Midas Interactive Entertainment
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Midas Interactive Entertainment is a Europe
an publisher based on the outskirts of Takely in Essex
, England
of computer, PDA
, mobile phone
and video games.
Most of the console
games published by Midas are "budget" releases sold at a lower price than the majority of new titles, and are often localised Japan
ese titles - many of which were also released at a budget price in Japan.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an publisher based on the outskirts of Takely in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
of computer, PDA
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
, mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
and video games.
Most of the console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
games published by Midas are "budget" releases sold at a lower price than the majority of new titles, and are often localised Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese titles - many of which were also released at a budget price in Japan.
Games published by Midas
PlayStation 2PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
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| A-Train 6 | A Ressha de Ikou 6 | 19 March 2004 | Artdink Artdink is a Japanese developer of console and computer games, currently based in Tsukishima, Tokyo.By far Artdink's biggest international success was the award-winning A-Train strategy game released for the PC and Amiga, which was published by SimCity creators Maxis... |
| Air Ranger: Rescue Helicopter Air Ranger: Rescue Helicopter Air Ranger: Rescue Helicopter is a helicopter simulator video game released for the Sony Play Station 2, developed by ASK Corporation and published by Midas The game was released on March 29, 2001 in Japan, and November 15, 2002 for Europe. The game was never released in North America... |
22 November 2002 | ASK | |
| Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 2 is the sequel to Army Men: Sarge's Heroes. It was released in 2000 for Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Unlike the previous game where it was more dark in tone, this game has more of a lighthearted storyline.- Overview :SH2 starts where SH left... |
20 September 2002 | 3DO The 3DO Company The 3DO Company , also known as 3DO , was a video game company... |
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| Prism Land | 2000 | unknown | |
| BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles, known in Japan as Kensetsu Juuki Kenka Battle: Buchigire Kongou!, is an untraditional fighting game, where you must battle in various construction vehicles. The game was only released in Europe and Japan.... |
Kensetsu Juuki Kenka Battle: Buchigire Kongou! | 28 November 2003 | Artdink Artdink is a Japanese developer of console and computer games, currently based in Tsukishima, Tokyo.By far Artdink's biggest international success was the award-winning A-Train strategy game released for the PC and Amiga, which was published by SimCity creators Maxis... |
| Boxing Champions | The Boxing: Real Fist Fight | 7 November 2003 | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... / Tamsoft Tamsoft is a Japanese video game developer, founded on 26 June 1992.Some of their most popular games were released for Sony's PlayStation console, including the Battle Arena Toshinden series, early Choro Q games and Guardian's Crusade... |
| Bust-a-Bloc | The Block Kuzushi Hyper | 31 October 2003 | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... / Tamsoft Tamsoft is a Japanese video game developer, founded on 26 June 1992.Some of their most popular games were released for Sony's PlayStation console, including the Battle Arena Toshinden series, early Choro Q games and Guardian's Crusade... |
| Centre Court: Hard Hitter Tennis | Hard Hitter Tennis Hard Hitter Tennis Hard Hitter Tennis, known in Japan as Magical Sports: Hard Hitter and in Europe as Centre Court: Hard Hitter Tennis, is a tennis video game created by Japanese developer Magical Company Ltd, released in 2002. A sequel was released in Japan and Europe.-Summary:It is widely known as one of the... |
15 March 2002 | Magical Company |
| Crescent Suzuki Racing | 1 October 2004 | Kuju Entertainment Kuju Entertainment Kuju Entertainment is an English computer and video game corporation consisting of three studios, two of which are located in the UK: Zoë Mode , Headstrong Games , and one in the Czech Republic: Vatra games... |
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| Detonator | Buile Baku | 19 March 2004 | Kadokawa Shoten Kadokawa Shoten is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine... |
| Dirt Track Devils | The Offroad Buggy | 31 October 2003 | D3 Publisher / Vingt-et-un Systems |
