Sega Wow

I've always been a pretty consistent fan of Sega's games. But when I was little, I had no way of knowing that a specific studio of the company was responsible for most of the awesome games I'd been enjoying. Let's pay them a little tribute.

First, a bit of history. Sega WoW has gone through quite a few name changes. Originally, they were called Sega AM1, and under that label, developed titles like Altered Beast, Golden Axe, House of the Dead, and OutRunners.

I demand that you worship these people.

That list may sound familiar, as it's pretty much every non-Sonic game people have come to associate with Sega. After that, they would then make a few racing games, and fade into obscurity.

Wait, no. It turns out they were so badass, they got to merge with the other badassest Sega studio. They united with "Team Shinobi", also known as "AM7", who had developed all of the Shinobi games, the entire Streets of Rage series, Alex Kidd, and all four Phantasy Star games.

I know this is the remake shh.

The amount of solid titles Sega WoW contributed in its early years is staggering, to say the least. Sadly, most game companies of that era had the tendency to fade out around the sixth gen. But, although Sega WoW got quieter, they certainly didn't die.


They went on to develop Skies of Arcadia, Shinobi Remake, Nightshade, Blood Will Tell, and Project Altered Beast. The first four were well received. Altered Beast, not so much. I'll take the time to talk about those games on their own at some point, but each of them is good in their own way.

Most recently, Sega WoW has created Valkyria Chronicles: a game that picked up where Future Tactics left off, and so much more.

All of these titles were developed by just two studios under Sega, and regardless of their relevancy today, they were some damn good games.