Blizzard Albany

COMPANY» Founded 1990-01-01

Albany,New York,United States

Vicarious Visions was founded by two brothers in high school in 1991. Known for high quality handheld ports of console games, the company was acquired by Activision in 2005. In 2021, the company was merged into Blizzard Entertainment to work on the Diablo franchise and the studio's name was changed to Blizzard Albany.

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Vicarious Visions was founded by two brothers in high school in 1991. Known for high quality handheld ports of console games, the company was acquired by Activision in 2005. In 2021, the company was merged into Blizzard Entertainment to work on the Diablo franchise and the studio's name was changed to Blizzard Albany.

Developed Games

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Guitar Hero: On Tour (Game)

22 June 2008

Guitar Hero: On Tour is the first portable Guitar Hero game released on the Nintendo DS.

NDS​

Crash Nitro Kart (Game)

11 November 2003

Nitro Kart takes Crash Bandicoot and friends to the streets in this kart-racer with multiple tracks and characters to choose from.

GBA​ PS2​ GCN​ +2

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (Game)

17 November 2008

Get ready to rock out on the DS again with Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades, a sequel to the earlier game of 2008. Decades features music from the 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, and today.

NDS​

Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced (Game)

7 January 2003

Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced is the sequel to Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure. It is a side-scrolling platformer, and features non-linear level selection.

GBA​

Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage (Game)

3 June 2004

Crash Bandicoot teams up with Spyro the dragon to stop the world from being taken over by Cortex and Ripto

GBA​

Tony Hawk's American Sk8land (Game)

18 October 2005

Tony Hawk's American Sk8land is the first Tony Hawk game on the Nintendo DS.

GBA​ NDS​

Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy (Game)

3 June 2004

Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy, along with Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage, was a part of a set of crossover platformers released in 2004 for the GBA

GBA​

Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace (Game)

19 September 2001

A Spider-Man game where you fight all the familiar villains and try to defeat Mysterio's plans.

GBA​ DGBL​

Disney's The Lion King 1½ (Game)

30 September 2003

GBA​

Madagascar: Operation Penguin (Game)

7 November 2005

You get to play as the infamous penguins from the Madagascar movie.

GBA​

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits (Game)

9 June 2009

The third Guitar Hero On Tour game for the Nintendo DS.

NDS​

2 in 1 Game Pack: DreamWorks' Shark Tale + Shrek 2 (Game)

29 August 2005

A compilation of two games based on DreamWorks animated movies on a single cartridge.

GBA​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Blizzard Albany

Abbreviation

Founded

1 January 1990

Location

Albany,New York,United States

Website

http://www.vvisions.com/

Aliases

Vicarious Visions

Developed Games

• Guitar Hero: On Tour (Game)
• Crash Nitro Kart (Game)
• Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (Game)
• Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced (Game)
• Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage (Game)
• Tony Hawk's American Sk8land (Game)
• Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy (Game)
• Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace (Game)
• Disney's The Lion King 1½ (Game)
• Madagascar: Operation Penguin (Game)
• Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits (Game)
• 2 in 1 Game Pack: DreamWorks' Shark Tale + Shrek 2 (Game)
• The Powerpuff Girls: Him and Seek (Game)
• SpongeBob Squarepants: Legend of the Lost Spatula (Game)
• Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro (Game)
• Shrek 2: Beg for Mercy! (Game)
• Guitar Hero (Game)
• Blue's Clues: Blue's Alphabet Book (Game)
• Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation S.O.D.A. (Game)
• 2 Games in 1: Disney Princess + Disney's The Lion King (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Marvel (Franchise)
• Crash Bandicoot (Franchise)
• Disney (Franchise)
• Guitar Hero (Franchise)
• Activision Hero (Franchise)
• DreamWorks Animation SKG (Franchise)
• Tony Hawk (Franchise)
• Skylanders (Franchise)
• Spider-Man (Franchise)
• Spyro (Franchise)
• 2 Games in 1 (Franchise)
• Nickelodeon (Franchise)
• Transformers (Franchise)
• Guitar Hero: On Tour (Franchise)
• Madagascar (Franchise)
• Pixar (Franchise)
• Star Wars (Franchise)
• Cartoon Network (Franchise)
• Diablo (Franchise)
• Iron Man (Franchise)

People

• Dee Bradley Baker (Person)
• Jennifer Hale (Person)
• Mike Vallely (Person)
• Rino Romano (Person)
• Andrew Reynolds (Person)
• Arto Saari (Person)
• Bam Margera (Person)
• Bob Joles (Person)
• Bret Michaels (Person)
• Brian Michael Bendis (Person)
• Bruce Campbell (Person)
• Christopher Corey Smith (Person)
• Courtenay Taylor (Person)
• Daewon Song (Person)
• Daniel Craig (Person)
• Daran Norris (Person)
• Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (Person)
• Eva Green (Person)
• Gene Simmons (Person)
• Hans Zimmer (Person)

Characters

• Spyro the Dragon (Character)
• Coco Bandicoot (Character)
• Crash Bandicoot (Character)
• Doctor Neo Cortex (Character)
• Tony Hawk (Character)
• Crunch Bandicoot (Character)
• Dr. N. Gin (Character)
• Peter Parker (Character)
• Tiny Tiger (Character)
• Axel Steel (Character)
• Dingodile (Character)
• Fake Crash (Character)
• Johnny Napalm (Character)
• Judy Nails (Character)
• N. Tropy (Character)
• Polar (Character)
• Rodney Mullen (Character)
• Aleksei Sytsevich (Character)
• Andrew Reynolds (Character)
• Bob Burnquist (Character)

Concepts

• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Retroachievements (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Voice Acting (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Bink Video (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• PlayStation Trophies (Concept)
• Third-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Tie-In (Concept)
• Unlockables (Concept)
• Online (Concept)
• Anthropomorphism (Concept)
• Games Based on Movies (Concept)
• Cutscene (Concept)
• Combo (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Multiple Protagonists (Concept)

Locations

• New York City (Location)
• Warehouse (Location)
• Manhattan (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Rooftops (Location)
• Sewer (Location)
• Central Park (Location)
• Concert Stage (Location)
• Construction Site (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Dock (Location)
• Museum (Location)
• N. Sanity Island (Location)
• North America (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Subway (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Factory (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Laboratory (Location)

Objects

• Car (Object)
• Police Car (Object)
• Building (Object)
• Crate (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Helicopter (Object)
• Helmet (Object)
• Sneakers (Object)
• Tree (Object)
• Gloves (Object)
• Half-Pipe (Object)
• Skateboard (Object)
• Spandex (Object)
• Truck (Object)
• Bomb (Object)
• Bridge (Object)
• Cymbal (Object)
• Drum Stick (Object)
• Hand Rail (Object)
• Hat (Object)