Atomic Planet Entertainment Ltd was a

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based in

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. It was founded in 2000 by Darren and Jason Falcus, the brothers who previously managed

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History

APE's first title was ''

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'' for

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mobile phone systems this was followed by '' Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing'' title for the

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and

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, released in 2002. A series of titles for the

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system followed. The company progressed with a port of ''

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'' and '' Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown'' for

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, both in 2003. In 2004, some staff numbers hit almost 70. Titles in development at this time included ''

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'' for

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, ''

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'' for Davilex, '' Gametrak: Dark Wind'' for In2Games, and the ''

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''. In 2005, ''

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'' was published by

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, reworking some of

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's video games classics for the current consoles. In 2006, Atomic Planet produced a number of titles for platforms for the Wii and DS, including ''Jenga'', ''AMF Bowling Pinbusters'', ''Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure'' and ''

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''. In 2009, the company went into administration after a number of redundancies.

Games developed

*2000: ''

'' (Mobile); *2002: '' Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing'' (Xbox)
''

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'' (GBA); *2003: '' Zapper'' (GBA)
''

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'' (PSone)
'' Sennari Darts'' (Mobile)
'' Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown'' (Xbox, PC); *2004: ''

'' (PS2, GameCube, Xbox)
''

'' (PS2)
'' Gametrak: Dark Wind'' (PS2 with

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Controller)
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'' (PS2, Xbox, PC); *2005: '' 10 Pin: Champions Alley'' (PS2)
''

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'' (PS2, Xbox)
'' Stealth Force: The War on Terror'' (PS2, PC)
'' Perfect Ace 2'' (PS2, PC)
''

'' (PS2, Xbox, PC)
''

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'' (PS2, PC)
'' SAS Anti-Terror Force'' (PS2, PC)
'' WWII: Soldier'' (PS2, PC); *2006: ''Daemon Summoner'' (PS2)
''

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'' (PS2, Xbox, PC)
''Family Feud'' (PS2, PC, GBA);
''

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'' (PS2) *2007: ''

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'' (PS2)
''

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'' (PS2)
'' Bob the Builder: Festival of Fun'' (PS2)
'' History Channel: Great Battles of Rome'' (PS2, PSP)
''

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'' (Wii)
'' Jenga World Tour'' (Wii, NDS)
''

'' (Wii, NDS); *2008: '' Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure'' (PS2, Wii, NDS)
'' The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep'' (PS2, NDS)
''

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'' (PC, PS2, Wii)
'' Real Madrid: The Game'' (PC, PS2, PSP, NDS, Wii); *2009: '' Stealth Force 2'' (PC, PS2).

References

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