| Dynasty Warriors 2 Dynasty Warriors 2 is a crowd-combat fighting sequel to the fighting game Dynasty Warriors. It is the second game in the Dynasty Warriors series, but the first in the Shin Sangokumusō series. The game was released in other countries as Dynasty Warriors 2, leading to the discrepancy in title numbers... |
Shin Sangoku Musou | 25 January 2002 | Koei / Omega Force |
| Eternal Quest | The Dungeon RPG - Nin: Mamono no Sumushiro | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... / Tamsoft Tamsoft is a Japanese video game developer, founded on 26 June 1992.Some of their most popular games were released for Sony's PlayStation console, including the Battle Arena Toshinden series, early Choro Q games and Guardian's Crusade... |
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| Fighting Fury | Grappler Baki: Baki Saidai no Tournament | 26 July 2003 | Tomy TOMY is a Japanese toy, children's merchandise and entertainment company created from the March 2006 merger of two companies: Tomy and long-time rival, Takara... |
| Football Generation | 5 November 2004 | ||
| Fortune Cookie | 30 November 1999 | ||
| Freak Out Stretch Panic Stretch Panic, known as Freak Out in Europe and Oceania and in Japan, is an action/platform video game designed by Treasure Co. Ltd. It was a landmark title for the developer as it was their first game to feature movement on a 3D plane; prior to Stretch Panic they had exclusively been a developer... |
Hippa Linda, Stretch Panic Stretch Panic Stretch Panic, known as Freak Out in Europe and Oceania and in Japan, is an action/platform video game designed by Treasure Co. Ltd. It was a landmark title for the developer as it was their first game to feature movement on a 3D plane; prior to Stretch Panic they had exclusively been a developer... |
Treasure Video Games Treasure Co. Ltd is a Japanese video game developer, founded by former employees of Konami on June 19, 1992. Treasure is best known for classic-style action games that employ innovative gameplay systems... |
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| G-Surfers G-Surfers G-Surfers is a futuristic racing game released in Europe on January 25, 2002 by Midas Interactive Entertainment. The game is an exclusive to the Playstation 2 console. On January 28, 2003 in the United States, it was released and slightly altered under the title HSX: Hypersonic.Xtreme... |
HSX: HyperSonic.Xtreme G-Surfers G-Surfers is a futuristic racing game released in Europe on January 25, 2002 by Midas Interactive Entertainment. The game is an exclusive to the Playstation 2 console. On January 28, 2003 in the United States, it was released and slightly altered under the title HSX: Hypersonic.Xtreme... |
25 January 2002 | Blade Interactive Blade Interactive Dark Energy Digital, is a privately owned video game developer and publisher based in the United Kingdom. It was formed from members of Blade Interactive, which continues to operate as a separate company... |
| Go Go Golf Go Go Golf Go Go Golf is a Golf-simulation video game released in 2002 for the Playstation 2, developed by Mahou and published by Midas Interactive Entertainment. It was originally released in Japan under the title "Magical Sports: Go Go Golf".-Gameplay:... |
Magical Sports: Go Go Golf | Magical Company | |
| GP Challenge GP Challenge Not to be confused with the similarly titled Grand Prix Challenge.GP Challenge is a 1998 Formula One racing game by Midas Interactive Entertainment. The game features teams from the season, but the circuits are based on the season... |
2002 | Midas Interactive Entertainment | |
| GT-R 400 GT-R 400 GT-R 400 is a racing game published by Midas Interactive Entertainment, and developed by Kuju Entertainment. The game offers a total of 16 different playable tracks, with cars from sports car manufacturers Mosler and Ascari... |
Kuju Kuju Entertainment Kuju Entertainment is an English computer and video game corporation consisting of three studios, two of which are located in the UK: Zoë Mode , Headstrong Games , and one in the Czech Republic: Vatra games... |
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| Hard Hitter 2 Hard Hitter Tennis Hard Hitter Tennis, known in Japan as Magical Sports: Hard Hitter and in Europe as Centre Court: Hard Hitter Tennis, is a tennis video game created by Japanese developer Magical Company Ltd, released in 2002. A sequel was released in Japan and Europe.-Summary:It is widely known as one of the... |
Magical Sports: HardHitter 2 Hard Hitter Tennis Hard Hitter Tennis, known in Japan as Magical Sports: Hard Hitter and in Europe as Centre Court: Hard Hitter Tennis, is a tennis video game created by Japanese developer Magical Company Ltd, released in 2002. A sequel was released in Japan and Europe.-Summary:It is widely known as one of the... |
