Torus Games
Torus Games company logo.
Torus Games Pty. Ltd. is a video game developer founded in 1994, and is one of the oldest and most consistently stable game development studios in Australia.[1]
Torus Games began developing their first game in 1994, a Game Boy and Game Gear game based on the film Stargate, published by Acclaim Entertainment.[2] Torus has released over 100 titles.
Torus Games has a single, scalable cross-platform game engine that actively supports the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Nintendo DSi and PlayStation Vita. The Torus game engine uniquely runs on consoles, handhelds (including those without floating point support) and mobile phones, and their unified asset pipeline allows Torus to deliver the same game from the same common code-base across all hardware platforms. [3]
Torus Games is located in Bayswater, Victoria. The managing director is Bill McIntosh. Torus is a family business.[4]
The company is most commonly known for its family action/adventure games based on well-known licenses.[5] Some of Torus Games' most recent releases include Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue[6] and Monster High: New Ghoul in School[7] on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, Steam and 3DS, both published by Little Orbit.
In 2015, Torus Games were awarded the Disney Developer of the Year Award for their efforts on Disney's Imagicademy initiative.[8] They also launched their first original iOS and Android game, Crystal Crusade,[9] followed by Flipper Fox and Heidi Price and the Orient Express in 2016.[10]
Games
- Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Falling Skies (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game (D3 Publisher of America) (2012)
- Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Falling Skies (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game (D3 Publisher of America) (2012)
- Monster Jam (Activision) (2007)
- Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Penguins of Madagascar (Little Orbit) (2014)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Falling Skies (Little Orbit) (2014)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Barbie: Dreamhouse Party (Little Orbit) (2013)
- The Croods: Prehistoric Party (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game (D3 Publisher of America) (2012)
- Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Penguins of Madagascar (Little Orbit) (2014)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Barbie: Dreamhouse Party (Little Orbit) (2013)
- Combo Pack: The Croods: Prehistoric Party and Rise of the Guardians (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- Turbo: Super Stunt Squad (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- The Croods: Prehistoric Party (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game (D3 Publisher of America) (2012)
- Bigfoot: King of Crush (Zoo Entertainment) (2011)
- Stunt Flyer: Hero of the Skies (Just A Game GmbH) (2011) (Region 2 only)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp (Warner Bros. Interactive) (2010)
- Kid Adventures: Sky Captain (D3 Publisher of America) (2010)
- Scooby-Doo! First Frights (Warner Bros. Interactive) (2009)
- Monster Jam: Urban Assault (Activision) (2008)
- Zoo Hospital (Majesco) (2008)
- Monster Jam (Activision) (2007)
- Indianapolis 500 Legends (Destineer) (2007)
- Fireman Sam: to the Rescue (Avanquest) (2015) (Region 2 only)
- Thomas & Friends: Steaming Around Sodor (Avanquest) (2015) (Region 2 only)
- Mike the Knight and the Great Gallop (Avanquest) (2015) (Region 2 only)
- Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Penguins of Madagascar (Little Orbit) (2014)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Barbie: Dreamhouse Party (Little Orbit) (2013)
- Combo Pack: The Croods: Prehistoric Party and Madagascar 3 (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- Turbo: Super Stunt Squad (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- The Croods: Prehistoric Party (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game (D3 Publisher of America) (2012)
- Madagascar 3: The Video Game (D3 Publisher of America) (2012)
- Monster High: 13 Wishes (Little Orbit) (2013)
- Barbie: Dreamhouse Party (Little Orbit) (2013)
- Combo Pack: The Croods: Prehistoric Party and Madagascar 3 (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- Turbo: Super Stunt Squad (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- The Croods: Prehistoric Party (D3 Publisher of America) (2013)
- Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game (D3 Publisher of America) (2012)
- Madagascar 3: The Video Game (D3 Publisher of America) (2012)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp (Warner Bros. Interactive) (2010)
- Scooby-Doo! First Frights (Warner Bros. Interactive) (2009)
- Crystal Mines (Home Entertainment Suppliers) (2009) (Region 4 only)
- Backyard Football 2009 (Atari) (2008)
- Monster Jam: Urban Assault (Activision) (2008)
- Zoo Hospital (Majesco) (2008)
- Backyard Football 2008 (Atari) (2007)
