# SpikeOut

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1998 video game

1998 video game

Spikeout Developer Amusement Vision Publisher Sega Director Toshihiro Nagoshi Producer Toshihiro Nagoshi Artist Mika Kojima Composers Shunsuke Suzuki Hidenori Shoji Platform Arcade Release JP: September 1998[2] NA: October 1998[1] UK: December 1998[3] JP: January 1999 (Final Ed)[4] Genre Beat 'em up Arcade system Sega Model 3 Step 2.1 Sega NAOMI

This article is about the video game. For the unrelated volleyball tournament, see [SpikeOut Tournament](/source/SpikeOut_Tournament).

***Spikeout: Digital Battle Online*** is a [3D](/source/3D_computer_graphics) [beat 'em up](/source/Beat_'em_up) [video game](/source/Video_game) developed by [Toshihiro Nagoshi](/source/Toshihiro_Nagoshi), and released by [Sega](/source/Sega) for their [Model 3 Step 2.1](/source/Sega_Model_3) [arcade system board](/source/Arcade_system_board) in [1998](/source/1998_in_video_gaming).[5] An update, *Spikeout: Final Edition*, was released in [1999](/source/1999_in_video_gaming).

A follow-up, *Slashout*, which was a [slash 'em up](/source/Hack_and_slash) set in a medieval fantasy setting, was developed and released in [2000](/source/2000_in_video_gaming), also for [arcades](/source/Arcade_game). A spinoff, *Spikers Battle*, adding a [versus fighting](/source/Fighting_game) element, was developed and released in [2001](/source/2001_in_video_gaming), again for arcades. Another follow-up, *[Spikeout: Battle Street](/source/Spikeout%3A_Battle_Street)*, was developed by [Dimps](/source/Dimps) and released exclusively for the [Xbox](/source/Xbox_(console)) in [2005](/source/2005_in_video_gaming). A new port of *Spikeout: Final Edition* is included in the 2024 release of *[Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth](/source/Like_a_Dragon%3A_Infinite_Wealth)* and 2025's *[Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii](/source/Like_a_Dragon%3A_Pirate_Yakuza_in_Hawaii)*.[6][7]

## Reception

In Japan, *Game Machine* listed *SpikeOut* on their November 15, 1998 issue as being the third most-successful arcade game of the month.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). [*アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005)*](https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n133/mode/2up) [*Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)*] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 132. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4990251215](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4990251215).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Famitsu DC (February 15, 2002). [*Sega Arcade History*](https://retrocdn.net/images/3/35/Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Enterbrain.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sega Arcade History"](https://retrocdn.net/images/a/ab/CVG_UK_202.pdf) (PDF). *[Computer and Video Games](/source/Computer_and_Video_Games)* (in Japanese). Japan. August 12, 1998.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Famitsu DC (February 15, 2002). [*Sega Arcade History*](https://retrocdn.net/images/3/35/Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Enterbrain. p. 166.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sega Model 3 Step 2.1 Hardware (Sega)"](http://system16.com/hardware.php?id=720). System 16. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-11-30.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Romano, Sal (December 11, 2023). ["*Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth* details minigames"](https://www.gematsu.com/2023/12/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-details-minigames). *Gematsu*. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Sharma, Abhinav (March 6, 2025). ["Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii"](https://gamerant.com/like-a-dragon-pirate-yakuza-in-hawaii-where-play-all-arcade-games/). *Game Rant*. Retrieved December 14, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". *[Game Machine](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)* (in Japanese). No. 576. [Amusement Press, Inc.](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E7%A4%BE) 15 November 1998. p. 21.

## External links

- [SegaRetro.org - SpikeOut](https://segaretro.org/Spikeout:_Digital_Battle_Online)

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