Vicious Cycle Software, Inc.

COMPANY» Founded 2000-04-03

Chapel Hill,North Carolina,USA

Vicious Cycle Software is a developer most famous for Dead Head Fred and Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard.

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Vicious Cycle was founded in 2000 by Dave Ellis (Person) along with four others. Most of their work has been with licensed games. They opened up a separate division for these games called Monkey Bar Games. They have worked on Dora The Explorer games, Flushed Away, Curious George. Their most notable work is Dead Head Fred for the PSP, which was viewed well by critics. Between 2007 and 2014, Vicious Cycle was owned by D3 Publisher. In September 2014 it was announced they had been acquired by Little Orbit (Company).

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Matt Hazard: Blood Bath And Beyond (Game)

7 January 2010

The kitschy retro video game hero returns in a side-scrolling shooter.

PS3N​ XBGS​

Robotech: Battlecry (Game)

22 October 2002

Robotech: Battlecry is an action game based on the Robotech universe.

PS2​ GCN​ XBOX​

Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (Game)

14 October 2014

Pac, Spiral, and Cylindria continue their spectral escapades in this sequel, as they defend PacWorld from the ghoulish army of Lord Betrayus.

X360​ PS3N​ WIIU​ +2

Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (Game)

1 December 2015

A platform fighting game based on the Kung Fu Panda series.

PC​ X360​ XONE​ +5

Robotech: Invasion (Game)

5 October 2004

A Robotech themed game based on the Third Robotech War. It was a shooter that allowed the player to take on a human form or transform into a motorcycle to fight the invading Invid on all fronts.

PS2​ XBOX​

Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey (Game)

23 July 2003

Dinotopia is a 3rd Person Action / Adventure / RPG.

GCN​ XBOX​

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (Game)

26 February 2009

Action video game hero Matt Hazard returns (for the first time) in this comedic video-game-themed third-person shooter for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

X360​ PS3N​ XBGS​ +1

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (Game)

5 July 2011

Insect Armageddon is the fourth installment of D3's line of budget-priced shooters featuring online and local co-op modes, and a new Swarm survival mode.

PC​ X360​ PS3N​ +2

Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations (Game)

20 October 2015

The fourth main game based on the Adventure Time series, putting best friends Finn and Jake in the role of detectives.

PC​ X360​ XONE​ +5

Spy vs Spy (Game)

25 April 2005

Spy vs Spy is a remake of the game that was based on the popular Mad Magazine feature from the 1960s

PS2​ XBOX​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Vicious Cycle Software, Inc.

Abbreviation

Founded

3 April 2000

Location

Chapel Hill,North Carolina,USA

Website

http://www.viciouscycleinc.com/

Aliases

Developed Games

• Matt Hazard: Blood Bath And Beyond (Game)
• Robotech: Battlecry (Game)
• Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 (Game)
• Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (Game)
• Robotech: Invasion (Game)
• Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey (Game)
• Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (Game)
• Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (Game)
• Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations (Game)
• Spy vs Spy (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Matt Hazard (Franchise)
• Robotech (Franchise)
• Simple (Franchise)
• Adventure Time (Franchise)
• Bejeweled (Franchise)
• Cartoon Network (Franchise)
• Dinotopia (Franchise)
• DreamWorks Animation SKG (Franchise)
• Earth Defense Force (Franchise)
• Kung Fu Panda (Franchise)
• Macross (Franchise)
• Marvel (Franchise)
• Pac-Man (Franchise)
• Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (Franchise)
• Puzzle Quest (Franchise)
• Simple 2500 Portable (Franchise)
• Simple DS (Franchise)
• Spy vs. Spy (Franchise)
• Super Smash Bros. (Franchise)
• Warlords (Franchise)

People

• Dave Ellis (Person)
• Neil Patrick Harris (Person)
• Will Arnett (Person)

Characters

• Matt Hazard (Character)
• Abracadaniel (Character)
• Adrian Toomes (Character)
• Ahab (Character)
• Aleksei Sytsevich (Character)
• Alicia Masters (Character)
• Alistair Smythe (Character)
• Altos Tratus (Character)
• Angel (Character)
• Annihilus (Character)
• Ant-Man (Character)
• Apocalypse (Character)
• Arcade (Character)
• Avalanche (Character)
• BMO (Character)
• Banana Guard (Character)
• Bao (Character)
• Baron Helmut Zemo (Character)
• Bastion (Character)
• Bear (Character)

Concepts

• Digital Distribution (Concept)
• Male Protagonists (Concept)
• PlayStation Trophies (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Steam (Concept)
• Xbox One Backwards Compatibility (Concept)
• Achievements (Concept)
• Anthropomorphism (Concept)
• Game Reference (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Third-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Titular Protagonist (Concept)
• Action One-Liners (Concept)
• Alien (Concept)
• Alien Invasion (Concept)
• Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology (Concept)
• Ants (Concept)
• Baditude (Concept)
• Baldness (Concept)
• Blood (Concept)

Locations

• Castle (Location)
• Earth (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Bathroom (Location)
• Casino (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• China (Location)
• Cold Storage (Location)
• Cruise Ship (Location)
• Detroit (Location)
• Etheria (Location)
• Latveria (Location)
• Murderworld (Location)
• New York City (Location)
• Russia (Location)
• Ship (Location)
• Temple (Location)
• The Moon (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Wild West (Location)

Objects

• Armor (Object)
• Mech (Object)
• Candle (Object)
• Missile (Object)
• Shotgun (Object)
• Skull (Object)
• Sniper Rifle (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Toilet (Object)
• VF-1A Valkyrie (Object)
• VF-1S Valkyrie (Object)
• AK-47 (Object)
• Arrow (Object)
• Assault Rifle (Object)
• Bag (Object)
• Bed (Object)
• Berries (Object)
• Blood (Object)
• Boat (Object)
• Bone (Object)