- Monster Jam (game) (Activision) (2007)
- Indianapolis 500 Legends (Destineer) (2007)
- Spider-Man: The Battle for New York (Activision) (2006)
- Shrek Smash and Crash Racing (Activision) (2006)
- Flipper Fox (Celago) (2016)
- Heidi Price and the Orient Express (Celago) (2016)
- Crystal Crusade (Celago) (2015)
- Mickey's Shapes Sing-Along (Disney) (2015)
- Mickey's Magical Math World (Disney) (2015)
- Falling Skies Planetary Warfare (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Save Your Legs (RKPix) (2012)
- Flipper Fox (Celago) (2016)
- Heidi Price and the Orient Express (Celago) (2016)
- Crystal Crusade (Celago) (2015)
- Mickey's Super Rocket Shapes (Disney) (2015)
- Falling Skies Planetary Warfare (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
- Falling Skies (Little Orbit) (2014)
- Barbie: Dreamhouse Party (Little Orbit) (2013)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp (Warner Bros. Interactive) (2012)
- Scooby-Doo! First Frights (Warner Bros. Interactive) (2011)
- Monster Jam (Activision) (2007)
- Le Mans 24 Hours (Atari) (2002)
- Squatter: The Classic Australian Game (HES) (1999)
- Carmageddon TDR 2000 (SCi) (2000)
- Dick Johnson V8 Challenge (HES) (1999)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp (Warner Bros. Interactive) (2010)
- Scooby-Doo! First Frights (Warner Bros. Interactive) (2009)
- Monster Jam: Urban Assault (Activision) (2008)
- Monster Jam (Activision) (2007)
- Indianapolis 500 Legends (Destineer) (2008)
- Shrek Smash and Crash Racing (Activision) (2006)
- Classified: The Sentinel Crisis (Global Star) (2005)
- Grand Prix Challenge (Atari) (2002) - Supplied art for tracks of Silverstone (UK), Magny-Cours (France) and Montreal (Canada)
- Monster Jam: Urban Assault (Activision) (2008)
- Shrek Smash and Crash Racing (Activision) (2006)
- Classified: The Sentinel Crisis (Global Star) (2005)
- Grand Prix Challenge (Atari) (2002) - Supplied art for tracks of Silverstone (UK), Magny-Cours (France) and Montreal (Canada)
- Shrek Smash and Crash Racing (Activision) (2006)
- Backyard Football 2007 (Atari) (2006)
- Spider-Man: The Battle for New York (Activision) (2006)
- Shrek Smash and Crash Racing (Activision) (2006)
- Curious George (Namco) (2006)
- Fantastic Four: Flame On (Activision) (2005)
- Backyard Football 2006 (Atari) (2005)
- Sportsmans Pack 2 in 1 (Activision) (2005)
- Gumby vs the Astrobots (Namco) (2005)
- Fantastic 4 (Activision) (2005)
- Dead to Rights (Namco) (2004)
- Cabelas Big Game Hunter (Activision) (2004)
- Rapala Pro Fishing (Activision) (2004)
- Ice Nine (Bam! Entertainment) (2003)
- Pitfall Harry: The Lost Expedition (Activision) (2003)
- The Invincible Iron Man (Activision) (2003)
- Backyard Football (Atari) (2003)
- Space Invaders (Activision) (2002)
- The Invincible Iron Man (Activision) (2002)
- Duke Nukem Advance (Activision) (2002)
- Doom II (Activision) (2002)
- Minority Report (Activision) (2002)
- Jackie Chan Adventures - Legend of the Dark Hand (Activision) (2001)
- Planet of the Apes (Ubisoft) (2001)
- Planet of the Apes (Ubisoft) (2001)
- Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six (Activision) (2001)
- Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (Activision) (2000)
- NBA Hoopz (Midway) (2000)
- Max Steel - Covert Missions (Mattel Interactive) (2000)
- NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC (Midway) (1999)
- Carmageddon TDR2000 (SCi) (1999)
- Star Wars - Yoda Stories (THQ) (1999)
- Duke Nukem (GT Interactive) (1999)
- Hello Kitty's Cube Frenzy (NewKidCo) (1999)
- NBA Jam 99 (Acclaim Entertainment) (1999)
- Beavis and Butt-head (GT Interactive) (1999)
- NBA Jam TE (Acclaim Entertainment) (1998)
- Dragon Heart (Acclaim Entertainment) (1995)
- Star Gate (Acclaim Entertainment) (1995)
- College Slam (Acclaim Entertainment) (1995)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (THQ) (1997)
- Star Gate (Acclaim Entertainment) (1995)
- Ashen (Nokia) (2004)
- Operation Shadow (Nokia (2004)'
Leapfrog Series
Didj
- Didj Racing: Tiki Tropics (2008)
Leapster 2
- Go Diego Go! Animal Rescuer (2008)
- CARS Supercharged (2008)
- Sonic X (2008)
L-Max
- Go Diego Go! Animal Rescuer (2007)
- CARS Supercharged (2007)
- NASCAR (2006)
- Sonic X (2005)
- Counting on Zero (2005)
- Cars (2005)
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.tsumea.com/articles/040612/origins-of-australasian-game-developers
- ↑ http://palgn.com.au/5564/torus-games-interview/
- ↑ http://www.torusgames.com/index.php?page=about
- ↑ http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/23219
- ↑ http://screenforever.org.au/program/games-forever-market/
- ↑ http://www.littleorbit.com/barbie---her-sisters-puppy-rescue.html/
- ↑ http://www.littleorbit.com/monster-high-new-ghoul-in-school.html/
- ↑ http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2015/05/aussie-developer-torus-games-nabs.html
- ↑ https://reviews.edamame.club/interview-with-kevin-mcintosh-and-joel-gatt-the-creators-of-crystal-crusade/
- ↑ http://celago.com/
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