Critical Mass Interactive


	CLIENTS AND AFFILIATES

	Critical Mass Interactive, Inc. has worked on projects with or completed projects for the below companies or products. Our affiliates are near the bottom.

Critical Mass Interactive helped Your World Games to narrow our game designs and objectives, ultimately setting our company on a path that resulted in the creation and development of “The Shroud,” a game that IGN have named as the most anticipated wireless game of 2007. CMI gave Your World Games the motivation and push we needed to achieve our goals.

Billy Cain and the people over at CMI demonstrated great understanding for the gaming industry and appreciation for our company’s very specific needs. As expected CMI were diligent with their responses and made on time deliveries of all assets. Honestly I could not have asked for a better experience.

I would without hesitation direct a company in need of assistance, may that be general consultation, game evaluation or game design guidance to CMI and their talented staff.
– Robert Sprogis, Vice President of Your World Games LTD.

At Least One of the Cell Phone Games That Utilized Our Mobile Game Review Service Wins a Mobie at CNET Networks Games & Entertainment's Third Annual Mobile Entertainment Awards at CTIA WIRELESS 2006

(We Can't Say Who Won Specifically, due to Confidentiality Agreements With our Clients)

"CMI exceeded our high expectations. Review of our Cannon’s Quest was complete, very timely, and above all we found their suggestions helpful in making the application more alive and fun. We look forward to CMI being an ongoing part of our quest to bring more fun and bigger challenges to the world of cell phones."
– Lanny Ross, President WIMOS, Inc.

IGN Wireless: "Can Indiagames' take on the cult television series drive a stake in bad licensed games?"

“I have had the pleasure of working with Billy and his team on many projects. All I have to say is he is very good at his work and always delivers on time! Billy is your man... if you want to have the "extra glitter" on your games.”
– Vishal Gondal of Indiagames

Here's a clip from the IGN Wireless review of Buffy: "Fans of the television series will get the most mileage out of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Honestly, I did not follow the show, so some of the minor details were lost on me, but checking fan sites -- and yeesh, there are a lot of them -- confirmed Indiagames' near religious adherence to the source material. While not as good as some of their previous actioners, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a respectable way for fans to keep the flame alive and proves that Indiagames should always be a contender for film and television companies looking to leverage their content in the mobile space." For the full review, click here.

IGN Wireless: "Indiagames nails the sci-fi franchise in this handheld hunting game."

Here's a clip from the IGN Wireless review of Predator: "The designer's attention to detail is also key to the game's success, as this is an established franchise with lots of "Predator"-specific things that fans will demand. From the plasma cannon to stealth to skull- collecting, Predator is the go-go human-hunting experience you've been looking for." For the full review, click here.

"Indiagames' Predator was a great action game for handset gamers that just aren't into Sam Fisher. IGN Wireless rated Predator as one of the best mobile games of 2004!"
– Indiagames' website

"CMI exceeded our high expectations. Review of our Cannon’s Quest was complete, very timely, and above all we found their suggestions helpful in making the application more alive and fun. We look forward to CMI being an ongoing part of our quest to bring more fun and bigger challenges to the world of cell phones."
– Lanny Ross, President WIMOS, Inc.

"Critical Mass provided our environment assets on time and to a high level of quality. We enjoyed working with Billy and Matt and would do it again on the next project."
– Adrian Crook, Producer at THQ / Relic

“Billy and his company stepped up to the plate on a title that was in dire need of help and nailed one out of the park for us. He is professional, courteous and a heck of a guy. I would GLADLY work with him and his team on anything in the future.”
– Dean Martinetti, Producer, Majesco Entertainment

"Critical Mass Interactive not only fulfilled our request to populate the world, but created interesting gameplay elements for the player thereby making the world look good AND play well."
– Sean R. Scott, Producer

Ultima Online has relied on Critical Mass for two projects so far this last year. We have been delighted by the team relationship, impressed with their ability to meet deadlines, and satisfied with the assets we’ve received. Good communication is so important in these relationships – Matt and Billy are always helping us stay on top of the project and expectations.
– Jessica Lewis, Development Director at Electronic Arts

"Billy is phenomenally passionate and always willing to make the extra effort to ensure the work is done right. I've hired Billy and CMI for several service contracts, and I've always been impressed by his passion, knowledge and service-oriented attitude."
– Anthony Castoro, producer of Ultima Online

“As a producer on a high profile project, I was glad to have the guys at Critical Mass to depend on. It's inevitable that unforeseen needs will occasionally pop up on a project, and it's great to have "the cavalry" come storming in on the white chargers to help save the day. They're dependable, fast, collaborative, and professional. What more can you ask for?”
– Rick Hall, Senior Producer at Electronic Arts

"We were in a panic getting ready for E3 and had no hope of getting the number of sound effects we needed done. We called CMI at the last minute and they totally saved our butts!"
– Starr Long of NCsoft

