What game was released in 2016 by D-Pad Studio that is considered a new intellectual property?
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2016 in video gaming The year 2016 saw releases of numerous video games, including new installments for several well-received franchises, such as "Ace Attorney", "Battlefield", "Call of Duty", "Civilization", "", "Dark Souls", "Dead Rising", "Deus Ex", "Dishonored", "Doom", "Far Cry", "FIFA", "Final Fantasy", "Fire Emblem", "Forza Horizon", "Gears of War", "Hearts of Iron", "Hitman", "Homefront", "Homeworld", "Kirby", "Mafia", "Mario Party", "Master of Orion", "Metroid", "Mirror's Edge", "Persona", "", "Pokémon", "Ratchet & Clank", "Shadow of the Beast", "Shadow Warrior", "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Star Fox", "Star Ocean", "Street Fighter", "Titanfall", "Total War", "Uncharted", "Watch Dogs", "XCOM" and "Zero Escape". In addition, it saw the release of new intellectual properties, including "Overwatch", "Quantum Break", "Tom Clancy's The Division" and "The Last Guardian", and indie titles such as "Abzû", "Hyper Light Drifter", "Inside", "No Man's Sky", "Owlboy", "Stardew Valley" and "The Witness". Many awards went to games such as "Overwatch", "", "Inside", "Doom", "Dark Souls III", "The Last Guardian", "Dishonored 2" and "Titanfall 2".
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Owlboy Owlboy is a platform-adventure video game created by independent developer D-Pad Studio. The game is notable for its long development cycle, which began in 2007, and was released in November 2016.
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Star Ocean: Anamnesis Star Ocean: Anamnesis (Japanese: スターオーシャン：アナムネシス , Hepburn: Sutā Ōshan Anamuneshisu ) is a free-to-play role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix for Android and iOS devices. It was created in celebration of the "Star Ocean" series' 20th anniversary, and features characters from all previous titles in the franchise, as well as music from series composer Motoi Sakuraba. The game was released in Japan on December 7, 2016.
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Persona 5 Persona 5 is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 video game consoles. "Persona 5" is chronologically the sixth installment in the "Persona" series, which is part of the larger "Megami Tensei" franchise. Published by Atlus in Japan and North America and by Deep Silver in Europe and Australia, the game was released first in Japan in September 2016, and worldwide in April 2017.
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D-Pad Hero D-Pad Hero is a 2009 video game demake of the "Guitar Hero" series developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System. An unofficial release, the game is a ROM which must be dumped onto a cartridge or played via emulator. A sequel, "D-Pad Hero 2" was released in 2010.
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Persona (series) Persona, also known as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, is a video game franchise developed and primarily published by Atlus. Focusing around a series of role-playing video games, "Persona" is a spin-off from Atlus' "Megami Tensei" franchise, and was originally based on the high school setting of "Shin Megami Tensei If...". The first entry in the series, "", was released in 1996. There have since been five further main titles, with the latest—"Persona 5"—being released in 2016 in Japan. Numerous spin-offs for multiple platforms have also been developed. The series takes its title from beings summoned by characters in battle, manifesting from their personality.
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New Game! New Game! (ニューゲーム , Nyū Gēmu ) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Shōtarō Tokunō, which began serialization in Houbunsha's "seinen" manga magazine "Manga Time Kirara Carat" from January 2013 and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan between July and September 2016, with a second season airing between July and September 2017. A video game developed by 5pb. was released in January 2017.
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Edge of Nowhere Edge of Nowhere is an action-adventure video game developed by Insomniac Games for the Oculus Rift. It was released on June 6, 2016 for Microsoft Windows.
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PlayStation VR The PlayStation VR, known by the codename Project Morpheus during development, is a virtual reality headset developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which was released in October 2016.
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2018 in video gaming Numerous video games are scheduled to be released in the year 2018, including new installments and potential new installments that might come for several well-received franchises, including "Ace Combat", "Crackdown", "Darksiders", "Dragon Ball", "Dragon Quest", "Far Cry", "Fire Emblem", "God of War", "Kingdom Hearts", "Kirby", "Metro", "Monster Hunter", "Ni no Kuni", "Pillars of Eternity", "Psychonauts", "Red Dead", "Shenmue", "State of Decay", "The Bard's Tale", "The Crew", "Tropico", "Yakuza", and "Yoshi"
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Deponia Doomsday Deponia Doomsday is a point-and-click adventure created by Daedalic Entertainment and released in March 2016. It is the fourth installment of the "Deponia" franchise. The first three parts are considered as a trilogy. This installment is a "paralellic".
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Pac-Man Dash! Pac-Man Dash! is a side-scrolling endless runner-style game released for iOS and Android devices, by Namco Bandai Games as part of the "Pac-Man" series of games. The game's setting and design is primarily based on the CGI animated series "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures" and contains many characters, references, and music tracks from it. In March 2017, Bandai Namco decided to discontinue Pac-Man Dash! & remove it from the Apple Store & Google Play.
