7th Level

7th Level

Infobox Company
company_name = 7th Level, Inc.
company_
company_type = Defunct
company_slogan =
foundation = 1993
location = Dallas, Texas, USA
key_people = George Grayson
Bob Ezrin
num_employees =
industry = Computer and video game industry
products =
revenue =
subsid =
homepage =

7th Level was a video games development company based in Dallas, Texas and founded in 1993. [Cite web|url=http://www1.istation.com/en/corpsite/company/mgmt.asp|title=The Imagination Station's management information|accessdate=2007-03-07] The company was most famous for developing the three Monty Python games (with the aid of Python member Terry Gilliam), "G-Nome" (1997) — a "MechWarrior"-style game, for publishing "Helicops" (1997) — an anime-inspired arcade-style aerial combat game, and for "Tracer" — a game of hacking distributed computer systems for cash using a virtual avatar in the design of "Neuromancer", "Shadowrun", or "Snowcrash" styled virtual worlds.

7th Level announced their intention to merge with Pulse Entertainment on November 17, 1997 to create P7 Solutions — an integrated solutions company. [Cite news|url=http://www.thecomputershow.com/computershow/news/7thlevelnogames.htm|title=7th Level Gets Out of Games|publisher=The Computer Show|date=1997-11-17] The distribution rights for the three Monty Python games were acquired by Panasonic Interactive Media the next day, [Cite news|url=http://www.csoon.com/issue30/p_pana1.htm|title=Panasonic Interactive Media Company Becomes Exclusive North American Distributor of "Monty Python" Titles|publisher=Coming Soon Magazine|date=1997-11-18] ending 7th Level's involvement with game development and publishing. The announced merger between 7th Level and Pulse Entertainment was later canceled in April of the following year. [Cite news|url=http://www.secinfo.com/dScRa.7r2.d.htm|title=7th Level & Pulse Cancel Merger Plans|date=1998-04-22]

Before ceasing all game development, 7th Level had began working on another title, named "". The partially completed game was sold to Ion Storm Inc. to finish development.

Games by 7th Level

* 1993-1997: "Howie Mandel's Tuneland" :"Tuneland" featured Howie Mandel and was released by a division of 7th Level, Kids' World Entertainment. "Tuneland" was followed by the Lil' Howie series: "Lil' Howie's Great Word Adventure", "Lil' Howie's Great Math Adventure", and "Lil' Howie's Great Reading Adventure". The series has won 36 awards. (Screenshots are available at Archive.org's [http://web.archive.org/web/19971011173841/www.kidsworld.com/index7.htm The 7th Level Kid's World] page.)
* 1994: "Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time"
* 1995: "Battle Beast"
* 1995: "Take Your Best Shot"
* 1996: "Ace Ventura"
* 1996: "Arcade America"
* 1996: "Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail"
* 1996: "Tracer"
* 1996: "The Universe According to Virgil Reality"
* 1997: "G-Nome"
* 1997: "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life"
* 1997: "Tamagotchi" (PC version, created in association with Bandai Digital Entertainment)
* 1997: "Helicops"
* 1998: "" (Development finished by Ion Storm Inc.)
* 1998: "Return to Krondor" (Development finished by PyroTechnix)

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