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| − | '''Sega Amusement Machine Research and Development Department 2''' (popularly known as '''Sega-AM2''' or simply '''AM2''') was a research and development team for the video game company [[Sega]]. Originally known as "Sega Amusement Developing Section 8", AM2 was previously headed up by famed designer [[Yu Suzuki]]. Of Sega's AM teams, AM2 was would become a major development Team and the best known behind [[Sonic Team]] from house for [[Sega]]., first creating the late-eighties classics ''After Burner II'', ''Out Run'', and ''Space Harrier'', all of which were monster successes. Later AM2 would go on to create the ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' and ''[[Shenmue]]'' series, as well as Daytona USA, the most successful arcade game of all time.
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| − | Following the release of ''OutRun 2'', AM2 was absorbed into Sega (July 1, 2004). Unlike most of the other old AM departments, it remained a separate division within Sega.
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | * [http://www.sega-am2.jp/ Official website]
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| − | * [http://games.ign.com/objects/026/026004.html IGN info page for Sega-AM2]
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