Vicarious Visions
| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | Menands, New York |
| Key people | Karthik Bala |
| Industry | Computer and video games |
| Products | Guitar Hero series starting with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii & Nintendo DS) |
| Owner | Activision Blizzard |
| Parent | Activision |
| Website | Official site |
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Vicarious Visions is an American video game developer. It was founded by brothers Karthik and Guha Bala while in high school circa 1990. They later developed Terminus, which won two Independent Games Festival Awards in 1999. They became known as a leading developer of handheld games breaking ground by porting the Tony Hawk's series to Game Boy Advance for the system launch in 2001 and were responsible for the Nintendo DS versions of the Spider-Man games, Spider-Man 2 and Ultimate Spider-Man. They're also known for Crash Nitro Kart and ports of Jedi Knight II & Jedi Academy as well as porting id Software's Doom 3 to the Xbox.
Terminus, an online, multiplayer space trading and combat simulation game, was notable for including Windows, Linux, and Macintosh versions in its retail packaging. The game is currently fan-supported.
In 2003, Vicarious Visions acquired the assets of struggling middleware tools provider Intrinsic Graphics, folding the technology into its own production suite.
In January 2005, Vicarious Visions was acquired by publisher Activision. After being acquired, they have since made Tony Hawk's American Sk8land, which was the second Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection-enabled game. Beginning with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Vicarious Visions has been the developer for the Guitar Hero series on Nintendo's Wii and Nintendo DS platforms. For Guitar Hero: On Tour, Vicarious Visions created the "Guitar Grip" peripheral for the Nintendo DS, which emulates the guitar controller for the portable system.
The headquarters of Vicarious Visions is located in a newly-renovated section of an old industrial building in Menands, New York, just outside the state capital of Albany.
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Games developed
| Year | Video Game | Platforms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Synnergist | PC | |
| 1997 | Dark Angel | PC | |
| 1999 | Vigilante 8 | Game Boy Color | |
| 1999 | Zebco Fishing! | Game Boy Color | |
| 2000 | Blue's Clues:Alphabet Book | Game Boy Color | |
| 2000 | Rescue Heroes: Fire Frenzy | Game Boy Color | |
| 2000 | Barbie: Magic Genie Adventure | Game Boy Color | |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler | Game Boy Color | |
| 2000 | Spider-Man | Game Boy Color | |
| 2000 | Terminus | PC, Mac OS X, Linux | Winner at 1st Independent Games Festival (IGF) |
| 2000 | Polaris Snowcross | PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color | |
| 2000 | Pro Darts | Game Boy Color | |
| 2001 | Snowcross | PC, Game Boy Color | |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Game Boy Color | |
| 2001 | Zoboomafoo: Playtime in Zobooland | Game Boy Color | |
| 2001 | Kelly Club: Clubhouse Fun | Game Boy Color | |
| 2001 | Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2001 | Power Rangers: Time Force | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2001 | Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro | PlayStation | |
| 2001 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | Game Boy Advance | GBA launch title |
| 2001 | Sea-Doo Hydrocross | PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color | |
| 2001 | Jimmy White's Cue Ball | Game Boy Color | |
| 2001 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula | Game Boy Color | 1st ever Spongebob video game |
| 2002 | Whiteout | PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC | |
| 2002 | Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Xbox, Gamecube | |
| 2002 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | Game Boy Advance, Wireless, PlayStation | |
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2002 | Frogger Advance: The Great Quest | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2002 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2002 | Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2002 | The Powerpuff Girls: HIM & Seek | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | The Muppets: On with the Show! | Game Boy Advance, PC | |
| 2003 | Spy Muppets: License to Croak | Game Boy Advance, PC | |
| 2003 | Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | Xbox | |
| 2003 | Crash Nitro Kart | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | Disney's Brother Bear | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | X2: Wolverine's Revenge | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | Tony Hawk's Underground | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | Disney's The Lion King 1 1/2 | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | Joker's Wild | Wireless | |
| 2003 | Disney Extreme Skate Adventure | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2003 | Jet Grind Radio | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2004 | Kids Next Door: Operation S.O.D.A. | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2004 | Shrek 2: Beg For Mercy! | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2004 | That's So Raven | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2004 | Tony Hawk's Underground 2 | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Game Boy Advance, Wireless | |
| 2004 | Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2004 | Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2004 | Crosswords by VV | Wireless | |
| 2004 | Rivet | Wireless | |
| 2004 | Static Shock | Game Boy Advance | unreleased |
| 2005 | Tony Hawk's American Sk8Land | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | Nintendo WFC launch title, 1st Third Party WFC title on NDS |
| 2005 | Madagascar: Operation Penguin | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2005 | X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | PlayStation Portable | |
| 2005 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2005 | Madagascar | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | |
| 2005 | DOOM 3 | Xbox | |
| 2005 | Spider-Man 2 | PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wireless | DS launch title, PSP launch title |
| 2006 | Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | |
| 2006 | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Wii, PlayStation Portable | Launch title on Wii |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts | Game Boy Advance | |
| 2007 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | Wii | 1st Third Party WFC title on Wii |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | |
| 2007 | Transformers:Autobots, Transformers:Decepticons | Nintendo DS | |
| 2007 | Tony Hawk's Proving Ground | Nintendo DS | |
| 2007 | Bee Movie Game | Nintendo DS | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda (video game) | Nintendo DS | |
| 2008 | Guitar Hero: On Tour | Nintendo DS | 1st game to use Guitar Grip |
| 2008 | Guitar Hero: Aerosmith | Wii | |
| 2008 | Guitar Hero World Tour | Wii | 1st game to use SD card |
| 2008 | Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades | Nintendo DS | |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Nintendo DS |
In development
| Project release date | Video game | Platforms | Notes
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| 2008 - 2009 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion | PS3, Xbox 360 |
References
External links
- Official site
- Vicarious Visions entry at MobyGames
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