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Sol Divide

Sol Divide is a scrolling shooter developed by Psikyo and released as an arcade video game in 1997. Ports were published for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and later PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

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Sol Divide
DevelopersPsikyo
Boom (PS/SS)
Zerodiv (WIN/NS/PS4/XONE)
Publishers
Psikyo
DirectorHideyuki Oda2
ProducerShinsuke Nakamura3
DesignersDaisuke Nobori
Emi Taniguchi
Hideyuki Oda
ProgrammersHirohide Mizuochi
Hiroki Yanagisawa
Hiromi Yoshizawa
ArtistKatsuya Terada
ComposersKenichi Hirata
Masaki Izutani
Platform
Release
1997
  • Arcade
    PlayStation
    • JP: 2 July 1998
    • NA: 11 March 2003
    Saturn
    • JP: 2 July 1998
    PS2
    • JP: 24 February 2005
    • EU: 2006
    Windows
    • WW: 13 July 2015
    Switch
    • WW: 22 March 2018
    PS4, Xbox One
    • WW: 29 June 2022
GenreScrolling shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemPsikyo SH24

Sol Dividea is a scrolling shooter developed by Psikyo and released as an arcade video game in 1997. Ports were published for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and later PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Plot

Gameplay

Arcade version screenshot source ↗

Release

Sol Divide was released on February 24, 2005 for the PlayStation 2.5 It was released for Nintendo Switch on March 22, 2018.6

Reception

Sol Divide received mixed to positive reception from critics since its release.

Notes

Notes

  1. Japanese: ソルディバイド, Hepburn: Soru Dibaido
References

References

  1. Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005) (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. p. 26. ISBN 978-4990251215. クロスノーツ（彩京）X-nauts/Psikyo
  2. Psikyo (2 July 1998). Sol Divide (Sega Saturn). Atlus. Level/area: Project Staff.
  3. blackoak. "Two 1997 Psikyo Developer Interviews - 1997 Psikyo Developer Interview". shmuplations.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. "Psikyo SH2 Hardware (Other)". system16.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. "彩京シューティングコレクション Vol.3 ソルディバイド＆ドラゴンブレイズ [PS2] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  6. "ソルディバイド for Nintendo Switch [Switch] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  7. "ソルディバイド [PS] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  8. "Review: Sol Divide -Sword Of Darkness- (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. 2018-03-26. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  9. Mielke, James (2000-05-02). "Sol Divide (Import) Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  10. S, W (September 1998). "Sol Divide". Video Games (in German). Germany. p. 77.
  11. Kamikaze, Marcelo (September 1998). "32 Bit: Sol Divide". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 58. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 22.
  12. Saraiva, Antonio (September 1998). "ACAO/PLAYSTTIONSol Divide". AcaoGames. No. 131. Abril Jovern. p. 44.
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