| Galleon (video game) | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Confounding Factor |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Toby Gard |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Rating(s) | |
| Media/distribution | DVD-ROM |
Galleon is a video game developed by Toby Gard and Confounding Factor. Famously announced in Edge magazine in 1997, the game went through various incarnations and publishers before eventually being published by SCi in 2004 to fairly muted critical response. The average score on GameRankings is 68% based on 43 reviews.
As the original designer of Lara Croft, Toby Gard left Core Design shortly after the first Tomb Raider game was released. Galleon was to be his first independent title following the original Tomb Raider. Galleon was delayed and eventually ported from the original PlayStation to the Dreamcast and later to the Xbox. Gard has since returned to Eidos as a design consultant for the Tomb Raider franchise. The soundtrack was originally composed by Lee Nicklen, though due to breach of contract and the publishers not paying him, the music is now available for free under the GNU license.