SystemSoft Alpha: History and Key Facts

SystemSoft Beta Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社システムソフト・ベータ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Shisutemu Sofuto Beeta), formerly known as SystemSoft Alpha Corporation, is a Japanese software development company.

Formerly just "SystemSoft", they have a long series of mainly military strategic simulation games (generally hex-based) popular in the Japan market. Notable among these are the many Daisenryaku and Master of Monsters series games that have been ported to multiple platforms from PCs to consoles. It has produced many wargames that are from the perspective of the Japanese Military, circa World War II. These games fill a niche in the hex wargaming market that Japanese Military enthusiasts cannot expect from Western game developers who often portray the Japanese as the "enemy" in games, if at all. Similarly, if less controversial, is the guaranteed inclusion of the Japanese Self Defense Forces in modern wargames like the Daisenryaku series.

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