Raizing
Raizing / Eighting / 8ing
Raizing, also known as Eighting Co. LTD. / 8ing, is a Japanese game developer and publisher, well known for their contributions to the arcade shooting game genre. Raizing acted as the development branch of the company, Eighting functioning as the publishing branch. Raizing was formed by former Compile employees, including Yuuichi Toyama, Kazuyuki Nakashima, and Yokoo Kenichi. A notable hire was Shinobu Yagawa, who previously on KID for the Recca development. Yagawa was involved in programming for the games Battle Garegga, Armed Police Batrider, and Battle Bakraid, and he would eventually move on to work at CAVE, contributing to various projects such as DoDonPachi Dai-Fukkatsu Black Label.
Shinobu Yagawa was pretty known for his insane difficulty style in the shmups he programmed.
Raizing was incorporated into Eighting in 2000, and they have effectively retired from developing arcade shmups after Brave Blade.
Shooting games developed by Raizing
| Game | Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Mahou Daisakusen (Sorcer Striker) | 1993 | Eighting |
| Shippu Mahou Daisakusen (Kingdom Grandprix) | 1994 | Eighting |
| Battle Garegga | 1996 | Eighting |
| Soukyugurentai (Terra Diver) | 1996 | Eighting |
| Armed Police Batrider | 1998 | Eighting |
| Battle Bakraid | 1999 | Eighting (dev) |
| Great Mahou Daisakusen (Dimahoo) | 2000 | Capcom |
| 1944: The Loop Master | 2000 | Capcom |
| Brave Blade | 2000 | Namco |
