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Torus Games is an Australian video game developer founded in 1994 by ex-Beam Software employees including Bill McIntosh.[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 120 titles.

Torus Games has a single, scalable cross-platform game engine. The Torus game engine 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 also use the Unreal and Unity engines, depending on the type of project they are developing.

Torus Games is located in Bayswater, Victoria. The Managing Director is Bill McIntosh. Torus Games 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 Beast Quest[6] on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam. Torus are currently developing the HD Remake of Praetorians[7] with Kalypso Media[8][circular reference].

In 2015, Torus Games were awarded the Disney Developer of the Year Award for their efforts on Disney's Imagicademy initiative.[9] They also launched their first original iOS and Android game, Crystal Crusade,[10] followed by Flipper Fox and Heidi Price and the Orient Express in 2016.[11]

In recent years, Torus has partnered with Monash University to develop an educational tool assisting children with reduced attention spans. Project TALI has scope to become a screening tool, allowing for the possibility of earlier cognitive training for children with learning difficulties.[12]

Games[]

PlayStation 4

  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (Outright Games) (2018)
  • Paw Patrol: On a Roll (Outright Games) (2018)
  • Beast Quest (Maximum Games) (2018)
  • Ben 10 (Outright Games) (2017)

Xbox One

  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (Outright Games) (2018)
  • Paw Patrol: On a Roll (Outright Games) (2018)
  • Beast Quest (Maximum Games) (2018)
  • Ben 10 (Outright Games) (2017)

Nintendo Switch

  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (Outright Games) (2018)
  • Paw Patrol: On a Roll (Outright Games) (2018)

PlayStation 3

  • Ben 10 (Outright Games) (2017)
  • 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)

Xbox 360

  • 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)

Wii U

  • 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)

Wii

Nintendo 3DS

  • 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)

Nintendo DS

iOS

  • Flipper Fox (Celago) (2016)
  • Heidi Price and the Orient Express (Celago) (2016), (Calypso Entertainment) (2017)
  • 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)

Android Operating System

  • 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)

PC

PlayStation 2

PlayStation Portable

Xbox

  • 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)

Nintendo GameCube

Game Boy Advance

  • 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)

Game Boy Color

Game Boy

  • Beavis and Butt-head (GT Interactive) (1999)
  • NBA Jam Tournament Edition (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)

Game Gear

  • Star Gate (Acclaim Entertainment) (1995)

N-Gage

  • 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)

References[]

  1. ↑ http://www.tsumea.com/articles/040612/origins-of-australasian-game-developers
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  3. ↑ http://www.torusgames.com/index.php?page=about
  4. ↑ http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/23219
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  6. ↑ https://www.maximumgames.com/beast-quest/
  7. ↑ https://www.kalypsomedia.com/us/praetorians-hd-remaster
  8. ↑ Kalypso Media
  9. ↑ http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2015/05/aussie-developer-torus-games-nabs.html
  10. ↑ https://reviews.edamame.club/interview-with-kevin-mcintosh-and-joel-gatt-the-creators-of-crystal-crusade/
  11. ↑ http://celago.com/
  12. ↑ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-features/news-in-education/concentration-problems-have-lifelong-impact-but-kids-can-build-attention-skills-with-practice/news-story/ae5cfaac783c41bf78168c5158bbb514

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