HeroCraft
Encyclopedia
HeroCraft is a Russian mobile game
developer company headquartered in Kaliningrad
and with offices in Saint Petersburg
, Krasnodar
and Donetsk
.
HeroCraft games are released on Java ME, Android, iPhone
, BREW, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile
, UIQ
, UIQ v.3, Linux
(TomTom devices) and Palm OS
platforms. Most new development projects are initially planned as cross-platform
and released simultaneously on all supported equipment. The current support list includes over 1000 mobile, Smartphone
and PDA
devices, for which both 2D
and 3D
games are designed. All porting and testing is carried out internally, guaranteeing the demanded level of quality assurance. The current release schedule is typically two to three titles every month.
HeroCraft, along with two other Russian companies, i-Free
and FounDreams, have formed the United Fun Traders (UFT) Alliance.
specialises in 3D games (Crash Arena 3D, 3D Fighting Club).
HeroCraft's office in Donetsk
(Ukraine
) works on PDA
, iPhone
and Smartphone
games and has already released the following games: Snow Lines, Robo, Stolen In Sixty Seconds, Happy Lines, Ball Rush Aqua, 8 in 1: Arcade Park.
HeroCraft's office in Krasnodar
develops casual PC games, such as "Daddy's girls" based on popular Russian TV-opera.
Herocraft boasts working with companies like Disney (development of 'Cars 2','The Book of Masters'). The recent achievement is an IP extension with ABC sitcom 'Scrubs'
HeroCraft's Zum-Zum game won App of the Year on the Nokia Platform award at Global Mobile Awards 2011 in Barcelona.
Herocraft has the most downloads among game developers/publishers in OVI store, over 20 millions now.
Majesty:The Fantasy Kingdom Sim was named one of the "Winning Games for Tablets" by New York Times
HeroCraft was recognised as the top Mobile Games Developer in PocketGamer.biz Quality Index for Q1 2009. HeroCraft also secured top spot for best game with their recently released High Speed 3D averaging 94% across the major review sites.
HeroCraft participates in various game developer contests and won the gold prize in the annual Samsung
Game Developer Contest in 2007 and won Gold again in the Best Mobile Game category at the Russian Mobile VAS Conference 2008.
Multiple games from HeroCraft have been reviewed and won awards from mobile review sites:
audience to complex sim, strategy
and role-playing game
s. HeroCraft games are published both under original IP
and with branded licenses. Amongst others, the following original IP
are most popular: Governator; Revival; Dragon and Dracula; Ball Rush and Arcade Park. HeroCraft has also designed and released games based on Hollywood
blockbusters The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
and Friday the 13th.
Games developed and published by HeroCraft:
Java Games:
Android games:
PDA and Smartphone games (Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm):
Apple iPhone and iPad games:
Blackberry games:
Mobile game
A mobile game is a video game played on a mobile phone, smartphone, PDA, tablet computer or portable media player. This does not include games played on handheld video game systems such as Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable....
developer company headquartered in Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
and with offices in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Krasnodar
Krasnodar
Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:...
and Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
.
HeroCraft games are released on Java ME, Android, iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, BREW, Symbian OS, Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...
, UIQ
UIQ
UIQ by UIQ Technology is a software platform based upon Symbian OS. Essentially this is a graphical user interface layer that provides additional components to the core OS, to enable the development of feature-rich mobile phones that are open to expanded capabilities through third-party...
, UIQ v.3, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
(TomTom devices) and Palm OS
Palm OS
Palm OS is a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management...
platforms. Most new development projects are initially planned as cross-platform
Cross-platform
In computing, cross-platform, or multi-platform, is an attribute conferred to computer software or computing methods and concepts that are implemented and inter-operate on multiple computer platforms...
and released simultaneously on all supported equipment. The current support list includes over 1000 mobile, Smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
and PDA
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
devices, for which both 2D
2D computer graphics
2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models and by techniques specific to them...
and 3D
3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
games are designed. All porting and testing is carried out internally, guaranteeing the demanded level of quality assurance. The current release schedule is typically two to three titles every month.
HeroCraft, along with two other Russian companies, i-Free
I-Free
i-Free is a Russian mobile services and content company, operating in the CIS since 2001 and internationally since 2006. i-Free’s focus is on pioneering projects in mobile and NFC technology, electronic finance, digital content distribution, electronic payments and micropayments, applications for...
and FounDreams, have formed the United Fun Traders (UFT) Alliance.
Offices
HeroCraft's office in Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
specialises in 3D games (Crash Arena 3D, 3D Fighting Club).
HeroCraft's office in Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
(Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) works on PDA
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
, iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
and Smartphone
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
games and has already released the following games: Snow Lines, Robo, Stolen In Sixty Seconds, Happy Lines, Ball Rush Aqua, 8 in 1: Arcade Park.
HeroCraft's office in Krasnodar
Krasnodar
Krasnodar is a city in Southern Russia, located on the Kuban River about northeast of the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. It is the administrative center of Krasnodar Krai . Population: -Name:...
develops casual PC games, such as "Daddy's girls" based on popular Russian TV-opera.
Publishing
HeroCraft's publishing services have been used by V&V, WarDreams, Cinematic Games, Zen Design and M-Alliance among others.Awards and achievements
Herocraft has best selling titles (the most recent are 'Farm Frenzy', 'Yumsters','Treasures of Montezuma 2','Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim') were in top of Android Market, and at the first places of big on-deck channels like Vodafone Germany and SKT Korea.Herocraft boasts working with companies like Disney (development of 'Cars 2','The Book of Masters'). The recent achievement is an IP extension with ABC sitcom 'Scrubs'
HeroCraft's Zum-Zum game won App of the Year on the Nokia Platform award at Global Mobile Awards 2011 in Barcelona.
Herocraft has the most downloads among game developers/publishers in OVI store, over 20 millions now.
Majesty:The Fantasy Kingdom Sim was named one of the "Winning Games for Tablets" by New York Times
HeroCraft was recognised as the top Mobile Games Developer in PocketGamer.biz Quality Index for Q1 2009. HeroCraft also secured top spot for best game with their recently released High Speed 3D averaging 94% across the major review sites.
HeroCraft participates in various game developer contests and won the gold prize in the annual Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
Game Developer Contest in 2007 and won Gold again in the Best Mobile Game category at the Russian Mobile VAS Conference 2008.
Multiple games from HeroCraft have been reviewed and won awards from mobile review sites:
- Ball Rush-2 on Midlet-Review, Award
- Bubble Revolt on PocketGamer
- Revival on Midlet-Review, Award
- Stolen in Sixty Seconds on Midlet-Review, Award
- Stolen in Sixty Seconds on Airgamer, Award
- Stolen in Sixty Seconds on PocketGamer, SILVER Award
- Twice! on PocketGamer, BRONZE Award
- Twice! on Midlet-Review
- Zum-Zum on Airgamer, Award
- Zum-Zum on MobileGameFAQs
Portfolio
The HeroCraft portfolio comprises over 50 games from an array of genres, from simple games for a casual gamingCasual game
A casual game is a video game targeted at or used by a mass audience of casual gamers. Casual games can have any type of gameplay, and fit in any genre. They are typically distinguished by their simple rules and lack of commitment required in contrast to more complex hardcore games...
audience to complex sim, strategy
Strategy game
A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome...
and role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
s. HeroCraft games are published both under original IP
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
and with branded licenses. Amongst others, the following original IP
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
are most popular: Governator; Revival; Dragon and Dracula; Ball Rush and Arcade Park. HeroCraft has also designed and released games based on Hollywood
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema...
blockbusters The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
and Friday the 13th.
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