NCS Corporation

NCS Corporation at a Glance

If you are browsing PlayPile to learn about NCS Corporation, also known as Nippon Computer Systems Corporation, you will find a Japanese company with a history that spans over two decades. Founded in 1980, the studio entered the video game industry and began using the Masaya brand in 1984. Their activity on PlayPile covers titles released between 1989 and 1995, though their credits extend to a 1999 release for the Sega Dreamcast. The company left game software development in 1998 due to business risks, but the Masaya brand continued to publish games until Extreme Co., Ltd. acquired copyright assignments for Masaya and related products in 2014. The data shows a clear shift in output over time. NCS Corporation released only three games during the 1980s, while their production jumped to nine titles in the 1990s. Their portfolio is diverse, covering Adventure, Shooter, Puzzle, Simulator, Fighting, Racing, Arcade, Platform, Visual Novel, and Sport genres. They focused heavily on older hardware, with five titles appearing on the TurboGrafx-16 or PC Engine and four on the Wii. Other platforms include the Sega Mega Drive, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, PC Microsoft Windows, Wii U, PlayStation 3, Super Famicom, Sega CD, and the original PlayStation. Quality trends for NCS Corporation are mixed based on the limited data available. Across two rated titles on PlayPile, they hold an average IGDB rating of 62.2 out of 100. The breakdown shows one game in the good range and one in the mixed range, with no entries falling into the great or poor categories. Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer from 1992 stands as their top-rated title with a score of 74.3. In contrast, Shove It! The Warehouse Game from 1990 sits at 50 out of 100. Recent releases listed include Angelique Special from December 1995 and Assault Suits Valken from December 1992. Ranma 1/2 titles also appear in their catalog, with Byakuran Aika released in April 1993 and Datou, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutou-ryuu! coming out the following year. Their output on PlayPile consists of twelve total entries, split between five as a publisher and nine as a developer.

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