- 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 companySega . Originally known as "Sega Amusement Developing Section 8", AM2 was previously headed up by famed designerYu 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 as "Daytona USA".Following the release of "
OutRun 2 ", AM2 was absorbed into Sega (July 1 2004 ). Unlike most of the other old AM departments, it remains a separate division within Sega.List of games developed by AM2
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*"After Burner "
*"After Burner Climax "
*"After Burner II "
*"Arabian Fight "
*"Beach Spikers "
*"Burning Rival "
*"Daytona USA"
*"Daytona USA 2 "
*"Desert Tank "
*"Dynamite Dux "
*"F1 Exhaust Note "
*"F1 Super Lap "
*"Ferrari F355 Challenge "
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*"Fighting Vipers "
*"Fighting Vipers 2 "
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*"Ghost Squad "
*"GP Rider "
*"Hang-On "
*"King of Route 66, The"
*"Out Run "
*"OutRun 2 "
*"OutRun 2 SP"
*"Outtrigger "
*"Power Drift "
*"Quest of D
*"Sega Super GT (Scud Race in Japan)
*"Sonic the Fighters " (a.k.a. "Sonic Championship")
*"Soreike Kokology "
*"Soreike Kokology 2 "
*"Space Harrier "
*"Strike Fighter "
*"Super Hang-On "
*"Turbo Out Run "
*"Virtua Cop "
*"Virtua Cop 2 "
*"Virtua Cop 3 "
*"Virtua Fighter "
*"Virtua Fighter 2 "
*"Virtua Fighter 2.1"
*"Virtua Fighter 3 "
*"Virtua Fighter 3 tb"
*"Virtua Fighter 4 "
*"Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution"
*"Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned"
*"Virtua Fighter 5 "
*"Virtua Fighter 5R "
*"Virtua Fighter Kids "
*"Virtua Formula "
*"Virtua Racing "
*"Virtua Striker "
*"Virtua Striker 2 "
*"Virtua Striker 2 version '98"
*"Virtua Striker 2 version '99"
*"Virtua Striker 2 version '99.1"
*"Virtua Striker 2 ver. 2000"Dreamcast *""
*"Ferrari F355 Challenge " ("Ferrari F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa")
*"Fighting Vipers 2 "
*"Outtrigger "
*"Propeller Arena "
*"Shenmue "
*"Shenmue II "
*"Virtua Cop 2 "
*"Virtua Fighter 3 tb"
*"Virtua Striker 2 " ("Virtua Striker 2 ver. 2000.1")Game Gear *""
*"Out Run "
*"Space Harrier "Nintendo GameCube *""
*"Beach Spikers "
*"Virtua Quest "
*"Virtua Striker 3 ver.2002 "Sega Genesis *"
After Burner II "
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*"Out Run "
*"Rent-A-Hero "
*"Space Harrier II "
*"Sword of Vermilion " (A.K.A. "Vermilion" in Japan)
*"Virtua Fighter 2 "
*"Virtua Racing "Sega Master System *"
After Burner "
*"Dynamite Dux "
*"Out Run "
*"Space Harrier "
*"Space Harrier 3D "
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*"Virtua Fighter "
*"Virtua Fighter 2 "
*"Virtua Squad"
*"Virtua Squad 2"PlayStation 2 *""
*"" (a.k.a. "Aero Dancing 4: New Generation")
*"Ferrari F355 Challenge "
*"King of Route 66, The"
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*"Super Dimension Fortress Macross, The"
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*"Virtua Fighter 4 "
*"Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution"
*"Virtua Quest "Sega Saturn *"
Digital Dance Mix "
*"Fighters Megamix "
*"Fighting Vipers "
*"Sega Ages :After Burner II "
*"Sega Ages :Out Run "
*"Sega Ages :Power Drift "
*"Sega Ages Vol. 2:Space Harrier "
*"Virtua Cop "
*"Virtua Cop 2 "
*"Virtua Fighter "
*"Virtua Fighter 2 "
*"Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series "
*"Virtua Fighter Kids "
*"Virtua Fighter Remix "Sega 32X *"
After Burner "
*"Space Harrier "
*"Virtua Fighter "
*"Virtua Racing Deluxe"Xbox *"
OutRun 2 "
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*"Shenmue II "Playstation 3 *"
Virtua Fighter 5 "Xbox 360 *"
Virtua Fighter 5 Online "Wii *"
Ghost Squad "Continued development of AM2 franchises
*"Shenmue Online " -Microsoft Windows
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*"" -PlayStation Portable External links
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040630003509/www.sega-am2.co.jp/ Official website (archive)]
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