Company:Torus Games

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Torus Games
Founded1994
FounderBill McIntosh
Headquarters
Bayswater, Victoria
,
Australia
Websitetorus.com.au

Torus Games is an Australian video game developer founded in 1994 by Bill McIntosh.[1] The company is located in Bayswater, Victoria. Its managing director is Bill McIntosh. The company being a family business.[2]

History

They'd begin developing their first game in 1994, a Game Boy and Game Gear game based on the film Stargate, published by Acclaim Entertainment.[3] Torus has released over 120 titles.

Torus has a single, scalable cross-platform game engine. The Torus game engine runs on consoles, handhelds (including those without floating point support) and mobile phones, and their unified asset pipeline allows Torus to deliver the same game from the same common code-base across all hardware platforms.[4] Torus Games also use the Unreal and Unity engines, depending on the type of project they are developing.

They're most known for family action/adventure games, based on well-known licenses.[5] Some of Torus Games' most recent releases include Beast Quest[6] on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam. Torus are currently developing the HD Remake of Praetorians[7] with Kalypso Media[8][circular reference].

In 2015, Torus Games were awarded the Disney Developer of the Year Award for their efforts on Disney's Imagicademy initiative.[9] They also launched their first original iOS and Android game, Crystal Crusade,[10] followed by Flipper Fox and Heidi Price and the Orient Express in 2016.[11]

In recent years, the company has partnered with Monash University to develop an educational tool assisting children with reduced attention spans. Project TALI has scope to become a screening tool, allowing for the possibility of earlier cognitive training for children with learning difficulties.[12]

Games

PlayStation 4

  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (Outright Games) (2018)
  • PAW Patrol (Outright Games) (2018)
  • Beast Quest (Maximum Games) (2018)
  • Ben 10 (Outright Games) (2017)

Xbox One

  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (Outright Games) (2018)
  • Paw Patrol: On a Roll (Outright Games) (2018)
  • Beast Quest (Maximum Games) (2018)
  • Ben 10 (Outright Games) (2017)

Nintendo Switch

  • Cartoon Network (GameMill Entertainment/Maximum Games) (2017)
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (Outright Games) (2018)
  • Paw Patrol: On a Roll (Outright Games) (2018)

PlayStation 3

  • Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
  • Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • Falling Skies (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • Rise of the Guardians (D3 Publisher) (2012)

Xbox 360

  • Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
  • Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • Falling Skies (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • Rise of the Guardians (D3 Publisher) (2012)
  • Monster Jam (Activision) (2007)

Wii U

  • Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
  • Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
  • Penguins of Madagascar (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • Falling Skies (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • Barbie: Dreamhouse Party (Little Orbit) (2013)
  • The Croods: Prehistoric Party (D3 Publisher) (2013)
  • Rise of the Guardians (D3 Publisher) (2012)

Wii

Nintendo 3DS

  • Fireman Sam: to the Rescue (Avanquest) (2015) (Region 2 only)
  • Thomas & Friends: Steaming Around Sodor (Avanquest) (2015) (Region 2 only)
  • Mike the Knight and the Great Gallop (Avanquest) (2015) (Region 2 only)
  • Barbie and her Sisters: Puppy Rescue (Little Orbit) (2015)
  • Monster High: New Ghoul in School (Little Orbit) (2015)
  • Penguins of Madagascar (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • Barbie: Dreamhouse Party (Little Orbit) (2013)
  • Combo Pack: The Croods: Prehistoric Party and Madagascar 3 (D3 Publisher) (2013)
  • Turbo: Super Stunt Squad (D3 Publisher) (2013)
  • The Croods: Prehistoric Party (D3 Publisher) (2013)
  • Rise of the Guardians (D3 Publisher) (2012)
  • Madagascar 3: The Video Game (D3 Publisher) (2012)

Nintendo DS

iOS

  • Flipper Fox (Celago) (2016)
  • Heidi Price and the Orient Express (Celago) (2016), (Calypso Entertainment) (2017)
  • Crystal Crusade (Celago) (2015)
  • Mickey's Shapes Sing-Along (Disney) (2015)
  • Mickey's Magical Math World (Disney) (2015)
  • Falling Skies Planetary Warfare (Little Orbit) (2014)
  • Save Your Legs (RKPix) (2012)

Android

  • Flipper Fox (Celago) (2016)
  • Heidi Price and the Orient Express (Celago) (2016)
  • Crystal Crusade (Celago) (2015)
  • Mickey's Super Rocket Shapes (Disney) (2015)
  • Falling Skies Planetary Warfare (Little Orbit) (2014)

Microsoft Windows

PlayStation 2

PlayStation Portable

Xbox

GameCube

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Color

Game Boy

Game Gear

N-Gage

Didj

  • Didj Racing: Tiki Tropics (2008)

Leapster 2

  • Go, Diego, Go! Animal Rescuer (2008) port
  • CARS Supercharged (2008) port
  • Sonic X (2008) port
  • Cars (2008) port

L-Max

  • Go, Diego, Go! Animal Rescuer (2007)
  • Cars Supercharged (2007)
  • Sonic X (2007)
  • NASCAR (2006)
  • Counting on Zero (2005)
  • Cars (2006)

References

  1. ↑ "Origins of Australasian Game Developers | tsumea". http://www.tsumea.com/articles/040612/origins-of-australasian-game-developers. 
  2. ↑ "Developer Spotlight: Torus Games - Feature". http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/23219. 
  3. ↑ "Torus Games Interview - PALGN Video Game Interview - PAL Gaming Network". http://palgn.com.au/5564/torus-games-interview/. Retrieved 20 December 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Home". http://www.torusgames.com/index.php?page=about. 
  5. ↑ "GAMES FOREVER MARKET » Screen ForeverScreen Forever". http://screenforever.org.au/program/games-forever-market/. Retrieved 17 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ "Beast Quest". 30 December 2017. https://www.maximumgames.com/beast-quest/. 
  7. ↑ "Praetorians - HD Remaster". https://www.kalypsomedia.com/us/praetorians-hd-remaster. 
  8. ↑ Kalypso Media
  9. ↑ "Aussie developer, Torus Games, nabs Disney Developer of the Year Award". http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2015/05/aussie-developer-torus-games-nabs.html. 
  10. ↑ "Crystal Crusade - Developer Interview on Edamame Reviews". 30 November 2015. https://reviews.edamame.club/interview-with-kevin-mcintosh-and-joel-gatt-the-creators-of-crystal-crusade/. 
  11. ↑ "celago.com". http://celago.com/. 
  12. ↑ O'Connell, Brigid (10 October 2018). "Attention-grabbing plan to give every prep best start". Herald Sun. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-features/news-in-education/concentration-problems-have-lifelong-impact-but-kids-can-build-attention-skills-with-practice/news-story/ae5cfaac783c41bf78168c5158bbb514. 

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