FACE

FACE at a Glance

FACE is a publisher and developer that has been active since 1981 but saw its first releases appear in 1989. The company produced a small catalog of games with a total of nine titles listed on PlayPile. Six of these projects were published by the firm while it acted as the developer for four of them. Their work spans three decades, starting with two games in the 1980s. The majority of their output arrived in the 1990s when they released six titles. A single game appeared in the 2010s before their activity stopped in 2012. The company focused heavily on arcade-style experiences and platformers, with three games in each genre. They also explored puzzle, adventure, pinball, hack and slash, strategy, and shooter categories with one release per genre. Their distribution was not global but leaned toward specific consoles from the late eighties through the early two thousands. Six of their titles were released for the TurboGrafx-16 or PC Engine. Three games went to the Neo Geo AES system, and two reached the arcade version of that hardware. Other platforms included the PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, and Neo Geo CD. Quality data for this publisher is limited by the number of reviews available. Only one title has received a rating on IGDB. That single game, Money Puzzle Exchanger from 1997, holds an average score of 85.5 out of 100. This places their only rated work in the great category. The rest of their catalog lacks user ratings in this database, so it is impossible to judge the quality of games like Time Cruise or Cross Wiber based on current data. Their most recent release was Treasure of the Caribbean in February 2012. Gururin arrived earlier in January 1994, and Money Puzzle Exchanger was released in January 1997. Face Co Ltd remains a niche developer with a very specific footprint on retro hardware.

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