Sol Divide

Sol Divide[lower-alpha 1] 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.

Sol Divide
Developer(s)Psikyo
Boom (PS/SS)
Zerodiv (WIN/NS/PS4/XONE)
Publisher(s)
Psikyo
  • PlayStation
    Atlus (SS)
    PS2
    Console Classics (WIN)
    City Connection (NS, PS4, XONE)
Director(s)Hideyuki Oda[1]
Producer(s)Shinsuke Nakamura[2]
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)
Release
1997
  • Arcade
    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)
Arcade systemPsikyo SH2[4]

Plot

Gameplay
Arcade version screenshot

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.

Notes
  1. Japanese: ソルディバイド, Hepburn: Soru Dibaido

References
  1. Psikyo (2 July 1998). Sol Divide (Sega Saturn). Atlus. Level/area: Project Staff.
  2. blackoak. "Two 1997 Psikyo Developer Interviews - 1997 Psikyo Developer Interview". shmuplations.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  3. 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
  4. "Psikyo SH2 Hardware (Other)". system16.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. "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.
  6. "ソルディバイド for Nintendo Switch [Switch] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  7. "ソルディバイド [PS] / ファミ通.com". www.famitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  8. Mielke, James (2000-05-02). "Sol Divide (Import) Review". GameSpot. 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. S, W (September 1998). "Sol Divide". Video Games (in German). Germany. p. 77.
  11. Kamikaze, Marcelo (September 1998). "32 Bit: Sol Divide". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 58. Brazil: Nova Cultural. p. 22.
  12. Saraiva, Antonio (September 1998). "ACAO/PLAYSTTIONSol Divide". AcaoGames. No. 131. Abril Jovern. p. 44.


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