Metanet Software
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Metanet Software is an independent game development company founded in 2001 by Mare Sheppard and Raigan Burns. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In March 2004, Metanet published a platform game
called N
, which received the Audience Choice Award at the Independent Games Festival
in 2005, and the Audience Choice Award at the Slamdance Guerrilla Games Competition in 2006. N is currently in version 1.4. The company's next game is currently in development and is named "Robotology" as its working title. In an interview given to PC Gamer
magazine, Metanet stated that the new game will heavily feature ropes and focus on physics behavior. Metanet is also working on N v1.5, which will feature major code revamps and enhancements..
Metanet is also working on Office Yeti which is going to be, according to Metanet, a free flash single-player action/puzzle/simulation game in which players assume control of a yeti who works in an office, and also stated that the game might look like this: [Skool Daze] + [Harry the Handsome Executive] + [Metanet] = [Office Yeti].
Metanet announced that it will alternate between freeware and shareware for its upcoming releases. N+
has been released on the Xbox Live Arcade
service, the Nintendo DS
, and the Sony
PlayStation Portable
.
In March 2004, Metanet published a platform game
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
called N
N (game)
N is a freeware video game developed by Metanet Software. It was inspired in part by Lode Runner, Soldat, and other side-scrolling games. A console version of the game has been released for the Xbox Live Arcade under the title N+...
, which received the Audience Choice Award at the Independent Games Festival
Independent Games Festival
The Independent Games Festival is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers...
in 2005, and the Audience Choice Award at the Slamdance Guerrilla Games Competition in 2006. N is currently in version 1.4. The company's next game is currently in development and is named "Robotology" as its working title. In an interview given to PC Gamer
PC Gamer
PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries...
magazine, Metanet stated that the new game will heavily feature ropes and focus on physics behavior. Metanet is also working on N v1.5, which will feature major code revamps and enhancements..
Metanet is also working on Office Yeti which is going to be, according to Metanet, a free flash single-player action/puzzle/simulation game in which players assume control of a yeti who works in an office, and also stated that the game might look like this: [Skool Daze] + [Harry the Handsome Executive] + [Metanet] = [Office Yeti].
Metanet announced that it will alternate between freeware and shareware for its upcoming releases. N+
N+
N+ is the console and handheld version of the Adobe Flash-powered game, N, which was developed by Metanet Software. N+ for Xbox Live Arcade was developed by Slick Entertainment and published by Metanet Software. Unique versions of the game were also ported separately to the PlayStation Portable and...
has been released on the Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade is a type of video game download distribution available primarily in a section of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft's digital distribution network for the Xbox 360, that focuses on smaller downloadable games from both major publishers and independent game developers...
service, the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, and the Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable
The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
.