Factor 5
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Factor 5 is a software and video game developer that is best known for the Star Wars series Star Wars: Rogue Squadron. They are also known for developing the MusyX multi-platform sound technology in conjunction with Dolby, which is used to provide surround sound. The company was founded in 1987 in Cologne, Germany and now resides in San Rafael, CA.
Factor 5 is famous among video game fans for their technical proficiency. In addition to developing high quality sound technology as mentioned above, their games on the Nintendo 64 took advantage of that console's RAM expansion pack and their GameCube games are frequently cited as being some of the most advanced ever made for consoles at the time of their release.
[edit] Developed video games
- Katakis - Amiga (1988) (an R-Type clone)
- R-Type - Amiga (1989) (port of the arcade version)
- Turrican - Amiga (1990)
- Turrican II - Amiga (1991)
- Mega Turrican - Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis (1993)
- Super Turrican - Super NES (1993)
- Turrican 3 - Amiga (1993) (same as Mega Turrican)
- Indiana Jones - Greatest Adventures - Super NES (1994)
- Contra: The Alien Wars - Game Boy (1994) (port of the Super NES version)
- Super Turrican 2 - Super NES (1995)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron - Nintendo 64 (1999)
- Star Wars: Battle for Naboo - Nintendo 64 (2000)
- Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine - Nintendo 64 (2000)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader - Nintendo GameCube (2001)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike - Nintendo GameCube (2003)
- Lair - PlayStation 3 (TBA)
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