Climax London

Moby ID: 702

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  • Syrox Developments, Ltd. (from 1992 to 2001-06-01)

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The company was founded as Syrox Developments, Ltd. in 1992 in London (UK) by Dominic Wood. Syrox developed a range licensed games, initially on handheld platforms, then later on various consoles.

In June 2001, the company was bought out by The Climax Group and renamed Climax London based in Kingston. In November 2002 it was joined by the Climax Handheld Games that was established with an internal team along with nine employees of the defunct Crawfish Interactive. After Climax London studio completed Speed Kings in 2003, the division did not create any other major console games and as a result both Climax Handheld Games and Climax London as a whole became focused on hand-held games.

In November 2004 this was solidified as the division became a part of Climax Action, a virtual re-branding of the Climax London and Climax Solent divisions under a single name. By the summer of 2006 the main company stated that it wanted to change Climax into a one location, one studio developer with a single management team and this was achieved by early 2007 when most of the team moved on to the Portsmouth of the former Climax Solent. By January 2008 the Kingston office where Climax London and Climax Handheld Games used to be housed, was closed.

Credited on 16 Games from 1986 to 2007

Diner Dash: Sizzle & Serve (2007 on Nintendo DS, PSP)
Speed Kings (2003 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube)
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (2003 on Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox...)
Woody Woodpecker Racing (2000 on Windows, PlayStation)
Asteroids Hyper 64 (1999 on Nintendo 64)
Asteroids (1998 on Windows, PlayStation, Game Boy Color...)
Net Fighter (1998 on Windows)
Scud: The Disposable Assassin (1997 on SEGA Saturn)
Scud: Industrial Evolution (1997 on Windows)
Saban's VR Troopers (1995 on Genesis, Game Gear)
The Lion King (1994 on Game Gear, SEGA Master System)
The Jungle Book (1994 on Game Gear, SEGA Master System)
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (1993 on SNES, SEGA Master System)
Super Stock Car (1990 on ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC)
Mantronix (1986 on ZX Spectrum)
1942 (1984 on Windows, Game Boy Color, NES...)

History +

November 29, 2004

Climax London becomes a part of the Climax Action brand.

June 1, 2001

Syrox Developments, Ltd. is acquired by The Climax Group in an undisclosed equity and cash deal, and renamed Climax London.

1992

Syrox Developments, Ltd. founded in London by Dominic Wood.

Trivia +

The company website was formerly located at www.syroxdev.demon.co.uk

Contact information (2005)

Climax London

25-29 High Street

Kingston

Surrey

KT1 1LL

United Kingdom

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