Popular Games by Arc System Works
Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics Switch
- 24th Apr 2025 (UK/EU)
- 24th Apr 2025 (NA)
Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition Switch
- 23rd Jan 2025 (UK/EU)
- 23rd Jan 2025 (NA)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2 3DS
Aksys Games / Arc System Works
- 31st Mar 2011 (JPN)
- 31st May 2011 (NA)
- 4th Nov 2011 (UK/EU)
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden 3DS
Bandai Namco / Arc System Works
- 16th Oct 2015 (UK/EU)
- 20th Oct 2015 (NA)
BlazBlue CentralFiction Special Edition Switch
- 7th Feb 2019 (NA)
- 8th Feb 2019 (UK/EU)
Alternate Jake Hunter: DAEDALUS The Awakening of Golden Jazz Switch eShop
- 23rd May 2019 (UK/EU)
- 23rd May 2019 (NA)
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes Switch
Arc System Works / French Bread
- 25th Jan 2024 (UK/EU)
- 25th Jan 2024 (NA)
Reviews of Arc System Works Games
Review Guilty Gear -Strive- Nintendo Switch Edition (Switch) - A Fine Port & A Bold New Step
Smell of the game
Since Guilty Gear first arrived on Sony’s PlayStation in 1998, singeing the air with furious guitar shredding, it’s always been a head turner. While graphically, its goth-rock anime stylings have dazzled with each iteration, Arc System Works’ foremost achievement is in managing to differentiate itself from Capcom’s heavily...
Review Library Of Ruina (Switch) - Potential Aplenty, But Just Doesn't Stack Up
My library's in ruins
This review text has been updated to include additional narrative impressions and late-game thoughts. Library of Ruina is less than the sum of its parts. While this visual novel's dialog sets up a well-established, deep world with interesting characters, its grindy repetitiveness eschews plenty of opportunities to make the...
Review UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes (Switch) - A Deep, Addictive Anime Fighter
EXS to impress
Japanese developer Frenchbread's phenomenal anime fighter, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late, impressed the heck out of us when it dropped in its final revised form on Switch back in 2020. Nabbing a 9/10 score in our review, it quickly became one of those very special games that we just straight-up refuse to ever delete off our SD cards...
"We have Persona 4 at home"
Welcome to Atlus, Switch fans, the company that really doesn’t want you to play any mainline Persona games, but does want you to play their canon sequels. Last year, we got Persona 5 Strikers, a surprisingly great Warriors-style follow up to the seminal Persona 5. This year, we’re getting Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, a...
Review River City Girls Zero (Switch) - An Authentic, Endearing 16-Bit Brawler Romp
Hit and run
The first entry in the convoluted Kunio-kun saga, localised in 1986 as Renegade, is considered the progenitor of the scrolling beat-em-up. While later efforts would evolve its arena-based model into the classic belt-scrolling format we know today, it was Technos that established the genre’s significant hallmarks: damsels in distress,...
IMMORTALIZE!
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late is the third iteration of the indie visual novel/2D-Fighter from developer French Bread which was first released in Japanese arcades all the way back in 2012. An update in 2017 added four new characters, a bunch of new modes and gameplay tweaks for console versions, and this latest iteration adds yet...
![Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] (Switch) - One Of The Slickest And Most Accessible Fighters Ever Made](https://images.nintendolife.com/30e3e2aae5f56/250x183.jpg)
Latest Arc System Works News
Tuesday13th May 2025
Rumour New Leak May Explain Why So Many Switch 2 Physicals Are Game Key Cards
Big bytes
One of the biggest talking points out of the Switch 2 reveal has been Nintendo's new Game Key Cards. For those who missed it, these physical cartridges don't contain the game itself, but rather a download key to access the title digitally. We've already seen this format confirmed for the likes of Street Fighter 6, Split Fiction, Star Wars...
