Sol Divide

Sol Divide
Sol Divide
Developers	Psikyo; Boom (PS/SS); Zerodiv (WIN/NS/PS4/XONE)
Publishers	Psikyo PlayStation JP: Atlus; NA: XS Games; Atlus (SS); PS2 JP: Taito; EU: 505 GameStreet; Console Classics (WIN); City Connection (NS, PS4, XONE);
Director	Hideyuki Oda
Producer	Shinsuke Nakamura
Designers	Daisuke Nobori; Emi Taniguchi; Hideyuki Oda
Programmers	Hirohide Mizuochi; Hiroki Yanagisawa; Hiromi Yoshizawa
Artist	Katsuya Terada
Composers	Kenichi Hirata; Masaki Izutani
Platform	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	Scrolling shooter
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Psikyo SH2

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

Plot

Gameplay

Release

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

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)

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

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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Developers	Psikyo Boom (PS/SS) Zerodiv (WIN/NS/PS4/XONE)
Publishers	Psikyo PlayStation JP: Atlus NA: XS Games Atlus (SS) PS2 JP: Taito EU: 505 GameStreet Console Classics (WIN) City Connection (NS, PS4, XONE)
Director	Hideyuki Oda^[2]
Producer	Shinsuke Nakamura^[3]
Designers	Daisuke Nobori Emi Taniguchi Hideyuki Oda
Programmers	Hirohide Mizuochi Hiroki Yanagisawa Hiromi Yoshizawa
Artist	Katsuya Terada
Composers	Kenichi Hirata Masaki Izutani
Platform	Arcade Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4, Saturn, Xbox One
Release	1997 Arcade JP: May 1997^[1] 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	Scrolling shooter
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Psikyo SH2^[4]