"I recommend Billy highly. He is easy to get along with, responsible, communicative and shines brightly under very tight deadlines."
– Maria Falvey of NCsoft

"Billy Cain understands that pursuit of excellence in the business of game development requires real professionalism. I was particularly impressed with the quality and consistency of organizational skills Billy's group brought to bear on the needs of my project at the time. I definitely recommend Billy and Critical Mass."
– Carly Staehlin of NCsoft

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CMI created USAF: Air Dominance for the United States Air Force and GSD&M

From the review of USAF: Air Dominance in National Defense Magazine: "“USAF: Air Dominance” is simpler to play than “America’s Army.” While the Army game intends to provide a realistic rendition of Army doctrine and tactics, the Air Force aimed more for an arcade game than an ultra-realistic flight simulator. The game is easy to grasp, and each mission only lasts a minute or so. It’s designed to briefly let spectators at NASCAR and other events play for a couple of minutes, and then direct them to the recruiters. “We were trying to have a three to five minute experience, so multiple people could experience it,” said Lee. “We can’t have hundreds of people playing the game for an unlimited amount of time.”

The game’s developers say that they could have made it far more realistic—but that wasn’t what the Air Force required. “We made it more arcade-ish at the request of the Air Force, to make it more fun and playable,” said Billy Cain, vice president of Critical Mass Interactive, the developer of the game. While the result is aircraft that don’t fly as realistically as the flight sims in the entertainment market, neither does the Air Force game have the brutal learning curve of simulators such as Microsoft Flight Simulator." For the complete article, click here.

"I have worked with Billy on two projects over the last five years. His professionalism, attention to detail, and passion for games is unmatched. He has an ability to lead and manage projects that I have not seen in too many people, and I've worked with an awful lot of project leads. I would unhesitatingly work with Billy again, and I recommend working with him to everyone I can."
– Brandon Salinas of Inevitable

"Critical Mass Interactive was able to provide Knockabout with a great QA tester for one of our titles literally overnight. As independent developers, this is just the type of response that we need. We are very happy to recommend CMI to anyone!"
– Kevin Gliner of Knockabout Games

"Billy & the crew at Critical Mass are not only outstanding artists and animators, they are consummate professionals. I do not hesitate to recommend them, ever."
– Lucy Frost of Granite House

“Working with the team at CMI has been great. We have done a number of projects together and throughout each project they have been collaborative, easy to work with, offered and taken suggestions, and most importantly - hit their deadlines and stayed within their budgets. We plan on working together for a long time!”
– Roman Bialach of periMind

"I've worked with Billy on a variety of projects and will continue to do so in the future. Billy and CMI are very professional and dependable. Billy communicates effectively, follows-up, stays positive and focused, and gets the job done. We recently completed two projects with Billy and we are looking forward to expanding our relationship over the long-term."
– Spencer Zuzolo of Ninjaneering



"Billy's work is earnest and focused. He knows where the smart business is, but still consistently treats people kindly and with respect. The industry needs more like him." – George Sanger, The Fat Man




"CMI analyzed our situation, presented a solution plan and executed it on budget. I highly recommend their services." – David Shockley of International Biophysics Corporation (IBC)




























"I’ve worked with Critical Mass on a couple of game design and development projects and have been very impressed with the extremely high quality of the work they do. They always make sure the job is done right, within budget, and on time. They’re also very easy to work with and I look forward to working with them on many future projects." – Marc Ilgen, PhD, President & Chief Scientist of West of Pluto




“Critical Mass Interactive provided us with the CRITICAL information we needed to make The Dozens™ into the ground breaking multiplayer mobile game it is. I only wish I had this sort of pre-release review resource during the 25 years I designed and produced computer and video games. I’m sure it would have improved the products I worked on at Activision, Lightspan, and Avalon Hill.” – William Volk, CEO of Bonus Mobile Entertainment

CRITICAL MASS AFFILIATES

Part of the mission of Critical Mass Interactive, Inc. is to foster communication and information sharing in the interactive development community, inclusive of publishers, developers, the investment community, governmental and educational institutions, hardware and software providers and interested individuals. Through sponsoring the Austin Game Initiative and its many events, CMI is directly involved with this communication and education effort. CMI also interacts with the City of Austin, the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas – Austin, SMU, University of North Texas, and other universities in the State of Texas. We are also on the Advisory Boards for both Computer Animation and Game Design and Development at Full Sail Real World Education in Winter Park, Florida as well as Austin Community College's Video Game Certificate Program and the ArtSpark Initiative.

CMI PROUDLY SPONSORED THE 2006 TEXAS INDEPENDENT GAME CONFERENCE

CMI WAS PROUD TO BE A GOLD SPONSOR OF THE 2006 AUSTIN GAME CONFERENCE

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