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Sega dusting off 'vintage brand' for PSP

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Aug 15, 2006 10:03 am PT

Publisher enlists Infected developer Planet Moon to breathe new life into an unnamed old franchise.

Sega has one of the most recognizable names in the industry and a library of famous franchises that include Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage, After Burner, Altered Beast, Phantasy Star, Shinobi, Golden Axe, and dozens more. A number of those games will be included in the recently announced Sega Genesis Collection later this year, but the venerable publisher isn't stopping at merely reproducing some of its classics; it's looking to revitalize them as well.

Sega today announced that it has enlisted San Francisco-based developer Planet Moon to bring one of its "vintage brands" back to life in a new game for the PlayStation Portable. It will be the developer's first time working with an established intellectual property. It has previously produced Infected for the PSP, Giants: Citizen Kabuto for the PC, and Armed & Dangerous for the Xbox and PC.

Planet Moon isn't the only developer bringing an old Sega franchise to the PSP. Totally Games, developer of the X-Wing and Tie Fighter series of PC space combat flight sims, is currently working on an action game based on one of the publisher's IPs. While the developer has a lengthy track record with flight sims, it is promising "something new" for its fans. Also, at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sega announced that it was enlisting its recently acquired studio Secret Level to handle the upcoming Golden Axe revamp on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

92 Comments

  • Coolyfett

    Posted Sep 2, 2009 3:27 pm PT

    Did this game ever come out? I never saw it.

  • leon41235

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 3:50 pm PT

    honostly i think altered beast would be kinda cool. They could really make a cool game with that

  • nintendo-coil

    Posted Aug 21, 2007 12:33 am PT

    Must be STREETS OF RAGE!! Must be!!

  • Jshaw71

    Posted Mar 28, 2007 3:13 pm PT

    all these collections comming out, might make me repurchase a psp i have been thiking this for a while, but finally decided to post it

  • Lauramcwee

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 11:04 am PT

    God, HOW amazing does the main character look? I remember golden axe on the sega (was it the first, I don't know) when you'd get those three game cartridges with the console itself-oh the memories!! I would love to see streets of rage too!!
    BRING ON THE PS3-I CAN WAIT NO LONGER!!!

  • Ocram_Zepol

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 7:14 pm PT

    This is awesome.

  • WolfSkill5544

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 3:40 pm PT

    I hope that it is Shinobi, with like Ninja Gaiden style, but with better camera work. That would be awesome.

  • usyagi_2004

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 3:04 pm PT

    STREETS OF RAGE 2

  • Keldor73

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 1:49 pm PT

    Way to go Sega ! You chose the right console to make games for ! As a owner of both the DS lite and the PSP, I can say that the DS lite is way over hyped. The only thing going for it is it's own Mario Franchise ! PSP is the future ! Go PSP !

  • crills

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 1:23 pm PT

    i thougth the psp died and they stop making games for it since the ds pretty much killed it and then the ds lite came out and killed the ds phat . ha ha ha ha ha

  • _Sam_

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 11:38 am PT

    very cool

  • ewjim

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 10:53 am PT

    COOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLL!

  • FallenAngel

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 10:43 am PT

    BARE KNUCKLE!!! (that"s Streets of Rage for you Yanks)

  • ImaCarrot

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 10:22 am PT

    hmmmm.... someone commenting here is finally on the right track...

  • Coffee_Sabre

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 10:12 am PT

    Boxing kangaroo from Streets of Rage 3!

  • dhmy2kgto

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 10:05 am PT

    STREET OF RAGE!!!!!!!!!!

  • KTM4288

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 8:15 am PT

    Golden Axe for next-gen consoles? Yippie! ^_^

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 8:12 am PT

    thats pretty cool

  • hemakm3

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 7:32 am PT

    Streets of Rage please.

  • Djct

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 7:15 am PT

    Sonic obviously won't be, with Sonic rush coming soon and Sonic for next-gen.
    Ah, Shining Force, Phantasy Star... good old rpg's... IMO the PSP needs this kind of rpg's, while the fabled PSX emulation cappabilities are nowhere in sight.
    Not to mention Panzer Dragoon, although I think that for the psp it's controls would suck.

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