High Impact Games
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High Impact Games is a 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...

 based in Burbank, California
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States, north of downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population in 2010 was 103,340....

, formed in 2003 by former members of Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games
Insomniac Games, Inc. is an American video game developer headquartered in Burbank, California. Founded in 1994, Insomniac has released titles for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3 video game consoles. It created Disruptor, the first three Spyro the Dragon games, and the Ratchet &...

 and Naughty Dog
Naughty Dog
Naughty Dog, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986 as an independent developer, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001...

. In 2007, the company released Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters , is a platform game in the Ratchet & Clank series for both the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. It is the first Ratchet & Clank game on the PSP handheld, and the 5th, chronologically, in the series...

for the PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...

, with a PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 port released the next year, and Secret Agent Clank
Secret Agent Clank
Secret Agent Clank is a platform game developed by High Impact Games for the PlayStation Portable and published by Sony. It was first released in North America on June 17, 2008. A PlayStation 2 version was ported by Sanzaru Games and was released on May 26, 2009 in North America and in Europe on...

in 2008, also for the PlayStation Portable. On November 3, 2009, the company released its third game, Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is a platform game developed by High Impact Games published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a part of Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter series, and was released on November 3, 2009 for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2...

, for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. The game was based on the Jak & Daxter series
Jak and Daxter
Jak and Daxter is a critically acclaimed video game franchise created by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2.The series consists of four main games and two spin-offs,though they are also considered to be part of the main series...

 made by Naughty Dog
Naughty Dog
Naughty Dog, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986 as an independent developer, the studio was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001...

. An environmental artist, who has worked on some games, revealed that High Impact Games is working on a new project for the Nintendo Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

. This game has been revealed to be Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (video game)
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension has received average reviews. The game's visual design has been praised, with GamePro stating that the "environments [are] gorgeous" and GameSpot saying that "the entire game faithfully captures the whimsical look of the cartoon", but it has been...

.

Games

Game Title Release date Platform Metacritic Rating
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters , is a platform game in the Ratchet & Clank series for both the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. It is the first Ratchet & Clank game on the PSP handheld, and the 5th, chronologically, in the series...

February 13, 2007 PlayStation Portable 85/100
March 11, 2008 PlayStation 2 62/100
Secret Agent Clank
Secret Agent Clank
Secret Agent Clank is a platform game developed by High Impact Games for the PlayStation Portable and published by Sony. It was first released in North America on June 17, 2008. A PlayStation 2 version was ported by Sanzaru Games and was released on May 26, 2009 in North America and in Europe on...

June 17, 2008 PlayStation Portable 72/100
May 26, 2009 PlayStation 2 (developed by Sanzaru Games
Sanzaru Games
Sanzaru Games is a video game development company founded in 2007 in California. Their first game was Ninja Reflex, released on March 1, 2008 for PC, Nintendo DS and Wii. Their second game was a port of the High Impact Games developed PlayStation Portable game Secret Agent Clank, released on May...

)
61/100
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is a platform game developed by High Impact Games published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is a part of Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter series, and was released on November 3, 2009 for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2...

November 3, 2009 PlayStation Portable 71/100
November 3, 2009 PlayStation 2 72/100
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (video game)
Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension has received average reviews. The game's visual design has been praised, with GamePro stating that the "environments [are] gorgeous" and GameSpot saying that "the entire game faithfully captures the whimsical look of the cartoon", but it has been...

August 2, 2011 PlayStation 3 64/100
August 2, 2011 Wii 65/100
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