Climax Group is a British independent video game development company. It was founded by Karl Jeffery in 1988 and is based in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Former studio Climax Racing (formerly Climax Brighton) was acquired by Disney Interactive Studios[1] and rebranded Black Rock Studios. Climax is now a single studio, the Portsmouth-based Climax Studios. The company is known to be developing two unannounced titles, which will be published by Konami. No word is known on what these titles could be, or if they are new or existing IP's.[2]
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| Title | Platform(s) | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA Road to World Cup 98 | Sega Saturn | 1997 | Soccer Sim |
| Diablo | PlayStation | 1998 | Hack 'n' slash |
| San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing | PlayStation | 1998 | Racing Title |
| Sim Theme Park | PlayStation | 1999 | Published by EA Games |
| Battlezone: Rise of the Black Dogs | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy |
| ATV Quad Power Racing | PlayStation | 2000 | Rally / Offroad Racing |
| Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue | PlayStation | 2000 | Action |
| Lego Alpha Team | Game Boy Color | 2000 | Action |
| Warriors of Might and Magic | Game Boy Color | 2000 | Action |
| Lego Racers | Game Boy Color | 2000 | Racing |
| SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | PlayStation, Game Boy Advance | 2001 | 2D Platformer |
| Power Rangers Time Force | PlayStation | 2001 | Action |
| Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction | PC | 2002 | Mech Sim |
| MotoGP | Xbox | 2002 | Racer |
| Rally Fusion: Race of Champions | PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2002 | Rally |
| ATV Quad Power Racing 2 | Gamecube, Xbox | 2003 | Rally |
| MotoGP 2 | PC, Xbox | 2003 | Racing |
| Speed Kings | Gamecube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2003 | Racing |
| The Italian Job | Gamecube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2003 | Mission Based Driving |
| Hot Wheels World Race | Gamecube, PlayStation 2 | 2003 | Racer |
| Serious Sam: Next Encounter | Gamecube, PlayStation 2 | 2004 | Climax Group's first developed First Person Shooter |
| Serious Sam Advance | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | The Game Boy Advance Serious Sam game was released the same day as its GameCube counter part. |
| Sudeki | Xbox, PC | 2004 | Although the Xbox edition came out in 2004, it was not until 2005 that the PC version was released. |
| Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2: Hamsterveil Havoc | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | 2D Platformer |
| ATV Offroad Fury 3 | PlayStation 2 | 2004 | Off Road Racing |
| Tron 2.0: Killer App | Xbox | 2004 | Sci-Fi First Person Shooter |
| Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge | Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox | 2004 | Futuristic Racing |
| Crash 'N' Burn | PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2004 | Racing |
| Volvo: Drive for Life | Xbox | 2005 | Simulation |
| ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails | PSP | 2005 | First PlayStation Portable game developed by Climax |
| Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | Xbox | 2005 | Shooter |
| Lizzie McGuire 3: Homecoming Havoc | Game Boy Advance | 2005 | 2D Platformer |
| MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology | PC, Xbox | 2005 | Racer |
| Nicktoons Unite! | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | 2005 | Fantasied Action Adventure |
| The Wild | Game Boy Advance | 2006 | 2D Platformer |
| MotoGP '06 | Xbox 360 | 2006 | First 7th Generation Home Console game by Climax |
| Crusty Demons | Xbox, PlayStation 2 | 2006 | Although the title appeared on both the Xbox and PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 2 edition was not released simultaneously with the Xbox edition. |
| W.I.T.C.H. | Game Boy Advance | 2006 | 2D Platformer |
| ATV Offroad Fury Pro | PSP | 2006 | Racing |
| ATV Offroad Fury 4 | PlayStation 2 | 2006 | Racing |
| Ghost Rider | PlayStation 2, PSP | 2007 | Action |
| Disney's Meet the Robinsons | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | 2007 | First Nintendo DS title by the Climax Group |
| Viva Pinata | PC | 2007 | Port of the Xbox 360 title of the same name by Rareware |
| Silent Hill: Origins | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 | 2007 | Horror action adventure, and the first Silent Hill title produced outside Konami |
| Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli | Nintendo DS | 2008 | Racer |
| Overlord: Dark Legend | Wii | 2009 | Overlord: Dark Legend is an exclusive Wii game in the Overlord Series. The game was a runner up for IGN's Best of E3 2009 Wii Awards. |
| Overlord: Minions | Nintendo DS | 2009 | Overlord: Minions is the Nintendo DS exclusive to the Overlord series. The Xbox 360, PC and PS3 versions of Overlord are not developed by Climax. |
| Silent Hill: Shattered Memories | Wii, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 | 2009 | The lead platform is the Wii, whilst the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 editions are ports. Winner of IGN's Best Wii Game of E3 2009 Awards.[3] |
| Rocket Knight | PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam | 2010 | Platformer/Shooter |
| Gormiti: The Lords of Nature | Wii, Nintendo DS | 2010 | Platformer |
| Bloodforge | Xbox Live Arcade | 2012 | Action/Hack 'n' slash |
Climax has also developed a number of games that were never released, or cancelled in the middle of development. There are five games known to have been cancelled after they were announced. These games are: Warhammer Online (2004) for the PC; Stunt Driver for the PS2; SX Superstar for the PS2; Rally Fusion: Race of Champions for the GameCube; Ghost Rider for the Xbox. Many of these titles were ports which did not eventuate.[4]