From Software

From Software is a Japanese software company founded in November of 1986 that develops games for Sony s PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo s DS, GameCube, Microsoft s Windows Personalcomputer s, Xbox and upcoming Xbox 360, and Sega s Dreamcast.

They are well known for the Otogi and Tenchu series and have strong ties to Sega, who distribute many of their titles overseas. Their signature series has been Armored Core , which has spanned over 13 different games across multiple platforms since 1996.

=Games Developed by FROM SOFTWARE=

King s Field (1996, PlayStation)

Armored Core (1997, PlayStation)

Armored Core: Project Phantasma (1998, PlayStation)

Frame Gride (1999, Dreamcast)

King s Field II (1999, PlayStation)

Shadow Tower (1999, PlayStation)

Armored Core: Master of Arena (2000, PlayStation)

Eternal Ring (2000, PlayStation 2)

Evergrace (2000, PlayStation 2)

Armored Core 2 (2000, PlayStation 2)

Echo Night (2000, PlayStation)

The Adventures of Cookie and Cream (2000, PlayStation 2)

Armored Core 2: Another Age (2001, PlayStation 2)

King s Field: The Ancient City (2001, PlayStation 2)

Forever Kingdom (2002, PlayStation 2)

Armored Core 3 (2002, PlayStation 2)

Murakumo: Renegade Mech Persuit (2002, Xbox)

Lost Kingdoms (2002, GameCube)

Gold Star Mountain (2002, GameCube)

Silent Line: Armored Core (2003, PlayStation 2)

Thousand Land (2003, Xbox)

Lost Kingdoms II (2003, GameCube)

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Shadow Tower Abyss (2003, PlayStation 2)

Echo Night: Beyond (2004, PlayStation 2)

Armored Core: Nexus (2004, PlayStation 2)

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Armored Core: Nine Breaker (2004, PlayStation 2)

Kuon (2004, PlayStation 2)

Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors (2004, Xbox)

Metalwolf Chaos (2004, Xbox)

Armored Core: Formula Front (2004, PlayStation Portable)

Yoshitsune Eiyuuden: The Story of Hero Yoshitsune (2005, PlayStation 2)

A.C.E. Another Century s Episode (2005, PlayStation 2)

Armored Core: Formula Front (2005, PlayStation 2)

Adventure Player (2005, PlayStation Portable)

Tenchu: Shinobi Taizen (2005, PlayStation Portable)

Armored Core: Last Raven (2005, PlayStation 2)

Armored Core: Mobile Mission (2005, Mobile Phone)

Yoshitsune Eiyuuden Shura (2005, PlayStation 2)

Armored Core Mobile 2 (2005, Mobile Phone)

Armored Core Mobile: Online (2005, Mobile Phone)

Murakumo (2005, Mobile Phone)

Tenchu: Ayame s Tale (2005, Mobile Phone)

[eM] -eNCHANT arM- (2005, Xbox 360)

King s Field (2005, PlayStation Portable)

A.C.E. Another Century s Episode 2 (2006, PlayStation 2)

Tenchu DS (2006, Nintendo DS)

Chromehounds (2006, Xbox 360)

Tenchu (2006, Xbox 360)

Armored Core 4 (2006, PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360)

Black Blade (Working Title) (2006, PlayStation 3)

Dark RPG (Working Title) (2006, PlayStation 3)

1/4 (Cancelled, PlayStation 2)

Gaia Blade (Cancelled, Xbox)

=References=

*[http://gamespot.com/news/companies/fromsoftware/index.html GameSpot] *[http://games.ign.com/objects/025/025611.html IGN page on From Software]