Universal Interactive
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| Subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Games | |
| Industry | Software & Programming |
| Fate | Closed |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Defunct | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Owner | MCA Inc. (1993–1996) Universal Studios (1996–2000) Vivendi (2000–2007) |
| Parent | Universal Studios (1993–2003) Vivendi Universal Games (2003–2006) Vivendi Games (2006–2007) |
Universal Interactive Inc. (previously Universal Interactive Studios) was a video game developer and publisher and a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Games. It is a former game studio owned by Universal Studios before being bought by Vivendi. Universal Interactive was known for publishing and distributing the Crash Bandicoot & Spyro the Dragon games, along with games based on films from Universal Pictures. Around 2001, Universal Interactive Studios name was shortened to Universal Interactive. Around 2003, Universal Interactive was known as Vivendi Universal Games.
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List of Universal Interactive games
This is a list of video games made and distributed by Universal Interactive (founded in 1993, became Vivendi Universal Games in 2003, became Vivendi Games in 2006 and merged to Activision to form Activision Blizzard in 2008).
as Universal Interactive Studios
| Title | System | Release date | Co-produced with | Note |
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| Way of the Warrior | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | November 1, 1994 | Naughty Dog | |
| Jurassic Park Interactive | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | 1994 | ||
| Crash Bandicoot | PlayStation | August 31, 1996 | Naughty Dog | |
| Disruptor | PlayStation | November 30, 1996 | Insomniac Games | |
| Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back | PlayStation | October 31, 1997 | Naughty Dog | |
| Spyro the Dragon | PlayStation | September 10, 1998 | Insomniac Games | |
| Running Wild | PlayStation | October 7, 1998 | Blue Shift Inc. | |
| Crash Bandicoot: Warped | PlayStation | October 31, 1998 | Naughty Dog | |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | PlayStation Game Boy Color |
September 30, 1999 (PS version) August 2001 (GBC version) |
Vivendi Universal (PS version) Titus Software (GBC version) |
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| Crash Team Racing | PlayStation | September 30, 1999 | Naughty Dog | Last Crash Bandicoot game made by Naughty Dog before Eurocom made Crash Bash. |
| Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! | PlayStation | November 2, 1999 | Insomniac Games | |
| Spyro: Year of the Dragon | PlayStation | October 25, 2000 | Insomniac Games | Last Spyro game made by Insomniac Games and released on PS1/PSX before Universal bought the rights and continue the franchise. |
| The Grinch | Dreamcast PlayStation Game Boy Color Microsoft Windows |
October 31, 2000 (DC version) November 2000 (GBC version) December 4, 2000 (PC version) December 8, 2000 (PS version) |
Artificial Mind & Movement Konami |
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| Crash Bash | PlayStation | November 6, 2000 | Eurocom Entertainment Software Cerny Games |
Last Crash Bandicoot game released on the PS1/PSX before Universal bought the rights and continued the franchise. |
| Woody Woodpecker Racing | PlayStation Game Boy Color Microsoft Windows |
November 22, 2000 (PS version) December 22, 2000 (GBC version) February 1, 2001 (PC version) |
Syrox Developments |
as Universal Interactive
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| Woody Woodpecker: Escape from Buzz Buzzard Park | PlayStation 2 Game Boy Color Microsoft Windows |
September 2001 (GBC version) November 21, 2001 (PC version) February 21, 2002 (PS2 version) |
Eko Software |
| Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | PlayStation 2 GameCube Xbox |
October 29, 2001 (PS2 version) April 15, 2002 (Xbox version) September 17, 2002 (GC version) |
Traveller's Tales Eurocom Entertainment Software |
| Spyro: Season of Ice | Game Boy Advance | October 29, 2001 | Digital Eclipse |
| Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure | GameCube | December 18, 2001 | Nai'a Digital Works |
| Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure | Game Boy Advance | February 25, 2002 | Vicarious Visions |
| Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon | Xbox | July 2, 2002 | Ronin Entertainment |
| The Thing | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox |
August 20, 2002 (PC version) September 3, 2002 (Xbox version) September 10, 2002 (PS2 version) |
Computer Artworks |
| The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian | PlayStation 2 GameCube |
September 11, 2002 | Point of View, Inc. |
| Monster Force | Game Boy Advance | September 29, 2002 | Digital Eclipse |
| Spyro 2: Season of Flame | Game Boy Advance | September 25, 2002 | Digital Eclipse |
| Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly | PlayStation 2 GameCube |
November 3, 2002 (PS2 version) November 8, 2002 (GC version) |
Check Six Games Equinoxe Digital Entertainment |
| Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced | Game Boy Advance | January 7, 2003 | Vicarious Visions |
| Knight Rider: The Game | PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows |
February 12, 2003 | Davilex Games |
| Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend | Game Boy Advance | March 28, 2003 | Vicarious Visions |
| Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox |
March 10, 2003 (PC version) March 25, 2003 (PS2 version) March 26, 2003 (Xbox version) |
Blue Tongue Entertainment |
| Hulk | Game Boy Advance GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox Microsoft Windows |
May 27, 2003 | Marvel Entertainment Radical Entertainment |
| Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter | PlayStation 2 Xbox Microsoft Windows |
June 20, 2003 (PS2 and Xbox versions) January 7, 2004 (PC version) |
Warthog Games |
| Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs | Game Boy Advance | October 27, 2003 | Digital Eclipse |
| The Cat in the Hat | PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows Xbox Game Boy Advance |
November 5, 2003 | Coktel Vision |
| Crash Nitro Kart | PlayStation 2 GameCube Xbox Game Boy Advance |
November 11, 2003 | Vicarious Visions |
as Vivendi Universal Games
| Title | System | Release date | Co-produced with | Note |
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| Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward | PlayStation 2 | September 8, 2003 | High Voltage Software | |
| The Simpsons: Hit & Run | PlayStation 2 Xbox GameCube Microsoft Windows |
September 16, 2003 (PlayStation 2, Xbox & GameCube version) November 13, 2003 (PC version) |
Fox Interactive Gracie Films Radical Entertainment |
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| Hunter: The Reckoning: Redeemer | Xbox | October 28, 2003 | High Voltage Software | |
| Knight Rider 2: The Game | PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows |
January 1, 2004 | Davilex Games | |
| The X-Files: Resist or Serve | PlayStation 2 | March 16, 2004 | Fox Interactive Black Ops Entertainment |
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| Red Ninja: End of Honor | PlayStation 2 Xbox |
March 30, 2004 | Tranji Studios | |
| Van Helsing | PlayStation 2 Game Boy Advance Xbox |
May 6, 2004 | Saffire Corporation | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Xbox Microsoft Windows |
June 1, 2004 December 7, 2004 (PC version) |
Starbreeze Studios Tigon Studios |
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| Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage and Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy | Game Boy Advance | June 1, 2004 | Vicarious Visions | |
| Crash Twinsanity | PlayStation 2 Xbox |
September 28, 2004 | Traveller's Tales | |
| Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox |
October 5, 2004 (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 & Xbox version) October 26, 2004 (Microsoft Windows (Uncut and Uncensored) version) |
High Voltage Software | |
| Spyro: A Hero's Tail | Xbox PlayStation 2 GameCube |
November 2, 2004 | Eurocom Entertainment Software | |
| Robots | GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox Microsoft Windows Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS |
November 2, 2004 (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows & Game Boy Advance version) February 24, 2005 (Nintendo DS version) |
Fox Interactive Eurocom Entertainment Software |
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| Predator: Concrete Jungle | PlayStation 2 Xbox |
April 26, 2005 | Fox Interactive Eurocom Entertainment Software |
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| The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction | Xbox PlayStation 2 GameCube |
August 23, 2005 | Marvel Entertainment Radical Entertainment |
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| Spyro: Shadow Legacy | Nintendo DS | October 18, 2005 | Amaze Entertainment | |
| F.E.A.R. | Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 |
October 18, 2005 (Microsoft Windows version) October 31, 2006 (Xbox 360 version) April 24, 2007 (PlayStation 3 version) |
Monolith Productions WB Games |
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| Crash Tag Team Racing | Xbox PlayStation 2 GameCube PlayStation Portable |
October 19, 2005 (PS2, GC & Xbox version) November 10, 2005 (PSP version) |
Radical Entertainment | |
| 50 Cent: Bulletproof | PlayStation 2 Xbox PlayStation Portable |
November 17, 2005 (Xbox and PlayStation 2 version) September 12, 2006 (PSP version) |
Genuine Games, Interscope Records High Voltage Software (PSP version only) |
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| Scarface: The World is Yours | Xbox PlayStation 2 Wii |
October 6, 2006 (Collector's Edition version) October 10, 2006 (Normal Edition version) June 12, 2007 (Wii version) |
Radical Entertainment | |
| Crash Boom Bang! | Nintendo DS | October 10, 2006 | Dimps | Last Crash Bandicoot game made by Universal, before Sierra Entertainment bought the rights and continued the series. |
| The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning | Xbox PlayStation 2 GameCube Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS mobile |
October 10, 2006 (PS2, GC, Xbox & Game Boy Advance version) October 17, 2006 (Nintendo DS version) |
Krome Studios (PS2, GC, Xbox & Game Boy Advance version) Amaze Entertainment (Nintendo DS version) |
Last Spyro game made by Universal, before Sierra Entertainment bought the rights and continued the series. |
| F.E.A.R. Extraction Point | Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 |
October 24, 2006 | Monolith Productions TimeGate Studios |
