- G.rev
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intl ="G.rev" (or "G.revolution") is a Japanese arcade videogame developer.
The company was founded by former Taito employees who had worked on "
G-Darius ".G.rev's first release was a
puzzle game , "Doki Doki Idol Starseeker ", but they are better known for the critically acclaimedshoot 'em up s "Border Down " and "Under Defeat ". All their games have been native to theSega NAOMI arcade board and "Doki Doki Idol Starseeker ", "Border Down " and "Under Defeat " were then ported to theDreamcast .G.rev has also assisted Treasure with the programming and background graphic design of the popular shoot 'em ups "
Ikaruga " and "Gradius V ".Their two newest arcade releases are also shoot 'em ups: "
Senko no Ronde " (an unusual mix of fighting and shooting) and "Under Defeat " (a helicopter war shoot 'em up, visually similar toPsikyo 's "Zero Gunner "). A Dreamcast port of "Under Defeat" was released on March 2006; "Senko no Ronde" instead had a visually upgradedXbox 360 port, titled "Senko no Ronde Rev.X", released in July 2006.Currently, G.rev is co-developing with Gulti a new shoot 'em up, "
Mamonoro ". They are also planning an arcade sequel to "Senko no Ronde", but details are unknown.Releases
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Doki Doki Idol Star Seeker " — (2001 , NAOMI / Dreamcast)
*"Border Down " — (2003 , NAOMI / Dreamcast)
*"Senko no Ronde " — (2005 , NAOMI / Xbox 360)
*"Under Defeat " — (March2006 , NAOMI / Dreamcast)
*"Mamonoro " —2008 (NAOMI )
*"Senko no Ronde 2 " — (2008 (NAOMI )Other works
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Ikaruga " — (2001 , NAOMI / Dreamcast / GameCube) - Programming and background graphic design.
*"Gradius V " — (2004 ,PlayStation 2 ) - Programming and background graphic design.External links
* [http://www.grev.co.jp/ G.rev official website] (in Japanese)
* [http://www.got-next.com/features_read.php?id=344 Interview by Travis Fahs for GotNext]
* [http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/index.php/Main/UnderDefeatInterview Interview by Dream-Storming for Under Defeat]
* [http://www.dreamcast-scene.com/index.php/Main/SenkoNoRondeInterview Interview by Dream-Storming for Senko No Ronde]
* [http://www.edge-online.co.uk/archives/2005/06/the_small_guns.php Interview by EDGE with G.Rev] (interviews to Milestone and Triangle Service on the same page)
* [http://www.grev.co.jp/ronde2/index.html Senko no Ronde 2 Official Website] (in Japanese)
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