ACS

ACS Softworks Co., Ltd. (pronounced "access"), also known as simply ACS is a Japanese publisher of video games. ACS owns several development studios for their games such as Orange Soft, and is best known for its fighting game franchises, Fight or Die, Code Chronos and Crisis Moon.

ACS is also the current Japanese distributor for In-Verse games following the success of their crossover Cross Code: Project Ultimate Versus Battle.

ACS has also made arcade boards for its games, the latest being the System 202: ENDYMION.

Their most recent title is Cross Code-X2: Project Unlimited Versus Battle.

Fight or Die series

 * Fight or Die (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (Taito Type X2) XBox 360, PlayStation 3, Samsung Zeo)
 * Fight or Die II: As Daylight Dies (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (Taito Type X3), XBox ONE, XBox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Samsung Zeo)
 * Fight or Die 3: Fatal Vengeance (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (Taito Type X3), XBox ONE, XBox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Samsung Zeo)

Code Chronos series

 * Code Chronos (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (Taito Type X3), Samsung Zeo)
 * Code Chronos One-X (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (Taito Type X3)
 * Code Chronos: Eve of Destruction (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (Taito Type X3), Samsung Zeo)

Half*Dead series

 * Half*Dead (Survival Horror Game) (Samsung Zeo)
 * Half*Dead II (Survival Horror Game) (Samsung Zeo)

戦闘機 Sentoki series

 * 戦闘機 Sentoki: The Strongest Warrior (3D Fighting Game) (Arcade (System 201), Samsung Zeo)
 * 戦闘機 Sentoki 2 (3D Fighting Game) (Arcade (System 201), Samsung Zeo)
 * 戦闘機 Sentoki 3 (3D Fighting Game) (Arcade (System 201), Samsung Zeo)
 * 戦闘機 Sentoki 4 (3D Fighting Game) (Arcade (System 201), Samsung Zeo)

Crisis Moon series

 * Crisis Moon: The Bloody Symphony (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (System 201), Samsung Zeo, PC)
 * Crisis Moon II: The Hollow Eclipse (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (System 201), Samsung Zeo, PC)
 * Crisis Moon III (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (System 201), Samsung Zeo, PC)

Gakuen Hearts series

 * Gakuen Hearts (Dating Sim) (Samsung Zeo, PC, Japanese cell phones)
 * Gakuen Hearts UPPER (Dating Sim) (Samsung Zeo, PC, Japanese cell phones)
 * Gakuen Hearts Gaiden: Ayumi no Densetsu (Otome Game) (Japanese cell phones)

The Adventures of Spunky the Squirrel series

 * The Adventures of Spunky the Squirrel!: Trouble in the Tree Kingdom (3D Platformer) (Samsung Zeo)
 * The Adventures of Spunky the Squirrel! 2: Back With A Vengeance (3D Platformer) (Samsung Zeo)
 * The Adventures of Spunky the Squirrel! 3: Nuts  (3D Platformer) (Samsung Zeo)
 * The Adventures of Spunky the Squirrel!: The Wrath of Dr. Complex (3D Platformer) (Samsung Zeo)

Crossovers

 * ACS x GameCom: Clash of Two Universes (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (Taito Type X3), Samsung Zeo, GigaCom)
 * Cross Code: Project Ultimate Versus Battle (2.5D Fighting Game) (Arcade (System 202: ENDYMION) Samsung Zeo, GigaCom, Wii U XBox ONE, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita)

Other Games

 * Star Command (Shoot 'em up) (PC)
 * Rockstar Heroes (Rhythm Game) (Samsung Zeo)
 * Ring of Honor Wrestling (Wrestling Game) (Samsung Zeo, XBox ONE, PlayStation 4, XBox 360, PlayStation 3)
 * The Butterfly Halls (Horror Visual Novel) (Samsung Zeo, PC)
 * Kadokawa Shoten Superstar CrossBattle (2D Fighting Game) (Arcade (System 202: ENDYMION), Samsung Zeo)

Expanded Merchandise

 * Crisis Moon (manga) (Ongoing manga series based on the video game series of the same name. Published by Kadokawa Shoten)
 * Crisis Moon: Symphony of the Hollow (24-episode anime series based on the first two games in the Crisis Moon series. Animation by J.C.Staff)
 * Crisis Moon: Pact-zer0 (Light novel series based on events predating the first Crisis Moon)
 * Gakuen Hearts (20-episode anime series based on the first Gakuen Hearts game. Animation by J.C.Staff)

Trivia

 * The company's slogan is "Come Join the Fun!", which appears in various ACS-related products.
 * In ACS fighting games, the words usually flash on the top left or right corner of the screen, when the player side is left with a credit (or a controller) and unattended (e.g. PRESS P2 START BUTTON/COME JOIN THE FUN!)
 * ACS-related anouncements are usually appeneded with the words "ACS: COME JOIN THE FUN! ;)", usually near the end.