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Sol Divide
Sol Divide
Developer(s)	Psikyo; Boom (PS/SS); Zerodiv (WIN/NS/PS4/XONE)
Publisher(s)	Psikyo PlayStation JP: Atlus; NA: XS Games; Atlus (SS); PS2 JP: Taito; EU: 505 GameStreet; Console Classics (WIN); City Connection (NS, PS4, XONE);
Director(s)	Hideyuki Oda
Producer(s)	Shinsuke Nakamura
Designer(s)	Daisuke Nobori; Emi Taniguchi; Hideyuki Oda
Programmer(s)	Hirohide Mizuochi; Hiroki Yanagisawa; Hiromi Yoshizawa
Artist(s)	Katsuya Terada
Composer(s)	Kenichi Hirata; Masaki Izutani
Platform(s)	Arcade Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, Saturn, Xbox One;
Release	1997 Arcade JP: May 1997; PlayStation JP: 2 July 1998; NA: 11 March 2003; Saturn JP: 2 July 1998; PS2 JP: 24 February 2005; EU: 2006; Windows WW: 13 July 2015; Switch WW: 22 March 2018; PS4, Xbox One WW: 29 June 2022; ;
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player; co-op;
Arcade system	Psikyo SH2

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Sol Divide^[a] is a scrolling shooter released as an arcade video game in 1997. It was developed by Japanese studio Psikyo. Ports were published for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and later PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Plot

Gameplay

Release

The collection was released on February 24, 2005 for the PlayStation 2.^[5] It was released for Nintendo Switch on March 22, 2018.^[6]

Reception

Sol Divide received mixed to positive reception from critics since its release.

Reception

Review scores
Publication	Score
Famitsu	29/40 (PS)^[7]
GameSpot	7.5/10^[9]
Nintendo Life	7/10^[8]
Video Games	50% (SAT)^[10]
Super GamePower	4.3/5^[11]
Joypad	2/10
Acao Games	7.5/10^[12]
Sega Saturn Magazine	8/10 (SAT)

Notes

^ Japanese: ソルディバイド, Hepburn: Soru Dibaido

References

^ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編 (1971-2005) (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. p. 26. ISBN 978-4990251215. クロスノーツ（彩京） X-nauts/Psikyo
^ Psikyo (2 July 1998). Sol Divide (Sega Saturn). Atlus. Level/area: Project Staff.
^ blackoak. "Two 1997 Psikyo Developer Interviews - 1997 Psikyo Developer Interview". shmuplations.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
^ "Psikyo SH2 Hardware (Other)". system16.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
^ "彩京シューティングコレクション Vol.3 ソルディバイド＆ドラゴンブレイズ [PS2] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
^ "ソルディバイド for Nintendo Switch [Switch] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
^ "ソルディバイド [PS] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
^ "Review: Sol Divide -Sword Of Darkness- (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. 2018-03-26. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
^ Mielke, James (2000-05-02). "Sol Divide (Import) Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
^ S, W (September 1998). "Sol Divide". Video Games (in German). Germany. p. 77.
^ Kamikaze, Marcelo (September 1998). "32 Bit: Sol Divide". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 58. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 22.
^ Saraiva, Antonio (September 1998). "ACAO/PLAYSTTIONSol Divide". AcaoGames. No. 131. Abril Jovern. p. 44.

External links

Sol Divide at GameFAQs
Sol Divide at Killer List of Videogames
Sol Divide at MobyGames

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[5] Japanese: ソルディバイド, Hepburn: Soru Dibaido

[ATVGL:JaO1971-2005-1] Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編 (1971-2005) (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. p. 26. ISBN 978-4990251215. クロスノーツ（彩京） X-nauts/Psikyo

[SDprojectstaff-2] Psikyo (2 July 1998). Sol Divide (Sega Saturn). Atlus. Level/area: Project Staff.