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PaRappa the Rapper PaRappa the Rapper (パラッパラッパー , Parappa Rappā ) is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Created by music producer Masaya Matsuura in collaboration with artist Rodney Greenblat, the game features unique visual design and rap-based gameplay and is considered to be the first true rhythm game. The game was first released in Japan in 1996 and was later released in North America and Europe in 1997. The game was ported to the PlayStation Portable in 2006. A remastered version of the original PlayStation game was released for PlayStation 4 in 2017 for the game's twentieth anniversary.
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Disney Infinity Disney Infinity is an action-adventure sandbox video game developed by Avalanche Software and published by Disney Interactive Studios. It was announced on January 15, 2013 and developed for approximately $100 million. The game uses collectible figurines that are then synchronized with the game, unlocking characters from Disney and Pixar properties that interact and go on adventures. The game was released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS in August 2013. A PC version of Toy Box was also released on November 14, 2013. The second edition, "", was released on September 23, 2014. The third edition, "Disney Infinity 3.0", was released on August 30, 2015, and introduced support for the Apple TV. On May 10, 2016, Disney announced on the Disney Interactive website that they were discontinuing production, with three characters from "Alice Through the Looking Glass" and a "Finding Dory" playset being the last releases for the platform.
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Fantastic Contraption (2016 video game) Fantastic Contraption is a 2016 room scale virtual reality video game for the HTC Vive and PlayStation VR in which players construct machines from building materials to meet challenges. It was released at the HTC Vive's launch on April 5, 2016 and was released for PlayStation VR in July 2017.
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AM2R AM2R, short for Another Metroid 2 Remake, is an action-adventure video game developed by Milton Guasti under the pseudonym DoctorM64, and released in August 2016 for Microsoft Windows, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the "Metroid" series. It is an unofficial, enhanced remake of Nintendo's Game Boy game "" (1991), borrowing the art style and overall feeling of the Game Boy Advance game "" (2004). Shortly after the game's release, Nintendo sent DMCA notices to websites hosting "AM2R"; download links to the game were removed from its official website, but Guasti said that he still planned to continue working on the game privately. In September 2016, he ended the development of "AM2R" after receiving a DMCA takedown request from Nintendo. An official remake, "", was released in 2017.
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Super Mario Run Super Mario Run (Japanese: スーパーマリオラン , Hepburn: Sūpā Mario Ran ) is a side-scrolling, endless runner video game developed and published by Nintendo for iOS and Android devices. It was released for iOS in December 2016 and for Android in March 2017. The game represents one of Nintendo's first games developed for mobile devices, and one of the few instances that a game in the "Mario" series was playable on non-Nintendo hardware.
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Dangerous Golf Dangerous Golf is a miniature golf game developed by Three Fields Entertainment, a studio formed by former Criterion Games founders and developers Fiona Sperry and Alex Ward. The game, as stated by the studio, is a mix of "Burnout", "Black", and "NBA Jam", in which players attempt to cause the most destruction by playing miniature golf within a confined space, such as a china shop or a kitchen. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in June 2016.
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Battle Garegga Battle Garegga (バトルガレッガ , Batoru Garegga ) is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up arcade game developed by Raizing and published by Eighting in 1996 and later ported to the Sega Saturn in 1998. It was followed by a sequel titled "Battle Bakraid" in 1999. In September 2016, M2 announced that they are bringing a new version of the game called Battle Garegga Rev.2016 to the PlayStation 4 as part of their "M2 Shot Triggers" publishing label. A release of "Rev.2016" outside of Japan is currently planned.
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Phantom of the Kill Phantom of the Kill (Japanese: ファントム オブ キル , Hepburn: Fantomu obu Kiru ) is a mobile strategy role-playing video game developed by Fuji&gumi Games and published by Gumi for iOS and Android mobile phones and tablets. The game features gameplay similar to the "Fire Emblem" series of video games. First released in Japan in October 23, 2014, it was later released globally in May 2016. It generally received mixed reviews, with critics praising the gameplay, but criticizing the loading and repetition involved with playing the game.
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Earth Defense Force 2017 Earth Defense Force 2017, known in Japan as Chikyū Bōeigun 3 (地球防衛軍3 , lit. "Earth Defence Force 3") , is a third-person shooter developed by Sandlot, and published by D3 Publisher, for the Xbox 360. It is the follow-up to "Global Defence Force", and is the first game in the "Earth Defense Force" series (as well as the first game based on D3's Simple series of budget games) to be released in North America. "Earth Defense Force 3" was the best selling Games on Demand game in Japan for 2009. The game was released on the PlayStation Vita in Japan on 27 September 2012. It was released digital-only in North America on January 8, 2013 and in the PAL region on January 16, 2013.
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Mother Russia Bleeds Mother Russia Bleeds is a beat 'em up video game developed by France-based indie development studio Le Cartel Studio and published by Devolver Digital. The game was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on 5 September 2016, and for PlayStation 4 on 3 December 2016.