Atomic Planet Entertainment Ltd was a

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based in

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. It was founded in 2000 by Darren and Jason Falcus, the brothers who previously managed

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History

APE's first title was ''

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'' for

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mobile phone systems this was followed by '' Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing'' title for the PlayStation 2 and

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, released in 2002. A series of titles for the

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system followed. The company progressed with a port of ''

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'' and '' Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown'' for

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, both in 2003. In 2004, some staff numbers hit almost 70. Titles in development at this time included ''

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'' for

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, ''

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'' for Davilex, '' Gametrak: Dark Wind'' for In2Games, and the '' Mega Man Anniversary Collection''. In 2005, ''

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'' was published by

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, reworking some of

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's video games classics for the current consoles. In 2006, Atomic Planet produced a number of titles for platforms for the Wii and DS, including ''Jenga'', ''AMF Bowling Pinbusters'', ''Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure'' and '' Arctic Tale''. In 2009, the company went into administration after a number of redundancies.

Games developed

*2000: ''

'' (Mobile); *2002: '' Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing'' (Xbox)
'' Aero the Acro-Bat'' (GBA); *2003: '' Zapper'' (GBA)
''

'' (GBA)
'' Superstar Dance Club'' (PSone)
'' Sennari Darts'' (Mobile)
'' Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown'' (Xbox, PC); *2004: '' Mega Man Anniversary Collection'' (PS2, GameCube, Xbox)
''

'' (PS2)
'' Gametrak: Dark Wind'' (PS2 with Gametrak Controller)
''

'' (PS2, Xbox, PC); *2005: '' 10 Pin: Champions Alley'' (PS2)
''

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'' (PS2, Xbox)
'' Stealth Force: The War on Terror'' (PS2, PC)
''

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'' (PS2, PC)
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'' (PS2, Xbox, PC)
''

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'' (PS2, PC)
''

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'' (PS2, PC)
'' WWII: Soldier'' (PS2, PC); *2006: ''Daemon Summoner'' (PS2)
''

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'' (PS2, Xbox, PC)
''Family Feud'' (PS2, PC, GBA);
''

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'' (PS2) *2007: ''

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'' (PS2)
''

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'' (PS2)
'' Bob the Builder: Festival of Fun'' (PS2)
'' History Channel: Great Battles of Rome'' (PS2, PSP)
''

AMF Bowling Pinbusters ''AMF Bowling Pinbusters!'' is a bowling sports-based video game. Gameplay The Wii controller allows the player to mimic real bowling by using typical bowling movements. The game environment offers mirrored balls, hot neon lights, and strobe ...

'' (Wii)
''

Jenga World Tour ''Jenga World Tour'' is a 2007 video game based on the popular Jenga game that was developed by Atomic Planet Entertainment and published by Atari, and released for the Nintendo DS and the Wii. It uses the standard gameplay of Jenga, but gives ...

'' (Wii, NDS)
'' Arctic Tale'' (Wii, NDS); *2008: '' Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure'' (PS2, Wii, NDS)
'' The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep'' (PS2, NDS)
''

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'' (PC, PS2, Wii)
'' Real Madrid: The Game'' (PC, PS2, PSP, NDS, Wii); *2009: ''

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'' (PC, PS2).

References

{{Authority control Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom Video game companies established in 2000 Video game companies disestablished in 2009 Video game development companies Defunct companies based in Yorkshire