Fortress (2001 video game)

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Fortress
Fortress cover.jpg
Developer(s)Pipe Dream Interactive
Publisher(s)Majesco Entertainment
Director(s)David Elmekies
Composer(s)Manfred Linzner
Platform(s)Game Boy Advance
Release
  • NA: August 13, 2001
  • PAL: November 23, 2001
Genre(s)Tower defense
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Fortress is a tower defense strategy video game developed by Pipe Dream Interactive and published by Majesco Entertainment for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld game console.

Development[]

Fortress was originally announced in June 2000 as a PlayStation and Dreamcast game under development by Promethean Designs with the title "Fortris".[1] In January 2001, Majesco Entertainment announced that it had acquired the game, then titled "Fortres", alongside nine other titles for release on the GBA. The game was given a final name change the following month.[2][3] Development moved from Promethean Designs to Pipe Dream Interactive, Majesco's internal developer.[4] Majesco announced in July 2001 that Fortress was to be published in PAL regions by THQ as part of an international publishing deal between the two corporations.[5]

Reception[]

IGN stated that the game "seems very unfinished", but "does have a lot of very clever ideas", saying that it would have been a much better game if the developers took more time.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ IGN staff (June 7, 2000). "Fortress: PlayStation Preview". IGN. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  2. ^ IGN staff (January 2, 2001). "Majesco's Majestic Ten on Game Boy Advance". IGN. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Harris, Craig (February 7, 2001). "Fortres Gets Another Name Change". IGN. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  4. ^ GameSpot staff (February 1, 2001). "Majesco unveils Fortress for the GBA". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  5. ^ Spong staff (July 23, 2001). "THQ and Majesco Sign International Publishing and Distribution Agreement". Spong. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  6. ^ Harris, Craig (August 20, 2001). "IGN: Fortress Review". IGN. Retrieved October 9, 2009.


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