High Impact Games Explained

High Impact Games
Fate:Dormant
Type:Private Company
Foundation:2004[1]
Location:Burbank, California, USA
Industry:Video games

High Impact Games was an American video game developer based in Burbank, California, formed in 2004 by former Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog members. In 2007, the company released for the PlayStation Portable, with a PlayStation 2 port released the next year, and Secret Agent Clank in 2008, also for the PlayStation Portable. On November 3, 2009,[2] the company released its third game, , for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2. The game was based on the Jak & Daxter series made by Naughty Dog.[3] In 2010, High Impact Games was developing a remake of Crash Team Racing for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, but the publisher Activision canceled the game before the initial prototype was made.[4] In 2011, an environmental artist who had worked on some games, revealed that High Impact Games was working on a new project for the Wii.[5] This game was revealed to be Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension.[6]

Games

Release dateGame title Platform Metacritic rating
February 13, 200785/100[7]
March 11, 2008 62/100[8]
June 17, 2008Secret Agent ClankPlayStation Portable72/100[9]
May 26, 2009 PlayStation 2 (developed by Sanzaru Games) 61/100[10]
November 3, 2009PlayStation Portable71/100[11]
PlayStation 272/100[12]
August 2, 2011Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd DimensionPlayStation PortableN/A
PlayStation 364/100[13]
DS47/100[14]
76/100[15]
November 8, 2011Wii (Assistance)[16] 70/100[17]
November 15, 2011DreamWorks Super Star Kartz[18] N/A
DS
PlayStation 3
Wii
Xbox 360
January 13, 2012Super NinjaiOS
GOGO Fishing
September 18, 2012[19] 3DS
MacOS
Microsoft Windows
Wii
CancelledThe Oddities[20] PlayStation 3
Xbox 360

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roberto Rodriguez's Experience . LinkedIn .
  2. Web site: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Confirmed . Newstin . April 8, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Jak and Daxter exploring Lost Frontier . GameSpot . April 2, 2009 . March 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303144206/https://www.gamespot.com/games/daxter/news/ . live .
  4. Web site: Crash Team Racing 2010 Screenshots Show Cancelled Kart Game . Cinemablend.com . September 3, 2012 . September 17, 2012 . September 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905043021/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/crash-team-racing-2010-screenshots-show-cancelled-kart-game-46448.html . live .
  5. Web site: High Impact Games' Next Frontier Is Developing For Wii. Siliconera. October 12, 2010 . October 13, 2010. October 9, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121009142300/http://www.siliconera.com/2010/10/12/high-impact-games-next-frontier-is-developing-for-wii/. live.
  6. Web site: News . High Impact Games . September 17, 2012 . June 28, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130628120859/http://www.highimpactgames.com/news.html . live .
  7. Web site: Size Matters PSP Rating . Metacritic . October 15, 2009 . May 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130502112438/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/ratchet-clank-size-matters . live .
  8. Web site: Size Matters PS2 Rating. Metacritic. October 15, 2009. July 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130701212750/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/ratchet-clank-size-matters. live.
  9. Web site: Secret Agent Clank PSP Rating. Metacritic. October 15, 2009. April 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130429224725/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/secret-agent-clank. live.
  10. Web site: Secret Agent Clank for PlayStation 2. Metacritic. January 31, 2011. April 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130429230129/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/secret-agent-clank. live.
  11. Web site: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier PSP Rating. Metacritic. April 18, 2010. October 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023015044/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/jak-and-daxter-the-lost-frontier. live.
  12. Web site: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier PS2 Rating. Metacritic. September 1, 2010. October 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023015034/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/jak-and-daxter-the-lost-frontier. live.
  13. Web site: Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (video game) PS3 Rating. August 17, 2011. Metacritic. October 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026044057/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/phineas-and-ferb-across-the-2nd-dimension. live.
  14. Web site: Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension. 2021-12-03. Metacritic. en. December 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203150951/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/phineas-and-ferb-across-the-2nd-dimension. live.
  15. Web site: Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (video game) Wii Rating. Metacritic. January 22, 2017. February 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170208014806/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/phineas-and-ferb-across-the-2nd-dimension. live.
  16. Book: Call of Duty Wii Instruction Booklet . September 17, 2012 . March 18, 2013 . https://www.webcitation.org/6FCxKCDjv?url=http://www.callofduty.com/content/dam/activision/callofduty/mw3/master/docs/CODMW3_wiiMAN_mb010-DIGI.pdf . live .
  17. Web site: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3) Wii Rating. Metacritic. August 16, 2012. December 27, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121227062817/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3. live.
  18. Web site: O'Connor. Alice. DreamWorks Super Star Kartz announced. October 28, 2011. Shacknews. GameFly. September 8, 2011. October 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011445/http://www.shacknews.com/article/70085/dreamworks-super-star-kartz-announced. live.
  19. Web site: Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure for Wii . GameFAQs . September 17, 2012 . November 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105115503/http://www.gamefaqs.com/wii/667701-disney-princess-my-fairytale-adventure . live .
  20. Web site: The Oddities (High Impact Games) [Cancelled - PS3, Xbox 360) - Unseen64 . Unseen64 . October 27, 2020 . October 27, 2020 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027213938/https://www.unseen64.net/2020/10/27/oddities-high-impact-games-cancelled/ . live .

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