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Climax Group, also known as Climax Studios, is a British independent video game development company. It was founded by Karl Jeffery in 1988 and is based in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Former studio Climax Racing (formerly Climax Brighton) was acquired by Disney Interactive Studios[1] and rebranded Black Rock Studios. Climax is now a single studio, the Portsmouth-based Climax Studios.[2]
List of games[ | ]
| Title | Platform(s) | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA Road to World Cup 98 | Sega Saturn | 1997 | Soccer Sim |
| San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing | PlayStation | 1998 | Racing Title |
| Sim Theme Park | PlayStation | 1999 | Published by EA Games |
| Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy |
| ATV Quad Power Racing | PlayStation | 2000 | Rally / Offroad Racing |
| Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | PlayStation | 2000 | Action |
| Lego Alpha Team | Game Boy Color | 2000 | Action |
| Warriors of Might and Magic | Game Boy Color | 2000 | Action |
| Lego Racers | Game Boy Color | 2000 | Racing |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | PlayStation, Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 2D platformer |
| Power Rangers Time Force | PlayStation | 2001 | Action |
| Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction | PC | 2002 | Mech Sim |
| MotoGP | Xbox | 2002 | Racer |
| Rally Fusion: Race of Champions | PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2002 | Rally |
| ATV Quad Power Racing 2 | Nintendo GameCube, Xbox | 2003 | Rally |
| MotoGP 2 | PC, Xbox | 2003 | Racing |
| Speed Kings | Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2003 | Racing |
| The Italian Job | Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2003 | Mission Based Driving |
| Hot Wheels World Race | Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 | 2003 | Racer |
| Serious Sam: Next Encounter | Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 | 2004 | Climax Group's first developed First Person Shooter |
| Serious Sam Advance | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | The Game Boy Advance Serious Sam game was released the same day as its Nintendo GameCube counterpart. |
| Sudeki | Xbox, PC | 2004 | Although the Xbox edition came out in 2004, it was not until 2005 that the PC version was released. |
| Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2: Hamsterveil Havoc | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | 2D platformer |
| ATV Offroad Fury 3 | PlayStation 2 | 2004 | Off Road Racing |
| Tron 2.0: Killer App | Xbox | 2004 | Sci-Fi First Person Shooter |
| Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge | Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox | 2004 | Futuristic Racing |
| Crash 'N' Burn | PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2004 | Racing |
| Volvo: Drive for Life | Xbox | 2005 | Simulation |
| ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails | PlayStation Portable | 2005 | First PlayStation Portable game developed by Climax |
| Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | Xbox | 2005 | Shooter |
| Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc | Game Boy Advance | 2005 | 2D Platformer |
| MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology | PC, Xbox | 2005 | Racer |
| The Wild | Game Boy Advance | 2006 | 2D Platformer |
| MotoGP '06 | Xbox 360 | 2006 | First 7th Generation Home Console game by Climax |
| Crusty Demons | Xbox, PlayStation 2 | 2006 | Although the title appeared on both the Xbox and PlayStation 2, the latter was not released simultaneously with the Xbox edition. |
| W.I.T.C.H. | Game Boy Advance | 2006 | 2D platformer |
| ATV Offroad Fury Pro | PlayStation Portable | 2006 | Racing |
| ATV Offroad Fury 4 | PlayStation 2 | 2006 | Racing |
| Ghost Rider | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable | 2007 | Action |
| Disney's Meet the Robinsons | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | 2007 | First Nintendo DS title by the Climax Group |
| Viva Pinata | PC | 2007 | Port of the Xbox 360 title of the same name by Rare |
| Silent Hill: Origins | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 | 2007 | Horror action adventure, and the first Silent Hill title produced outside Konami |
| Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli | Nintendo DS | 2008 | Racing game challenger by Climax Studios. |
| Overlord: Dark Legend | Wii | 2009 | Overlord: Dark Legend is an exclusive Wii game in the Overlord series. The game was a runner up for IGN's Best of E3 2009 Wii Awards. |
| Overlord: Minions | Nintendo DS | 2009 | Overlord: Minions is the Nintendo DS exclusive to the Overlord series. The Xbox 360, PC and PS3 versions of Overlord are not developed by Climax. |
| Silent Hill: Shattered Memories | Wii, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 | 2009 | The lead platform is the Wii, whilst the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 editions are ports. Winner of IGN's Best Wii Game of E3 2009 Awards.[3] |
| Rocket Knight | PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam | 2010 | Platformer, shooter |
| Gormiti : The Lords of Nature | Wii, Nintendo DS | 2010 | Platformer |
Cancelled titles[ | ]
Climax has also developed a number of games that were never released, or cancelled in the middle of development. There are five games known to have been cancelled after they were announced. These games are: Warhammer Online (2004) for the PC; Stunt Driver for the PS2; SX Superstar for the PS2; Rally Fusion: Race of Champions for the Nintendo GameCube; Ghost Rider for the Xbox. Many of these titles were ports which did not eventuate.[4]
References[ | ]
- ↑ Climax change: A look at how independent developer Climax is changing its business, July 12, 2007 developmag.com
- ↑ Climax Group at MobyGames. Retrieved on 2009-06-22
- ↑ IGN Nintendo Team. Best of E3 2009 for Wii.
- ↑ Climax Group's Company page and GameSpot. Retrieved on 2009-06-22