GTI Asia China Expo Day 2: More New Arcade Games In China From UNIS & Ace

Day 2 of GTI Asia China Expo 2025 has now came and gone, and with that we have got another look at some of the new arcade games that have been debuted at the event and are likely to come our way sooner or later. Today’s rundown looks at two of the biggest companies in China besides Wahlap: first UNIS, then Ace Amusement. Our previous day of coverage centered on Wahlap can be found here;

We would like to thank James Anderson at Alan-1 and Half-Welsh Blue Arcade Hero, who were at the show and sent these pics our way. We’ve had had lot more visitors at the show sending us these things, which helps us make you feel like you were there – as closely as we can manage. Also another big thanks to Ted for much of the organizing and research here.

UNIS

Besides Wahlap, UNIS is the other main heavyweight in China, with the strongest Western presence out of all present Chinese manufacturers and plenty of partnerships with overseas companies. Recently they have trying to make a bigger splash with their prize and redemption ranges, focusing on their high profile official partnership with emoji, but do still maintain a throughline in arcade video games too. Like Wahlap they also love to go all out for their Chinese shows; this panoramic shot of their booth should give an indication to that:

It’s worth noting that sometimes, UNIS will have a version in English and one in Chinese when they intend to bring a game West. That’s not a hard rule however, as we have seen them do that at times, then decide not the release a particular game. As such, think of those as games in the “likely” category, but not confirmed until they start shipping in the West.

Godzilla Kaiju Wars

Of interest to audiences in both the East and the West, UNIS is the first to carry the non-VR version of Raw Thrills’ Godzilla Kaiju Wars. We recently mentioned that this has been on test in the US, but this is a rare instance where such a game gets a grand debut overseas. That said, UNIS has done some unique China-only releases for Raw Thrills in the past, including motion DX versions of games like H2Overdrive and Cruis’n Blast; they also have Top Gun: Maverick at this show, which launched before it.

I believe that UNIS has the Godzilla license for China (as we’ve seen them use it with their Godzilla X Kong whacker, and their collaboration with Taito on the recent Godzilla Kaiju Drop pusher), so that and their close association with RT would be why they’re carrying it here. Since this has been on test in the US however, I think it’s safe to say that we’ll see it over here at some point, although Raw Thrills has no comments to share about it still. Unless it’s being kept as a surprise, IAAPA Expo Europe is supposed to only feature European launches for Top Gun and Wizard of Oz, so the earliest Western event it will likely turn up at is the main IAAPA in November.

As you can see, they have turned the seat around, still maintain the duo screen stack and the motion base. There has also been a clear barrier  added on the back with some LED lighting. We’re not sure if this is the final-final cabinet or not.

Top Speed Legend

As recently teased, Top Speed Legend is UNIS’ brand new original car racer, after them focusing on karts, monster trucks and motorcycles in that genre for a while. This apparently takes some inspiration from the TAMIYA mini 4WD racing toys that have been popular throughout Asia since the 1990s, though is not officially licensed. The cabinet design, meanwhile, has a blend of all recent motion racers’ elements, with the stacked two screens popularized by F&F Arcade (which UNIS sell in China), and a similar throttle control for boosting to the ones seen in the Storm Racer games and Apex Rebels.

One little neat touch which does set it apart is the steering controller, which instead of being a standard wheel is more of a “butterfly” design, which hasn’t been used in many arcade racers (just Sega World Drivers Championship comes to mind there). The cabinets and logos only have Chinese text on it for the moment though, unlike other titles seen hee, so we can presume that it will be a China-only release for the time being, and may end up coming under a different name than this direct translation we were given. Since UNIS has released several racing games over the past year, they might take their time on bringing this one West, if they do it at all:

Jump Master

One of UNIS’ signature titles in recent years was Pogo Jump, which blended the pogo racing action first seen in the likes of Taito’s Hopping Road with a trampoline. Here they are going back to that formula with this new game Jump Master, which uses more pogo-like controls, making it much more similar to the aforementioned Taito game. That didn’t use a split screen format on a single monitor though:

This shot from James shows the Chinese version as well as the diamond plate jump base to the controller.

Dino Dash

UNIS had a few new games debut at AAA 2025 with photo sharing bans, which prevented us from broadcasting exactly what they were like out to the world. That kind of thing usually only stands for one event though, and following them receiving trailers, here those new games turned up again with full approval. Dino Dash sees players ride dinos and race them through fantasy-style settings – marking another racer:

Monster Jet Riders

One of the other photo banned titles by UNIS at AAA 2025 was this one, though we similarly got an official glimpse of it for the first time with trailer afterward. Nonetheless, they had Monster Jet Riders here again in a bigger capacity, next to the DX version of its kart racing counterpart, Monster Kart. UNIS have mentioned several times that has been doing pretty well for them, so this could build off that apparent success.

