Hasbro Interactive

Hasbro Interactive at a Glance

Hasbro Interactive operated as an American video game production and publishing subsidiary owned by the toy company Hasbro. The entity was active from 1995 until 2022, though its most significant output occurred during the first decade of its existence. Data on PlayPile shows a total of 77 titles associated with the company, with 74 released as a publisher and only six developed in-house. Their catalog spans PC, PlayStation, Mac, Nintendo 64, DOS, Plug & Play, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, Xbox, and PlayStation 3 platforms. The overwhelming majority of their work targets Microsoft Windows, accounting for 65 of the total games listed. The company focused heavily on strategy and simulation genres. Their top categories include Strategy with 14 titles, Card & Board Game with 12, Simulator with 11, and Puzzle with 10. Other genres like Arcade, Racing, Quiz/Trivia, Shooter, Adventure, and Platform also appear in their library but represent smaller portions of their output. The volume of releases dropped sharply over time. You will find 51 games from the 1990s, 21 from the 2000s, and only one title each from the 2010s and 2020s. This decline reflects the company's internal changes where several studios closed in early 2001 and most properties were sold to Infogrames later that year. Quality across their library shows a mix of high points and lower averages. The overall average rating sits at 68.9 out of 100 based on 15 rated titles. While two games scored above 80, the majority of rated titles fall into the good range between 60 and 79. The catalog includes Grand Prix 3 with a score of 85.1 and RollerCoaster Tycoon at 82.6. Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge earned 79.9, while X-COM: Terror From the Deep scored 76.9. Nerf Arena Blast rounded out the high-end list with 73.4. Some later or specific releases did not perform as well. X-COM: Enforcer received a score of 42.1, which falls into the mixed category alongside two other titles in that range. There are no poor rated games listed, but the presence of mixed scores indicates inconsistent quality control toward the end of their run. Recent entries like Glover: Collector's Edition and Hasbro's Battleship appear years after the main decline in activity.

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