[shmup-3] . "Two 1997 Psikyo Developer Interviews - 1997 Psikyo Developer Interview". shmuplations.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

[s16-4] "Psikyo SH2 Hardware (Other)". system16.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

[6] "彩京シューティングコレクション Vol.3 ソルディバイド＆ドラゴンブレイズ [PS2] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.

[7] "ソルディバイド for Nintendo Switch [Switch] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.

[8] "ソルディバイド [PS] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.

[9] "Review: Sol Divide -Sword Of Darkness- (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. 2018-03-26. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2019-06-05.

[10] Mielke, James (2000-05-02). "Sol Divide (Import) Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2019-06-05.

[11] S, W (September 1998). "Sol Divide". Video Games (in German). Germany. p. 77.

[12] Kamikaze, Marcelo (September 1998). "32 Bit: Sol Divide". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 58. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 22.

[13] Saraiva, Antonio (September 1998). "ACAO/PLAYSTTIONSol Divide". AcaoGames. No. 131. Abril Jovern. p. 44.

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+| title = Sol Divide
+| image = Sol Divide instruction card.jpg
+| developer = [[Psikyo]]<br />Boom <small>(PS/SS)</small><br />Zerodiv <small>(WIN/NS/PS4/XONE)</small>
+| publisher = {{collapsible list|title=Psikyo|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:inherit;background:transparent;text-align:left|'''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|JP|[[Atlus]]|NA|[[XS Games]]}} Atlus <small>(SS)</small><br />'''PS2'''{{vgrelease|JP|[[Taito]]|EU|[[505 GameStreet]]}} Console Classics <small>(WIN)</small><br />[[City Connection (company)|City Connection]] <small>(NS, PS4, XONE)</small>}}
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+| designer = Daisuke Nobori<br />Emi Taniguchi<br />Hideyuki Oda
+| programmer = Hirohide Mizuochi<br />Hiroki Yanagisawa<br />Hiromi Yoshizawa
+| artist = [[Katsuya Terada]]
+| composer = Kenichi Hirata<br />Masaki Izutani
+| platforms = {{collapsible list|title=[[Arcade video game|Arcade]]|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:inherit;background:transparent;text-align:left|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]], [[Xbox One]]}}
+| released = {{collapsible list|title=1997|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;font-size:inherit;background:transparent;text-align:left|'''Arcade'''{{vgrelease|JP|May 1997<ref name="ATVGL:JaO1971-2005">{{cite book|last=Akagi|first=Masumi|url=https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n27/mode/1up|quote=クロスノーツ（彩京） X-nauts/Psikyo|title=アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005)|edition=1st|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement News Agency]]|date=13 October 2006|page=26|isbn=978-4990251215|language=ja}}</ref>}} '''PlayStation'''{{vgrelease|JP|2 July 1998|NA|11 March 2003}} '''Saturn'''{{vgrelease|JP|2 July 1998}} '''PS2'''{{vgrelease|JP|24 February 2005|EU|2006}} '''Windows'''{{vgrelease|WW|13 July 2015}} '''Switch'''{{vgrelease|WW|22 March 2018}}'''PS4, Xbox One'''{{vgrelease|WW|29 June 2022}}}}
+| genre = [[Scrolling shooter]]
+| modes = {{cslist|[[Single-player video game|Single-player]]|[[Cooperative video game|co-op]]}}
+| arcade system = Psikyo SH2<ref name="s16">{{cite web|url=https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=811&page=1#2331|title=Psikyo SH2 Hardware (Other)|website=system16.com|access-date=2020-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816170014/https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=811&page=1#2331|archive-date=2020-08-16|url-status=live}}</ref>
+}}
+{{nihongo foot|'''''Sol Divide'''''|ソルディバイド|''Soru Dibaido''||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [[scrolling shooter]] released as an [[arcade video game]] in 1997. It was developed by Japanese studio [[Psikyo]]. Ports were published for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Sega Saturn]], and later [[PlayStation 2]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], and [[Xbox One]].
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-{{Expand section|date=August 2020}}
