SWAT series
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The SWAT series are the follow-up of Sierra's classic adventure game
series Police Quest
. The adventure game
decreased in popularity by the mid-nineties and Jim Walls
, the former series designer, left Sierra and was replaced by real-life SWAT
founder Daryl F. Gates. After Gates released Open Season, Sierra searched out new genres for the popular police simulation series. SWAT and SWAT 2 were fifth and sixth games of Police Quest series, before the Police Quest title was dropped in the later SWAT games. SWAT 3 was later rereleased as part of the Police Quest: SWAT Generation compilation.
Current owner of SWAT (series) game brand is Activision Blizzard
and there are no future plans to continue in SWAT (series).
Police Quest series
SWAT series
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
series Police Quest
Police Quest
Police Quest is a series of computer games produced and published by Sierra On-Line between 1987 and 1993. The original series was composed of four adventure games, the first three of which were designed by former policeman Jim Walls, with the fourth title designed by former LAPD Chief Daryl F....
. The adventure game
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
decreased in popularity by the mid-nineties and Jim Walls
Jim Walls
Jim Walls is a retired police officer, who in 1971 joined the California Highway Patrol. He retired after 15 years on the force after a shooting incident that left him traumatized....
, the former series designer, left Sierra and was replaced by real-life SWAT
SWAT
A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
founder Daryl F. Gates. After Gates released Open Season, Sierra searched out new genres for the popular police simulation series. SWAT and SWAT 2 were fifth and sixth games of Police Quest series, before the Police Quest title was dropped in the later SWAT games. SWAT 3 was later rereleased as part of the Police Quest: SWAT Generation compilation.
Current owner of SWAT (series) game brand is Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard, Inc., formerly Activision, Inc. is the American holding company for Activision and Blizzard Entertainment. The company is majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA and was created through the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games, announced on December 2, 2007, in a...
and there are no future plans to continue in SWAT (series).
Police Quest series
| Title | Year | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: SWAT Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: SWAT Daryl F. Gates' Police Quest: SWAT was originally the fifth game in the Police Quest series . It is an interactive movie type game released in 1995 that suffered the same fate as most titles of the same genre released during the so-called Multimedia Explosion in the mid-nineties... |
1995 | Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams... |
Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams... |
| Police Quest: SWAT 2 Police Quest: SWAT 2 Police Quest: SWAT 2 is the sixth game in the Police Quest series . It is an isometric view, squad-level RTT game in the mold of the classic X-Com or Jagged Alliance games. The game takes place in real-time, with the player issuing orders to individual SWAT team members from a three-quarter... |
1998 | Yosemite Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams... |
SWAT series
| Title | Year | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle is a tactical squad-based first-person shooter, developed by Sierra Northwest and published by Sierra Entertainment for Windows-based PCs on November 23, 1999... |
1999 | Sierra Northwest | Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams... |
| SWAT: Global Strike Team SWAT: Global Strike Team SWAT: Global Strike Team is a tactical shooter video game developed by Argonaut Games and published by Argonaut Games and Sierra Entertainment for the Xbox and the PlayStation 2. It was released on October 28, 2003 in North America and December 5, 2003 in Europe.-External links:*... |
2003 | Argonaut Games Argonaut Games Argonaut Games plc was a British video game developer. Founded as Argonaut Software by teenager Jez San in 1982 the company name is a play on his name and the movie title Jason and the Argonauts. It had its head offices in Edgware, London.... |
Argonaut Games Argonaut Games Argonaut Games plc was a British video game developer. Founded as Argonaut Software by teenager Jez San in 1982 the company name is a play on his name and the movie title Jason and the Argonauts. It had its head offices in Edgware, London.... Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams... |
| SWAT 4 SWAT 4 SWAT 4 is a tactical first-person shooter computer game developed by Irrational Games and published by Vivendi Universal Games on April 5, 2005. It was built on Irrational Games's Vengeance engine powered by Unreal Engine 2.0 technology... |
2005 | Irrational Games Irrational Games Irrational Games is a video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of Looking Glass Studios: Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier as Irrational Games... |
Vivendi Universal Games Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams... |
| SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate | 2006 | Irrational Games Irrational Games Irrational Games is a video game developer founded in 1997 by three former employees of Looking Glass Studios: Ken Levine, Jonathan Chey, and Robert Fermier as Irrational Games... |
Vivendi Universal Games Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams... |
| SWAT Force SWAT Force SWAT Force is the first game of the SWAT series to be released for mobile phones. The player controls a two man team and tries to rescue hostages, arrest suspects and secure weapons. It was released February 28, 2006.... |
2006 | Kaolink | Vivendi Games Mobile |
| SWAT: Target Liberty SWAT: Target Liberty SWAT: Target Liberty is a third person, tactical shooter video game developed by 3G Studios, Inc. exclusively for the PSP. It was released on October 16, 2007 for North America and October 26, 2007 for Europe.-Story:... |
2007 | 3G Studios 3G Studios 3G Studios, Inc. is an independent video game development studio with a range of titles available on traditional consoles, iPhone applications and social gaming platforms... |
Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Sierra Entertainment Inc. was an American video-game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams... |
| SWAT Elite Troops SWAT Elite Troops SWAT Elite Troops is the second game of the SWAT series to be released for mobile phones. It was released March 1, 2008.-References:**... |
2008 | Rovio Mobile Rovio mobile Rovio Entertainment Ltd. or Rovio is a Finnish computer game developer founded in 2003 as Relude, and in 2005 renamed as Rovio, based in Espoo... |
Vivendi Games Mobile |