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Vanguard Works

Japan Founded 1993 Website

Vanguard Co., Ltd. (Aka Vanguard Works) is a video game developer and co-developer based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The company develops products in the domains: online games, consumer games, mobile phone content (eventually replaced by smartphone games), and other entertainment fields (e.g. VR/AR, tabletop RPGs, physical games, etc). *** Corporate philosophy: "Creating new entertainment and bringing happiness to society" is Vanguard's corporate philosophy. We founded Vanguard with the desire to have everyone enjoy the new games we create. The company name, Vanguard, means vanguard, vanguard, and pioneer, reflecting our commitment to being a pioneer in the computer entertainment industry. Vanguard's management is guided by the following five basic principles. These five principles are based on Sun Tzu's "Tao" (The Great Passage of Sun Tzu). Tao: Sharing the corporate philosophy and promoting business activities to realize it. Heaven: Promoting timely business activities. Earth: Promoting market-oriented business activities. General: Striving to utilize and develop human resources. Law: Promoting systematic management while complying with the law.

Vanguard Works at a Glance

Vanguard Works has been active in the gaming industry from 1996 to 2003, with 3 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Puzzle, Shooter, Strategy, with additional titles in other genres. Games from Vanguard Works are available across 5 platforms, most notably WonderSwan Color, PlayStation 3, PlayStation.

3
Total Games
Avg Rating
1996
First Release
2003
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Puzzle
33%
Shooter
33%
Strategy
33%

Platform Spread

WonderSwan Color
1
PlayStation 3
1
PlayStation
1
PlayStation Portable
1
Game Boy Advance
1

Release Timeline

1990s
1
2000s
2