Legacy Interactive
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Legacy Interactive is a video game developer and media company based in Los Angeles
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, California
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. Founded in 1998 by Ariella Lehrer, Legacy initially developed medical simulations such as Emergency Room and Pet Pals: Animal Doctor. Since 2004 Legacy has focused almost entirely on creating casual games based on TV brands such as Law & Order and Murder, She Wrote. Legacy's games and simulations are distributed worldwide, online and retail, in more than 15 languages, and on its game portal at www.legacygames.com.
In addition to developing and distributing its own games on PC/Mac, iOS, and Nintendo DS/Wii, the company also distributes digitally and at retail 3rd party casual games, from such developers as Youda Games, Prime Games, Amaranth, Boolat, Boomzap, Floodlight, Gold Sun Games, Inertia Games, Pho3nix New Media, UAB Puzzlelabs, Sugar Games
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, and Gamers Digital.
Upcoming games from Legacy Interactive include Ghost Whisperer (October, 2011), Criminal Minds (December, 2011), Murder She Wrote 2 (January, 2012), and Psych (March, 2012).
iPhone games
- Top Doc, iPhone (July 2010)
- The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St. (June 2010)
- Bird Brain (2009)
Television/Movie games
- House, M.D. for PC (September 2010)
- Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
(2009) - Mean GirlsMean GirlsMean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and is based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have...
(2009) - CluelessCluelessClueless is a 1995 American comedy film loosely based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel, Emma. It is set in Beverly Hills and a nearby high school. It was written and directed by Amy Heckerling and produced by Scott Rudin. The film was released in the United States on July 19, 1995...
(2009) - Pretty in PinkPretty in PinkPretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of a group of John Hughes films starring Molly Ringwald, and is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film...
(2009), co-published with Paramount Digital Entertainment - The Apprentice: Los Angeles (2005 & 2007)
- Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...
(2005) - Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
: Justice is Served (2004)
Casual games
- The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes 2(March 2010)
- The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St.(March 2010)
- The Lost Cases of Sherlock Holmes (2008)
- Fever Frenzy (2008)
- The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures] (2007)
- Brain Spa (2007)
Nintendo games
- House, M.D. for Nintendo DSiWare (2011)
- Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues for Nintendo DS (2009)
- Pet Pals: New Leash on Life for Nintendo DS (2009)
- Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals for Nintendo DS (2008)
- Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals for Wii (2008)
Medical games
- Top Doc, iPhone (July 2010)
- Emergency Room Heroic Measures (April 23, 2010)
- 911 Paramedic (2002)
- Emergency Room: Code Red (2001)
- Emergency Room: Code Blue (2000)
Veterinary games
- Pet Pals: New Leash on Life (PC 2008/DS 2009)
- Farm Vet (2008)
- Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals (2007)
- Pet Pals: Animal DoctorPet Pals: Animal DoctorPet Pals: Animal Doctor is a video game in which the player is a veterinarian, and must take care of many animals brought to their clinic. It was created by Legacy Interactive. It is rated E10+ by the American Entertainment Software Rating Board....
(2006) - Zoo Vet (2004)
- Vet Emergency and Vet Emergency 2Vet Emergency 2Vet Emergency 2 is a PC CD-ROM computer game in which the player is a veterinarian and must take care of animals, earning points for treatment and efficiency. It was created by Legacy Interactive....
(2002).
Educational Games Series
The firm has created medical training products and simulations for textbook publishers such as Mosby, Lippincott, Prentice Hall, and Elsevier.Hollywood Hits Series
"Hollywood Hits" refers to the firm's recent series of games based on television programs and movies, and includes the titles Murder, She Wrote (2008), House (September 2010), Criminal Minds (TBA, 2011), Ghost Whisperer (TBA, 2011), Psych (TBA, 2011), and The Twilight Zone (TBA, 2011).RealLife Games Series
Real life games are simulationSimulation
Simulation is the imitation of some real thing available, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system....
s based on real or potentially real situations. Titles in this category include Emergency Room: Real Life Rescues, Emergency Room: Code Red], 911 Paramedic, Code Blue, Combat Medic, Pursuit of Justice and Moon Tycoon.
Awards
Zoo Vet- Parents’ Choice Approved Award Winner
- National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval
- Horizon Interactive Best of Category – Video Game
- Children’s Software Revue All Star Award Winner
- Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
- Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products Award
Pet Pals: Animal Doctor
- Editor’s Choice Award of Excellence from the Children’s Technology Review
- Parents’ Choice Silver Award Winner
Pet Pals: New Leash on Life
- Mom's Choice Award - 2010, Awarding Excellence
- Parents’ Choice 2009 Gold Award Winner
- Dr. Toy's 2009 Vacation Winner - Children's Product
The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures
- Game Tunnel 2007 Kid’s Game of the Year – Innovation
- 2008 Parents’ Choice Silver Award Winner
- Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
Zoo Vet Endangered Animals
- 2008 Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner
- Editor’s Choice Award of Excellence from the Children’s Technology Review
- Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
Farm Vet
- Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
RealLife GAMES Awards
- 2009 Parents' Choice Approved Award winner
- 2009 Parents' Choice Gold Award winner
- 4 time Recipient of the iParenting Media Award
- Parents' Choice Approved Award Winner
- National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval
- Horizon Interactive Best of Category: Video Game
- Children's Software Revue All Star Award Winner
- Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products Award
- Editor's Choice Award of Excellence from the Children's Technology Review
- Parents' Choice Silver Award Winner
- 2008 Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner
- 2007 Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award
External links
- Legacy Interactive's Official Website
- Legacy Games Casual Game Portal
- Ghost Whisperer's Official Game Blog
- Criminal Minds' Official Game Blog
- The Twilight Zone's Official Game Blog
- Psych's Official Game Blog
- Legacy Interactive company profile from MobyGamesMobyGames-Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...