Mega Enterprise () or also MEGA, was a South Korean company that specialised in developing video games. It was formerly located at Yeongdeungpo-gu in

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. Mega Enterprise was best known for publishing and porting some of video game titles developed by

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and

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to the PC for the Korean market, as well as having developed two arcade-only games: ''Pull Trigger'' (released in 2003), and '' Metal Slug 4'' with Noise Factory for the

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after the original developer,

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, went bankrupt. In South Korea, Mega also published PC and

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games from companies like

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(for the first), and

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(instead for the second). It also developed ''Metal Slug Online'' game for PC.

History

Mega was established in Yeongdeungpo-gu in 1998. The company closed in 2007 amidst allegations of corruption.

Games published by MEGA

All games listed for each platform are published only in

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Arcade

* '' Metal Slug 4'' (2002) - co-developed with Noise Factory and Playmore * ''

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'' (2003) * '' Metal Slug 5'' (2003) - co-developed with Noise Factory and

* '' Power Instinct Matrimelee'' (2003) * ''Pull Trigger'' (2003) * '' Rage of the Dragons'' (2002) - co-developed with Evoga Entertainment * '' SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004)

Personal computer (PC)

* ''

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'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' Empires: Dawn of the Modern World'' (2003) * '' X2: Wolverine's Revenge'' (2003) * '' Call of Duty: United Offensive'' (2004) * '' Medieval: Total War'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Zwei: The Arges Adventure'' (2004; developed by Falcom in 2001)

PlayStation 2

* '' Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven'' (2003) * '' Metal Slug 3'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Fu-un Shinsengumi'' (2004) * '' Kaidō Battle 2: Chain Reaction'' (2004) * '' Kengo 3'' (2004) * '' KOF: Maximum Impact'' (2004) * '' SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * '' Fu-un Bakumatsu-den'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005)

Mobile phone

* ''Catch the Crab'' * '' Zwei!!''

Web Online

* ''KongKong Online'' * ''Poporu'' * ''TOOJI Online''

References

External links

* Video game publishers Video game companies established in 1998 Video game companies disestablished in 2007 Defunct video game companies of South Korea Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in South Korea South Korean companies established in 1998 {{Asia-videogame-company-stub