Maelstrom Games

COMPANY» Founded 1987-01-01

Wallasey,UK

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Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom (Game)

1 July 1991

With the climate in disarray the original island of Midwinter has flooded after the thaw. Liberate as many islands as possible within the six-month time span to prevent the conquest of the evil Saharan Empire.

AMI​ PC​ AST​

Midwinter (Game)

1 July 1989

Midwinter is a First Person strategy/role playing game with some first-person shooting. Controlling up to 32 characters, players must defend an immense playing area of over 160,000 square miles. Players can ski, hang-glide, snow-buggy or travel by cable car across the glacial landscape.

AMI​ PC​ AST​

Lords of Midnight: The Citadel (Game)

31 December 1995

A sequel to the Spectrum original "Lords of Midnight".

PC​

Starlord (Game)

31 December 1993

AMI​ PC​ AST​

Ashes of Empire (Game)

31 December 1992

A hybrid strategy and simulation title with some adventure elements in the style of Midwinter and Carrier Command, set in the final days of a collapsing Soviet style empire. As the government loses grip of the country to a civil war, players assume the role of a rebel group trying to establish a new nation.

AMI​ PC​ AST​

Dark Sceptre (Game)

31 December 1987

The King Of The Isles is set on revenge and orders a fearsome sceptre to be wrought - but the King himself is struck down, and his enemies gain the very power with which he sought to destroy.

CPC​ SPEC​

Whirligig (Game)

1 November 1988

Whirligig: A top down Scrolling - Multi Directional shooter

AMI​ PC​ AST​

Grimblood (Game)

1 July 1990

Grimblood, Mike Singleton's venture into a "Cludo" type game for the Atari ST and the Commodore Amiga.

AMI​ AST​

Ring Cycle (Game)

1 April 1996

Based on Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen", Ring Cycle is an open world adventure game with some RPG elements. Assuming the role of Siegmund, players have to collect ten holy relics, learn about their purpose as well as find out more about Siegmund's own past.

PC​

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Company details

Name

Maelstrom Games

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Founded

1 January 1987

Location

Wallasey,UK

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Developed Games

• Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom (Game)
• Midwinter (Game)
• Lords of Midnight: The Citadel (Game)
• Starlord (Game)
• Ashes of Empire (Game)
• Dark Sceptre (Game)
• Whirligig (Game)
• Grimblood (Game)
• Ring Cycle (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Midwinter (Franchise)
• Lords of Midnight (Franchise)
• The Lord of the Rings (Franchise)

People

• David Whittaker (Person)

Characters

• Capt. John Stark (Character)
• General Masters (Character)
• Aragorn (Character)
• Frodo Baggins (Character)
• Gandalf (Character)
• Gimli (Character)
• Gollum (Character)
• Legolas (Character)

Concepts

• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• Compass Bar (Concept)
• Games Based on Literature (Concept)
• Open World (Concept)
• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• ASM Hit (Concept)
• Abandonware (Concept)
• Digitized Sprites (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• Norse Mythology (Concept)
• Physical Copy Protection (Concept)
• Sandbox (Concept)
• Skiing (Concept)
• Speech Synthesis (Concept)
• Valkyrie (Concept)
• Viking (Concept)
• Voice Acting (Concept)

Locations

• Archipelago (Location)
• Bunker (Location)
• Haunted House (Location)
• Middle-earth (Location)
• Mountains (Location)
• Snowbound (Location)
• Space (Location)
• Tropical Island (Location)

Objects

• Candle (Object)
• Door (Object)
• Hang Glider (Object)
• Helicopter (Object)
• Hot Air Balloon (Object)
• Jet Pack (Object)
• One Ring (Object)
• Ring (Object)
• Ship (Object)
• Skis (Object)
• Snowmobile (Object)
• Sting (Object)
• Submarine (Object)
• Tank (Object)