13 March 2003 | Magical Company |
| Heracles Chariot Racing Heracles Chariot Racing Heracles Chariot Racing is a racing game by Neko Entertainment originally released for PlayStation 2 in 2007. It was later released as a WiiWare game in North America on July 6, 2009 and the PAL regions on July 24, 2009... |
6 July 2007 | Neko Entertainment Neko Entertainment Neko Entertainment is a French video game developer and publisher based out of a suburb of Paris, France. It was founded in 1999. Neko's productions are based around an evolutionary development platform for 3D consoles called the Neko Game Development Kit which allows the company to simultaneously... |
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| Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff is a 2001 video game released on the PlayStation 2. Though 3DO did not advertise it as such, the game is an enhanced remake of King's Bounty. It is primarily a graphics enhancement and it appears that little of the text has actually changed... |
20 September 2002 | 3DO The 3DO Company The 3DO Company , also known as 3DO , was a video game company... |
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| Hidden Invasion Hidden Invasion Hidden Invasion is a video game designed by Toka. The American version was published by Conspiracy Games in 2002 for PlayStation 2. A GameCube version was also announced but was later canceled.-Overview:... |
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| International Cue Club International Cue Club International Cue Club – also known as CueClube and Cue Club , Real Pool and EX Billiards – is a sports simulation video game released for the PlayStation 2 in 2003 and for Windows in 2006... |
EX Billiard | 20 September 2002 | Takara Takara Takara Co., Ltd. was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955, that merged with another prominent Japanese toy company, Tomy Co., Ltd., on March 1, 2006 to form Takara Tomy, also known in English as TOMY Company Ltd.... |
| Lakemasters EX | 17 May 2002 | Dazz | |
| League Series Baseball 2 | Magical Sports: 2001 Koushien | 5 March 2004 | Magical Company |
| Maken Shao: Demon Sword Maken Shao: Demon Sword Maken Shao: Demon Sword, originally released without the subtitle as in Japan, is an action game created by the company Atlus. The 爻 used in the title is a very rarely used kanji in Japanese, and is used merely to signify 'XX'... |
Maken Shao | 26 July 2003 | Atlus Atlus is a Japanese computer and video game developer, publisher, and distributor based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for developing the console role-playing game franchise Megami Tensei. The first Megami Tensei was a Nintendo Entertainment System video game published by Namco based on a trilogy of... |
| MaXXed Out Racing | Saisoku! Zoku Kuruma King - Futsu Haji Giri Densetsu | 19 March 2004 | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... |
| Mr. Golf | Motto Golful Golf | 11 April 2003 | Artdink Artdink is a Japanese developer of console and computer games, currently based in Tsukishima, Tokyo.By far Artdink's biggest international success was the award-winning A-Train strategy game released for the PC and Amiga, which was published by SimCity creators Maxis... / DigiCube DigiCube DigiCube Co., Ltd. was a Japanese company established as a subsidiary of software developer Square on February 6, 1996 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The primary purpose of DigiCube was to market and distribute Square products, most notably video games and related merchandise, including toys,... |
| Operation WinBack | Winback WinBack Winback is a third-person shooter video game developed by Koei's Omega Force studio for the Nintendo 64 in 1999 and PlayStation 2 in 2001... |
28 September 2001 | Koei |
| Operation Air Assault | 29 October 2004 | ||
| Pacific Warriors II: Dogfight | 1 October 2004 | ||
| Penny Racers | Choro Q HG, Gadget Racers | 17 May 2002 | Takara Takara Takara Co., Ltd. was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955, that merged with another prominent Japanese toy company, Tomy Co., Ltd., on March 1, 2006 to form Takara Tomy, also known in English as TOMY Company Ltd.... |
| Project Minerva Professional | 5 November 2004 | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... / Taito Corporation Taito Corporation The is a Japanese publisher of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix. Taito has their headquarters in the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, sharing the facility with its parent company.... |
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| Robot Warlords Robot Warlords Robot warlords, known as Velvet File in Japan, is a turn based RPG created by Dazz. It was first released in Japan in 2000 under the title Velvet File... |