Sunday11th May 2025
News Guilty Gear Strive Adds Another DLC Character To The Roster Later This Month
Say hello to Unika
The Arc System Works fighter Guilty Gear Strive was released on Switch earlier this year, and at EVO Japan this weekend a new DLC fighter has locked in a release date. Unika will be arriving on 27th May 2025 as part of the Season 4 character lineup. More details about this new character will be released closer to her launch later...
Sunday16th Feb 2025
News Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact Brings The Fight To Switch This July
First DLC fighter revealed, physical release confirmed
The fighting game tournament EVO hosted its awards show this weekend and also shared some special announcements. One update, in particular, was a release date for the tag-team manga and anime fighter Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact. It will be launching for the Switch and multiple other platforms...
Thursday23rd Jan 2025
News Super Technos World: River City & Technos Arcade Classics Announced For Switch
Update: Worldwide release confirmed
To kick off the new year, Arc System Works has announced Technos The World: Kunio-kun & Arcade Collection for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms. This information was shared in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu. This new collection will launch in Japan on 24th April 2025 and first-print...
Sunday19th Jan 2025
News Guilty Gear Strive Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
Bringing the fight to Switch next week
The Switch 2 is all the focus this week (well, mostly), but there are still some great games on the way to the Nintendo Switch in 2025. Apart from Donkey Kong, which rolled onto the original hybrid system this week, next week sees the arrival of the Arc System Works fighter Guilty Gear Strive. If you are...
Saturday28th Dec 2024
News Guilty Gear Strive’s Next DLC Character Will Be A Free Update On Switch
Joining Season 4
Back in September, Arc System Works shared a “first in-game look” at Guilty Gear Strive’s next DLC fighter Queen Dizzy. This fighter will be added to the Switch version of the game as part of a “free content” update. Arc System Works confirmed this on social media alongside the news this update is scheduled to arrive on...
Thursday5th Dec 2024
News New Switch Anime Fighter Due Out In 2025 "Refused Classification" Down Under
Déjà vu
The upcoming fighting game adaptation of the manga and anime series 'Hunter x Hunter' is due out on the Switch and other platforms in 2025, but it seems it's been refused classification in one particular country ahead of release. The country (and classification board) that's knocked back Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact is Australia. The...
Friday22nd Nov 2024
Random Guilty Gear Strive's Latest Update Apparently Censors "Inappropriate Angles"
Naughty, naughty
Ahead of the launch of Guilty Gear Strive on the Switch early next year, Arc System Works has this week rolled out a new update for the game which reportedly makes some notable changes to the title's 'Digital Figure' mode (aka its photo mode). If you now try to view certain fighters from questionable angles, the characters will...
Thursday26th Sep 2024
News Guilty Gear Strive Shares First In-Game Look At Its Next DLC Fighter
Launching on Switch In 2025
In case you missed it, the Arc System Works fighter Guilty Gear Strive is on its way to the Nintendo Switch next year. Ahead of this launch, the developer has shared a "first in-game look" at Queen Dizzy, a new Season 4 DLC fighter launching on 31st October 2024 in existing versions of the game. The Switch version will...
Saturday7th Sep 2024
News Surprise! Dragon Ball FighterZ Is Getting A Massive Balance Patch On Switch
Read the 21 pages of patch notes now!
Although Bandai Namco is busy preparing for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero's release in October, this week there's actually been a new balance adjustment patch rolled out for its 2018 title Dragon Ball FighterZ. Yes, despite ending major content updates for the game some time ago, it's still making changes b
Saturday31st Aug 2024
News Guilty Gear Strive's Switch Edition Won't Support Crossplay
But rollback netcode has been confirmed
After a sign was spotted earlier this week at PAX West, Arc System Works has now confirmed the fighting game Guilty Gear Strive is on its way to the Nintendo Switch. While it's set to offer up the entire package (including the 28 currently available fighters), one thing it seems it will be missing is...
