Backbone Entertainment

COMPANY

Emeryville,CA,USA

A division of Foundation 9 Entertainment, Backbone Entertainment specializes in developing licensed IP.

Company Images Related Pages

EditHistoryPage info

Overview

Backbone Entertainment was at first called Digital Eclipse Software. It opened in 1992. They have two offices. One in Emeryville, California and one in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2005, they joined with Foundation 9 Entertainment. They have shipped over 100 titles. They first started out making Sypro games for the GameBoy Advance. They made three of those. Their first big hit was Death Jr. It was released onto the PSP in 2005. Since then they have put out two different Death Jr. games. They also have developed a lot of downloadable games. Their most recent one is X-Men. They are currently working on Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone for Xbox Live Arcade and the Playstation Network.

Games

Backbone's most recent games: Sonic the Hedgehog (Game) (2007) Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Game) (2007) Bomberman Live (Game) (2007) Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (2008) Death Jr.:Root of Evil (2008) Monster Lab (Game) (2008) Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Game) (2008) 1942: Joint Strike (2008) Everyday Shooter (Game) (2008) Rock Band: Unplugged (2009) G.I Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009) Marvel vs Capcom 2 (2009) Lego Rock Band (2009) Rock Band 3 (Game) (2010) X-Men(2010) Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone (2011)

Developed Games

View all developed games

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Game)

10 February 2009

49 Sega classics packed into one huge compilation for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and includes a variety of bonus material perfect for the biggest of Sega fans.

X360​ PS3​

Capcom Classics Collection (Game)

27 September 2005

22 Capcom games in one giant collection for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

PS2​ XBOX​

Midway Arcade Origins (Game)

6 November 2012

Over 30 Midway arcade releases appear on one disc in this new Warner Bros. compilation.

X360​ PS3​

Bomberman Live (Game)

18 July 2007

Bomberman Live brings the multiplayer staples of the franchise for Xbox Live Arcade.

XBGS​

Atari Masterpieces Vol. 1 (Game)

30 September 2005

Atari Masterpieces Volume 1 is an N gage game.

NGE​

MechAssault: Phantom War (Game)

12 February 2006

The Microsoft's MechAssault series hits the Nintendo DS.

NDS​

1942: Joint Strike (Game)

23 July 2008

This remake of a classic, top-down shooter now features a wider field of action and emphasizes cooperative online play. Players choose one of three WWII fighter planes to fly through the tropical Pacific and destroy countless enemy airplanes, vehicles and ships.

PS3N​ XBGS​

NBA Ballers: Rebound (Game)

9 May 2006

NBA Ballers: Rebound for the PSP

PSP​

Death Jr. II: Root of Evil (Game)

31 October 2006

PSP​ PSPN​ WII​

Age of Empires: The Age of Kings (Game)

14 February 2006

Control up to 5 legendary races with varying heroes and strengths in campaign or local multiplayer to dominate planes of battle one at a time in this TBS by Backbone.

NDS​

Death Jr. (Game)

16 August 2005

Death Jr. was the very first game ever shown for the PlayStation Portable and was hyped as the killer-app. It was met with mediocre reviews.

PSP​ PSPN​

Gauntlet (Game)

Unknown Release

An intended entry in the Gauntlet series from Backbone Entertainment and published by Eidos, for the Nintendo DS.

NDS​

Published Games

View all published games

No games found

Company details

Name

Backbone Entertainment

Abbreviation

Founded

Location

Emeryville,CA,USA

Website

http://www.backb.com

Aliases

Developed Games

• Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (Game)
• Capcom Classics Collection (Game)
• Midway Arcade Origins (Game)
• Bomberman Live (Game)
• Atari Masterpieces Vol. 1 (Game)
• MechAssault: Phantom War (Game)
• 1942: Joint Strike (Game)
• NBA Ballers: Rebound (Game)
• Death Jr. II: Root of Evil (Game)
• Age of Empires: The Age of Kings (Game)
• Death Jr. (Game)
• Gauntlet (Game)
• Death Jr. and the Science Fair of Doom (Game)
• Shrek-N-Roll (Game)
• Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone (Game)
• Monster Lab (Game)
• Rifts: Promise of Power (Game)
• IWL: Interstellar Wrestling League (Game)
• Brooktown High (Game)
• Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon (Game)
• view all →

Published Games

• None
• view all →

Franchises

• Death Jr. (Franchise)
• Street Fighter (Franchise)
• Bomberman (Franchise)
• Capcom Collection (Franchise)
• Darkstalkers (Franchise)
• Rock Band (Franchise)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise)
• 1942 (Franchise)
• Age of Empires (Franchise)
• Arcade Archives (Franchise)
• Atari Masterpieces (Franchise)
• BattleTech (Franchise)
• Capcom Classics (Franchise)
• Capcom Versus (Franchise)
• Castlevania (Franchise)
• Disney (Franchise)
• Frogger (Franchise)
• G.I. Joe (Franchise)
• Gauntlet (Franchise)
• Guitar Hero (Franchise)

People

• Drew Scanlon (Person)
• Tomohiro Nishikado (Person)

Characters

• Chun-Li (Character)
• Ken Masters (Character)
• Ryu (Character)
• Akuma (Character)
• Dhalsim (Character)
• Guile (Character)
• M. Bison (Character)
• Amy (Character)
• Balrog (Character)
• Blanka (Character)
• Bomberman (Character)
• Cammy (Character)
• Datta (Character)
• Death (Character)
• Death Jr. (Character)
• E. Honda (Character)
• Jane (Character)
• Morrigan Aensland (Character)
• Sagat (Character)
• Sakura Kasugano (Character)

Concepts

• Achievements (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Xbox Live (Concept)
• PlayStation Trophies (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• Death (Concept)
• High Definition Graphics (Concept)
• Leaderboard (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Unlockables (Concept)
• Xbox One Backwards Compatibility (Concept)
• Anthropomorphism (Concept)
• Combo (Concept)
• Delisted Games (Concept)
• Difficulty Level (Concept)
• Digital Rights Management (Concept)
• Explosion (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)

Locations

• New York City (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Earth (Location)
• Los Angeles (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Hong Kong (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Las Vegas (Location)
• Race Track (Location)
• San Francisco (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Suzaku Castle (Location)
• Amusement Park (Location)
• Angel Island (Location)
• Arena (Location)
• Attic (Location)
• Basketball Court (Location)
• Boston (Location)
• Brazil (Location)
• California (Location)

Objects

• Gun (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• Car (Object)
• Headband (Object)
• Laser (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Claw (Object)
• Crate (Object)
• Explosives (Object)
• Fingerless Gloves (Object)
• Fireball (Object)
• Helicopter (Object)
• Mask (Object)
• Missile (Object)
• Motorcycle (Object)
• Pizza (Object)
• Tank (Object)
• Amplifier (Object)
• Barrel (Object)
• Baseball Bat (Object)