RenderWare

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RenderWare is a widely used cross-platform 3D game engine and middleware platform that powered many notable games in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
RenderWare canonical 13
RenderWare AI 1
RenderWare Graphics 1

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Statements (83)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 3D graphics engine
game engine
middleware
software library
acquiredBy Electronic Arts
acquisitionYear 2004
component RenderWare AI
linked to: RenderWare

RenderWare Graphics
linked to: RenderWare

RenderWare Physics
linked to: RenderWare

RenderWare Studio
linked to: RenderWare
developer Criterion Software
linked to: Criterion Games
eraOfProminence early 2000s
late 1990s
language C++
notableFor enabling rapid cross-platform development
widespread use on PlayStation 2
originalReleasePeriod late 1990s
parentCompanyOfDeveloper Electronic Arts
platform Microsoft Windows
linked to: Windows

Nintendo GameCube
PlayStation
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
linked to: Sony PlayStation 3

Sega Dreamcast
linked to: Dreamcast

Xbox
Xbox 360
mobile platforms
status discontinued commercial product
supportsAPI Direct3D
OpenGL
supportsFeature 3D rendering
animation system
character skinning
cross-platform abstraction layer
level streaming
particle systems
physics integration
targetAudience game developers
usedFor PC game development
console game development
cross-platform ports
usedInGame Black
Burnout (video game)
linked to: Burnout

Burnout 2: Point of Impact
Burnout 3: Takedown
Burnout Dominator
Burnout Legends
Burnout Paradise (early tech lineage)
linked to: Burnout Paradise

Burnout Revenge
Cold Fear
Crazy Taxi (some ports)
linked to: Crazy Taxi

Dead to Rights
Def Jam Vendetta
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Kill.Switch
Mafia (console versions)
Manhunt
Medal of Honor: European Assault
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Midnight Club II
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Mortal Kombat: Deception
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Need for Speed: Underground (some versions)
Need for Speed: Underground 2 (some versions)
Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
State of Emergency
The Italian Job (2001 video game)
linked to: The Italian Job

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
linked to: TimeSplitters 2

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
True Crime: Streets of LA

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Darkwatch gameEngine RenderWare
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 engine RenderWare
Grand Theft Auto III gameEngine RenderWare
Sonic Heroes engine RenderWare
Criterion Games developedEngine RenderWare
Criterion Games notableEngineWork RenderWare middleware
linked to: RenderWare
RenderWare component RenderWare Graphics
linked to: RenderWare
RenderWare component RenderWare Physics
linked to: RenderWare
RenderWare component RenderWare AI
linked to: RenderWare
RenderWare component RenderWare Studio
linked to: RenderWare