Engine Software

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Engine Software is a Dutch video game developer, located in Doetinchem, the Netherlands, who specialize in handheld games. They have also developed middleware for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.

Engine Software was founded in 1995, and with that is the oldest game developer in the Netherlands still in business. They have worked on developing games for the Super Nintendo, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, PocketPC, PC, digiBlast and more recently on Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and WiiWare.

Most of the development work that Engine Software does is in a supporting role to other game developers, rather than completely developing a title on their own.

1 Software
2 Middleware
3 External links

[edit] Software

[edit] Nintendo DS

Game	Release	Involvement
GoPets: Vacation Island	due in 2008	coding and music
Dragon Hunters	due in 2008	developer
Marvel Trading Card Game	2007	core technology / music
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody: Circle of Spies	2007	supporting developer A2M
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords	2007	DS conversion

[edit] PSP

Game	Release	Involvement
State Shift	2007	developer
Xyanide Ressurection	2007	supporting developer Playlogic Entertainment

[edit] WiiWare

Game	Release	Involvement
Project Bang!	due in 2008	developer

[edit] Game Boy Advance

Game	Release	Involvement
High School Musical: Livin' the Dream	2007	supporting developer A2M
Xyanide	cancelled, released on Xbox by Playlogic	developer
Wade Hixton's Counter Punch	2004	developer
X2: Wolverine's Revenge	2003	supporting developer Vicarious Visions with GBA conversion
Muppets: On with the show	2003	supporting developer Vicarious Visions
Spymuppets: License to croak	2003	supporting developer Vicarious Visions
Artifact	2002	developer
Power Rangers: Time Force	2001	supporting developer Vicarious Visions

[edit] Middleware

The Engine Software Music Replayer is a piece of music sequencer middleware, developed by Engine Software. It was developed for use on the Game Boy Advance, and later reproduced in a version for use on the Nintendo DS.