Westwood Studios

USA developerfounded in 1985 closed in 2003 status: dead

119
games
3.7
per year
31
years active

aka(s): Westwood Associates, Westwood

Known as Westwood Associates until 1992

Brands owned by Electronic Arts at the time of closing

Merged to EA Los Angeles in 2003.

Notable collaborators: Brett W. Sperry, Kirk Nichols, George MacDonald, David Boudreau and Bill Stokes

It is known for Command & Conquer, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Dunjonquest, Eye of the Beholder, Kyrandia, Lands of Lore, Pac-Man, Phantasie, Pool of Radiance, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Main series, Roadwar

Releases per year

1986 3
1987 16
1988 16
1989 15
1990 7
1991 12
1992 7
1993 5
1994 5
1995 5
1996 5
1997 7
1998 2
1999 2
2000 2
2001 2
2002 3
2015 1
2016 1

116 video games with valid date were considered (97.4%)

Overall rankings

9
57
12
0
0
4.0
average

Common gametypes

role-play27%strategy20%adventure14%action/reflex11%edutainment9%other16%

Top platforms

  MS-DOS 29
  Amiga 18
  Windows 14
  Atari ST 12
  C64 11
  Apple II E 5
  Apple IIGS 5
  NEC PC9801 3
  PS 3
  NES 2
  FM Towns 2
  Mac OS Classic 2
  Linux 2
  Amstrad CPC 1
  PS2 1
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos image #0 Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos
MS-DOS 1993
Lands of Lore III image #1 Lands of Lore III
Lands of Lore III
Windows 1999-03
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny image #2 Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny
MS-DOS 1997-09
Dune II: Battle For Arrakis image #3 Dune II: Battle For Arrakis
Dune II: Battle For Arrakis
Amiga 1993
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon image #4 Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon
MS-DOS 1991
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon image #5 Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon
Amiga 1992
Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis image #6 Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis
Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis
MS-DOS 1992
Eye of the Beholder image #7 Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder
MS-DOS 1991
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun image #8 Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Windows 1999-08-27
Command & Conquer: Red Alert image #9 Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
MS-DOS 1996
Eye of the Beholder image #10 Eye of the Beholder
Eye of the Beholder
Amiga 1991
The Lion King image #11 The Lion King
The Lion King
MS-DOS 1994

Westwood Studios best rated games

Command & Conquer 1996 sat
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996 win
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge 2001 win
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996 dos
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon 1991 dos
Command & Conquer 1996 ps1
The Lion King 1994 dos
Dune II: Battle For Arrakis 1993 ocs
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Retaliation 1998 ps1
The Legend of Kyrandia 1992 ocs

Westwood Studios worst games

Phantasie III: The Wrath of Nikademus 1988 dos
Temple of Apshai Trilogy 1986 ocs
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception 1989 c64
Dragon Strike 1990 c64

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