Friday30th Aug 2024
News Guilty Gear Strive Confirmed For Switch In 2025, Includes Rollback Netcode
Update: Arc System Works shares announcement trailer
Update [Fri 30th Aug, 2024 17:30 BST]: It's official — Guilty Gear Strive is coming to Switch on 23rd January 2025. It will also be getting a physical release, Arc System Works has confirmed on its website. The game will launch with all 28 currently
Tuesday6th Aug 2024
News Here's Your First Look At River City Girls 2's Double Dragon DLC
"The Double Dragons are back on the streets!"
The Double Dragons Billy and Jimmy are joining the roster in River City Girls 2 sometime this year. And today, Wayforward has shared the first gameplay trailer for the upcoming DLC, via IGN. The stars of Double Dragon, who are being voiced by the Game Grumps' Dan Avidan and Arin Hanson, each come with...
Saturday27th Jul 2024
News Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Adds A New DLC Fighter
Welcome, Uzuki
The Arc System Works fighting game UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes this week added a new playable character to the roster. In case you missed the previous announcement, it's Uzuki "the witness of all deaths" and "the Black Monger who lurks in the night". The Uzuki DLC will set you back $4.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) and...
Monday22nd Jul 2024
Round Up EVO 2024 - Every Switch Announcement And Much More
That's a wrap
The biggest fighting game tournament EVO 2024 took place on the weekend and if you're curious to know what went down, read on... We've put together this guide filled with all the announcements and news related to games on the Switch, games announced for Switch as well as some other highlights you may or may not have seen throughout...
Friday19th Jul 2024
News Arc System Works Announces 'River City Saga: Three Kingdoms" Sequel For Switch
And it's coming soon
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next has been announced by publisher Arc System Works, and it's launching worldwide on Switch on 7th November 2024 (via Gematsu). Blending the Kunio-kun series with the classic Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many fan-favourite characters from the series take up
Sunday7th Jul 2024
News Arc System Works Reveals New Characters For Two Switch Fighters
One is DLC, the other is a main roster addition
As part of this weekend's Anime Expo 2024 celebrations, Arc System Works shared two fighting game announcements. First up was the reveal of Uzuki for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes. This character will arrive as a DLC fighter in August. This "dramatic stylish 2D fighting game" arrived on the...
Friday26th Jan 2024
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Another Code: Recollection?
Recall your time
Nintendo has kicked off 2024 with a rather unexpected remake in Another Code: Recollection, which bundles together Ashley Mizuki Robbins' two adventures from the DS and Wii era. Beloved by those who played it back in the day, the Switch version is the first time many people have been able to experience the mystery of Ashley's...
Friday19th Jan 2024
News Arc System Works Confirmed As Developer Of Another Code: Recollection
Fighting game when?
In an official confirmation on social media, Japanese fighting game specialist Arc System Works has revealed it was the developer behind the new Switch release Another Code: Recollection. Cing shut up shop years ago, so it's no surprise to hear someone else handled it but we've now got an official confirmation. Here's the rough...
Thursday18th Jan 2024
News Arc System Works Brings Library Battle Sim 'Library Of Ruina' To Switch This Spring
"It all starts with a book"
The "library battle simulator" Library of Ruina, which was previously released on the Xbox and PC, will finally be getting a worldwide release on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 this Spring. Arc System Works will publish the ProjectMoon developed title and it will be available for $39.99 (or your regional...
Wednesday20th Sep 2023
News Double Dragon Advance, Super & Collection Announced For Switch
Update: New trailers released for Super & Advance
Update #2 [Wed 20th Sep, 2023 04:05 BST]: Arc System Works has released new trailers for Super Double Dragon and Double Dragon Advance. Both games will launch on 9th November 2023 for $6.99 USD or the regional equivalent. "After 30 long years, the retro powerhouse Super Double Dragon is now on...
