Virgin Interactive Entertainment

Virgin Interactive Entertainment at a Glance

Virgin Interactive Entertainment operated as the video game publishing division of the British conglomerate Virgin Group from 1990 until 2021. The company has a total of 35 games listed on PlayPile, with 33 titles released under its publishing banner and only three developed in-house. Their catalog spans multiple decades, but the bulk of their activity occurred in the 1990s when they released 29 games. Output dropped significantly in the 2000s to just five releases, and they managed only one release in the 2020s with Disney's Aladdin: Final Cut in November 2021. The publisher covered a wide range of genres, though Sport was their most frequent focus with nine titles. They also published eight Adventure games, eight Shooter games, six Platformers, and five Arcade titles. Other categories included Fighting, Strategy, Simulator, Puzzle, and Hack and slash/Beat 'em up games. Their reach extended across many platforms, with the highest volume on PC for 17 titles. PlayStation saw 14 releases, followed by the Dreamcast with six, while the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PlayStation Portable, and Sega Saturn each hosted five or four games respectively. Quality ratings for Virgin Interactive vary across their portfolio. The average IGDB rating stands at 69.8 out of 100 based on 14 rated titles. The breakdown shows three great releases scoring 80 or above, nine good titles between 60 and 79, two mixed games ranging from 40 to 59, and no poor ratings below 40. Their highest-rated projects include RoboCop Versus the Terminator from 1994 at 87.2, Dino Crisis 2 in 2000 at 86.2, and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes in 1998 at 85.8. They also published Resident Evil titles that performed well, with the Director's Cut reaching 79.2 and the original 1996 version scoring 78.4. In later years, the quality appeared to fluctuate more. Recent releases like Resident Evil: Deadly Silence in 2006 scored 60.2, while Resident Evil Gaiden from 2001 received a 55.4 rating. European Super League and WarTorn were also part of their early 2000s catalog during a period where the company released far fewer games than in previous decades.

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