8ing/Raizing

8ing/Raizing (also called Eighting/Raizing, Raizing, Eighting or 8ing) is a Japanese video game company mainly known for its shoot-'em-ups and its fighting games, "Bloody Roar" (AKA "Beastorizer") series, the ' series (based on the anime and manga "Bleach") and the ' series (based on the anime and manga "Naruto").

Raizing was formed primarily from staff of the arcade developer Toaplan after they closed their doors. They were one of several, along with Cave, Takumi, and Gazelle, all of which were noted for their strong support of the shoot 'em up genre, and the "danmaku" (or "manic") subgenre in particular. Raizing continued to use arcade hardware based on Toaplan's units for years after Toaplan's demise.

The company also features a handful of former Compile employees, mainly those who worked on "Musha Aleste", including Yuichi Toyama (AKA "Healthy Toyama").

In 2001, the Raizing division was incorporated into 8ing, and since then, no shooter games were produced. Shinobu Yagawa, designer and programmer of a number of Raizing shooters including Battle Garegga and Battle Bakraid, is now employed by Cave.

List of 8ing/Raizing's games

* "Sorcer Striker" (1993)
* "Kingdom Grand Prix" (1994)
* "Battle Garegga" (1996)
* "Terra Diver" (Sega STV) (1996)
* "Bloody Roar" (produced with Hudson Soft) (Sony ZN1) (1997)
* "Armed Police BatRider" (1998)
* "Battle Bakraid" (1999)
* "Bloody Roar 2" (produced with Hudson Soft) (Sony ZN1) (1999)
* "Dimahoo" (distributed by Capcom) (Capcom CPS 2) (2000)
* "" (produced with Capcom) (Capcom CPS 2) (2000)
* "Brave Blade" (Sony ZN1) (2000)
* "Bloody Roar 3" (produced with Hudson Soft) (Namco System 246) (2001)
* "Kuru Kuru Kururin" (Game Boy Advance) (2001)
* "Kururin Paradise" (Game Boy Advance) (2002)
* "Bloody Roar 4" (produced with Hudson Soft) (2003)
* "" (developed with TOMY) (Nintendo GameCube) (2003)
* "" (developed with TOMY) (Nintendo GameCube) (2003)
* "Kururin Squash!" (Nintendo GameCube) (2004)
* "" (developed with TOMY) (Nintendo GameCube) (2004)
* "" (distributed by SCEI) (PlayStation Portable) (2005)
* "" (distributed by SCEI) (PlayStation Portable) (2005)
* "Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!!" Gamecube (2005)
* "Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles" Gamecube (2005)
* "" (developed with TOMY) (Nintendo GameCube) (2005)
* "" (distributed by SCEI) (PlayStation Portable) (2006)
* " (PSP version)" (developed & distributed by Bandai Namco) (PlayStation Portable) (2006)
* "Battle Stadium D.O.N" (distributed by Bandai Namco) (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2) (2006)
* "" (distributed by SCEI) (PlayStation Portable) (2007)
* "Dragon Quest Swords" (planning by Genius Sonority/game design by Armor Project/publishing by Square-Enix) (Nintendo Wii) (2007)
* "Fate/unlimited codes" (original concept by TYPE-MOON) (2008)
* "" (distributed by SCEI) (PlayStation Portable) (2008)

External links

* [http://www.8ing.net 8ing.net]
* [http://www.world-of-arcades.net/R8zing/r8zing.htm R8ZING: A Raizing/Eighting Shooter Tribute]