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Tantalus Media
Tantalus Media (formerly Tantalus Entertainment and Tantalus Interactive) is an Australian video game developer based in Melbourne. It was founded in 1994 by programmers Andrew Bailey and Trevor Nuridin. Since its inception, Tantalus has developed almost 100 games and has won multiple game awards. In March 2021, Keywords Studios acquired 85% of Tantalus Media for . History Initially, Tantalus was porting games from the PlayStation and arcade to the Sega Saturn. Its first original title was ''South Park Rally'', completed for all four platforms of the time in eighteen months. The fast pipeline was largely attributed to the existing in-house title - 7th Gear. The development team at Tantalus worked on their first handheld game ''ATV Quad Power Racing'' for the Game Boy Advance while another title Woody Woodpecker: Crazy Castle 5 was also developed concurrently. Kemco delayed its release to July 2002 (interestingly this title saw the return of director Trevor Nuridin to coding t ... [...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] |
Top Gear Rally (2003 Video Game)
''Top Gear Rally'', known in Japan as ''Top Gear Rally SP'', is a racing video game developed by Tantalus Interactive and released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. Gameplay ''Top Gear Rally'' is a racing game where the player drives rally cars through a series of courses. It also features a multiplayer mode where two players can compete against each other with the use of the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable. Development ''Top Gear Rally'' was developed by the Australian company Tantalus Interactive. Its cars were designed as full 3D models. The game was presented at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May 2003. Reception ''Top Gear Rally'' received generally favorable reviews from publications. ''GameSpot'' praised its graphics very positively, comparing their quality to that of PlayStation is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area 51 (1995 Video Game)
''Area 51'' is a light gun arcade game released by Atari Games in 1995. It takes its name from the Area 51, military facility. The plot of the game involves the player taking part in a Strategic Tactical Advanced Alien Response (STAAR) military incursion to prevent Extraterrestrials in fiction, aliens, known as the Kronn, and alien-created zombies from taking over the Area 51 military facility. Produced as a last-ditch effort to reverse Atari's struggling fortunes, ''Area 51'' largely underwhelmed critics, who compared it unfavorably to contemporary light gun shooters such as ''Virtua Cop 2'', but was well-liked by players and became a major hit. The game was ported to the PlayStation (console), PlayStation, Sega Saturn and personal computers. Atari further capitalized on its success with ''Maximum Force'', which used the same arcade board and similar graphics techniques and gameplay, and a direct sequel, ''Area 51: Site 4''. Gameplay This game takes the player through several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargate (1995 Video Game)
Stargate is a 1994 platform game by Acclaim Entertainment for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. It follows the adventures of Colonel Jack O'Neil as he struggles to free the slaves of Abydos, defeat Ra, and get his mission team back home using the stargate device. The game is based on the 1994 film of the same name. Plot The game begins in the deserts of Abydos shortly after the mission team has landed using the stargate. The mission is to collect samples and then return to Earth, but Colonel Jack O’Neil has also secretly brought along a nuclear bomb to seal the stargate if the mission team discovers a threat. A sandstorm has separated Colonel O’Neil from his mission team, and the bomb is missing. Daniel Jackson, the Egyptology specialist of the mission team, informs him that the team's basecamp was attacked by Ra. The local inhabitants of Abydos, the Nagadans, have helped the team escape the attack, but the supplies were left behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight Right
Straight Right is an Australian independent video game developer located in Melbourne, Australia. They are specializing in porting games made by other developers to various platforms. History Straight Right's first title, '' Shift 2: Unleashed'', was developed for iOS, publisher by Electronic Arts and released on 4 August 2011. It received mixed, but mostly positive reviews. Their next title was the Wii U version of '' Mass Effect 3: Special Edition'', also published by Electronic Arts, which received critical acclaim, scoring 85 out of 100 on review site aggregator Metacritic, was released on 13 November 2012 in North America. On 20 March 2013, it was announced by Square Enix that the developer will be responsible for '' Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut''. It received critical acclaim for its improvements to the original game and usage of the GamePad, scoring 88 out of 100 on Metacritic. Their most recent project is porting and programming the PlayStation 4, Xbox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megamind (video Game)
''Megamind: Ultimate Showdown'' is a 3D platformer video game based on the ''Megamind'' franchise, developed by THQ Studio Australia for console and Tantalus for handheld, published by THQ in association with DreamWorks Animation. It was released on November 2, 2010, for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, to coincide with the film's release. It was critically panned for its story and gameplay, as well as its low level of difficulty. Another game known as ''Megamind: The Blue Defender'' was released on PSP and DS. Gameplay The player has the ability to play as Megamind by using his De-Gun to vaporize enemies. For the console version, the game contains hidden loot and upgrades acquired by various amounts of B.I.N.K.E.Y. (Blue Ion Nano-Kinetic Energ-Y) If there is a second player, the player can play as a Brainbot that assists Megamind. For the handheld version, players get to level up their weapons and collect ammo from defeated enemies. While most of the original film's cast were replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Owls Of Ga'Hoole
''Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' is a 2010 3D computer-animated fantasy adventure film directed by Zack Snyder. Based on the ''Guardians of Ga'Hoole'' book series by Kathryn Lasky, the film was written by John Orloff and Emil Stern and features the voices of Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony LaPaglia, Miriam Margolyes, Sam Neill, Richard Roxburgh, and David Wenham. An international co-production between the United States and Australia, the film was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures and Animal Logic, following their success with the 2006 film ''Happy Feet''. In ''Legend of the Guardians'', Soren, who loves listening to stories, is kidnapped and brought by the Pure Ones to St. Aegolious Home for Orphaned Owls led by Metal Beak and Nyra where the owlets are brainwashed to becoming soldiers. Soren befriended Gylfie, and later escape the facility to find the Island of Ga'Hoole with new-found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cars Race-O-Rama
''Cars Race-O-Rama'' is a racing video game based on the ''Cars'' franchise that was released on October 12, 2009. It is the sequel to ''Cars Mater-National Championship'', which was released on October 29, 2007. Gameplay ''Cars Race-O-Rama'' is a racing adventure game in which the player controls ''Cars'' protagonist and Piston Cup racer Lightning McQueen. The game features five nonlinear open worlds, including Radiator Springs. In each area McQueen can participate in multiple race types, including circuit races, relay, and point-to-point. Some events allow the player to control other characters, such as the forklift Guido in events known as Guido Kart. During these events the player participates in combat racing similar to that found in the '' Mario Kart'' series. Throughout the single-player campaign players will have the opportunity to visually upgrade McQueen. In his starting configuration the player can change McQueen's front bumper, hood, side skirts and spoiler. Additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winners Circle
Glossary of North American horse racing: Additional glossaries at: *Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting *Glossary of equestrian terms This is a basic glossary of equestrian terms that includes both technical terminology and jargon developed over the centuries for horses and other equidae, as well as various horse-related concepts. Where noted, some terms are used only in Americ ... * Parimutuel betting#Parimutuel bet types A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U W References Bibliography * * External linksFrankie Lovato's 365 Days of Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Game
An adventure game is a video game genre in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and/or Puzzle video game, puzzle-solving. The Video game genres, genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media, literature and film, encompassing a wide variety of literary genres. Many adventure games (List of text-based computer games, text and List of graphic adventure games, graphic) are designed for a single player, since this emphasis on story and character makes multiplayer design difficult. ''Colossal Cave Adventure'' is identified as the first such adventure game, first released in 1976, while other notable adventure game series include ''Zork'', ''King's Quest'', ''Monkey Island'', and ''Myst''. Initial adventure games developed in the 1970s and early 1980s were text-based, using text parsers to translate the player's input into commands. As personal computers became more powerful with better grap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act3animation
Act3animation, or Act3 for short, is an Australian CGI company, specialising in character animation, based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1992 by current creative director, Mike Hollands, Act3 has produced various TVCs, FMVs and short films. History After being founded in 1992, Act3 produced TVCs and promotional shorts up until 1999 when they broke into the video game industry with an E3 promotional cinematic for Blue Tongue Entertainment's ''Starship Troopers'' (2000), which won the AEAF Award for Best Game Animation that year. Subsequent notable game cinematics include: '' Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis'' (2003), ''RoadKill'' (2003), ''N.A.R.C.'', '' Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows'' (2005), ''Neverwinter Nights 2'' (2006) and Fury (2007). In 2005, Act3 made its short film debut with two films: '' Anaka'', a short film made to promote the game franchise of the same name made by fellow Melburnians Tantalus Media, and the award-winning tragicomedy ''Piñata'', which has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump N Run
A platform game (often simplified as platformer and sometimes called a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action game, action video games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are characterized by levels that consist of uneven terrain and suspended platforms of varying height that require jumping and climbing to traverse. Other Acrobatics, acrobatic maneuvers may factor into the gameplay, such as swinging from vines or grappling hooks, jumping off walls, air dashing, gliding through the air, being shot from cannons, or bouncing from springboards or trampolines. Games where jumping is automated completely, such as 3D games in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, fall outside of the genre. The genre started with the 1980 arcade video game, ''Space Panic'', which includes ladders, but not jumping. ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'', released in 1981, established a template for what were initially called "climb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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