The company's logo was not included in the 2005 XBOX port of Marble Blast, and none of its exclusive levels were created by Monster Studios. Both co-founders had left the company, and the website redirected to the GarageGames website. However, the game was never released.īy late 2003, Monster Studios was no longer active. Not long after the engine's release, a community project culminated in another game, titled Attack of the '80s Clones it was described as a collection of ten "1980s styled arcade games". Sometime during 2003, Monster Studios released the Reaction Engine and sold licenses for $59.95 each. The price of Chain Reaction was later raised to $19.95, citing a lack of site traffic to justify the ultra-low price point. This was followed by the release of Chain Reaction, the studio's second and final game, on December 20 th, 2002, which was also available on the store for the same price. On December 12 th, 2002, the first Monster Studios game, Marble Blast, was released for digital purchase on the GarageGames store at a price of $14.95.
The art direction of Chain Reaction, and by extension, Marble Blast, was largely influenced by the cartoonish architectural style of Don Carson. Some of the game's levels were created by them, as well as the game's art, music, and sound assets (many were even borrowed from Chain Reaction, such as the arrangement " Classic Vibe"). In the summer of 2002, Monster Studios and GarageGames jointly began work on Marble Blast. in a way that it could be layered over the Torque (for porting purposes)".
It was described by creator Chris Cole as "a super light engine. Rather, a custom engine, the Reaction Engine, was created from scratch. The Torque Game Engine did not debut until 2001 with the release of Tribes 2 as such, Chain Reaction did not employ it. The game was the company's main focus throughout its existence, and development took three years. Tunnell and Cole first began work on Chain Reaction in mid-1999. The company later hired Kevin Ryan, Brian Hahn, and Jay Moore. Monster Studios was founded in 1999 by Jeff Tunnell and Chris Cole.
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