Synetic GmbH

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Synetic GmbH was a German video game company specialising in racing games. The company was founded in 1996, in Gütersloh by five former members of Ascaron. All five original members were still working for the company until the company was liquidated on 6 May 2014. Although the company with its team of eight employees was rather small and its games are virtually unknown outside of Germany, their titles are among the most popular racing games in Germany and are consistently among Germany's best-selling games.

Synetic GmbH
Company typeGmbH
IndustryVideo games
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Defunct6 May 2014 (2014-05-06)
FateLiquidated
SuccessorVitrios GmbH
Headquarters
Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Germany
ProductsWorld Racing series
Alarm für Cobra 11 video game adaptations

While originally only developing games for Windows PCs, Synetic's later releases (starting with 2003's Mercedes Benz World Racing) were also available for a selection of consoles.

On 31 March 2014, Synetic ceased the production of video games.[1]

Games

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Year Title Platform(s) Notes
1997 Have a N.I.C.E. day! Microsoft Windows
1998 N.I.C.E. 2 Released in North America as Breakneck.
2000 Mercedes-Benz Truck Racing
2003 Mercedes-Benz World Racing Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
2005 World Racing 2 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2006 Alarm für Cobra 11: Nitro Microsoft Windows Released as Alarm for Cobra 11: Nitro in the UK.
2007 Alarm für Cobra 11: Crash Time Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Released as Alarm for Cobra 11: Crash Time in the UK and Crash Time: Autobahn Pursuit in North America (Xbox 360 only).
2008 Alarm für Cobra 11: Burning Wheels Released as Crash Time II in English-speaking countries and Autobahn Polizei in North America (Xbox 360 only).
2009 Ferrari Virtual Race Microsoft Windows
2009 Alarm für Cobra 11: Highway Nights Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Released as Crash Time III in English-speaking countries.
2010 Alarm für Cobra 11: Das Syndikat Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Released as Crash Time 4: The Syndicate in English-speaking countries.
2012 Alarm für Cobra 11: Undercover Released as Crash Time 5: Undercover in English-speaking countries.
2013 Sunny Hillride Android, iOS

References

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  1. ^ In eigener Sache ... (in German). Synetic GmbH forums, accessed 20 October 2014 [page unavailable as of May 2015]. Archived from the original webpage; machine-translated version of archive, accessed May 2015.
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