Eurocom
Encyclopedia
Eurocom is a British
video game developer
founded specifically to develop games for the Nintendo Entertainment System
. Since then Eurocom has expanded to several other platforms including handheld game systems
and most major video game console
s.
The company was once famous for its arcade
to console ports, but is now better known for working with licensed properties such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, the James Bond 007 series, and Batman Begins
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
founded specifically to develop games for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
. Since then Eurocom has expanded to several other platforms including handheld game systems
Handheld game console
A handheld game console is a lightweight, portable electronic device with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers. Handheld game consoles are run on machines of small size allowing people to carry them and play them at any time or place...
and most major video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
s.
The company was once famous for its arcade
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
to console ports, but is now better known for working with licensed properties such as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a video game published by Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, PSP, Nintendo DS and the Wii.-Plot:...
, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, the James Bond 007 series, and Batman Begins
Batman Begins (video game)
Batman Begins is a 2005 video game based on the film of the same name. It was released June 14, 2005, a day before the 2005 American superhero film was released. It was developed by Eurocom and published by Electronic Arts in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics...
.
2000s
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
(Game Boy Color) (2000) - The World Is Not EnoughThe World Is Not Enough (video game)The World Is Not Enough is a 2000 first-person shooter video game based on the James Bond film of the same name. The game was published by Electronic Arts and released for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation console systems in 2000. The Nintendo 64 version was developed by Eurocom and the PlayStation...
(N64) (2000) - Crash BashCrash BashCrash Bash is a party video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment, produced by Universal Interactive Studios and developed by Eurocom for the PlayStation. The game was released in North America on November 6, 2000 and in Europe on December 1, 2000...
(PlayStation) (2000) - NBA HoopzNBA HoopzNBA Hoopz is a basketball video game by Midway. This game is a descendant of NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime and a sequel to NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC. Hoopz was the only 3-on-3, extreme-style basketball videogame available the 2000–01 NBA season....
(PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast) (2001) - Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Game Boy Color, PlayStation) (2001)
- Rugrats: I Gotta Go PartyRugrats: I Gotta Go PartyRugrats: I Gotta Go Party is a 2002 game based on the Rugrats series developed by Eurocom Entertainment Software and published by THQ.-Plot:...
(Game Boy Advance) (2002) - James Bond 007: NightfireJames Bond 007: Nightfire007: NightFire is a first-person shooter video game featuring the character of the British secret agent James Bond and a sequel to Agent Under Fire, published by Electronic Arts in ....
(Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2002) - Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a action-adventure game published by Electronic Arts and developed by both EA's internal development team and Eurocom for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance systems. It was simultaneously co-developed by Amaze Entertainment for...
(Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance) (2002) - Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos BleedsBuffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos BleedsBuffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds is a video game and the fourth video game based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise. It is the first multiplatform game in the franchise as well as the first game in the franchise to allow players to control characters other than Buffy Summers and also...
(Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2003) - Sphinx and the Cursed MummySphinx and the Cursed MummySphinx and the Cursed Mummy is an original 3rd person action-adventure video game inspired by the mythology of Ancient Egypt for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube consoles. The game was developed by Eurocom and published by THQ. It was released on November 10, 2003 in North America and...
(Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2003) - Athens 2004Athens 2004 (video game)Athens 2004 is the official video game of the 2004 Summer Olympics, featuring various track and field events, as well as others.- Reception :The reception of the game was quite mixed...
(PlayStation 2) (2004) - Spyro: A Hero's TailSpyro: A Hero's TailSpyro: A Hero's Tail, is the fifth and final console game in the original Spyro series, and the ninth game in the series in all. Developed by Eurocom, it was the first game in the series for the Xbox, as well as the second game in the series for the Nintendo GameCube and the PlayStation 2. It is...
(Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2004) - Robots (PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC) (2005)
- Predator: Concrete JunglePredator: Concrete JunglePredator: Concrete Jungle is an action-adventure video game released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles. In the game the player controls a disgraced Predator who must regain his honor by killing the humans who have stolen his technology. The game is named after a Dark Horse Comics...
(PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2005) - Batman BeginsBatman Begins (video game)Batman Begins is a 2005 video game based on the film of the same name. It was released June 14, 2005, a day before the 2005 American superhero film was released. It was developed by Eurocom and published by Electronic Arts in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics...
(Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox) (2005) - Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC, Wii) (2006)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (video game)Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is a video game published by Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, PSP, Nintendo DS and the Wii.-Plot:...
(Xbox360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP, PC) (2007) - Beijing 2008Beijing 2008 (video game)Beijing 2008 is the official Olympic video game of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing. Developed by Eurocom and published by Sega, the game was the second video game based on the 2008 Summer Olympics to be released, the first being the fantasy-based Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games which...
(PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) (2008) - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (video game)The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a third-person action-adventure video game adaption of film of the same name. The PlayStation 2 and Wii versions of the game were developed by Eurocom, while the Nintendo DS version was developed by Artificial Mind and Movement . The game was published by...
(DS, PlayStation 2, Wii) (2008) - Quantum of SolaceQuantum of Solace (video game)007: Quantum of Solace is a first-person shooter video game based on the films Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360...
(PlayStation 2) (2008) - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC) (2009)
- G-ForceG-Force (video game)-Plot:The game based on the movie, which takes place after the team escapes from the pet store, Juarez and Blaster's new home, and Kip and other FBI agents, gives players the ability to play as Darwin and Mooch to fight against Leonard Saber, the evil billionaire and his robot "household...
(PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC) (2009) - Dead Space: ExtractionDead Space: ExtractionDead Space: Extraction has received favorable reviews, with an average rating of 82/100 on review aggregator Metacritic. Official Nintendo Magazine awarded the game 84 percent and called it "A first rate introduction to one of the finest survival horror franchises of recent years." The website...
(Wii) (2009)
2010s
- Vancouver 2010 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) (2010)
- Goldeneye 007GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game)GoldenEye 007 is a 2010 first-person shooter video game developed by Eurocom and published by Activision for the Wii video game console, and the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is a reimagining of the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, and the 1997 Nintendo 64 video game GoldenEye 007...
(Wii) (2010) - Rio (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii) (2011)
- Disney UniverseDisney UniverseDisney Universe is a 2011 co-operative action-adventure video game, published by Disney Interactive Studios. It was announced at E3 in 2011 and was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Microsoft Windows on October 25, 2011 in North America and October 28, 2011 in Europe...
(PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC) (2011) - GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) (2011)
External links
- Eurocom's official website
- Eurocom's profile from MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...