High Impact Games
High Impact Games was an American video game developer based in Burbank, California, formed in 2003 by former members of Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog. In 2007, the company released Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters for the PlayStation Portable, with a PlayStation 2 port released the next year, and Secret Agent Clank in 2008, also for the PlayStation Portable. On November 3, 2009,[1] the company released its third game, Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier, for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. The game was based on the Jak & Daxter series made by Naughty Dog.[2] In 2010, High Impact Games was developing a remake of Crash Team Racing for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, but the game was canceled by Activision before the prototype initial.[3] In 2011 an environmental artist, who had worked on some games, revealed that High Impact Games was working on a new project for the Wii.[4] This game was revealed to be Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension.[5]
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Industry | Video games |
Fate | Dormant |
Founded | 2003 |
Headquarters | Burbank, California, USA |
Website | www |
Games
Game title | Release date | Platform | Metacritic rating |
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Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters | February 13, 2007 | PlayStation Portable | 85/100[6] |
March 11, 2008 | PlayStation 2 | 62/100[7] | |
Secret Agent Clank | June 17, 2008 | PSP | 72/100[8] |
May 26, 2009 | PS2 (developed by Sanzaru Games) | 61/100[9] | |
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier | November 3, 2009 | PSP | 71/100[10] |
PS2 | 72/100[11] | ||
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension | August 2, 2011 | PlayStation 3 | 64/100[12] |
Wii | 76/100[13] | ||
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | November 8, 2011 | Wii (Assistance)[14] | 70/100[15] |
DreamWorks Super Star Kartz (originally Crash Team Racing)[16] | November 15, 2011 | PS3, Wii, X360, 3DS, DS | N/A |
Super Ninja | January 13, 2012 | iOS | |
GOGO Fishing | |||
Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure[17] | September 18, 2012 | Wii, 3DS, PC, MAC |
References
- "Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Confirmed". Newstin. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- "Jak and Daxter exploring Lost Frontier". GameSpot. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- "Crash Team Racing 2010 Screenshots Show Cancelled Kart Game". Cinemablend.com. September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- "High Impact Games' Next Frontier Is Developing For Wii". Siliconera. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- "News". High Impact Games. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- "Size Matters PSP Rating". Metacritic. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- "Size Matters PS2 Rating". Metacritic. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- "Secret Agent Clank PSP Rating". Metacritic. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- "Secret Agent Clank for PlayStation 2". Metacritic.
- "Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier PSP Rating". Metacritic. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- "Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier PS2 Rating". Metacritic. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (video game) PS3 Rating". Metacritic. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
- "Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (video game) Wii Rating". Metacritic. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- Call of Duty Wii Instruction Booklet (PDF). Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3) Wii Rating". Metacritic. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- O'Connor, Alice (September 8, 2011). "DreamWorks Super Star Kartz announced". Shacknews. GameFly. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- "Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure for Wii". GameFAQs. Retrieved September 17, 2012.