Artematica

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Artematica Entertainment
Company type Private
Industry Interactive entertainment
Founded1996
Founder Riccardo Cangini  [ it ]
Headquarters Chiavari, Genoa, Italy
Key people
Riccardo Cangini (CEO)
Products Video games, Mobile games, Advergames, and ITV games (only in the 90's)
Website http://www.artematica.com/

Artematica Entertainment (known as Artematica) was an Italian developer of software, especially video games, established in the comune of Chiavari, near Genoa. The company develops on the platforms: Android, Apple's iOS, Facebook, Mobile phones, PC, Sony (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PSP), Nintendo (DS, and Wii), and Web.

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Founded in 1996 by Riccardo Cangini  [ it ], Artematica produces and develops multi-platform video games for training well-differentiated, often based on international licenses, and mainly focused in the genre of adventure games.

The company's games are published worldwide by partners such as: 505 Games, Akella, Black Bean Games, Codemasters, DreamCatcher Interactive, DTP-AG, Halifax, Leader, Lighthouse Interactive, Micro Application, Strategy First, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Games developed

Official titles

#TitleAKA titleRelease yearGenrePlatform(s)
1 Druuna: Morbus Gravis 2001 Graphic adventure PC
2 Combat Blade 2004 Fighting PC
3 Gustavo Zito: I Play 3D Billiards 2004 Sport PC
4 Totò Taste Totò Sapore e la magica storia della pizza2004 Adventure PC
5 Martin Mystère: Operation Dorian Gray Crime Stories: From the Files of Martin Mystère2005 Graphic adventure PC
6 Mad Checkmate Pazzo Scaccomatto2005 Casual game PC
7 Ducati World Championship 2006 Racing PC
8 Sudoku 2006 Casual game PC
9 Up Soccer 2006 Sport PC
10The Crystals of AvalonI cristalli di Avalon2007 Graphic adventure Web
11 Diabolik: The Original Sin 2007 Graphic adventure Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PC, PlayStation 2, PSP
12 Jonathan Danter Belief & Betrayal Jonathan Danter: Nel sangue di Giuda2008 Graphic adventure PC
13 R.I.S.: Crimes Imperfect R.I.S. - Delitti imperfetti2008 Graphic adventure PC
14 Subbuteo 2008 Sport Nintendo DS
15 Ico Soccer 2009 Sport Nintendo DS
16Cardstown2010 Casual game Facebook
17 Circus 2010 Party game Nintendo Wii
18 Julia: Innocent Eyes 2010 Graphic adventure PC
19 Spaghetti Western Shooter 2010 Shooter iOS.
Note: The Wii version was released in 2011, while the Facebook version in 2013.
20MessengerPoker2011 Casual game iOS, Facebook
21Fantacalcioville2012 Sport Facebook
22Feed the Hippo2012 Puzzle iOS
23Fruits Crush2012 Puzzle iOS
24Real Challenge Football2012 Sport Facebook
25Diabolik Gems2013 Puzzle Android, iOS

Advergames

  • 500 Twin Air: The Face Race
  • Challenge Juventus (a.k.a. Sfida la Juventus)
  • Coconut Game (a.k.a. Cocco Game)
  • Cyber Top
  • Formula 1 TIM
  • Lola Game
  • Monster Allergy (a.k.a. Monster Allergy: Il domatore di mostri)
  • Monster Hotel
  • Monsters & Pirates (a.k.a. Mostri & Pirati)
  • Nutella Football Game
  • The Pallastrike on Easter Island (a.k.a. La Pallastrike sull'Isola di Pasqua)
  • Pully the Game
  • The Straspeed (a.k.a. Gli Straspeed a Crazy World)
  • The Skatenini (a.k.a. Gli Skatenini e le dune dorate)
  • Winx Club
  • Working Like a Machine

Kids (playground) games

  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Pinocchio
  • Robin Hood
  • Sandokan
  • Tommy & Oscar (a.k.a. Tommy & Oscar: Il canto del cristallo)
  • Tony Wolf: The Wood (a.k.a. Tony Wolf - Il Bosco)
  • Tony Wolf: Gnomes (a.k.a. Tony Wolf - Gnomi)
  • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

ITV games

  • TV show -Tickle [a.k.a. Solletico] (Rai 1):
    • "Basket Mio"
    • "Il gioco delle bolle"
    • "Redazione Misteri"
    • "Time Wings"

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