GoldStorm Pirates

Finally, one other non-UNIS surprise that the company is now carrying in China: Bandai Namco’s GoldStorm Pirates. A Chinese release of this one looked likely, given Chinese voice actors were spied in the game’s credits by some, but there was no indication of when it would happen or who would take it. Turns out UNIS have been selected to sell the game in their territory, with a tweaked version of the Japanese release’s enclosed cabinet, instead of our open one. The odd thing is that this does pit it against their similar Sailor’s Quest VR, which even seems to be situated right next to it on their booth – although it does remove the need for them making a non-VR version of that, a la Godzilla.

Other Games

The below image carousel shows plenty of the other games that UNIS had on hand, including their Amazing Universe and Picture Book Land card battlers, Neon Rush and the Chinese version of Top Gun Maverick, and a new videmption pusher they had on show, plus an odd-looking rubber ball game with no English name as yet. Also notable is their new allegiance with the highly popular Genshin Impact video game IP, though again that looks prize-focused for the moment.

Also for their rollerball game, there's this very brief video. I didn't see a photo of this with an English name though:

Ace Amusement

If Wahlap and UNIS are China's long-running big two of their arcade scene (both are into their 30s by this point), then Ace Amusement is most definitely the newer entrant coming up on the rails. Since the late 2010s their games have been slowly creeping onto the Western scene via various distributors (e.g. Amusement Source International, Coastal Amusements, UDC), and more recently they have been looking into setting up a stronger direct presence over here, as their booths at shows like IAAPA have grown. China remains where they launch their newest original games though, and we have a few here to mention, as their output continues to surprise, with a lot of games to their name.

Unfortunately, like their previous Chinese trade shows appearances Ace have been protective of some of their newest titles with photo sharing bans, but have at least uploaded a few gameplay trailers to their official channel of the games they have brought (although it has to be said, they could do a lot better in making them look and sound professional...). One is a game that they are proudly touting as "The World's First Land & Water Experience Game," Hover Rush. That mantle is a little questionable, but games of this type have been all too rare, and this does differ in featuring hovercrafts instead of futuristic speedboats.

Also new from Ace is their latest dinosaur shooter, Dino Attack. As opposed to Hover Rush this walks well-tread ground; Ace have already done their fair share of these in the likes of Dinosaur Era and others, albeit in a more kiddie-focused direction with water guns. This, like their recent Skull of Shadow competing against Bandai Namco's pirate shooters, seems to be taking a swing more at the recent king of the dino shooting genre Jurassic Park Arcade, which is still being sold by Raw Thrills into the market 10 years on from its original release. Perhaps this with its newer 4K visuals will finally inspire a Jurassic World Arcade though:

Ace appears to be taking the same approach to this as Skull of Shadow, offering multiple cabinet types that cover all of their bases. I could certainly see a Western outfit picking this up and going with it. As a smaller operator, I do really appreciate seeing these options, both for budget and space reasons.

Another new shooter offers up Ace's take on the fishing game, where you harpoon a fish and reel it in. This appeared to have two models, at the center here is the smaller model with a single screen (the other is the dual vertical screen style), both offering up to four players.

Dual screen racers abound, such as with their Racing Extreme game (there's a pic, but going to save on space here); as well as two versions of Bikers Madness.  The dual screen model had been seen previously, while they had a new, single-screen Super TATE monitor version to show off:

They also had Jet Ski, joining the already released Wave Riders X-Treme (available in Europe through UDC; US through Coastal Amusements).

Not photographed at AAA, here's Wild Hunting: Heart of the Hunt, Ace's entry into the skill-based hunter genre. This had been seen as a 2p model, but here is the 4-player model:

Elsewhere on Ace's booth at GTI, they have additionally shown off different models for existing games. Visible here is a single screen variant of their Dragon Kingdom, which very much follows in the footsteps of the similar alternate model for Adrenaline's Drakons: Realm Keepers. Which of these new games and versions of theirs will get significant representation out West is unclear for now - perhaps all of them if Ace pick up the pace in setting up their own overseas presence...

Other

Due to time, we're not able to get to more for this round, but there still is a lot of sift through; this might take up to four posts to complete. There are more driving, shooting, rhythm, boxing, and horse riding games, with a particular uptick on the boxers this time around. As noted in our AAA 2025 coverage however, VR arcade  titles have significantly diminished from where they were a few years ago, driving home the point that they aren't as good sellers in China (and potentially elsewhere) as the initial hopes had been.

Stay tuned for more!