| Argonaut Sheffield | |
| Fate: | Dissolved together with its parent |
| Location: | Sheffield |
| Founder: | Glyn Williams Michael Powell |
| Location Country: | England |
| Industry: | Video games |
| Products: | Independence War series |
Argonaut Sheffield (formerly Particle Systems Ltd.) was a British computer game developer based in Sheffield, England. The company was founded as Particle Systems by Glyn Williams and Michael Powell. Games developed by Particle Systems include I-War and its sequel . The company was working on tactical combat game EXO, when it was acquired by Argonaut Games in January 2002[1] and became Argonaut Sheffield. Under this new guise the company released Bionicle, Power Drome and submitted a number of demos for Star Wars, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Zorro. Argonaut Sheffield was closed in late October 2004 when Argonaut games was put into administration.[2]
| Year | Title | Publisher(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| as Particle Systems | |||
| 1993 | Evasive Action | The Software Toolworks | |
| Subwar 2050 | MicroProse | ||
| 1997 | I-War | Infogrames/Ocean | |
| 2001 | |||
| as Argonaut Sheffield | |||
| 2003 | Bionicle | Electronic Arts Lego Interactive | |
| 2004 | Power Drome | Mud Duck Productions, Evolved Games, Zoo Digital Publishing | |