History
Blade Interactive was founded in 1998 and are largely known as a developer of pool and snooker games. Three years were spent developing HydroEngine, their dynamic fluid game engine used in ''Hydrophobia (video game), Hydrophobia''. As part of a major expansion, Blade Interactive has a new mobile game development division based at Blade Interactive's new office complex in Manchester, known as 'BIG' (Blade Interactive Games). One of the founding Directors of Blade Interactive, Peter Jones, was formally Managing Director of Mirage Technologies Multimedia Ltd, the studio behind ''Rise of the Robots'' and ''Rise 2: Resurrection'' and the PlayStation/PC title ''Bedlam (1996 video game), Bedlam''. On March 19, 2012, the company suffered due to not having enough money, went broke and was ultimately put into administrative control. It is in the process of selling IP and assets, most notably the ''Hydrophobia'' series and the HydroenginHydroEngine
The HydroEngine is a video game engine created by Blade Interactive for their video game ''Hydrophobia'' for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Developed over three years, it has a unique capability which allows fluid dynamics, modelling of flowing water and other liquids for the first time. It is entirely dynamic, which means the effect is not repeated and thus allowing different effects each time. The engine can also interface with solid body physics engines such as Havok (physics engine), Havok, which allows objects and debris to be carried with the flow. Another new development platform, called the InfiniteWorldsGCS, interfaces directly with the HydroEngine. According to the developers it is "an underlying architecture, which can interface with bespoke editors tailored to individual game projects".Games
Developed by Blade Interactive: *''Pro Pool'' (2000) - Game Boy Color *''World Championship Snooker (video game), World Championship Snooker'' (2001) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation (console), PlayStation *''World Championship Snooker 2002 (video game), World Championship Snooker 2002'' (2001) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 *''G-Surfers'' (2002) - PlayStation 2 *''World Championship Snooker 2003 (video game), World Championship Snooker 2003'' (2003) - Xbox (console), Xbox, PlayStation 2 *''World Championship Pool 2004'' (2003) - Xbox (console), Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows *''World Championship Snooker 2004 (video game), World Championship Snooker 2004'' (2004) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox (console), Xbox *''Pool Shark 2'' (2004) - PlayStation 2, Xbox (console), Xbox, Microsoft Windows *''Room Zoom: Race for Impact'' (2004) - Microsoft Windows, Xbox (console), Xbox *''Pocket Racers'' (2005) - PlayStation Portable, PSP *''The Hustle: Detroit Streets'' (2005) - PlayStation Portable, PSP, PlayStation 2, Xbox (console), Xbox *''World Snooker Championship 2005 (video game), World Snooker Championship 2005'' (2005) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox (console), Xbox *''World Snooker Championship 2007 (video game), World Snooker Championship 2007'' (2007) - PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360 *''WSC Real 08: World Snooker Championship, WSC Real 08/09: World Snooker Championship'' (2008) - Wii, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360 *''Inferno Pool'' (2008) - iPhone, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Developed by Dark Energy Digital: *''Hydrophobia (video game), Hydrophobia'' (2010) - Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 *''WSC Real 11: World Snooker Championship'' (2011) - Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360References
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