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'''Ubi Soft''' is a french Software Company.
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'''Ubi Soft''' is a french Software Company, still very active in the Video Game industry.
 
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It is still very active in the Video Game industry.
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Distributed or developped games in France.
 
Distributed or developped games in France.
  
As a French Company, it had to produce a lot of amstrad CPC gamesas it was the best selling 8 bit home computer in this home market.
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As a French Company, it had to produce a lot of amstrad CPC games as it was the best selling 8 bit home computer in this home market. Their very first Game was ''[[Zombi]]'', originally an amstrad CPC game.
  
Were responsible for some Amstrad Ports of non Amstrad Games.
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Were responsible for some Amstrad Ports of non Amstrad Games (''[[Defender of the Crown]]'').
  
 
Also, an editor with a lot of adventure or even some of the few [[RPG]] games on Amstrad CPC.
 
Also, an editor with a lot of adventure or even some of the few [[RPG]] games on Amstrad CPC.
  
Also often managed a good graphical use of the Mode 1 (320x200x4 colours).
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==Use of Mode1==
  
To be honest, they produced very good games on Amstrad CPC, as most of those games weren't of the [[Speccy Port|Speccy Ports]] Kind some British companies served us too often.
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Most Ubi Soft games on Amstrad CPC were adventure or RPG games, and a lot of them used the [[Mode1]] (320x200x4 colours)..
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Compaired to the dreaded [[Speccy Port]], "their" mode 1 was indeed Atari ST port and is often the finest example of a good use of Mode1.
  
 
== Adventure or RPG ==
 
== Adventure or RPG ==
  
*Zombi
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*[[Zombi]]
*Hurlements
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*[[Hurlements]]
*B.A.T.
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*[[B.A.T.]]
*Defender of the Crown (Cinemaware game, they did the Amstrad Port)
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*[[Defender of the Crown]] (Cinemaware game, they did the Amstrad Port)
*Fer & Flamme (Iron and Flame, a good RPG)
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*[[Fer & Flamme]] (Iron and Flame)
*Iron Lord
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*[[Iron Lord]]
*Le Maitre des Ames
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*[[Le Maitre des Ames]]
*Le Maitre Absolu
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*[[Le Maitre Absolu]]
  
  
 
== Action and Reflexion games ==
 
== Action and Reflexion games ==
  
*Pick'n Pile
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*[[Pick'n Pile]]
*Mange Cailloux (a port from Sega's "PENGO" arcade game)
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*[[Mange Cailloux]] (a port from Sega's "PENGO" arcade game)
*Back to the Golden Age (Action RPG)
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*[[Back to the Golden Age]] (Action RPG)
*Night Hunter
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*[[Night Hunter]]
*Asphalt
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*[[Asphalt]]
*Inertie
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*[[Inertie]]
*Gabrielle
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*[[Gabrielle]]
  
 
== Sport ==
 
== Sport ==
  
 
*[[Pro Tennis Tour ( Cartridge )]]
 
*[[Pro Tennis Tour ( Cartridge )]]
*Great Court
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*[[Great Court]]
*Skate Ball  
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*[[Skate Ball]]
  
 
== Utilities ==
 
== Utilities ==
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* [[Graphic City]]
 
* [[Graphic City]]
  
[[Category:Computer_and_video_game_companies]]
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery> caption="screenshots">
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Image:Iron lord comparison.png‎| Iron Lord by [[Ubi Soft]]
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</gallery>
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[[Category:Computer_and_video_game_companies]][[Category:French companies]]

Latest revision as of 20:56, 4 February 2017

Ubi Soft is a french Software Company, still very active in the Video Game industry.

Distributed or developped games in France.

As a French Company, it had to produce a lot of amstrad CPC games as it was the best selling 8 bit home computer in this home market. Their very first Game was Zombi, originally an amstrad CPC game.

Were responsible for some Amstrad Ports of non Amstrad Games (Defender of the Crown).

Also, an editor with a lot of adventure or even some of the few RPG games on Amstrad CPC.

Use of Mode1

Most Ubi Soft games on Amstrad CPC were adventure or RPG games, and a lot of them used the Mode1 (320x200x4 colours)..

Compaired to the dreaded Speccy Port, "their" mode 1 was indeed Atari ST port and is often the finest example of a good use of Mode1.

Adventure or RPG


Action and Reflexion games

Sport

Utilities

Gallery