======Crazy Games====== {{:company:climax.jpg|}} {{:company:crazy.jpg|}} **Crazy Games** was a Japanese game developer active between 1999 and 2000. They were originally known as **Climax Graphics**, but changed their name to avoid confusion with [[Climax Entertainment]] and [[Climax Group]]. Coincidentally (or not?), their late producer and writer [[people:Shinya Nishigaki]] had previously worked on [[Climax Group]]'s //[[game:Landstalker]]//. Both of their games were released only on the [[hardware:Dreamcast]]. It took some time for them to find their groove: //[[game:Blue Stinger]]// is a sluggish //[[game:Resident Evil]]// clone of questionable quality, but //[[game:Illbleed]]// is regarded as an unsung classic and a considerable artistic achievement. Prior to Nishigaki's fatal heart attack and the company's dissolution, they were working on [[hardware:Xbox]] ports of both these games with the developer [[Cool Cool]]. They seem to have had an influence on [[Access Games]], whose games are similar in tone, structure and subject matter. =====Works===== - //[[game:blue_stinger|Blue Stinger]]// - released 03/25/99 - //[[game:Illbleed]]// - released 03/29/01 Canceled: - //[[game:blue_stinger#premium_cart|Blue Stinger - Premium Cart]]// (Xbox version) - //[[game:illbleed#xbox_version|Illbleed]]// (Xbox version) ====Extras==== There was a limited edition of //[[Illbleed]]// only available with preorders in Japan that included a figure of Eriko Christy, the main character. This item is impossible to find nowadays. =====Links===== * [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/dreamcast/250596-illbleed/faqs/18967|Iamyofatha's excellent Illbleed FAQ, with some obscure information and background about the game (GameFAQs link)]]