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Universomo
Universomo Ltd. was a Finland, Finnish video game developer based in Tampere, Finland, founded in 2002, and acquired by THQ on May 9, 2007. Universomo also had offices in Helsinki, Finland and San Diego, United States. The studio focused on games for mobile phones, the iPhone and the N-Gage (device), N-Gage. On January 12, 2010, THQ announced the Nintendo DS title ''Beat City'', developed by Universomo, marking the developer's first entry to the Handheld game console, handheld gaming market. On March 2, 2010, Universomo's closure was announced. This left THQ Wireless without any studios under its umbrella, and development of its games would be outsourced to external studios. Universomo was best known for the favorably reviewed mobile and iPhone versions of de Blob, the mobile, iPhone and N-Gage versions of ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' and the mobile versions of ''Lego Star Wars: The Video Game''. Games * ''Beat City'' * ''Star Wars: Cantina Dash'' * ''WWE Smackdown vs. Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat City
''Beat City'' is a 2010 rhythm video game developed by Universomo and published by THQ for the Nintendo DS. It was released on April 20, 2010, in North America, and in Europe on June 11, 2010. It was the first- and possibly only- video game to be developed for a handheld system by Universomo, who mostly worked on mobile games and was shuttered a month before the game's release. Production Production on the game took place in mid-to-late 2009 and early 2010. It was confirmed for a release in April 2010 on January 12, 2010. Plot The game stars a resident of Beat City who loves music named Synchronizer. He meets a purple alien whale named Groovy Whale who gives him the ability to control music and implants a giant speaker in his head. His hometown is being taken over by an evil music-hating organization called the Cacophony, led by failed opera singer Dame Isolde Minor. With the help of Groovy Whale and his love interest, a girl he meets later named Beatrice, he must bring life, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bionicle Heroes
''Bionicle Heroes'' is a 2006 video game published by Eidos Interactive and TT Games Publishing and based on Lego's Bionicle line of constructible action figures. The game was released in November 2006 on PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS; a Nintendo Wii version was later released in April 2007. The home console and PC versions were developed by Traveller's Tales, while Amaze Entertainment developed the handheld versions. A version of the game for mobile phones, developed by Universomo, was also released. The home console and PC versions of the game are third-person shooters, while the Game Boy Advance version is a run 'n' gun shoot 'em up and the Nintendo DS version is a first-person shooter. The story of ''Bionicle Heroes'', where the player seeks to liberate the island of Voya Nui and its inhabitants from the villainous Piraka, is not canon to the official Bionicle story. Development for ''Bionicle Heroes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuntman Ignition
''Stuntman: Ignition'' is the sequel to the video game '' Stuntman'' for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and mobile phones. The Xbox 360 demo was released on the Xbox Live Marketplace on July 12, 2007. Gameplay Single-player The game features six fictional films: * ''Aftershock'' is a disaster film in the vein of '' Dante's Peak'' and ''Volcano''. This film is set in present-day British Columbia. Directed by Richard Langston. The plot: A volcanic eruption has hit the town. Nobody can stay. The penalty for staying? A flaming car and a flood of lava. * ''A Whoopin' and a Hollerin' II'' is a comedy/adventure film parodying '' The Dukes of Hazzard''. It is the sequel to the eponymous film from the previous game. This film is set in present-day Tennessee, USA. Directed by Andy Baxter. The plot: The Creek Boys must defend their land from the evil county sheriff. Hanus from Stuntman also makes an appearance. * ''Strike Force Omega'' is a military action thriller fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Blob
''De Blob'' (Stylized as ''de BLOB'') is a puzzle-platform game developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment and published by THQ for the Wii. Players explore and liberate an alien city from the evil and monochromatic INKT Corporation that has taken over the city and outlawed all colour and fun from daily life. Playing as Blob, players embark on a quest to re-animate the fictional Chroma City and free it from the INKT Corporation by splattering buildings, landmarks, and citizens with colour. Aside from the original version, a cancelled version for the Nintendo DS was being developed by Helixe. The game was originally scheduled for a February 2008 release, but was delayed and then released on 22 September for the Wii. An iOS version of the game developed by Universomo ended up releasing earlier on 8 July the same year. ''De Blob'' was released for Windows on 27 April 2017, ported by BlitWorks. Ports of the game for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One came later on November 14 of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Force Unleashed
''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed and published by LucasArts, and part of ''The Force Unleashed'' multimedia project. It was initially developed for the PS2, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on iOS, second-generation N-Gage (device), N-Gage, Nintendo DS, NDS, PlayStation Portable, PSP, and Java-equipped mobile phone handhelds. The game was released in North America on September 16, 2008, in Australia and Southeast Asia on September 17, and in Europe on September 19. LucasArts released downloadable content for the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. An ''Ultimate Sith Edition'' of the game, containing both new and previously released downloadable content, was released in November 2009, and later ported to Mac OS X and Windows. An enhanced remaster of the Wii version, developed by Aspyr, was released for the Nintendo Switch on April 20, 2022. The project bridges the first two ''Star Wars'' trilogies, acting as an origin story for both the unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
