XS Games
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XS Games, LLC is a New York-based publisher of budget-priced video games, operating in North America and Europe. They are exclusively distributed by Take 2 Interactive and Jack of All Games in the U.S.
two unrelated Japanese shooter
games to North America, rebranding them under the Mobile Light Force name. The first Mobile Light Force
was a PlayStation version of Gunbird
, while Mobile Light Force 2 was the PlayStation 2 version of Shikigami No Shiro
. Both are very poorly regarded by fans of the genre, since XS removed many important features from the games (most notably all of their in-game plot).
XS also translated Shikigami No Shiro II
, and released it for the PlayStation 2 under its own name, Castle Shikigami 2.
Sony Playstation games
- Jigsaw Madness
- Mobile Light ForceMobile Light ForceGunbird , retitled Mobile Light Force for the European and U.S. PlayStation releases, is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1994 by Japanese company Psikyo. It was followed by a sequel, Gunbird 2, in 1998.-Story:...
(aka GunbirdGunbirdGunbird , retitled Mobile Light Force for the European and U.S. PlayStation releases, is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1994 by Japanese company Psikyo. It was followed by a sequel, Gunbird 2, in 1998.-Story:...
) - Monster Bass!
- Sol Divide
- Sorcerers Maze
- Superstar Dance Club #1 HitzSuperstar Dance ClubSuperstar Dance Club: #1 Hits is a game created by XS Games. It was released for the PlayStation console in 2001. It was released for the PlayStation Network on March 11, 2010 in Europe....
- Virtual Pool 3
- XS Junior League Football
- XS Junior League Dodgeball
- XS Junior League Soccer
- XS Moto
Sony Playstation 2 games
- Castle Shikigami 2 (aka Shikigami No Shiro II)
- Digital Hitz Factory
- DT Racer
- Mobile Light Force 2 (aka Shikigami No Shiro)
- PopStar GuitarPopStar Guitar-Gameplay:In PopStar Guitar, players embark on a journey as a budding guitarist with aspirations of becoming the ultimate pop music sensation. Throughout the game, players develop skills to help them achieve their goal of success on the main stage of a worldwide Battle of the Bands competition,...
- Rebel Raiders: Operation NighthawkRebel Raiders: Operation NighthawkRebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk is an action flight video game for the PC, Wii, and PlayStation 2. The PC and PlayStation 2 versions were released in 2006, while the Wii version was released on September 23, 2008....
- Still LifeStill Life (video game)Still Life is a 2005 computer adventure game by Microïds. While not sharing its name, Still Life is a sequel to Post Mortem. A sequel, Still Life 2, was released in 2009. The game has since sold 240,000 copies worldwide....
- Super PickUps
- Super Trucks RacingSuper Trucks RacingSuper Trucks Racing is a truck racing video game for the PlayStation 2. All drivers and sponsor information are based on 2002 season of the Super Trucks racing series....
- The Red StarThe Red Star (video game)The Red Star video game is an action game consisting of constant close and far range combat, based on the The Red Star graphic novel.-Gameplay:...
- War Chess
Microsoft Xbox Games
- Knights Apprentice, Memorick's Adventures
- Pure PinballPure PinballPure Pinball is a pinball simulation video game developed by Iridon Interactive and published in North America by Simon & Schuster for the Microsoft Windows and XS Games for the Xbox, released on May 28, 2003 and August 5, 2004, respectively. The game was published in Europe by Iridon Interactive...
- Still LifeStill Life (video game)Still Life is a 2005 computer adventure game by Microïds. While not sharing its name, Still Life is a sequel to Post Mortem. A sequel, Still Life 2, was released in 2009. The game has since sold 240,000 copies worldwide....
- SyberiaSyberiaSyberia is a 2002 computer adventure game conceived by Benoît Sokal, developed by Microïds and published through The Adventure Company. It follows the protagonist Kate Walker as she attempts to wrap up a sale on the behalf of her law firm...
