In contrast to first-person RPGs at the time that were restricted to 90-degree movements, Wibarm's use of 3D polygons allowed full 360-degree movement. The game features a variety of weapons and equipment as well as an automap, and the player could upgrade equipment and earn experience to raise stats. The viewpoint switches between several different perspectives: a 2D top-down perspective while flying, a side-scrolling view during on-foot outdoor exploration, a fully 3D polygonal third-person perspective inside buildings, and arena-style 2D shoot 'em up battles during boss encounters.
In Wibarm, the player controls a transformable mecha robot that can shift between walking mode, a tank, and a flying jet. It combined run and gun shooter gameplay with role-playing video game elements, and was also the first action role-playing game to feature 3D polygonal graphics. Wibarm (1986), stylized as WiBArM (ウィバーン), was an early role-playing shooter released by Arsys Software for the NEC PC-88 computer in Japan and ported to MS-DOS for Western release by Brøderbund. Screenshot demonstrates early use of 3D polygon graphics, third-person perspective, and automap feature. The MS-DOS port of Wibarm (1986), an early role-playing shooter that combined shooter and role-playing game elements. The company eventually closed down in 2001. They also released the chiptune video game music soundtrack album Arsys Best Selection (アルシス・ベストセレクション) in 1990.
They also contributed to the development of several games from other companies, such as the 1992 combat flight simulator arcade game Air Combat and Sony Computer Entertainment's 1997 racing simulator Gran Turismo. In addition to its own products, they also ported games to Japanese computer platforms, such as Prince of Persia and several SystemSoft games. When Star Cruiser was released in 1988, the company only had two employees, which grew to a dozen employees by 1991, when development began on Star Cruiser 2 by 2001, the company had reduced to three employees. In 1986, Arsys debuted with the 3D role-playing shooter Wibarm, followed by the free-roaming adventure game Reviver: The Real-Time Adventure in 1987 and the 3D first-person shooter role-playing game Star Cruiser in 1988.
They were primarily involved in PC game development, having previously created the original Thunder Force (a 1983 free-scrolling shooter game) and Plazma Line (a 1984 space racing game considered the first computer game with 3D polygon graphics) at Technosoft.
The company was founded as Arsys Software by former Technosoft staff members Osamu Nagano and Katsunori Yoshimura on 11 November 1985.
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