Tuesday8th Aug 2023
News 3DS Beat 'Em Up River City: Rival Showdown Will Include A Bonus Story Path On Switch
Let's hear Riki's story
Publisher Arc System Works and developer APlus Games have announced that the upcoming Switch release of the 3DS beat 'em up River City: Rival Showdown will come with a bonus scenario called 'Riki's Story' (thanks, Gematsu). As the name suggests, this new story path will follow Riki and explain his perspective on what...
Saturday5th Aug 2023
News Arc System Works Announces Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes For Nintendo Switch
Arriving in 2024
EVO 2023 is taking place this weekend and to celebrate the special occasion Arc System Works and developer French-Bread have announced Under Night In-Birth II Sys: Celes is coming to multiple platforms including the Switch in Early 2024. This "dramatic stylish 2D fighting action" sequel will include rollback netcode and supports...
Thursday6th Jul 2023
News 3DS Beat 'Em Up River City: Rival Showdown Comes To Switch This October
Update: Worldwide release confirmed
Update [Thu 6th Jul, 2023 04:30 BST]: Arc System Works has now officially confirmed River City: Rival Showdown will be launching worldwide for Switch eShop on 12th October. It will be priced at $24.99 USD (or your regional equivalent) and includes language support options for English, Japanese, Korean,...
Wednesday31st May 2023
News Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons Lands On Switch In July
Dragon's (gai)den
Revealed at the start of May, Modus has announced the release date for the upcoming retro-flavoured Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons. It's launching for PC and consoles on 27th July 2023. The release date reveal is accompanied by the requisite release date reveal trailer, of course — which you can see above —...
Thursday23rd Mar 2023
News DNF Duel's Switch Release Won't Support Rollback Netcode
Nexon reconfirms in FAQ
The fighting game DNF Duel is on its way to the Nintendo Switch next month and for anyone who was interested in picking up this version of the game, you might want to read on... While it's still on the way, the online experience in the Nintendo version won't support rollback netcode. This has been confirmed (again) in an FAQ...
Thursday22nd Dec 2022
News DNF Duel Is Getting A Nintendo Switch Port In April 2023
Season Pass also announced
Update [Thu 22nd Dec, 2022 04:00 GMT]: Following the news DNF Duel would be coming to Switch next Spring, Arc System Works and co have now locked in a 20th April 2023 release date. Pre-orders are now open. Along with this a Season Pass (including five characters) has also been announced. Original article [Sun 4th Dec,...
Sunday3rd Jul 2022
News WayForward Launches RWBY: Arrowfell On Switch In Fall 2022
Here's an updated look
At RTX Austin this week, Rooster Teeth and WayForward shared a release date update for the upcoming title, RWBY: Arrowfell. This side-scrolling 2D action-adventure will be arriving this Fall on multiple platforms including Switch. In addition to this, a new trailer has been released - showing off some work-in-progress...
Tuesday14th Jun 2022
News Misako And Kyoko Join The Fight In River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
The stars of River City Girls
Following last week's brand new trailer for the latest entry in the Kunio-kun series — River City Saga: Three Kingdoms — publisher Arc System Works and developer APLUS Games have announced that Misako and Kyoko from River City Girls will be fully playable! You'll be able to play as the heroes from River City Girls...
Friday10th Jun 2022
News New River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Trailer Shows Off Game Ahead Of July Launch
Contain your excitement
It's almost time for beat-em-up sequel River City Saga: Three Kingdoms on the Nintendo Switch! Unless you're in Japan, that is, because the game is already out over there. But for us in the West, the Nintendo Switch release date is July 21st, 2022 — and it's looking rather lovely. The game is based on the Three Kingdoms of...
Monday30th May 2022
News Dark Dungeon-Crawler 'Mistover' Being Removed From Sale At End Of June
Misty eyed
KRAFTON's 2019 roguelike dungeon crawler Mistover is being removed from sale, the developer has announced. This news has come from both the developer of the game and renowned fighting game developer Arc System Works, who has published the game in some territories. Arc System Works revealed in a press release that revealed the company's...
