ART

ART at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile to learn about ART, you will find a Japanese developer that operated for over two decades without publishing its own titles. The company was founded in 1995 and remained active from 1997 through 2019. Their catalog on this site contains twelve games, all developed by ART itself. While they worked across ten different genres, their output leans heavily toward Adventure games with five titles and Puzzle games with four others. They also explored Sport, Platform, and Arcade genres to a lesser extent. Their work spanned many consoles, including the PlayStation family which hosted five of their projects. They also released games for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and several other systems like the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo Switch. The volume of their production shifted slightly over time. They released three games in the 1990s, increased output to five titles in the 2000s, and then dropped to four games during the 2010s. The critical reception for ART is a mixed bag that trends toward the lower end of the scale. Their average rating across four reviewed titles sits at 55.6 out of 100. Only two of their rated games achieved a good score, ranging between 60 and 79. The remaining two rated titles fell into the mixed category with scores between 40 and 59. There are no great titles in their portfolio according to these metrics. Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase from 2001 holds their highest rating at 65.3. Shaun the Sheep, released in 2008, follows with a score of 60. Later entries like Dream Trigger 3D in 2011 received 54 points. The company faced significant criticism for recent releases. Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade dropped to 43 upon release in late 2012. Even more stark is Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa from May 2019, which holds a rating of 0 out of 100. While they maintained a steady pace for twenty years, their later years saw a decline in quality perception with unranked or zero-scored projects appearing alongside modestly rated licensed titles.

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