Spellbound Entertainment AG

COMPANY

Offenburg,Germany

Spellbound was a German game developer and publisher, best known for the Desperados series.

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Spellbound was founded in Germany (Location) in 1994 Locations/Germanyby Armin Gessert (Person)(who has been active in game development since 1984 - working on theGiana Sisters (Franchise) series). The company initially assisted Attic Entertainment on graphics for Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva, a game in The Dark Eye pen andamp;amp;amp; paper RPG. This Their first original titles was Airline Tycoon (Game), released in1997. While the game never enjoyed a huge commercial success, it gained a cult following over time and saw the release of a budget and deluxe version. The company went on to develop two games which were heavily inspired by the genre-defining and very successful Commandos (Franchise) series. Desperados (Franchise), set in the wild west, which spawned a sequel, as well asRobin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood, which was less successful than Desperados (Franchise) but received critical acclaim for technical merits, such as the cut scenes and the graphics engine. Their two subsequent releases flopped on the market (Chicago 1930 and Smoking Guns) and after releasing the moderately successful, if eagerly anticipated, sequel toDesperados, Spellbound was dropped by their publishers (ATARI) and they had to find new publishing deals. Spellbound Entertainment went into administration in 2012 and were re-founded asBlack Forest Games (Company).

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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (Game)

18 April 2001

Wild West Real-Time Strategy following the escapades of John Cooper, bounty hunter, in his mission to track down the infamous train bandit, El Diablo

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Arcania: Fall of Setarrif (Game)

24 October 2011

Stand alone add-on for "Arcania: Gothic 4". It was released in 2011

PC​

Smoking Guns: Shooting Gallery! (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​

Airline Tycoon Deluxe (Game)

31 December 2003

Airline Tycoon Deluxe is a re-release of the original Airline Tycoon, however it also includes all expansion packs, which bring with them new areas in the airport and the ability to design your own airplanes.

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Ravensdale (Game)

Unknown Release

Ravensdale is an upcoming fantasy action game developed by Spellbound Entertainment.

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Company details

Name

Spellbound Entertainment AG

Abbreviation

Founded

Location

Offenburg,Germany

Website

Aliases

Spellbound AG,Spellbound Studios

Developed Games

• Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (Game)
• Arcania: Fall of Setarrif (Game)
• Smoking Guns: Shooting Gallery! (Game)
• Airline Tycoon Deluxe (Game)
• Ravensdale (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Desperados (Franchise)
• Gothic (Franchise)
• Colin McRae Rally (Franchise)
• Giana Sisters (Franchise)

People

• Andreas Speer (Person)
• Armin Gessert (Person)

Characters

• Adanos (Character)
• Beliar (Character)
• Colin McRae (Character)
• Diego (Character)
• Friar Tuck (Character)
• Giana (Character)
• Gorn (Character)
• Innos (Character)
• Lester (Character)
• Maria (Character)
• Mario (Character)
• Milten (Character)
• Nicky Grist (Character)
• Richard Burns (Character)
• Robin Hood (Character)
• Sleeper (Character)
• The Nameless Hero (Character)
• Xardas (Character)

Concepts

• GOG.com (Concept)
• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Aberrant A.I. Behaviour (Concept)
• Action RPG (Concept)
• Bink Video (Concept)
• Day/Night Cycle (Concept)
• Gamingator (Concept)
• Havok Vision Game Engine (Concept)
• Heads Up Display (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• Isometric Viewpoint (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Lock Picking (Concept)
• Minimap (Concept)
• Non-Player Character (Concept)
• PhysX (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Rain (Concept)
• Real-Time Combat (Concept)

Locations

• Forest (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Mountains (Location)
• Wild West (Location)
• Airport (Location)
• Ajaccio (Location)
• Australia (Location)
• Austria (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Corsica (Location)
• Farm (Location)
• France (Location)
• Grassland (Location)
• Greece (Location)
• Indonesia (Location)
• Island (Location)
• Louisiana (Location)
• Mexico (Location)
• Monaco (Location)
• Monte Carlo (Location)

Objects

• Barrel (Object)
• Bow (Object)
• Mace (Object)
• Medical Herb (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Tree (Object)
• Airplane (Object)
• Alcoholic Beverages (Object)
• Aluminum Can (Object)
• Amulet (Object)
• Apple (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Arrow (Object)
• Audi Quattro (Object)
• Bandages (Object)
• Blocks (Object)
• Blowgun (Object)
• Bō (Object)
• Bridge (Object)
• Bubblegum (Object)