-== Synopsis ==
+== Plot ==
-{{Expand section|date=August 2020}}
+{{No plot|date=August 2020}}
+== Gameplay ==
+[[File:ARC Sol Divide (Sol Divide - Sword of Darkness).png|thumb|left|Arcade version screenshot]]
+{{Empty section|date=August 2020}}
-== Development and release ==
+== Release ==
 {{Expand section|date=August 2020}}
 The collection was released on February 24, 2005 for the PlayStation 2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=5629|title=彩京シューティングコレクション Vol.3 ソルディバイド＆ドラゴンブレイズ [PS2] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref> It was released for Nintendo Switch on March 22, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=35921|title=ソルディバイド for Nintendo Switch [Switch] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref>
 == Reception ==
+''Sol Divide'' received mixed to positive reception from critics since its release.
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+|align=left
 |Fam=29/40 (PS)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=18147|title=ソルディバイド [PS] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref>
-|NLife = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/sol_divide_-sword_of_darkness-|title=Review: Sol Divide -Sword Of Darkness- (Switch eShop)|last=Life|first=Nintendo|date=2018-03-26|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001195947/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/sol_divide_-sword_of_darkness-|archive-date=2018-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
+|NLife = 7/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/sol_divide_-sword_of_darkness-|title=Review: Sol Divide -Sword Of Darkness- (Switch eShop)|date=2018-03-26|website=Nintendo Life|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001195947/http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/sol_divide_-sword_of_darkness-|archive-date=2018-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
 |GSpot = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/sol-divide-import-review/1900-2534096/|title=Sol Divide (Import) Review|last=Mielke|first=James|date=2000-05-02|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref>
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+|rev1Score = 50% (SAT)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=S|first=W|date=September 1998|title=Sol Divide|magazine=Video Games|language=DE|location=Germany|page=77}}</ref>
 |rev2 = Super GamePower
-|rev2Score =4.3/5<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kamikaze|first=Marcelo|date=September 1998|title=32 Bit: Sol Divide|url=|magazine=Super GamePower|language=PT|location=Brazil|publisher=Nova Cultural|issue=58|page=22|pages=|doi=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>
+|rev2Score =4.3/5<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kamikaze|first=Marcelo|date=September 1998|title=32 Bit: Sol Divide|magazine=Super GamePower|language=PT|location=Brazil|publisher=Nova Cultural|issue=58|page=22}}</ref>
 |rev3 = Joypad
 |rev3Score = 2/10
 |rev4 = Acao Games
-|rev4Score = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Saraiva|first=Antonio|date=September 1998|title=ACAO/PLAYSTTIONSol Divide|url=|magazine=AcaoGames|publisher=Abril Jovern|issue=131|page=44|pages=|doi=|pmid=|access-date=}}</ref>
+|rev4Score = 7.5/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Saraiva|first=Antonio|date=September 1998|title=ACAO/PLAYSTTIONSol Divide|magazine=AcaoGames|publisher=Abril Jovern|issue=131|page=44}}</ref>
 |rev5 = Sega Saturn Magazine
 |rev5Score = 8/10 (SAT)
 }}
+{{clear}}
-The game received mixed reviews.
-{{Clear}}
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-[[Category:1996 video games]]
+[[Category:505 Games games]]
-[[Category:Arcade games]]
+[[Category:1997 video games]]
+[[Category:Arcade video games]]
+[[Category:Cooperative video games]]
+[[Category:Horizontally scrolling shooters]]
+[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
 [[Category:Nintendo Switch games]]
 [[Category:PlayStation (console) games]]
 [[Category:PlayStation 2 games]]
-[[Category:Scrolling shooters]]
+[[Category:Psikyo games]]
+[[Category:Taito games]]
 [[Category:Video games developed in Japan]]
+[[Category:Video games with pre-rendered 3D graphics]]
 [[Category:Windows games]]
+[[Category:XS Games games]]