Friday29th Apr 2022
News River City Saga: Three Kingdoms For Switch Launches This July In The West
Celebrating 35 years of Kunio-kun
Update [Fri 29th Apr, 2022 04:00 BST]: Arc System Works and APlus Games have now confirmed River City Saga: Three Kingdoms will be released here in the west on Switch on 21st July for $29.99 USD (or your regional equivalent). Japan is also receiving a physical version. You can check out the announcement trailer...
Tuesday15th Mar 2022
News Capcom, SEGA, SNK, And More Are Back In The Ring For A Third Fighting Game Roundtable
Round 3... fight!
The third iteration of the Japan Fighting Game Publisher Roundtable kicks off on 21st March! Starting at 3:00 pm JST - that's 6:00 am UK time, so make sure you've got your coffee - the live stream will feature members of Arc System Works, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Arika, SEGA, and SNK, who will discuss all things beat 'em up and...
Monday28th Feb 2022
News Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Won't Be Getting An Important Online Upgrade On Switch
*sad punch*
Bad news for fighting game fans: It looks like Persona 4 Arena Ultimax will be getting rollback netcode on PlayStation and PC, but not the Nintendo Switch. Rollback netcode is something that fighting games use to reduce lag and reduce network latency in online fighting matches, which is vitally important when playing a game that...
Tuesday15th Feb 2022
News Check Out The Launch Trailer For River City Girls Zero
Super Famicom classic hits Switch this week
River City Girls Zero hit the Switch eShop yesterday, and it is accompanied by a slick new launch trailer, which you can view above. The game is basically the localised version of the 1994 Super Famicom title Shin Nekketsu Koha: Kunio-tachi no Banka, but comes with the added bonus of new motion-comic...
Tuesday5th Oct 2021
News Kunio-kun 35th Anniversary Countdown Website Reveals Brand New Project
Update: Here's the opening movie trailer
Update #4 [Tue 5th Oct, 2021 02:00 BST]: During last week's Tokyo Game Show, Arc System Works shared the opening movie trailer for this upcoming release. It'll arrive in Japan this December, and will feature over 120 stages, according to the official game website. There's no word on the game being localised...
Sunday3rd Oct 2021
News Arc System Works Reveals Its Debut Trailer For River City Girls 2
Arriving on Switch in 2022
A few months ago, we got our first look at River City Girls 2, in the form of a series of screenshots and character reveals. Now, publisher Arc System Works and developer WayForward have released the game's debut trailer. Although it's in Japanese, it still gives fans a pretty good idea of what to expect from this...
Saturday24th Jul 2021
Rumour Persona 4 Arena Ultimax To Be Remastered For "Modern Platforms"
Leaker says it's one of seven anniversary projects
Last week, Atlus officially began the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Persona series by opening a special website. The page teases seven different projects which will be revealed between September 2021 and Autumn 2022. While at least one of these projects is expected to be Persona 6, there's...
Saturday10th Jul 2021
News WayForward Brings RWBY: Arrowfell To Nintendo Switch In 2022
And here's your first look
The new Arc System Works' published RWBY game (originally announced last September) has been officially revealed as RWBY: Arrowfell. This side-scrolling 2D adventure will be developed by the Shantae, River City Girls and Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp developer WayForward in conjunction with Rooster Teeth. It's been...
Wednesday2nd Jun 2021
News Arc System Works Announces Kunio-kun 35th Anniversary Project
News games, collabs and more expected...
If the celebrations for Sonic the Hedgehog and Dragon Quest over the past week weren't already enough, this year also marks the 35th anniversary of the Kunio-kun series. Technōs Japan's popular co-op beat 'em up series starring Kunio-kun and Riki first started out in Japanese arcades in May 1986 with the...
Sunday23rd May 2021
News Limited Run Announces Two Double Dragon Physical Releases For Switch
Pre-orders go live next week
Physical distributor Limited Run Games has announced not one but two Double Dragon releases for the Nintendo Switch. First up is the 2017 release Double Dragon IV and joining it is the 2020 Switch game, Double Dragon Neon. Both titles will receive a standard physical release (including just the game) for $29.99 USD and...
