Sega AM2

video game developer

Sega AM Research & Development No. 2[a], often abbreviated as Sega AM R&D No. 2 or Sega AM2 and known as SEGA-AM2 Co., Ltd.[b], is a video game development division of the Japanese company Sega. It was founded by Yu Suzuki in 1985.[1] Sega AM2 is best known for the Hang On, Out Run, Virtua Fighter, Daytona USA and Shenmue series.

Sega AM R&D No. 2
Sega AM2
Native name
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Formerly
  • AM2 of CRI
  • SEGA-AM2 Co., Ltd.
  • AM R&D Dept. #2
Company typeDivision
IndustryVideo game industry
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
FounderYu Suzuki
Headquarters,
Key people
ProductsArcade games, video games
ParentSega
Websitesega-am2.co.jp

AM2's first 3D game was Virtua Racing. It was published in 1992. It was followed by Virtua Fighter and Daytona USA.

Notes change

  1. Japanese: セガ第二AM研究開発部 Hepburn: Sega Daini Ē Emu Kenkyū Kaihatsu Bu?
  2. Japanese: 株式会社SEGA-AM2 Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Sega Ē Emu Tsū?

References change

  1. "AM2". Next Generation Magazine. Vol. 3, no. 1. USA: Imagine Media, Inc. January 2001. p. 59. Retrieved May 1, 2020.