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Impressions Games
Impressions Games was a British video game developer founded by David Lester. He sold the company to Sierra On-Line in 1995, who was then bought out by Cendant and eventually, Vivendi Universal (now known as Vivendi SA). Impressions specialized in historical strategy games and is best known for its City Building Series, which include ''Caesar'', ''Pharaoh'', '' Zeus: Master of Olympus'', and '' Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom''. In 1998, Impressions Games was the most profitable division of Havas Interactive, with $20 million in net profit. This surpassed Blizzard Entertainment for the period, according to CNET Gamecenter. Mike Ryder, former president of Sierra Entertainment, forced a change in management in October 2001, during development of ''Lords of the Realm III''. Rod Nakamoto was installed as the new director. ''Lords III'' became Impressions's final game, and was released to mediocre reviews in March 2004. The studio was shut down in April 2004 when Vivendi Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company. Two or more subsidiaries that either belong to the same parent company or having a same management being substantially controlled by same entity/group are called sister companies. The subsidiary can be a company (usually with limited liability) and may be a government- or state-owned enterprise. They are a common feature of modern business life, and most multinational corporations organize their operations in this way. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, or Citigroup; as well as more focused companies such as IBM, Xerox, and Microsoft. These, and others, organize their businesses into national and functional subsidiaries, often with multiple levels of subsidiaries. Details Subsidiaries are separate, distinct legal entities f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNET Gamecenter
''CNET'' (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally. ''CNET'' originally produced content for radio and television in addition to its website and now uses new media distribution methods through its Internet television network, CNET Video, and its podcast and blog networks. Founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through that unit's acquisition of CNET Networks in 2008. It has been owned by Red Ventures since October 30, 2020. Other than English, ''CNETs region- and language-specific editions include Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. History Origins After leaving PepsiCo, Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie launched ''CNET'' in 1994, after website Yahoo! was launched. With help from Fox Network co-founder Kevin Wendle and former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino Deluxe
''Casino Deluxe'' is a video game developed and published by Impressions for the Microsoft Windows. Gameplay ''Casino Deluxe'' includes a variety of casino games, such as slot machines, pai gow, Caribbean stud poker, video poker, craps, roulette, and blackjack. Reception '' Next Generation'' reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "if you're into these games, this is the best one around." It received a largely positive review from ''Computer Game Review''. Reviews *''PC Gamer'' (Oct, 1995) *''Génération 4'' (Nov, 1995) *''Joystick A joystick, sometimes called a flight stick, is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling. A joystick, also known as the control column, is the principal cont ...'' (French) (Nov, 1995)http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero065/Joystick%20065%20-%20Page%20090%20(novembre%201995) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caesar II
''Caesar II'' is a 1995 video game of the ''Caesar'' video game series that takes place in Ancient Rome. It is the second game in the '' City Building'' series. Gameplay When the game begins the Roman empire extends no further than Italy. Players have the opportunity to civilize adjacent barbarian provinces, eventually reaching the entire Roman Empire at its height. When a province is civilized it unlocks the surrounding provinces. A computerized rival also completes missions both preventing the player from civilizing that province and allowing them to civilize the provinces adjacent to it (the computer has been known to civilize a province it could not have selected when it successfully civilized the last, meaning it is a randomized event, rather than AI). Unlike ''Caesar III'', or ''Pharaoh'', the province and city are separate spheres, as is the military. The player builds primary sector facilities (such as mines or farms), trade facilities (such as roads or docks), and milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Front Lines
''Front Lines'' is a 1994 computer wargame for MS-DOS developed and published by Impressions Games. Gameplay ''Front Lines'' is a wargame with a turn-based play system, using vehicles. Reception In ''PC Gamer US'', William R. Trotter called ''Front Lines'' "a well-designed product that should have wide appeal." '' Next Generation''s reviewer was negative toward the game, and stated that " st fans of war games will find ''Front Lines'' a good example of the genre (if a little predictable), but everyone else's eyes will surely glaze over after a few minutes of play." Legacy Following the completion of ''Front Lines'', Impressions Games began work on a remake focused on the American Civil War. The team drifted away from this concept as development progressed. The project became '' Robert E. Lee: Civil War General''. Impressions' Jeffrey Fiske later called ''Front Lines'' "a high-quality graphics program which, if it had done a little more time in development, would have had m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit (video Game)
''Detroit'' is a turn-based business simulation game that puts one in charge of a fledgling automobile company starting in 1908 (the year the Ford Model T was introduced). The player is responsible for the financing, research and development, design, testing, production, and marketing of automobile product lines. The aim of the game is to be the most profitable automobile business in the world after 100 years. The game is named after the American city of Detroit which is nicknamed "Motor City" due to the concentration of American automobile manufacturers in the city during the 20th century. Gameplay The player starts off with a factory and a number of distributors. The player is always set against three competitors, which can be either human or computer. The game tends to follow common steps in a project lifecycle which involves the planning of a product, development of a product, testing of a product and its release to the public. The player is expected to follow this process wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Two Worlds War
