Virgin Games
U.K. publisherfounded in 1983 closed in 2003-07 status: bought
aka(s): Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Virgin Interactive, Virgin, Virgin Mastertronic
Renamed to Virgin Interactive in 1994.
Virgin's U.S. operations were bought by Electronic Arts in 1998 as part their acquisition of Westwood Studios.
The company was bought out by Titus Software and renamed to Avalon Interactive in 2003.
Notable collaborators: Richard Joseph, Simon Phipps, Graeme Devine, Linda Currie and Stoo Cambridge
It is known for 7th Guest, Another World, Battle Arena Toshinden, Battletoads, Bloody Roar, Bomberman, Broken Sword, Cannon Fodder, Carmageddon, Command & Conquer, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, Doom, Double Dragon, Earthworm Jim, Golden Axe, Jagged Alliance, Kick Off, Kyrandia, Lands of Lore, Little Big Adventure, Mega Man, Mortal Kombat, Onimusha, Populous, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia: Original, Quake, Rastan, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Main series, Shinobi, Speedball, Street Fighter, Tex Murphy, The Excalibur, The Lost Vikings, Wizardry, Xenon
Releases per year
Common gametypes
Top platforms
| MS-DOS | 99 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amiga | 58 | |
| Windows | 56 | |
| ZX Spectrum | 48 | |
| C64 | 43 | |
| PS | 42 | |
| Atari ST | 37 | |
| Amstrad CPC | 34 | |
| Mega Drive | 32 | |
| SNES | 27 | |
| Saturn | 19 | |
| Master System | 18 | |
| Mac OS Classic | 18 | |
| BBC | 17 | |
| GB | 12 |
Virgin Games best rated games
| Sorcery | 1985 | msx | |
| Command & Conquer | 1996 | sat | |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert | 1996 | win | |
| Prince of Persia | 1990 | gb | |
| Goal! | 1993 | dos | |
| Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future | 1986 | spc | |
| Lure of the Temptress | 1992 | st | |
| Ignition | 1997 | win | |
| Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars | 1996 | win | |
| Beneath A Steel Sky | 1994 | cd32 |
Virgin Games worst games
| Sea Adventure | 1984 | bbc | |
| The Lion King | 1994 | gb | |
| Trans-Atlantic Balloon Challenge: The Game | 1987 | c64 | |
| Trans-Atlantic Balloon Challenge: The Game | 1987 | spc | |
| Superman | 1992 | gg |