Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
| Ty the Tasmanian Tiger | |
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North American PlayStation 2 Cover Art
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| Developer(s) | Krome Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts (Console) Krome Studios (Microsoft Windows) |
| Director(s) | John Passfield (development) Steve Stamatiadis (creative) |
| Producer(s) | Andy Green |
| Designer(s) | John Passfield Steve Stamatiadis |
| Programmer(s) | Steve Williams, Enam Faroni |
| Composer(s) | George Stamatiadis |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Windows |
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PlayStation 2, Xbox, Gamecube
Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (GC) 70.33% (PS2) 69.16% (Xbox) 68.64% |
| Metacritic | (PS2) 70/100 (GC) 69/100 (Xbox) 68/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | (PS2) 5/10 |
| GamePro | (PS2) 3.5/5 |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
| IGN | (PS2) 7.9/10 (Xbox) 7.8/10 (GC) 6.8/10 |
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is a platform video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube developed by Krome Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in North America on September 10, 2002 and later released in PAL regions on November 22, 2002.
The first installment in the Ty the Tasmanian Tiger series, the game is set on a fictional Australian island and follows the titular character, the last of the thylacines, as he searches for "Thunder Eggs" to power a machine he then uses to locate five scattered talismans and free his family, who are trapped in the Dreamtime by the series antagonist Boss Cass, a cassowary plotting world domination. Development of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger began in 2000 with five developers from Krome Studios. The development team was later expanded to 45 people. For the levels in the game, the developers drew inspiration from the Australian landscapes.
The game was first revealed in 2002 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo convention in Los Angeles, California.Ty the Tasmanian Tiger received positive reviews from critics, most of whom praised the gameplay and graphics and drew favorable comparisons to the Spyro series. The game sold over one million copies worldwide. Three sequels were produced, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan and Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 4.
The game was rereleased on March 21, 2016 for PC on Steam's Early Access platform, and left Steam Early Access on the December 13, 2016.
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