- Syberia IISyberia IISyberia II is a 2004 adventure game conceived by Benoît Sokal and developed by MC2-Microïds, and a continuation to Syberia. It is a third-person puzzle-solving game. Stylistically identical to the first Syberia, Syberia II improves upon the first game by introducing more realistic character animation...
Nintendo Wii games
- Bass Pro Shops: The StrikeBass Pro Shops: The StrikeBass Pro Shops: The Strike is a fishing game developed by Piranha Games and published by XS Games for the Wii, Windows, and Xbox 360 in 2009.-External links:*****...
- PopStar GuitarPopStar Guitar-Gameplay:In PopStar Guitar, players embark on a journey as a budding guitarist with aspirations of becoming the ultimate pop music sensation. Throughout the game, players develop skills to help them achieve their goal of success on the main stage of a worldwide Battle of the Bands competition,...
- Rebel Raiders: Operation NighthawkRebel Raiders: Operation NighthawkRebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk is an action flight video game for the PC, Wii, and PlayStation 2. The PC and PlayStation 2 versions were released in 2006, while the Wii version was released on September 23, 2008....
- Super PickUps
- Ten Pin Alley 2Ten Pin Alley 2Ten Pin Alley 2 is a ten-pin bowling simulation game, published by XS Games and released on the Game Boy Advance platform and later for the Wii...
PC games
- Bass Pro Shops: The StrikeBass Pro Shops: The StrikeBass Pro Shops: The Strike is a fishing game developed by Piranha Games and published by XS Games for the Wii, Windows, and Xbox 360 in 2009.-External links:*****...
- Chicago 1930
- SanitariumSanitarium (videogame)Sanitarium is a point-and-click adventure game released in 1998 by ASC Games. Sanitarium tells the story of Max Laughton, a man who suffers from amnesia after getting in an car accident and awakening in an asylum...
- Syberia IISyberia IISyberia II is a 2004 adventure game conceived by Benoît Sokal and developed by MC2-Microïds, and a continuation to Syberia. It is a third-person puzzle-solving game. Stylistically identical to the first Syberia, Syberia II improves upon the first game by introducing more realistic character animation...
- Wanted Dead or Alive
Mobile Light Force
In the 2000s, XS localizedInternationalization and localization
In computing, internationalization and localization are means of adapting computer software to different languages, regional differences and technical requirements of a target market...
two unrelated Japanese shooter
Shoot 'em up
Shoot 'em up is a subgenre of shooter video games. In a shoot 'em up, the player controls a lone character, often in a spacecraft or aircraft, shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks. The genre in turn encompasses various types or subgenres and critics differ on exactly what...
games to North America, rebranding them under the Mobile Light Force name. The first Mobile Light Force
Mobile Light Force
Gunbird , retitled Mobile Light Force for the European and U.S. PlayStation releases, is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1994 by Japanese company Psikyo. It was followed by a sequel, Gunbird 2, in 1998.-Story:...
was a PlayStation version of Gunbird
Gunbird
Gunbird , retitled Mobile Light Force for the European and U.S. PlayStation releases, is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1994 by Japanese company Psikyo. It was followed by a sequel, Gunbird 2, in 1998.-Story:...
, while Mobile Light Force 2 was the PlayStation 2 version of Shikigami No Shiro
Shikigami no Shiro
Shikigami no Shiro , released as Mobile Light Force 2 in the US and Europe, is the first game in the Shikigami no Shiro series.-Story:...
. Both are very poorly regarded by fans of the genre, since XS removed many important features from the games (most notably all of their in-game plot).
XS also translated Shikigami No Shiro II
Shikigami No Shiro II
Shikigami no Shiro II is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game which uses the Sega NAOMI arcade system board. It was subsequently ported in Japan to the Nintendo GameCube, and then later to Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows PCs. The game was also released in the U.S...
, and released it for the PlayStation 2 under its own name, Castle Shikigami 2.