Legacy Interactive
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| Type | Video game developer and Video game publisher |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Website | Legacy Interactive's Website |
Legacy Interactive is a video game developer and media company based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1998 by Ariella Lehrer, Legacy initially developed medical simulations such as Emergency Room and Pet Pals: Animal Doctor. Since 2004 Legacy has focused almost entirely on creating casual games based on TV brands such as Law & Order and Murder, She Wrote. Legacy's games and simulations are distributed worldwide, online and retail, in more than 15 languages, and on its game portal at www.legacygames.com.
In addition to developing and distributing its own games on PC/Mac, iOS, and Nintendo DS/Wii, the company also distributes digitally and at retail 3rd party casual games, from such developers as Youda Games, Prime Games, Amaranth, Boolat, Boomzap, Floodlight, Gold Sun Games, Inertia Games, Pho3nix New Media, UAB Puzzlelabs, Sugar Games, and Gamers Digital.
Upcoming games from Legacy Interactive include Ghost Whisperer (October, 2011), Criminal Minds (December, 2011), Murder She Wrote 2 (January, 2012), and Psych (March, 2012).
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[edit] Games
[edit] iPhone games
- Top Doc, iPhone (July 2010)
- The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St. (June 2010)
- Bird Brain (2009)
[edit] Television/Movie games
- House, M.D. for PC (September 2010)
- Murder, She Wrote (2009)
- Mean Girls (2009)
- Clueless (2009)
- Pretty in Pink (2009), co-published with Paramount Digital Entertainment
- The Apprentice: Los Angeles (2005 & 2007)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005)
- Law & Order: Justice is Served (2004)
[edit] Casual games
- The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2(March 2010)
- The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St.(March 2010)
- The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes (2008)
- Fever Frenzy (2008)
- The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures] (2007)
- Brain Spa (2007)
[edit] Nintendo games
- House, M.D. for Nintendo DSiWare (2011)
- Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues for Nintendo DS (2009)
- Pet Pals: New Leash on Life for Nintendo DS (2009)
- Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals for Nintendo DS (2008)
- Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals for Wii (2008)
[edit] Medical games
- Top Doc, iPhone (July 2010)
- Emergency Room Heroic Measures (April 23, 2010)
- 911 Paramedic (2002)
- Emergency Room: Code Red (2001)
- Emergency Room: Code Blue (2000)
[edit] Veterinary games
- Pet Pals: New Leash on Life (PC 2008/DS 2009)
- Farm Vet (2008)
- Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals (2007)
- Pet Pals: Animal Doctor (2006)
- Zoo Vet (2004)
- Vet Emergency and Vet Emergency 2 (2002).
[edit] Educational Games Series
The firm has created medical training products and simulations for textbook publishers such as Mosby, Lippincott, Prentice Hall, and Elsevier.
[edit] Hollywood Hits Series
"Hollywood Hits" refers to the firm's recent series of games based on television programs and movies, and includes the titles Murder, She Wrote (2008), House (September 2010), Criminal Minds (TBA, 2011), Ghost Whisperer (TBA, 2011), Psych (TBA, 2011), and The Twilight Zone (TBA, 2011).
[edit] RealLife Games Series
Real life games are simulations based on real or potentially real situations. Titles in this category include Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues, Emergency Room: Code Red], 911 Paramedic, Code Blue, Combat Medic, Pursuit of Justice and Moon Tycoon.
[edit] Awards
Zoo Vet
- Parents’ Choice Approved Award Winner
- National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval
- Horizon Interactive Best of Category – Video Game
- Children’s Software Revue All Star Award Winner
- Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
- Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products Award
Pet Pals: Animal Doctor
- Editor’s Choice Award of Excellence from the Children’s Technology Review
- Parents’ Choice Silver Award Winner
Pet Pals: New Leash on Life
- Mom's Choice Award - 2010, Awarding Excellence
- Parents’ Choice 2009 Gold Award Winner
- Dr. Toy's 2009 Vacation Winner - Children's Product
The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures
- Game Tunnel 2007 Kid’s Game of the Year – Innovation
- 2008 Parents’ Choice Silver Award Winner
- Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
Zoo Vet Endangered Animals
- 2008 Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner
- Editor’s Choice Award of Excellence from the Children’s Technology Review
- Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
Farm Vet
- Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
RealLife GAMES Awards
- 2009 Parents' Choice Approved Award winner
- 2009 Parents' Choice Gold Award winner
- 4 time Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
- Parents' Choice Approved Award Winner
- National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval
- Horizon Interactive Best of Category: Video Game
- Children's Software Revue All Star Award Winner
- Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products Award
- Editor's Choice Award of Excellence from the Children's Technology Review
- Parents' Choice Silver Award Winner
- 2008 Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner
- 2007 Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award
[edit] References
- Legacy Interactive. "About Legacy Interactive", Accessed May 1, 2007.
- Moby Games. "Legacy Interactive Inc.", Accessed May 1, 2007.
- IGN Games. "Legacy Interactive", Accessed May 1, 2007.
- 3D Gamers. "Legacy Interactive", Accessed May 1, 2007.
