Agetec is a US based video game publishing

Publishing

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 company that is best known for bringing Japanese titles to the US, including their flagship series Armored Core, and the King's Field

King's Field (series)

King's Field is a console role-playing game series developed by From Software and localized into English by ASCII Entertainment . It is known for its brooding atmosphere and cryptic, labyrinthine dungeons...

 RPG series, as well as their "designer series" of RPG Maker and Fighter Maker

Fighter Maker

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. Agetec publishes games for the PlayStation

PlayStation

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, PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

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 and PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

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 as well as for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

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. Agetec has also brought to the US a number of other unique PS2 titles such as Magic Pengel

Magic Pengel

Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color, known as in Japan, is a 2002 role-playing video game developed by Garakuda-Studio and Taito for the PlayStation 2, published by Agetec in North America...

and Cookie & Cream

Cookie & Cream

Cookie & Cream, known in Japan as , is an action-adventure game for the Nintendo DS. It is a port of The Adventures of Cookie & Cream for the PlayStation 2.-Gameplay:...

and their best selling fishing titles Bass Landing (PS1) and Fisherman's Bass Club, plus Disaster Report

Disaster Report

Disaster Report, known in Europe as SOS: The Final Escape, and known in Japan as , is a survival action-adventure video game created by Irem. It was first released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 in 2002 by Irem, and later released in North America and Europe in 2003 by Agetec...

and its sequel, Raw Danger

Raw Danger

Raw Danger!, known in Japan as is an action adventure survival game for the PlayStation 2 that was first released on March 30, 2006 in Japan by Irem, and was later released by Agetec on June 8, 2007 in Europe and on June 19, 2007 in North America...

(PS2). Most recently they have developed Cookie & Cream

Cookie & Cream

Cookie & Cream, known in Japan as , is an action-adventure game for the Nintendo DS. It is a port of The Adventures of Cookie & Cream for the PlayStation 2.-Gameplay:...

 for the Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

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 with From Software

From Software

is a Japanese video game company founded in November 1986 known primarily for being the developers of the Armored Core, Demon's Souls, King's Field, Otogi and Tenchu series.-Games:...

 and published it in the US.

External links

• Agetec.com
• List of Agetec games
• Agetec entry at MobyGames
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  -Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...