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'''NAPS team ''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] independent video game studio based in [[Messina]], [[Sicily]]. Working mostly in the [[home computer]] and [[Video game console|console]] market.
'''NAPS team ''' is an Italian independent video game studio based in [[Messina]], [[Sicily]]. They work mostly in the [[home computer]] and [[Video game console|console]] market. Is the oldest Italian development studio.


== History ==
== History ==
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Like many software houses established in the 1990s, their first market was on the [[16-bit]] [[Amiga]].
Like many software houses established in the 1990s, their first market was on the [[16-bit]] [[Amiga]].


In 2016, the company started work on the game ''Iron Wings''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/482133/Naps+Team+announces+WW2+flying+combat+game+Iron+Wings/|title=Naps Team announces WW2 flying combat game Iron Wings|last=Bishop|first=Sam|date=November 17, 2016|website=Gamereactor|access-date=May 18, 2018}}</ref> The company used Kickstarter to raise funds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/12/3/13828284/tuskegee-airmen-video-game-iron-wings-kickstarter|title=WWII fighter pilot game leans on Tuskegee Airmen's legacy to get Kickstarter aloft|first=Owen S.|last=Good|date=December 3, 2016|website=Polygon}}</ref> Completed in 2017, it features [[aerial warfare]] and be set in [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.darkstation.com/reviews/iron-wings-review|title=Iron Wings Review|website=DarkStation}}</ref>
In 2016, the company started work on the game ''Iron Wings''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/news/482133/Naps+Team+announces+WW2+flying+combat+game+Iron+Wings/|title=Naps Team announces WW2 flying combat game Iron Wings|last=Bishop|first=Sam|date=November 17, 2016|website=Gamereactor|access-date=May 18, 2018}}</ref> The company used [[Kickstarter]] to raise funds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/12/3/13828284/tuskegee-airmen-video-game-iron-wings-kickstarter|title=WWII fighter pilot game leans on Tuskegee Airmen's legacy to get Kickstarter aloft|first=Owen S.|last=Good|date=December 3, 2016|website=Polygon}}</ref> Completed in 2017, it features [[aerial warfare]] and is set in [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.darkstation.com/reviews/iron-wings-review|title=Iron Wings Review|website=DarkStation}}</ref>


In 2018, ''Gekido: Kintaro's Revenge'' was re-released for the [[Nintendo Switch]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://switchwatch.co.uk/gekido-kintaros-revenge-nintendo-switch-review/|title=Gekido: Kintaro's Revenge Nintendo Switch Review|first=Jordan|last=Humphries|date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> [[PlayStation 4]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NapsTeam/status/994623114830106624|title=Gekido Kintaro's Revenge - Playstation 4 - May 31st 2018 US-EU After 18 years Gekido comes back to Playstation, with its second chapter Kintaro's Revenge. #Gekido #NapsTeam #Playstation4 #Playstation #indies #indiegames #PSN #PS4 #PS4share #gaming #gamers #gamedev #videogamespic.twitter.com/udnCR3OwHB|first=Naps|last=Team|date=May 10, 2018}}</ref> and [[Xbox One]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thexboxhub.com/epic-brawler-gekido-kintaros-revenge-out-now-on-xbox-one/|title=Epic brawler Gekido Kintaro's Revenge out now on Xbox One|date=July 13, 2018}}</ref>
In 2018, ''Gekido: Kintaro's Revenge'' was re-released for the [[Nintendo Switch]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://switchwatch.co.uk/gekido-kintaros-revenge-nintendo-switch-review/|title=Gekido: Kintaro's Revenge Nintendo Switch Review|first=Jordan|last=Humphries|date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> [[PlayStation 4]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Naps |date=May 10, 2018 |title=Gekido Kintaro's Revenge - Playstation 4 - May 31st 2018 US-EU After 18 years Gekido comes back to Playstation, with its second chapter Kintaro's Revenge. |url=https://twitter.com/NapsTeam/status/994623114830106624}}</ref> and [[Xbox One]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thexboxhub.com/epic-brawler-gekido-kintaros-revenge-out-now-on-xbox-one/|title=Epic brawler Gekido Kintaro's Revenge out now on Xbox One|date=July 13, 2018}}</ref>

''[[Baldo: The Guardian Owls]]'', a role-playing video game inspired by The Legend of Zelda series, but with a graphic style inspired by the animated films produced by Studio Ghibli, was announced in 2019.


