Software:SpikeOut
Spikeout: Digital Battle Online is a 3D beat 'em up video game developed by Toshihiro Nagoshi, and released by Sega for their Model 3 Step 2.1 arcade system board in 1998.[1] An update, Spikeout: Final Edition, was released in 1999.
A follow-up, Slashout, which was a slash 'em up set in a medieval fantasy setting, was developed and released in 2000, also for arcades. A spinoff, Spikers Battle, adding a versus fighting element, was developed and released in 2001, again for arcades. Another follow-up, Software:Spikeout: Battle Street, was developed by Dimps and released exclusively for the Xbox in 2005. A new port of Spikeout: Final Edition is included in the 2024 release of Software:Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and 2025's Software:Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.[2][3]
Development
In a 2004 interview, Toshihiro Nagoshi said a Dreamcast version was not pursued because the hardware lacked sufficient performance.[4] When Sega announced the Xbox version, GameSpot reported that the company viewed the platform as best suited to a faithful console port.[5]
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed SpikeOut on their November 15, 1998 issue as being the third most-successful arcade game of the month.[6]
References
- ↑ "Sega Model 3 Step 2.1 Hardware (Sega)". System 16. 2016-04-01. http://system16.com/hardware.php?id=720. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (December 11, 2023). "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth details minigames". https://www.gematsu.com/2023/12/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-details-minigames.
- ↑ Sharma, Abhinav (March 6, 2025). "Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii". https://gamerant.com/like-a-dragon-pirate-yakuza-in-hawaii-where-play-all-arcade-games/.
- ↑ "Amusement Vision: The Kikizo Interview 2004 - Toshihiro Nagoshi". Kikizo. https://games.kikizo.com/features/sega_av_interview_july04.asp?f=sega_av_interview_july04.asp.
- ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo. "Spike Out X-treme announced for the Xbox". GameSpot. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spike-out-x-treme-announced-for-the-xbox/1100-2870202/.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (576): 21. 15 November 1998.
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