Metro3D
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Metro3D, Inc. (formerly Metropolis Digital, Inc.) Script error: No such module "Unsubst". was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and founded in 1998 Script error: No such module "Unsubst"., the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles.[1]
Founded as Metropolis Digital, Inc. Script error: No such module "Unsubst"., the company developed Star Command: Revolution, published by GT Interactive for DOS in 1996. In 1998, the developer began seeking beta testers for its new online game Armada.[2] On April 27, 1999, the company, headed by ex-Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, renamed itself Metro3D, Inc. after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games.[3]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million.[4] The company's European division was sold off in June 2005 to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), but continued to operate in the region.[5]
Games
- Aero the Acro-Bat (GBA, 2002)[6]
- Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (GBA, unpublished)[7]
- Armada (Dreamcast, 1999)[8]
- Armada II (Dreamcast, Xbox, PS2, unpublished)[9][10]
- Armada F/X Racers (GBC, 2000)[9]
- Armored Core 2: Another Age (PS2, 2002) (European distribution only)
- Armored Core 3 (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
- Chase H.Q.: Secret Police (GBC, 1999)[11]
- Classic Bubble Bobble (GBC, 1999)[11]
- The Cage (GBC, unpublished)
- Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse (PS2, 2001)[10]
- Dark Angel II (PS2, unpublished)[9]
- Dark Angel: Anna's Quest (GBC, unpublished)
- Defender of the Crown (GBA, 2002)[6]
- Dinosaur Hunting (released in Japan, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[12]
- DroneZ (Xbox, 2004, released in Japan as Dennou Taisen ~ DroneZ ~, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[13]
- Dual Blades (GBA, 2002)[8]
- Gem Smashers (GBA, 2003)[12]
- Maxxis Ultimate ATV (Xbox, unpublished)[14]
- Pumpkin Man (Xbox, unpublished)[15]
- Puzzle Master (GBC, 1999)[11]
- Ninja (GBC, unpublished)
- Shayde: Monsters vs. Humans (Xbox, unpublished)[16]
- Smash Cars (PS2, 2003)[12]
- Stake: Fortune Fighters (Xbox, 2003)[6]
- Star Command: Revolution (PC, 1996, as Metropolis Digital, Inc.)
- Sub Rebellion (PS2, 2002)[6]
- The Three Stooges (GBA, 2002)[8]
- Threat Con Delta (PS2, 2004, released in Japan as Kyoushuu Kidou Butai: Kougeki Helicopter Senki, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[17]
- Urban Extreme (PS2, 2006)
- Wings (GBA, 2003)[8]
- King's Field IV (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
- Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (GBA, unpublished)[7]
References
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External links
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- Companies based in San Jose, California
- Defunct companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Video game companies established in 1998
- Video game companies disestablished in 2004
- Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2004
- Defunct video game companies of the United States
- Video game development companies
- 1998 establishments in California
- 2004 disestablishments in California