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==Cancelled titles==
==Cancelled titles==
Climax has also developed a number of gam's 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 [[Personal computer|PC]]; ''Stunt Driver'' for the [[PS2]]; ''SX Superstar'' for the [[PS2]]; ''Rally Fusion: Race of Champions'' for the [[GameCube]]; ''Ghost Rider'' for the [[Xbox]]. Many of these titles were ports which did not eventuate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.gamespot.com/pages/company/index.php?company=12693| title=Climax Group's Company page and Gamespot| accessdate=2009-06-22}}</ref>
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 [[Personal computer|PC]]; ''Stunt Driver'' for the [[PS2]]; ''SX Superstar'' for the [[PS2]]; ''Rally Fusion: Race of Champions'' for the [[GameCube]]; ''Ghost Rider'' for the [[Xbox]]. Many of these titles were ports which did not eventuate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.gamespot.com/pages/company/index.php?company=12693| title=Climax Group's Company page and Gamespot| accessdate=2009-06-22}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:26, 5 October 2009

Climax Group is an 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] The company is known to be developing two unannounced titles, which will be published by Konami. No word is known on what these titles could be, or if they are new or existing IP's.[3]

List of games

Title Platform(s) Year Notes
Warcraft II: The Dark Saga Playstation, Sega Saturn August 1997 Published by EA Games[4]
FIFA Road to World Cup 98 Sega Saturn December 1997 Soccer Sim
Diablo Playstation 1998 Action Role Playing Game
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing Playstation February 1998 Racing Title
Sim Theme Park Playstation October 1999 Published by EA Games
Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs Nintendo 64 March 2000 Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
ATV Quad Power Racing Playstation August 2000 Rally / Offroad Racing
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Playstation September 2000 Action
Lego Alpha Team Game Boy Color November 2000 Action
Warriors of Might and Magic Game Boy Color December 2000 Action
Lego Racers Game Boy Color December 2000 Racing
SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge Playstation, Game Boy Advance 2001 Action
Power Rangers Time Force Playstation November 2001 Action
Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction PC January 2002 Mech Sim
MotoGP Xbox May 2002 Racer
Rally Fusion: Race of Champions Playstation 2, Xbox November 2002 Rally
ATV Quad Power Racing 2 Gamecube, Xbox January 2003 Rally
MotoGP 2 PC, Xbox May 2003 Racing
Speed Kings Gamecube, Playstation 2, Xbox May 2003 Racing
The Italian Job Gamecube, Playstation 2, Xbox June 2003 Mission Based Driving
Hot Wheels World Race Gamecube, Playstation 2 October 2003 Racer
Serious Sam: Next Encounter 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 GameCube counter part.
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 November 2004 Off Road Racing
Tron 2.0: Killer App Xbox November 2004 Sci-Fi First Person Shooter
Hot Wheels Stunt Track Challenge Game Boy Advance, Playstation 2, PC, Xbox November 2004 Futuristic Racing
Crash 'N' Burn Playstation 2, Xbox November 2004 Racing
Volvo: Drive for Life Xbox 2005 Simulation
ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails PSP 2005 First Playstation Portable game developed by Climax
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down Xbox July 2005 Shooter
Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc Game Boy Advance August 2005 2D Platformer
MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology PC, Xbox August 2005 Racer
The Wild Game Boy Advance March 2006 2D Platformer
MotoGP '06 Xbox 360 June 2006 First 7th Generation Home Console game by Climax
Crusty Demons Xbox, Playstation 2 July 2006 Although the title appeared on both the Xbox and Playstation 2, the Playstation 2 edition was not released simultaneously with the Xbox edition.
W.I.T.C.H. Game Boy Advance September 2006 2D Platformer
ATV Offroad Fury Pro PSP October 2006 Racing
ATV Offroad Fury 4 Playstation 2 October 2006 Racing
Ghost Rider Playstation 2, PSP February 2007 Action
Disney's Meet the Robinsons Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS March 2007 First Nintendo DS title by the Climax Group
Viva Pinata PC November 2007 Port of the Xbox 360 title of the same name by Rareware
Silent Hill: Origins PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 November 2007 Horror action adventure, and the first Silent Hill title produced outside Konami
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Nintendo DS August 2008 Racer
Overlord: Dark Legend Wii June 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 June 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 Q4 2009 The lead platform is the Wii, while the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 editions are ports. Winner of IGN's Best Wii Game of E3 2009 Awards.[5]
Avalon PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 TBA Car Combat

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 GameCube; Ghost Rider for the Xbox. Many of these titles were ports which did not eventuate.[6]

References

  1. ^ Climax change: A look at how independent developer Climax is changing its business, July 12, 2007 developmag.com
  2. ^ "Climax Group at MobyGames". Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  3. ^ "Climax Group". Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  4. ^ http://au.gamespot.com/games.html?type=company&mode=69913&sort=release&dlx_type=all&sortdir=desc&official=all&page=0
  5. ^ IGN Nintendo Team. "Best of E3 2009 for Wii".
  6. ^ "Climax Group's Company page and Gamespot". Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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