Small Rockets
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Small Rockets is a small British computer game developer founded in 2000 that creates and sells PC computer games online.
, that was started to test the waters for delivering games online rather than through traditional retail channels. When Fiendish was shut down, the then head of department Jonathan Small set up Small Rockets to continue where Fiendish had left off. The company licensed the Fiendish games from Criterion, and most of the Fiendish employees moved with Jonathan to the new company. Work continued on several more PC titles and a Game Boy Advance title until in 2003 most of the employees had to be let go, largely for financial reasons.
Small Rockets continues however with Jonathan Small as sole programmer. According to the website, his new game, Red Ace Squadron 2, is due sometime in 2008.
History
Small Rockets was born from the ashes of Fiendish Games, a department of Criterion GamesCriterion Games
Criterion Games is a Guildford, England based British video game developer. It is best known for its work on the award-winning, multi-platform Burnout series, the PS2, Gamecube and Xbox first-person shooter Black.Criterion Software Ltd was created in 1993 to commercialise 3D...
, that was started to test the waters for delivering games online rather than through traditional retail channels. When Fiendish was shut down, the then head of department Jonathan Small set up Small Rockets to continue where Fiendish had left off. The company licensed the Fiendish games from Criterion, and most of the Fiendish employees moved with Jonathan to the new company. Work continued on several more PC titles and a Game Boy Advance title until in 2003 most of the employees had to be let go, largely for financial reasons.
Small Rockets continues however with Jonathan Small as sole programmer. According to the website, his new game, Red Ace Squadron 2, is due sometime in 2008.
Games originally written as a part of Fiendish Games
- Natural Fawn Killers
- Tower of the Ancients
- Master of the Skies: The Red AceMaster of the Skies: The Red AceMaster of the Skies: The Red Ace is a World War I dogfighting game marketed by Small Rockets. This game is currently distributed only through Electronic Software Distribution. -History:...
(Previously known as Hunt for the Red Baron) - Art is Dead
- Hot Chix and Gear Stix
- Hot Chix and Gear Stix 2
- Small Rockets Poker
- Small Rockets Mah Jongg
- Small Rockets Backgammon
- MAD: Global Thermonuclear Warfare
Games released wholly by Small Rockets
- Star Monkey
- Ultra Assault
- Red Ace SquadronRed Ace SquadronRed Ace Squadron is a computer vehicle simulation game developed and published by Small Rockets in 2001. There is also an enhanced version named Red Ace Squadron Pro.- Sypnosis :The game takes place World War I...
- Assimilation
- Sean Murray Wakeboarding, GBA
- Sinbad PC
External links
- The Small Rockets website
- Small Rockets entry at 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...