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Sunstorm Interactive

{{Short description|Video game developer}}

Sunstorm Interactive was an American video game developer founded in 1995 by Anthony Campiti,{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Sam |url= https://www.gamespot.com/articles/web-corp-signs-deer-hunter-developer/1100-2608142/?comment_page=1 |title=WEB Corp. Signs Deer Hunter Developer |work=GameSpot |date=July 26, 2000 |accessdate=October 11, 2018}} which specialized in hunting simulators and first-person shooters.{{cite news |last=Lohr |first=Steve |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/29/business/computer-games-venture-into-the-world-of-gun-bow-and-big-game.html |title=Computer Games Venture Into the World of Gun, Bow and Big Game |work=The New York Times |date=March 29, 1999 |accessdate=October 11, 2018}} The majority of their titles were small-scale "value titles", priced between $20 and $30 as compared to the typical computer game that was priced at $50 at the time.

Overview

The company enjoyed their original moderate success by developing add-ons for Build engine first-person shooters such as Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, and Redneck Rampage. At this point, the company had approximately 6 full-time employees. Sunstorm finally made an industry name for itself when it developed the first hunting simulation game Deer Hunter in 1997. Deer Hunter opened up an entirely new genre and spawned many sequels as well as copycats.

The company relocated to a new office and increased the staff size significantly. They followed up with many more hunting simulators and attempted to branch back into developing action games with titles such as the side scroller Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project. However, they were not able to achieve the same level of success again and finally shut down in early 2003 citing financial and staffing difficulties as the primary reasons.{{cite news |last=Colayco |first=Bob |url= https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sunstorm-interactive-closes-shop/1100-2910372/ |title=Sunstorm Interactive closes shop |work=GameSpot |date=May 22, 2003 |accessdate=October 11, 2018}} Michael Root went on to found Gabriel Entertainment.

In 2009, the company was reborn as Sunstorm Games LLC. by Anthony Campiti. Now creating mobile games for the iOS and Android platforms, by 2013 the company had produced over 80 titles in total, averaging one million active users daily.{{Cite web |date=2013-08-05 |title=Sunstorm Games |url=http://sunstormgames.com/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805212234/http://sunstormgames.com/about |archive-date=2013-08-05 |access-date=2022-07-17 }} In April 2015, the company was acquired by TabTale Ltd. for an undisclosed price.{{Cite web |title=TabTale Acquires Sunstorm Games {{!}} Mergr |url=https://mergr.com/tabtale-acquires-sunstorm-games |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=mergr.com}}

Games

Hunting

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  • Hunting Unlimited: a 2001 hunting game published by Arush Entertainment and ValuSoft, it was announced in August 2001,{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/16/hunting-unlimited-announced|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301001221/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/16/hunting-unlimited-announced|title=Hunting Unlimited Announced|website=IGN|archivedate=March 1, 2024|date=August 16, 2001|accessdate=March 4, 2024}} and released that October,{{cite web|url=http://www.arushgames.com/company/press/100101.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011016075539/http://www.arushgames.com:80/company/press/100101.htm|title=ValuSoft and ARUSH Entertainment Set Out on an Action-Packed Hunting Expedition, Releasing the PC Game Hunting Unlimited in Retail and on the Web|website=arushgames.com|archivedate=October 16, 2001|date=October 1, 2001|accessdate=March 4, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/01/stores-got-hunting-unlimited|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301000411/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/01/stores-got-hunting-unlimited|title=Stores Got Hunting Unlimited|website=IGN|archivedate=March 1, 2024|date=October 1, 2001|accessdate=March 4, 2024}} for Windows.{{cite web|url=http://www.arushgames.com/press/hunting/factsheet.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20011219163848/http://www.arushgames.com:80/press/hunting/factsheet.htm|title=Hunting Unlimited Fact Sheet|website=arushgames.com|archivedate=December 19, 2001|accessdate=March 4, 2024}} IGN gave the game a score of 7.5 out of 10' stating: "As a consequence, it relaxes the realism a bit and puts a few too many restrictions on your choices. Even so, the game is a great diversion for anyone who's into hunting to begin with and might even attract a few non-hunters."{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Butts|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/19/hunting-unlimited-review|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006130209/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/19/hunting-unlimited-review|title=Hunting Unlimited Review|website=IGN|archivedate=October 6, 2015|date=February 19, 2002|accessdate=March 4, 2024}}
  • Pro Bass Fishing
  • Primal Prey
  • Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter: Interactive Big Game Hunting
  • Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter: Alaskan Expedition
  • Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 2
  • Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 3
  • Shark! Hunting The Great White Shark
  • Sportsman's Paradise
  • Sportsman's Paradise 2
  • Wild Turkey Hunt

Build Engine add-ons

Other

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/19980128043807/http://sunstorm.net/ Sunstorm Interactive] (archive)

Category:Defunct companies based in Indianapolis

Category:Video game companies established in 1995

Category:Video game companies of the United States

Category:Video game development companies