Metro3D

Metro3D, Inc.Type| Private[1]

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Industry| Video games
Fate| Closed
Founded| 1998[1]
Defunct| 2004[2]
Headquarters| San Jose, California[1]

Key people

| Stephen C. H. Lin (CEO)[3]
Website| metro3d.com (archived)

Metro3D, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher. Based in San Jose, California, and Founded 1998[4], the company released several games for the Dreamcast, Game Boy Color (GBC), Game Boy Advance (GBA), and PlayStation 2 (PS2) and Xbox consoles.[1]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Games
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

The formation of Metro3D was announced in April 1999, headed by the ex-Capcom employees Joe Morici and George Nakayama, after signing an agreement with Nintendo of America to become a third-party developer for Nintendo 64 and GBC games.[5] The company's CEO, Dr. Stephen C. H. Lin, and the U.S. branch of the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 19, 2004, after defaulting on a series of loans from Cathay Bank totaling $6.5 million.[2] In June 2005, the European branch was sold off to Stewart Green of Green Solutions Limited (the parent of Data Design Interactive), who reestablished the publisher as Metro3D Europe Ltd.[6][3] In July 2005, Metro3D Europe announced that they had secured a deal with Data Design Interactive to publish their budget titles for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows.[7][8] The company continued releasing titles throughout the year and into 2006.[9][10] By 2007, Green Solutions folded Metro3D into Data Design Interactive.

## Games

* Aero the Acro-Bat (GBA, 2002)[11]
* Aero the Acro-Bat 2 (GBA, unpublished)[12]
* Armada (Dreamcast, 1999)[13]
* Armada II (Dreamcast, Xbox, PS2, unpublished)[14][15]
* Armada F/X Racers (GBC, 2000)[14]
* Software:Armored Core 2: Another Age (PS2, 2002) (European distribution only)
* Armored Core 3 (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
* Software:Chase H.Q.: Secret Police (GBC, 1999)[16]
* Classic Bubble Bobble (GBC, 1999)[16]
* The Cage (GBC, unpublished)
* Software:Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse (PS2, 2001)[15]
* Dark Angel II (PS2, unpublished)[14]
* Dark Angel: Anna's Quest (GBC, unpublished)
* Defender of the Crown (GBA, 2002)[11]
* Dinosaur Hunting (released in Japan, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[17]
* DroneZ (Xbox, 2004, released in Japan as Dennou Taisen ~ DroneZ ~, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[18]
* Dual Blades (GBA, 2002)[13]
* Gem Smashers (GBA, 2003)[17]
* Maxxis Ultimate ATV (Xbox, unpublished)[19]
* Pumpkin Man (Xbox, unpublished)[20]
* Puzzle Master (GBC, 1999)[16]
* Ninja (GBC, unpublished)
* Shayde: Monsters vs. Humans (Xbox, unpublished)[21]
* Smash Cars (PS2, 2003)[17]
* Software:Stake: Fortune Fighters (Xbox, 2003)[11]
* Sub Rebellion (PS2, 2002)[11]
* The Three Stooges (GBA, 2002)[13]
* Threat Con Delta (PS2, 2004, released in Japan as Kyoushuu Kidou Butai: Kougeki Helicopter Senki, unpublished in North America by Metro3D)[22]
* Urban Extreme (PS2, 2006)
* Wings (GBA, 2003)[13]
* King's Field IV (PS2, 2003) (European distribution only)
* Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel (GBA, unpublished)[12]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Corporate Info". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/corporate.html.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Simonson, Sharon (May 9, 2004). "Landmark in court". San Jose Business Journal (Advance Publications). http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2004/05/10/story2.html?page=all.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andersen, John (January 31, 2006). "Metro3D Resurrected As European Branch". Gamasutra. UBM plc. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/metro3d-resurrected-as-european-branch. "[The publisher is] under the management of CEO Dr. Stephen C.H. Lin [..] Metro3D Inc shareholders sold off its European division in June of 2005 to Stewart Green. Green has now re-established Metro3D Europe (M3DE), as a separate UK registered company, and will be unaffected by the on-going chapter 11 status of its former U.S. parent company. [..] [Green's own company] has three separate divisions related to gaming under its operation: Artworld Studios, Data Design Solutions, and All-Star Gaming."
4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `corporate2`
5. ↑ "Introducing Metro3D". IGN. April 27, 1999. http://ign64.ign.com/articles/067/067851p1.html.
6. ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro3d-alive-and-well-in-europe
7. ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/august-12th-gets-9-of-the-best
8. ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-games-turns-to-the-games-market-europe-show-with-a-with-a-bag-full-of-games
9. ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-reveals-new-media-and-distributor-extranet-website
10. ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/metro-3d-goes-large-in-2006
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Games (page 2)". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/game_main2.html.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 IGN staff (June 21, 2002). "Aero Swings to Shelves". IGN. http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/363/363029p1.html.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Games (page 3)". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/game_main3.html.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "In Development". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/products2.html.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 IGN staff (September 14, 2000). "Two from Metro3D Come to PS2". IGN. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/085/085022p1.html.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Products". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/products.html.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Games (page 1)". Metro3D, Inc.. http://www.metro3d.com/game_main1.html.
18. ↑ IGN staff (April 27, 2004). "Now Playing in Japan". IGN. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/509/509628p1.html.
19. ↑ "Metro3D, Inc. - Press Releases". 2003-08-11. http://www.metro3d.com/html/press/archived.php?pr=press_051403atv.
20. ↑ jkdmedia (May 14, 2003). "Metro3D, Inc. Introduces Pumpkin Man for Microsoft Xbox". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/news/metro3d_inc_introduces_pumpkin_man_for_microsoft_xbox.
21. ↑ IGN staff (January 8, 2002). "Shayde: Monsters V. Humans". IGN. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/137/137403p1.html.
22. ↑ "Japanese Release Dates Update". IGN. June 15, 2005. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/624/624585p1.html.

## External links

* Official website (archived)

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