Krisalis Software - Publisher

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark is one of the first survival horror games and the first to utilize 3D models superimposed on pre-rendered backgrounds, which would become a key inspiration for upcoming horror games at the time, like the Resident Evil franchise. The player can use various weapons, such as pistol, rifle, swords and knives, though it is possible to kill most enemies with melee attacks. Some opponents can be beaten by solving a particular puzzle, while a significant number of opponents cannot be killed at all or only with certain weapons.

Publishers: Infogrames , MacPlay , Arrow Micro-Techs Corp. , Krisalis Software , THQ Nordic , Interplay Entertainment

Battle Chess

Battle Chess was developed by Interplay as their first project after severing ties with Electronic Arts. They designed it for the Amiga in 1988, and it was released on the majority of the other systems in the late 1980s and early 1990s as well. It was widely successful, and resulted in two follow-ups, many copy-cat games, and a remake for Steam on PC. The only significant criticism the game received was the weak chess AI, as it was not until the mid 1990s that chess ai began to consistently win against strong opponents.

Publishers: Fujitsu Interactive , Pack-In-Video , Electronic Arts , Dice Multi Media Europe , GameTap Entertainment , Krisalis Software

Cannon Fodder

Cannon Fodder is an action-strategy shoot 'em up game developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive. The game is military-themed and based on shooting action but with a strategy game-style control system. The player directs troops through numerous missions, battling enemy infantry, vehicles and installations. Cannon Fodder has a darkly humorous tone which commentators variously praised and condemned. Its creators intended it to convey an anti-war message, which some reviewers recognised, but the Daily Star and a number of public figures derided the game. In other respects, reviewers highly praised the game, which widely achieved scores of over 90% in Amiga magazines. Amiga Action awarded it an unprecedented score, calling it the best game of the year.

Publishers: Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. , Krisalis Software , The Hit Squad , Sold Out Sales & Marketing , Kuju Wireless Publishing , Codemasters

Shadoworlds

Krisalis Software’s gripping isometric squad-based sci-fi action RPG follows your team of four explorers as they trek through the dark environments of the Weapons Research Facility to uncover the mystery of what went wrong.

Publishers: Krisalis Software , Ziggurat Interactive

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe

Speedball is a futuristic football-like game which takes place on a steel walled floored pitch, 160 feet long by 90 feet wide. There are two teams, and the team scoring the most goals wins. There is a goal at each end of the pitch and a ball warp tunnels in each side of the wall. The warp tunnels can warp a ball from one tunnel to another. The ball is launched from the center of the pit by the automatic launcher in a random direction. There also bounce domes, off of which the ball will be deflected, but over which players are free to move. This version of the game comes with a much better VGA graphics and Sound Blaster sounds. The game-play is also greatly enhanced.

Publishers: Image Works , Renegade Software , Wanadoo Edition , Arena Entertainment , CSK Research Institute , Krisalis Software , Kixx , Konami , Amiga , Mirrorsoft , Glu Mobile , Infinite Ventures , Virgin Games , The Bitmap Brothers

World Championship Boxing Manager

A boxing game for the Amiga that was quite popular during its time.

Publishers: Ziggurat , Krisalis Software