==Reception==
==Reception==
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*''Silent Iron'' (2003)
*''Silent Iron'' (2003)
* ''Omega Assault'' (2003)
* ''Omega Assault'' (2003)
* ''Flynig Squadron'' (2003)
* ''Flying Squadron'' (2003)
* ''Hot Shot'' (2003)
* ''Hot Shot'' (2003)
* ''Wanted'' (2004)
* ''Wanted'' (2004)
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* ''They Came From the Skies'' (2007)
* ''They Came From the Skies'' (2007)
* ''Apache Longbow Assault'' (2007)
* ''Apache Longbow Assault'' (2007)
* ''Operation Air Assault 2'' (2007)
*''Twin Strike: Operation Thunder'' (2008)
*''Twin Strike: Operation Thunder'' (2008)
*''Bootcamp Academy'' (2010)
*''Bootcamp Academy'' (2010)
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*''Maria the Witch'' (iOS, 2014, PC, Android, 2016, Xbox One, 2017, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, 2018)
*''Legendary Knight'' (2015)
*''Legendary Knight'' (2015)
*''Iron Wings'' (Xbox One, 2017)
*''Iron Wings'' (Xbox One, 2017)
*''[[Gekido: Kintaro's Revenge]]'' (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, 2018)
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*''Maria the Witch'' (PC, 2016, Xbox One, 2017, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, 2018)
*''The Knight and the Dragon'' (Nintendo Switch, 2019)
*''The Knight and the Dragon'' (Nintendo Switch, 2019)
*''[[Baldo (video game)|Baldo]]'' (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, TBA)
*''[[Baldo (video game)|Baldo]]'' (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, 2021)


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 18:34, 17 September 2024

NAPS team
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1993; 32 years ago (1993)
Founder
  • Fabio Capone
  • Domenico Barba
Headquarters
Messina
,
Sicily, Italy
Websitenapsteam.com

NAPS team is an Italian independent video game studio based in Messina, Sicily. They work mostly in the home computer and console market. Is the oldest Italian development studio.

History

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The company was established as a game developing house in 1993 by Fabio Capone and Domenico Barba.[1]

Like many software houses established in the 1990s, their first market was on the 16-bit Amiga.

In 2016, the company started work on the game Iron Wings.[2] The company used Kickstarter to raise funds.[3] Completed in 2017, it features aerial warfare and is set in World War II.[4]

In 2018, Gekido: Kintaro's Revenge was re-released for the Nintendo Switch,[5] PlayStation 4[6] and Xbox One.[7]

Baldo: The Guardian Owls, a role-playing video game inspired by The Legend of Zelda series, but with a graphic style inspired by the animated films produced by Studio Ghibli, was announced in 2019.

Reception

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In 1996, Shadow Fighter was ranked the 20th best game of all time by Amiga Power.[8]

Video games

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Games developed by NAPS team:

  • Shadow Fighter (Amiga, 1994, published by Gremlin Interactive)
  • Gekido: Urban Fighters (PlayStation, 2000, Gremlin Interactive)
  • Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge (Game Boy Advance, 2002)
  • Rageball (2002)
  • Shoot (2002)
  • Football Madness (2003)
  • Silent Iron (2003)
  • Omega Assault (2003)
  • Flying Squadron (2003)
  • Hot Shot (2003)
  • Wanted (2004)
  • Jet Ace (2004)
  • Shoot (2005)
  • Racing Fever (2005)
  • SWAT Siege (2006)
  • WWI: Aces of the Sky (2006)
  • WWII: Battle Over The Pacific (2008)
  • Sniper Assault (2006)
  • Dead Eye Jim (2007)
  • They Came From the Skies (2007)
  • Apache Longbow Assault (2007)
  • Operation Air Assault 2 (2007)
  • Twin Strike: Operation Thunder (2008)
  • Bootcamp Academy (2010)
  • Maria the Witch (iOS, 2014, PC, Android, 2016, Xbox One, 2017, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, 2018)
  • Legendary Knight (2015)
  • Iron Wings (Xbox One, 2017)
  • The Knight and the Dragon (Nintendo Switch, 2019)
  • Baldo (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, 2021)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAPS team". NAPS team. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Bishop, Sam (November 17, 2016). "Naps Team announces WW2 flying combat game Iron Wings". Gamereactor. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Good, Owen S. (December 3, 2016). "WWII fighter pilot game leans on Tuskegee Airmen's legacy to get Kickstarter aloft". Polygon.
  4. ^ "Iron Wings Review". DarkStation.
  5. ^ Humphries, Jordan (March 22, 2018). "Gekido: Kintaro's Revenge Nintendo Switch Review".
  6. ^ Team, Naps (May 10, 2018). "Gekido Kintaro's Revenge - Playstation 4 - May 31st 2018 US-EU After 18 years Gekido comes back to Playstation, with its second chapter Kintaro's Revenge".
  7. ^ "Epic brawler Gekido Kintaro's Revenge out now on Xbox One". July 13, 2018.
  8. ^ Amiga Power magazine issue 64, Future Publishing, August 1996
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