Velvet File | 14 December 2001 | Dazz |
| Rollercoaster World Rollercoaster World Rollercoaster World is a simulation video game for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2 that simulates theme park management and roller coaster design. Developed by Bimboosoft and published by Midas Interactive Entertainment, the game was released on May 21, 2004.-Gameplay:Rollercoaster World... |
The Jet Coaster - Yuuenchi wo Tsukurou! | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... / Bimboosoft Bimboosoft Bimboosoft Co.,Ltd. is a Japan-based video game developer and publisher founded in 1998. The company's initial releases were roller coaster simulations for the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2, one of which was released in the UK under the title Coaster Works. Bimboosoft's focus has now switched to... |
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| Ski Air Mix Ski Air Mix is an alpine skiing video game released on the PlayStation that was developed and published by KID in Japan. It was published by Midas Interactive Entertainment in Europe two years later and sold as a "budget" title.-Gameplay:... |
1 September 2000 | KID KID KID, whose name is an acronym of Kindle Imagine Develop, was a Japan-based company specializing in porting and developing bishōjo games.... |
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| Sky Surfer | Ultimate Sky Surfer | Idea Factory Idea Factory is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on October 26, 1994 headed by company president Koichi Ota and vice president Shingo Kuwana.-Games published:-Games developed:-External links:* * * * from IGN* from GameSpot... |
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| Snowboard Racer 2 | The Snowboard | 7 November 2003 | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... / Atelier Double / HuneX HuneX HuneX is a video game developer formed as a partnership between NEC Home Electronics, Ltd. and Human in 1992. HuneX mainly produces Bishōjo games and Otome games.-Games:*77: Beyond the Milky Way*Aikagi: Nukumori to Hidamari no Naka de*Angel's Feather... |
| Steel Dragon EX | The Shooting: Double Shienryu | 1 October 2004 | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... / Warashi Warashi Warashi Inc. is a small Japanese company who develops video games for arcade, home console, and mobile platforms, specializes in Mahjong and shoot 'em up titles... |
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| The Seed: War Zone | The Seed | 28 November 2003 | Artdink Artdink is a Japanese developer of console and computer games, currently based in Tsukishima, Tokyo.By far Artdink's biggest international success was the award-winning A-Train strategy game released for the PC and Amiga, which was published by SimCity creators Maxis... |
| The Sniper 2 | The Sniper 2: Akumu no Jaudan | 5 March 2004 | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... / Bestmedia |
| They Came From The Skies | NAPS Team | ||
| Tokyo Road Race | Battle Gear 2 | 1 November 2002 | Taito Corporation Taito Corporation The is a Japanese publisher of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix. Taito has their headquarters in the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, sharing the facility with its parent company.... |
| Ultimate Mind Games | The Table Game Sekaihen | D3 Publisher D3 Publisher D3Publisher is a Japanese video game publisher founded on February 5, 1992. Current CEO and president is Yuji Ito, and It is known for its Simple series of low-priced console games. Their games have been released for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2,... / Yuki Enterprise |
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| Warriors of Might and Magic Warriors of Might and Magic -Important notes:It was released on three different consoles generating three totally different games. Although they all follow a similar storyline each game was unique, for instance they all had their own unique levels and monsters... |
3DO The 3DO Company The 3DO Company , also known as 3DO , was a video game company... |
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| WWII: Soldier | 28 April 2006 | Atomic Planet Entertainment Ltd | |
| WWII: Tank Battles | 28 April 2006 | InterActive Vision Games | |
| X-Treme Express X-treme Express X-treme Express is a video game for released for the PlayStation 2 on February 21, 2002, in Japan and on March 18, 2003, in Great Britain. It has also been released in Australia. It was developed by Syscom Entertainment and published by Midas Interactive Entertainment.The game is about racing... |
Tetsu 1: Densha de Battle! World Grand Prix | Syscom |
External links
- Midas Interactive Entertainment: Official site