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Hypnotix
Hypnotix, Inc. was an American video game developer that was founded in 1993 and located in Little Falls, New Jersey. The company's highest-profile games were its "Outlaw" series of sports titles, which included Outlaw Golf, Outlaw Volleyball, and Outlaw Tennis. Hypnotix is also responsible for a wide variety of PC and console products including the Deer Avenger series, which has sold over a million copies. In July 2005, the company was acquired by Electronic Arts and folded into EA Tiburon, which develops the ''Madden NFL'' and ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour'' series. Games * '''' (1995) * '' |
Deer Avenger
''Deer Avenger'' is a series of video games about a deer who hunts humans. It was developed by Simon & Schuster Interactive and Hypnotix. It is a parody of the '' Deer Hunter'' series of games. Games * ''Deer Avenger'' * '' Deer Avenger 2: Deer in the City'' * ''Deer Avenger 3D'' * ''Deer Avenger 4: The Rednecks Strike Back'' Development Following the release of ''Deer Avenger'' in 1998, Simon & Schuster received email complaints from hunters. Walter Walker, a vice president for the company, was quoted in the ''Los Angeles Times'' saying "our first notion was to make these guys a gift of a dictionary, because not many of them can write." Brian McCann, who voiced the character Bambo, wrote jokes for ''Deer Avenger'' and ''Deer Avenger 2''. According to Hypnotix founder Mike Taramykin, McCann recruited colleagues from NBC to be voice actors for the series. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were among the actors to voice characters in ''Deer Avenger 2''. The third game in the series, ''De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlaw Golf 2
''Outlaw Golf'' is a series of golf video games developed by Hypnotix, that are intended for adults and mature teens. ''Outlaw Golf'' was released for the Xbox on June 10, 2002; for GameCube on October 29, 2002; and for Microsoft Windows on September 30, 2003. A standalone expansion, ''Outlaw Golf: Holiday Golf'' was released December 23, 2002. A second standalone expansion, ''Outlaw Golf: 9 More Holes of X-Mas'', was released November 15, 2003. An official sequel, ''Outlaw Golf 2'', was released for Xbox on October 21, 2004 and for PlayStation 2 on November 25, 2004. The games are part of the ''Outlaw'' series, and other titles include '' Outlaw Volleyball'' and '' Outlaw Tennis''. The Xbox version was released in Japan as part of Xbox World Collection series. Gameplay ''Outlaw Golf'' supports single player and multiplayer with 1-4 players, and ''Outlaw Golf 2'' supports single player, online and offline multiplayer with 1-4 players. Players take control one of several cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlaw Golf
''Outlaw Golf'' is a series of golf video games developed by Hypnotix, that are intended for adults and mature teens. ''Outlaw Golf'' was released for the Xbox on June 10, 2002; for GameCube on October 29, 2002; and for Microsoft Windows on September 30, 2003. A standalone expansion, ''Outlaw Golf: Holiday Golf'' was released December 23, 2002. A second standalone expansion, ''Outlaw Golf: 9 More Holes of X-Mas'', was released November 15, 2003. An official sequel, ''Outlaw Golf 2'', was released for Xbox on October 21, 2004 and for PlayStation 2 on November 25, 2004. The games are part of the ''Outlaw'' series, and other titles include '' Outlaw Volleyball'' and '' Outlaw Tennis''. The Xbox version was released in Japan as part of Xbox World Collection series. Gameplay ''Outlaw Golf'' supports single player and multiplayer with 1-4 players, and ''Outlaw Golf 2'' supports single player, online and offline multiplayer with 1-4 players. Players take control one of several charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Wants To Beat Up A Millionaire?
''Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire?'' is a video game parody of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. It was created by Hypnotix, and released in 2000 by Simon & Schuster Interactive for Microsoft Windows and Sega Dreamcast. While the Microsoft Windows versions feature mainly 2D-animation and menus, the Dreamcast version mainly uses 3D models for the player, as well as 3D environments and the millionaires the player beats up in 3D, rather than 2D animation in the PC version. Gameplay The objective of the game is to answer multiple-choice questions correctly, by using a buzzer to answer. Following this, the player assaults another player's character. The objective of the game is to assault another player sufficiently so that they drop off the game's ladder, a parody of the real show's question ladder. The last player is the winner. Lifeboats Like its more serious (and non-violent) real-life counterpart, ''Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire?'' gives the contestants "lifelines" (al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier Boyz (video Game)
''Soldier Boyz'' is a 1997 video game by Hypnotix and DreamCatcher Interactive for Microsoft Windows 95. Gameplay The game was an adaptation of the film '' Soldier Boyz'' and was a rail shooter that utilized full-motion video to retell the story of the movie. There are some notable changes from the original story, but the end goal is much the same. The game has three difficulty settings: Chump, Punk, and Bad Ass. Reception The ''Soldier Boyz'' game received a score of 0 out of 5 from ''Computer Games Strategy Plus'', who called it, "one of the worst games to ship in the last few years, one that has no redeeming qualities," and said: "no current shooter is nearly as bad as this game." A May 2000 review from ''GameSpot'' called the game "unsatisfying", saying "It doesn't look good; it doesn't play good" and giving it a 3.8/10. The review criticized the characters as unrelatable, the crosshairs as laggy, and the jungle scenes as "a blurry mass of pixels". The review concluded: "the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetlands (video Game)
''Wetlands'' is a video game created by Hypnotix and published by New World Computing in 1995 for DOS. Plot Most of the ''Wetlands'' backstory is told through the graphic novel contained in game's manual. A nuclear test conducted in 1995 by the United States of America government under the name Project Othello altered weather patterns worldwide, resulting in years of rain immersing the Earth in water. The earth's population is forced to live in underwater cities. The rise in criminal activity along with the appearance of extraterrestrial invaders has caused the planet to become a haven for all manner of unlikable characters. A number of humans left for space. Interstellar war broke out between a federation of earth's remaining governments and the Valarins, a group of extremists who seek to build an intergalactic empire. The game begins in the year 2495. The Valarans have taken over a number of the federation's planetary colonies. Phillip Nahj, a once prominent scientist turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daria's Inferno
