Metro3D
| Company type | Private[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1998[1] |
| Defunct | 2004[2] |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California[1] |
Key people | Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO)[3] |
| Website | metro3d.com (archived) |
Metro3D, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and Founded 1998[4], the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) and Xbox consoles.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The formation of Metro3D was announced in April 1999, headed by the ex-Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games.[5][citation needed]
The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million.[2] In June 2005, the European branch was sold off to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), who reestablished the publisher as Metro3D Europe Ltd.[6][3] In July 2005, Metro3D Europe announced that they had secured a deal with Data Design Interactive to publish their budget titles for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.[7][8] The company continued releasing titles throughout the year and into 2006.[9][10] By 2007, Green Solutions folded Metro3D into Data Design Interactive.
Games
[edit | edit source]- Aero the Acro-Bat (GBA, 2002)[11]
- Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (GBA, unpublished)[12]
- Armada (Dreamcast, 1999)[13]
- Armada II (Dreamcast, Xbox, PS2, unpublished)[14][15]
- Armada F/X Racers (GBC, 2000)[14]
- Armored Core 2: Another Age (PS2, 2002) (European distribution only)
- Armored Core 3 (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
- Chase H.Q.: Secret Police (GBC, 1999)[16]
- Classic Bubble Bobble (GBC, 1999)[16]
- The Cage (GBC, unpublished)
- Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse (PS2, 2001)[15]
- Dark Angel II (PS2, unpublished)[14]
- Dark Angel: Anna's Quest (GBC, unpublished)
- Defender of the Crown (GBA, 2002)[11]
- Dinosaur Hunting (released in Japan, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[17]
- DroneZ (Xbox, 2004, released in Japan as Dennou Taisen ~ DroneZ ~, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[18]
- Dual Blades (GBA, 2002)[13]
- Gem Smashers (GBA, 2003)[17]
- Maxxis Ultimate ATV (Xbox, unpublished)[19]
- Pumpkin Man (Xbox, unpublished)[20]
- Puzzle Master (GBC, 1999)[16]
- Ninja (GBC, unpublished)
- Shayde: Monsters vs. Humans (Xbox, unpublished)[21]
- Smash Cars (PS2, 2003)[17]
- Stake: Fortune Fighters (Xbox, 2003)[11]
- Sub Rebellion (PS2, 2002)[11]
- The Three Stooges (GBA, 2002)[13]
- Threat Con Delta (PS2, 2004, released in Japan as Kyoushuu Kidou Butai: Kougeki Helicopter Senki, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[22]
- Urban Extreme (PS2, 2006)
- Wings (GBA, 2003)[13]
- King's Field IV (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
- Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (GBA, unpublished)[12]
References
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- ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro3d-alive-and-well-in-europe
- ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/august-12th-gets-9-of-the-best
- ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-games-turns-to-the-games-market-europe-show-with-a-with-a-bag-full-of-games
- ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-reveals-new-media-and-distributor-extranet-website
- ^ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-goes-large-in-2006
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (archived)
- Companies based in San Jose, California
- Defunct companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Video game companies established in 1998
- Video game companies disestablished in 2004
- Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2004
- Defunct video game companies of the United States
- Video game development companies
- 1998 establishments in California
- 2004 disestablishments in California