''When Two Worlds War'' is a 1993 video game by Impression Games. It is a strategic simulation of interplanetary conflict. Critical reception Amiga Format thought the game was neither simplistic nor shallow. Meanwhile, ''CU Amiga Magazine'' felt the game was identical to ''Utopia'' in every way, sans the fun. ''Computer Gaming World''s Martin Cirulis praised the packaging and the manuals, with the interface being described as "exceptionally clear and easy to use." On the gameplay front, he felt that the game lacked personality, with "potential strengths... left unexplored." He found the AI too easy to win against, even at the highest level. Overall, he thought that while the game was not bad, the delivery fell short of the potential, comparing the game to getting ''Battlestar Galactica'' when ''Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Domination (video Game)
''Global Domination'' is a 1993 strategy game modeled closely on the board game ''Risk''. Impressions Games expanded on the game dividing the world into more territories, adding unit types which could be controlled in a mini-game, adding the concept of unit obsolescence, valuing regions higher or lower than others (for income), and adding the ability to fund intelligence operations. Gameplay Like ''Risk'', ''Global Domination'' is a turn-based game. Each game starts with the players being allocated a few random territories across the globe. The player would then be allocated a certain number of points to invest in purchasing units, researching technology or spending in intelligence operations. Players could then use their units to claim neutral or "brown" territories or to invade other player territories. Players would often have to be careful not to spread their forces too thin, lest they risk their territories revolting (or turning into "purple territories"). The game has four sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Steps Of Columbus
IN, In or in may refer to: Places * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independent Network, a UK-based political association * Indiana Northeastern Railroad (Association of American Railroads reporting mark) * Indian Navy, a part of the India military * Infantry, the branch of a military force that fights on foot * IN Groupe , the producer of French official documents * MAT Macedonian Airlines (IATA designator IN) * Nam Air (IATA designator IN) Science and technology * .in, the internet top-level domain of India * Inch (in), a unit of length * Indium, symbol In, a chemical element * Intelligent Network, a telecommunication network standard * Intra-nasal (insufflation), a method of administrating some medications and vaccines * Integrase, a retroviral enzyme Other uses * ''In'' (album), by the Outsiders, 1967 * In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Bucks
''Air Bucks'' is a business simulation game about running an airline. It involves purchasing landing rights for cities around the globe. In 1993, an enhanced version was released for the Amiga as ''Air Bucks v1.2''. Gameplay The game begins in 1946, after the Second World War. Using default settings, the player controls the airline "Air Bucks" with three AI competitors; all are based in the city of Miami. Each player purchases landing rights for a surrounding airport not more than 1,000 miles away, as the only plane available at the beginning (the Douglas DC-3) has a range of 1,000 miles. Usually the first landing rights purchased are in either New York or Washington D.C. Aside from the initial base airport (Miami by default, but customizable) only two airlines can have landing rights to any one airport. While waiting for landing rights to be awarded, which takes one month at the beginning of the game and two to three months later on, the player can acquire airplanes and adj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warriors Of Releyne
''Warriors of Releyne'' is a 1992 strategy video game, developed and published by Impressions Games for the Amiga and Atari ST. Gameplay ''Warriors of Releyne'' has the player control a party of heroes in the land of Dharak taking on orcs, trolls, and goblins led by an evil leader. Development ''Warriors of Releyne'' was developed and published by Impressions Games for the Amiga and Atari ST The Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the Atari 8-bit family. The initial model, the Atari 520ST, had limited release in April–June 1985 and was widely available in July. It was the first pers .... It was released in May 1992. Reception ''Warriors of Releyne'' received mediocre to poor reviews from critics. References {{reflist External links''Editing Warriors of Releyne ''at Lemon Amigaat Atari Mania 1992 video games Amiga games Atari ST games Fantasy video games Real-time strategy video games Video games developed in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firefly Studios
Firefly Studios Limited (also stylized as FireFly Studios) is a British video game developer based in London. Formed in August 1999 by Simon Bradbury, David Lester, and Eric Ouellette, the company focuses on historic real-time strategy games for the PC and Macintosh systems. They are best known for their ''Stronghold'' series of games. In June 2021, the studio was acquired by Devolver Digital. History Firefly Studios was established in August 1999 by Simon Bradbury, David Lester, and Eric Ouellette, who met while working at Impressions Games. The studio released its first game, ''Stronghold,'' in 2001, to critical and commercial success. The later Stronghold releases, ''Stronghold 2'' (2005), and '' Stronghold Legends'' (2006), both received poor reviews and were given Metacritic scores of 63 percent and 57 percent respectively. The last of the series, '' Stronghold: Crusader Extreme'' (2008), received an average score of 40 percent on Metacritic. Around this time, the studio beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