''Daria's Inferno'' is a 2000 PC video game developed by Hypnotix and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive. The game is based on the MTV animated show ''Daria''. Players control the character Daria Morgendorffer through the fictional town of Lawndale. Characters in the game are voiced by the same voice actors as on the TV show. The game is the only media ever to feature the TV series' entire theme song, "You're Standing on My Neck" by Splendora, only one verse of which is ever heard on the show. Gameplay The game uses Virtual camera system#Third person view games, third-person perspective and consists of five levels. Each level contains mazes to navigate as well as inventory-based puzzles. The graphics are styled in the same cartoon manner as the TV show. The game provides hints for what to do in the form of ''Sick, Sad World'' clips. Plot Daria falls asleep in English class while List of Daria characters#Lawndale High faculty, Mr O'Neil is reading Dante's Inferno, Dante's ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EA Tiburon
EA Tiburon is an Electronic Arts video game development studio located in Orlando, Florida, United States founded in 1994. It was formerly known as Tiburon Entertainment, which was acquired by EA in 1998. EA had already purchased a minority equity interest in Tiburon in May 1996, the terms of which included that Tiburon would develop games exclusively for EA. The studio is best known for developing the ''Madden NFL'' series of games. In addition to the usual titles developed by the studio which include ''Madden'', ''NCAA Football'', ''NFL Street'', ''NASCAR,'' and ''NFL Head Coach'', in late 2006 Tiburon released the ''Superman Returns'' game based on the movie of the same name. EA Tiburon has taken over the ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour'' series from EA Salt Lake as of the 2008 edition of the game. History Tiburon Entertainment Tiburon Entertainment was originally founded by John Schappert, Jason Andersen, and Steve Chiang, all of them being previous engineers for the company Vis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the designers and programmers responsible for its games as "software artists." EA published numerous games and some productivity software for personal computers, all of which were developed by external individuals or groups until 1987's ''Skate or Die!''. The company shifted toward internal game studios, often through acquisitions, such as Distinctive Software becoming EA Canada in 1991. Currently, EA develops and publishes games of established franchises, including ''Battlefield'', ''Need for Speed'', ''The Sims'', ''Medal of Honor'', ''Command & Conquer'', ''Dead Space'', ''Mass Effect'', ''Dragon Age'', ''Army of Two'', ''Apex Legends'', and '' Star Wars'', as well as the EA Sports titles '' FIFA'', ''Madden NFL'', ''NBA Live'', ''NHL'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlaw Tennis
''Outlaw Tennis'' is a video game based on the sport of tennis published for the Xbox and PlayStation 2, and the last game in the ''Outlaw'' series to be released in 2005. Actor and political satirist Stephen Colbert provides the voice of the game's announcer. Game modes * Quick Play- The player picks the court and difficulty, the game automatically picks an opponent. This is a quick way to get into a Classic Tennis Match without having to sort through all the options. * Exhibition- This mode is a quick way for a player to get into a game of tennis, with 7 different Play Styles to choose from, and 12 customizable Play Style Settings to tailor the game to the player's wishes. There are two Match Types Available in this mode, Singles (1 vs 1) or Canadian Doubles (1 vs 2). When Advantage is turned on at deuce (40-40), one player has to win the game. The player who wins the next point takes the game. If Win by 2 Games is turned on, at 5-5, the player must then win by two games, howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outlaw Volleyball
''Outlaw Volleyball'' is a video game based on the sport of volleyball. It was originally published for the Xbox and included a sampler CD of tunes by cover band Diffuser. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2 with two new courts and a handful of additional player costumes, accessories, etc. under the title ''Outlaw Volleyball Remixed''. The game features Steve Carell as the announcer. Gameplay The game follows the normal rules of volleyball and a standard game with standard rules can be played. However, there are a number of different modes that mix up the standard formula. One example is Hot Potato, where the ball is played as a timer ticks down, and once it runs out the ball explodes upon impact of the nearest player. Another is "Casino Round", where the longer the rally, the more money the scoring team on that play gets. Individual settings can also be altered within these modes, such as adjusting whether only the serving team can score a point ("side out" rule) or any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PGA Tour (video Game Series)
''PGA Tour'' is a series of golf video games developed and published by Electronic Arts - and later their EA Sports sub-label - since 1990. The series primarily features courses featured on the U.S. PGA Tour, and other notable courses (such as those that have hosted majors). In 1998, EA began publishing their golf games with the endorsement of Tiger Woods. Following the ''Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf'' release, subsequent titles were named ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour'' and released yearly. Although EA Sports developed most games in the series internally, some SKUs have come from outside developers including the first edition, ''Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf'', which Adrenalin Entertainment developed in conjunction with EA for the PlayStation and '' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001'' for the PlayStation, which was developed by Stormfront Studios. IOMO also produced versions of the game for mobile phones for the 2002, 2004, and 2005 editions. In October 2013, EA ended its relationship with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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