Eighting Co., Ltd. (also known as Raizing 『ライジング』, Eighting 『エイティング』, and 8ing) is a Japanese
video game company founded by former
Compile employees. In particular, it has produced a number of memorable arcade and/or
Shoot 'Em Up games, with music often composed by
Manabu Namiki. (Fellow
Basiscape composers
Hitoshi Sakimoto and
Masaharu Iwata also contributed music, though less frequently.) The Raizing half ceased to exist in 2000, leaving just the Eighting part. After this, programmer Shinobu Yagawa left Eighting and joined
Cave, and Eighting ceased to produce any additional shoot-em-up games. Instead, Eighting would shift focus to
Fighting Games, which have been the majority of their output since the
Turn of the Millennium.
Eighting/Raizing has made the following games:
