Red Entertainment

Red Entertainment at a Glance

Red Entertainment is a Japanese developer and publisher founded in 1976 under the name Red Company before adopting its current identity. The company has been active from 1992 through 2022, though their output on PlayPile shows a clear decline in recent years. They have released 29 titles on the site, with 28 developed by them and only one published by them. Their catalog spans multiple decades but shifted focus over time. The 1990s saw their highest volume with 11 games, followed by 9 releases in the 2000s and 8 in the 2010s. Only a single game appeared in the 2020s list on PlayPile. Their genre focus is heavily weighted toward Visual Novels, which make up 12 of their titles, followed by 7 Role-playing games and 5 Adventure games. They have also touched Shooter, Point-and-click, Arcade, Sport, Fighting, Music, and Simulator genres. Their platform history reflects a long run with the PlayStation 2 leading at 7 games. They also released 4 games each for the Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Super Famicom, and PlayStation Vita. Other platforms include the Wii, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast, and Xbox. Quality trends for Red Entertainment are mixed to poor based on the available ratings. Their average IGDB rating sits at 53.2 out of 100 across seven rated titles. The breakdown shows no great scores above 80. They have three good titles in the 60 to 79 range and three mixed titles between 40 and 59. One title falls into the poor category below 40. Their highest-rated work is Lords of Thunder from 1993 with a score of 73.5. Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo from 2004 scored 70, and Far East of Eden II: Manji-maru from 1992 received a 60. More recent efforts like Our World is Ended from November 2017 scored a low 33.5. Gungrave and its sequel also struggled with ratings of 45.1 and 50 respectively. While their official bio claims they work across consumer games, social games, pachinko, books, and animation, the data on PlayPile focuses almost entirely on their video game development. The company has a long history but has not produced many new titles in the last few years. Their best work comes from the 1990s and early 2000s, while their recent releases show lower engagement scores. Players looking at their catalog will find a specific niche in Visual Novels and older console games rather than consistent high-quality hits across all their output.

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