Liquid Entertainment
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Liquid Entertainment is a computer game development company co-founded in March, 1999 by Ed Del Castillo and Michael Grayford. Liquid is based in Pasadena, California. To date, Liquid has developed a sim game based on the Desperate Housewives television series, three real-time strategy PC games, and a stand-alone expansion pack.
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[edit] Overview
Ed Del Castillo and Michael Grayford worked on a number of high profile computer games prior to founding Liquid Entertainment. Aside from his work with Liquid, Del Castillo is best known as the producer for the Command & Conquer series. Michael Grayford's game credits include programming for Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate, Legend of Kyrandia: Malcom's Revenge, and Command & Conquer: Red Alert.
Battle Realms, released by Crave and Ubisoft in November, 2001, features an unconventional approach to resource management and unit development. It was well received by reviewers,[1] many of whom praised its at-the-time state of the art 3D engine and East Asian-inspired setting and aesthetics.
A stand-alone expansion pack, Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf, followed in April, 2002. Winter of the Wolf was received with less enthusiasm than Battle Realms by the gaming community;[2] some reviewers compared it unfavorably to 2002's blockbuster real-time strategy titles such as Warcraft III and Age of Mythology.[3]
Since the release of Winter of the Wolf, Liquid has developed two real-time strategy games based on intellectual property licenses. In November, 2003, Sierra released The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring, based on Vivendi Universal's license to Tolkien's literary works. Atari released the licensed Dungeons & Dragons game Dragonshard in October, 2005.
In October, 2006, Buena Vista Games released Desperate Housewives: The Game, Liquid's lifestyle simulation computer game adaptation of the popular television series Desperate Housewives.
[edit] Games developed
- Battle Realms (2001), published by Crave Entertainment and Ubisoft
- Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf (2002), published by Crave Entertainment and Ubisoft
- The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring (2003), published by Sierra Entertainment
- Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard (2005), published by Atari
- Desperate Housewives: The Game (2006), published by Buena Vista Games
[edit] References
- ^ Battle Realms reviews. Game Rankings. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- ^ Battle Realms reviews. Game Rankings. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
- ^ Greg Kasavin (Nov 21, 2002). Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf review. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf review. 1UP.com (05/09/2004). Retrieved on 2006-11-05.
