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Eighting

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Eighting Co., Ltd., stylized as 8ing, is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It was formerly known as Raizing. It is known for its shoot 'em ups and its licensed fighting games. Raizing and Eighting were formed in part by former staff of Compile, to create arcade games. The development was done by Raizing, while sales and distribution were done by Eighting. Their first game, Mahou Daisakusen/Sorcer Striker was released in 1993. After the arcade developer Toaplan closed their doors, some of their staff went to Raizing, while others began the offshoot companies Cave, Takumi, and Gazelle, all of which were noted for their strong support of the shoot 'em up genre, and the "danmaku" (or "manic") subgenre in particular. Raizing continued to use arcade hardware based on Toaplan's units for years after Toaplan's bankruptcy. The company featured a handful of former Compile employees, mainly those who worked on Musha Aleste, including Yuichi Toyama (a.k.a. "Healthy"), Kazuyuki Nakashima, and Kenichi Yokoo. The company also included the famous shooting game developer Shinobu Yagawa who was the designer and programmer for Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider, and Battle Bakraid while at Raizing, and is now employed by Cave. In October 2000, the Raizing division was incorporated into Eighting, and since then, no shoot'em up games were produced. The company since then concentrated its video game business to home consoles and mobile/social gaming.

Eighting at a Glance

Eighting is a Japanese developer and publisher with roots tracing back to 1994. Originally operating as Raizing, the company focused on arcade shooting games before restructuring in October 2000. Since that shift, they have produced no shoot 'em ups. Their catalog now spans from home consoles to mobile platforms, though their output has slowed significantly in recent years. The data shows a heavy concentration of titles from the 2000s with 38 releases. The 1990s saw only two games, while the 2010s had 11 and the 2020s have just one confirmed release so far. Their total footprint on PlayPile includes 53 entries, with 50 titles where they served as the developer and three as a publisher. Genre focus defines much of their identity. Fighting games make up the vast majority of their work at 36 titles. They also produced eight hack and slash or beat 'em up games, five arcade experiences, four RPGs, and several shooters, adventures, puzzles, simulators, and sports games. Platform support leans heavily toward Nintendo systems. The Wii holds the top spot with 15 games, followed by the PlayStation Portable at 10 and the Nintendo GameCube with eight. They also released seven titles for the PlayStation 2 and five for arcade machines. Quality trends show a pattern of consistency without many masterpieces. Across 21 rated titles, the average score sits at 65.1 out of 100. The breakdown reveals two great games scoring over 80, fourteen good titles between 60 and 79, and five mixed entries falling in the 40 to 59 range. There are no poor ratings below 40. Their highest rated works include Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars from 2010 with a score of 83 and Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds from 2011 at 80.7. Earlier hits like Kururin Squash! and Bloody Roar 3 also landed in the good range. Recent years have seen a dip in performance scores. Their latest release, Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, received a 68 in July 2025. Prior to that, Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters dropped to a 45 in late 2017. The Kamen Rider Battride War series from 2013 to 2016 did not receive specific scores in the provided data but fits into their recent output of licensed fighting games.

53
Total Games
65.1
Avg Rating
1994
First Release
2025
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Fighting
55%
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
12%
Arcade
8%
Role-playing (RPG)
6%
Shooter
5%

Platform Spread

Wii
15
PlayStation Portable
10
Nintendo GameCube
8
PlayStation 2
7
Arcade
5

Release Timeline

1990s
2
2000s
38
2010s
11
2020s
1

Rating Distribution

2
80-100
14
60-79
5
40-59
0
0-39
Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact game cover
Rating 6.8

Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact

2025·PC, PS5, Switch
Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters game cover
Rating 4.5

Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters

2017·PS4
Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis game cover

Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis

2016·PS3, PS4, Vita
Kamen Rider: Battride War II game cover

Kamen Rider: Battride War II

2014·PS3, WiiU
Kamen Rider: Battride War game cover

Kamen Rider: Battride War

2013·PS3
Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes game cover

Kamen Rider: Super Climax Heroes

2012·Wii, PSP
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze game cover

Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze

2011·Wii, PSP
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds game cover
Rating 84

Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds

2011·PS3, X360
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOO game cover

Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes OOO

2010·Wii, PSP
Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! Special game cover

Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! Special

2010·Wii
Bleach: Heat the Soul 7 game cover
Rating 7.6

Bleach: Heat the Soul 7

2010·PSP
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars game cover
Rating 85

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars

2010·Wii
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W game cover

Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W

2009·Wii
Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles game cover
Rating 4.0

Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles

2009·Wii
Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 game cover
Rating 6.9

Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3

2009·Wii
Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes game cover

Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes

2009·PS2
Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 game cover
Rating 7.1

Bleach: Heat the Soul 6

2009·PSP
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes game cover

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes

2008·Arcade
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes game cover

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes

2008·Wii
Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 3 game cover

Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 3

2008·Wii
Castlevania Judgment game cover
Rating 4.2

Castlevania Judgment

2008·Wii
Soul Eater: Plot of Medusa game cover

Soul Eater: Plot of Medusa

2008·NDS
Pro Golfer Saru game cover

Pro Golfer Saru

2008·Wii
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 game cover
Rating 6.2

Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2

2008·Wii
Kekkaishi: Kokubourou Shuurai game cover

Kekkaishi: Kokubourou Shuurai

2008·NDS
Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 game cover

Bleach: Heat the Soul 5

2008·PSP
Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 2 game cover

Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 2

2007·Wii
Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 game cover

Bleach: Heat the Soul 4

2007·PSP
Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX game cover

Naruto Shippuden: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX

2007·Wii
Master of Illusion game cover
Rating 6.4

Master of Illusion

2006·NDS
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Enjou, Kyoto Rinne! game cover

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Enjou, Kyoto Rinne!

2006·PS2
Battle Stadium D.O.N game cover
Rating 5.1

Battle Stadium D.O.N

2006·PS2, NGC
Bleach: Heat the Soul 3 game cover

Bleach: Heat the Soul 3

2006·PSP
Eyeshield 21: MAX Devil Power game cover

Eyeshield 21: MAX Devil Power

2006·NDS
Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4 game cover
Rating 7.0

Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4

2005·NGC
Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 game cover

Bleach: Heat the Soul 2

2005·PSP
Inuyasha: Feudal Combat game cover

Inuyasha: Feudal Combat

2005·PS2
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles game cover
Rating 6.0

Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles

2005·PS2, NGC
Bleach Heat the Soul game cover

Bleach Heat the Soul

2005·PSP
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Unare! Yuujou no Zakeru 2 game cover

Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Unare! Yuujou no Zakeru 2

2004·GBA
Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3 game cover
Rating 5.5

Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3

2004·NGC
Kururin Squash! game cover
Rating 7.8

Kururin Squash!

2004·NGC
Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival game cover

Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival

2004·PS2
Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Yuujou Tag Battle game cover

Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Yuujou Tag Battle

2004·NGC
Zatch Bell! Electric Arena game cover

Zatch Bell! Electric Arena

2003·GBA
Naruto: Clash of Ninja game cover
Rating 6.5

Naruto: Clash of Ninja

2003·NGC
Kururin Paradise game cover
Rating 7.0

Kururin Paradise

2002·WiiU, GBA
Bloody Roar: Primal Fury game cover
Rating 7.1

Bloody Roar: Primal Fury

2002·NGC