Giga (company)

Giga
Industry Computer games
Headquarters Japan
Products Visual novels
Website www.web-giga.com/top/top.html

Giga (戯画) is a Japanese adult visual novel producing studio under TGL Planning. Giga produces both regular visual novels driven by text and graphics as well as games that feature mecha with action-oriented gameplay elements. One of its development team, Baldrhead, has been in charge of several of these action-oriented visual novels. Apart of their visual novels, they were known for create Variable Geo fighting game series for PC9800 and later ported to TurboGrafx-CD, PC, Super Famicom, Sega Saturn and PlayStation.

Some of Giga's games have had consumer port releases onto consoles with the sexual content removed. For example, Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2007[1][2] and the PlayStation Portable in 2009.[3][4][5] Baldr Force was ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 and Baldr Bullet "Revellion" was ported to the PlayStation 2.

Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o was very well received and was awarded the Bishōjo Game Award gold prize in the scenario, theme song, romance, and user approval categories in addition to the grand prize in 2006.[6] Baldr Sky Dive1 "Lost Memories" was awarded the Moe Game Award silver prize in the theme song category in 2009.[7]

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References

  1. "テイジイエル/Alchemist :「この青空に約束を- ~melody of the sun and sea~」" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  2. "超水着特集! 『この青空に約束を- melody of the sun and sea』" (in Japanese). Famitsu. 2007-03-23. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  3. "この青空に約束を― てのひらのらくえん 公式Webサイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  4. 感動の物語がここに復活『この青空に約束を― てのひらのらくえん』 (in Japanese). Famitsu. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  5. 『この青空に約束を- てのひらのらくえん』の新キャラクターが判明! (in Japanese). Famitsu. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  6. "美少女ゲームアワード2006 結果発表特設ページ" [Bishōjo Game Award 2006 result announcement page]. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  7. "萌えゲーアワード2009 結果発表特設ページ" [Moe Game Award 2009 result announcement page]. Retrieved 2010-01-24.

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