Straight Right Explained

Straight Right
Type:Private
Foundation:2011
Location:Melbourne, Australia
Industry:Video games
Homepage:straightright.net

Straight Right was an Australian independent video game developer located in Melbourne, Australia. They specialized in porting games made by other developers to various platforms. The company has been dormant since 2015.

History

Straight Right's first title, , was developed for iOS, publisher by Electronic Arts and released on 4 August 2011. It received mixed, but mostly positive reviews.[1]

Their next title was the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3: Special Edition, also published by Electronic Arts, which received critical acclaim, scoring 85 out of 100 on review site aggregator Metacritic,[2] was released on 13 November 2012 in North America.

On 20 March 2013, it was announced by Square Enix that the developer will be responsible for Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut.[3] It received critical acclaim for its improvements to the original game and usage of the GamePad,[4] scoring 88 out of 100 on Metacritic.[5]

Their most recent project was porting and programming the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows versions of ZombiU, retitled Zombi, which was originally developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and publisher by Ubisoft. It received mixed reviews.[6] [7]

Games

YearTitlePublisherGenre(s)Platform(s)
2011Electronic ArtsRacingiOS
2012Mass Effect 3: Special EditionElectronic ArtsAction role-playingWii U
2013Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's CutSquare EnixAction role-playing, first-person shooter, stealthWii U
2015ZombiUbisoftFirst-person shooter, survival horrorPlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shift 2 Unleashed for iPhone/iPad Reviews - Metacritic. Metacritic. 19 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Mass Effect 3: Special Edition for Wii U Reviews - Metacritic. Metacritic. 19 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut announced for Wii U. GameRadar. 20 March 2013. 19 August 2015.
  4. Web site: The 'best version' of Deus Ex: Human Revolution features improved graphics, AI, boss battles and may never leave Wii U. Brian Crecente. Polygon. 22 March 2013. 19 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut for Wii U Reviews - Metacritic. Metacritic. 19 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Zombi for PlayStation 4 Reviews - Metacritic. Metacritic. 19 August 2015.
  7. Web site: Zombi for Xbox One Reviews - Metacritic. Metacritic. 19 August 2015.