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===Background===
'''Sega AM Research & Development No. 2''', formerly known as '''SEGA-AM2 Co., Ltd.''', is a video game development team operating with [[Sega]] since 1985, led by producer Yu Suzuki (of ''OutRun'' and ''Super Hang-On'' fame) during its golden period. Their most famous works include the ''Virtua'' 3D brand of games, starting with ''Virtua Racing'' and later branching out to ''Virtua Fighter'', the latter of which spawned several sequels. Other productions by AM2 include the ''Daytona USA'' series and ''Shenmue''. ''Shenmue'' marked history for both the development team and Sega due to production getting way over the budget, causing it to become one of the most expensive video games to be made. Because of the financial troubles caused by that game's development, the company has been much less active over time. Their most recent arcade titles before Sega's retirement in the arcade business include ''Border Break'' and the arcade versions of ''Hatsune Miku: Project Diva''.
'''Sega AM Research & Development No. 2''', previously known as '''SEGA-AM2 Co., Ltd.''', is a video game development team within the Japanese multinational video game developer Sega. Yu Suzuki, who had previously developed arcade games for Sega including Hang-On and Out Run, was the first manager of the department.
AM2's first game produced was 1992's ''Virtua Racing'', followed by the highly popular ''Virtua Fighter'' and ''Daytona USA''. Through the remainder of the 1990s, they developed more arcade titles and focused on fighting and racing games. AM2 was placed under the management of CSK Research Institute in 2000, and a year later became SEGA-AM2 Co., Ltd. Their development of Shenmue was over budget and cost millions of dollars, and despite positive reviews and good sales was unable to become profitable.
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