally for arcade machines). ... The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ...

Sega Master System After Burner II is a arcade-style flight game released by Sega in 1987. ... Out Run (also spelled OutRun and Outrun) is a racing game by Sega released to arcades in 1986. ... Virtua Fighter 2 is the second game in the popular Virtua Fighter fighting game series by Sega. ... Virtua Racing is a Formula 1 racing arcade game developed by Sega-AM2 released in August 1992 headed by Yu Suzuki. ... The Sega Master System (SMS for short), is an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console that was manufactured by Sega. ...

PC After Burner is 1987 Japanese arcade game by Sega. ... Out Run (also spelled OutRun and Outrun) is a racing game by Sega released to arcades in 1986. ... Space Harrier is a forward scrolling shooter game, released by Sega in 1985. ... The tower of a personal computer. ...

PlayStation 2 Virtua Fighter is a 1993 fighting game developed by the Sega studio AM2, headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Fighter 2 is the second game in the popular Virtua Fighter fighting game series by Sega. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ...

Sega Saturn Ferrari F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa is a racing game developed by the AM2 division of Sega. ... The titular ship, SDF-1 Macross. ... Virtua Fighter is a 1993 fighter arcade game developed by the Sega studio AM2, headed by Yu Suzuki. ... The Sega Saturn (Japanese: セガサターン, Sega Saturn), is a video game console of the 32-bit era. ...

Sega 32X Daytona USA was a racing arcade game released by Sega in 1994. ... Fighters Megamix is a 1997 fighting game developed by AM2 and published by Sega exclusively for the Sega Saturn. ... Fighting Vipers is a 3D fighting game created by Sega for the arcade and the Sega Saturn. ... The Sega Ages collection are a series of video game re-releases from developer Sega. ... After Burner II is a arcade-style flight game released by Sega in 1987. ... The Sega Ages collection are a series of video game re-releases from developer Sega. ... Out Run (also spelled OutRun and Outrun) is a racing game by Sega released to arcades in 1986. ... The Sega Ages collection are a series of video game re-releases from developer Sega. ... The Sega Ages collection are a series of video game re-releases from developer Sega. ... Space Harrier is a forward scrolling shooter game, released by Sega in 1985. ... Virtua Cop is a shooter video game created by Sega AM2, and headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Cop 2 is a light gun arcade game, released in 1996 developed internally at Sega by their AM2 studio. ... Virtua Fighter is a 1993 fighting game developed by the Sega studio AM2, headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Fighter 2 is the second game in the popular Virtua Fighter fighting game series by Sega. ... Virtua Fighter Kids is an installment in the Sega AM2 Virtua Fighter fighting game series. ... Virtua Racing is a Formula 1 racing arcade game developed by Sega-AM2 released in August 1992 headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Sega Genesis 32X on top of regular Genesis, second model. ...

Xbox Virtua Fighter is a 1993 fighting game developed by the Sega studio AM2, headed by Yu Suzuki. ... Virtua Racing Deluxe is a 1995 Racing game for the Sega 32X(Mega Drive 32X) system; a semi-sequel or upgrade to the Sega Genesis Virtua Racing. ... The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console first released on November 15, 2001 in North America, then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan, and on March 14, 2002 in Europe. ...

Continued development of AM2 franchises OutRun 2 is a racing game released by Sega in 2003. ... Shenmue II is the sequel to the Sega Dreamcast Modern Action Adventure, RPG, FREE Shenmue, written and directed by Yu Suzuki. ...

  • Shenmue III (Compilation of Shenmue I and II with III) - Console Not Determined
  • OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast - PSP

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

  • IGN info page for Sega AM2

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