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| Industry | Video games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Pasadena, California, United States |
| Key people | Stanley Liu |
| Products | Fear Effect series |
Kronos Digital Entertainment was an American video game developer, founded by Stan Liu in 1992. It developed original properties, beginning with the visually appealing early 3D fighting games Criticom, Dark Rift and Cardinal Syn (called the "Trilogy of Terror" by one gaming journalist).
Kronos gained greater critical and commercial success for its later Fear Effect series with Eidos, and retained all rights to the franchise. It was developing the third Fear installment, Fear Effect Inferno, when Eidos discontinued funding following a major budget restructuring. The developer then shopped the game around to other publishers before failing to secure a deal and finish it. It dissolved soon after, finally releasing Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix. Outside of video games, they provided computer animation to Spider Man on Fox Kids.
Games
| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Criticom | PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
| 1997 | Meat Puppet | Microsoft Windows |
| Dark Rift | Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows | |
| 1998 | Cardinal Syn | PlayStation |
| 2000 | Fear Effect | |
| 2001 | Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix |
Animation
| Year | Television | Original network(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Spider-Man | Fox Kids |
References
- Ryan Mac Donald (July 8, 1998). "Cardinal Syn Review". GameSpot.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix Review - GameCritics.com". Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- "Interview With Kronos". Mastergamer.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- Steve Pollack (August 3, 2003). "Fear Effect Inferno". Steve Pollack. Archived from the original on December 27, 2003. Retrieved August 30, 2007.
External links
- "Official website". Archived from the original on March 28, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- Interview with Stan Liu, founder of Kronos, at Gamecritics.com
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