Monday15th Feb 2021
News Save Up To 87% In Arc System Works' Switch Sale (North America)
Double Dragon! BlazBlue! Guilty Gear XX! Kill la Kill!
Publishers rarely need an excuse for a sale nowadays. Bandai Namco's latest slate went live in North America several days ago and, not to be outdone, Arc System Works is up next. Going as high as 87%, expect to mostly find fighting games, anime adaptations and beat 'em ups in this one. The...
Tuesday22nd Dec 2020
News River City's Kunio And Riki Join 3D Arena Brawler Mighty Fight Federation
"New warriors approaching"
If there weren't already enough brawlers, one other upcoming release you might want to keep an eye on the 3D arena game, Mighty Fight Federation. If you've played anything like Capcom's Power Stone, you'll probably be familiar with the concept. In the latest update, developer Komi Games announced a collaboration with Arc...
Wednesday20th May 2020
News New Game+ Expo To Feature 14 Publishers This June, Including SEGA, Atlus And SNK
Livestream event to include KOEI TECMO, AKSYS and Inti Creates
E3 may be skipping 2020, but other bodies are stepping up to fill the summer video game vacuum. There's Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, which will be delivering news and announcements throughout a four-month window, but there's also a new Expo in town, and it's got some big names...
Thursday7th May 2020
News Goku (Ultra Instinct) Joins The Dragon Ball FighterZ Roster On 22nd May
"Fight without thinking"
It's been an exciting week for fighting game fans so far with the reveal of a brand new story expansion for Mortal Kombat 11, along with new characters, stages, and features. Now, Arc System Works and Bandai Namco have followed this up with the announcement Ultra Instinct Goku is joining the Dragon Ball FighterZ
Thursday16th Apr 2020
News Seven Classic NES Titles Just Appeared On The Switch eShop
Arc System Works opens up its brawler collection
Arc System Works has just casually dropped seven NES games on the Switch eShop (as well as other digital storefronts). The games are all part of the company's Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle, but thanks to these new releases, you can purchase the titles individually at €4.99 /...
Monday10th Feb 2020
News Bandai Namco Announces Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3, Kefla Joins The Battle This Month
And Ultra Instinct Goku will follow
Following on from yesterday's news that Dragon Ball FighterZ would be receiving a new "Z Assist Select" feature, Bandai Namco has now revealed the third season of DLC for its popular fighting game. The third pass will contain five new fighters. A Saiyan's power has no limits, prepare for Ultra Instinct Goku's...
Sunday9th Feb 2020
News Bandai Namco Is Adding A New "Z Assist Select" Feature To Dragon Ball FighterZ
And aims to prevent one-sided matches
Dragon Ball FighterZ is easily one of the best-supported fighting games available. Since it was released in 2018, Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have released two seasons worth of fighters and rolled out new updates on a regular basis. If you thought that was it, though, think again. At the Dragon Ball...
Thursday6th Feb 2020
News Arc System Works Is Bringing The Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle To The West
Take to the streets later this month
Update - Thu 6th Feb, 2020 00:45 GMT: Exactly a week later, Arc System Works has made the western release of the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle official. It will arrive on the Switch in North America on 20th February. Here's the rundown via the official game site: D
Tuesday3rd Dec 2019
News Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] Wins The Award For Stupidest Game Title Ever
Call off the search, we've found a winner
Arc System Works' latest fighting title Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late looks pretty nice, but man, that title. Never have we been so happy to have the 'Copy > Paste' shortcut command. Yikes. Still, it's shaping up to be a pretty special fighter. It showcases 10 different game modes and 21 unique...
![Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] Wins The Award For Stupidest Game Title Ever](https://images.nintendolife.com/72d958e1e5cda/250x183.jpg)