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'''Ocean Software''', founded in 1982 by David Ward and Jon Woods, was one of the biggest European games developers for the CPC. Ocean developed not only for the CPC of course but also for Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. They also were one of the few major companies that supported the [[Plus]] range. In 1998 [[Infogrames]] bought Ocean Softwareacross all home computing platforms.

Adidas Championship Football Although they developed and supported a number of original games and ideas, they will be forever associated in the mind of the casual game with their [[Licenced games|TV & Movie licence games]] and ports of the latest arcade hits from [[Konami]] and [[Taito]], the latest of which Ocean always seemed to be advertising up to six months in advance of release in the magazines of the day! By the time the CPC had arrived on the scene, Ocean had already beaten their North-East rivals '''Imagine''' who had overreached themselves in the battle for supremacy. Ocean took on the brand name for themselves and made a number of key releases on the label in the following years. Simply put, however, every release on the Imagine label for the CPC was in fact made by Ocean. As well as Imagine, Ocean developed the '''Hit Squad''' label as a budget house to re-release their old titles (along with a number of other titles by third parties). Their position as one of the key CPC developers is secured thanks to their involvement with the Plus range. Chosen by Amstrad as an ideal partner to provide launch software, it was Ocean who developed and produced [[Burnin' Rubber]], the game included with the GX4000 and the Plus range of machines. A short-lived serious software arm, '''Ocean IQ''', published the [[Laser Basic|Laser Basic]], [[Laser Genius|Laser Genius]] and [[Laser BASIC Compiler|Laser Compiler]] titles.  As with all games developers, and particularly true of a group with the huge output of Ocean, the quality can vary wildly from game to game but thanks to their savvy maketing and more than a few classic games, Ocean will always tend to be remembered favourably.  In 1998 the Ocean name finally disappeared when the group, who had been unable to move with the times into the 32-bit era was bought out by [[Infogrames]]. == Releases for CPC ==Adidas Championship Tie Break*[[Arkanoid 2 - Revenge of Doh|Arkanoid 2 - Revenge of Doh]]  *[[Batman|Batman ]] *[[Batman The Movie|Batman - The Movie]] (1989) *[[Batman The Movie ( Cartridge )|Batman The Movie ( Cartridge )]] (1989) *[[Batman the Caped Crusader|Batman the Caped Crusader]]  *[[Battle Command|Battle Command]] *[[Beach Volley|Beach Volley]] *[[Burnin' Rubber|Burning Rubber (Cartridge )]] (1990) *[[Cabal|Cabal]] *[[Chase HQ|Chase HQ]] Cobra Stallone*[[Combat School|Combat School]] Daley Thompson's DecathlonDaley Thompson's Olympic ChallengeDaley Thompson's Supertest*[[Darkman|Darkman]] *[[Donkey Kong|Donkey Kong]] *[[Frankie goes to Hollywood|Frankie goes to Hollywood]] *[[Galvan|Galvan]] *[[Ghengis Khan|Ghengis Khan]] *[[Gilligan's Gold|Gilligan's Gold]] *[[The Great Escape|The Great Escape]] *[[Gryzor|Gryzor]] Known as Contra too on other systems.*[[Head Over Heels|Head Over Heels]] HighlanderHudson Hawk*[[Hunchback |Hunchback]] *[[Hunchback 2II - Quasimodo's Revenge|Hunchback II - Quasimodo's Revenge]] *[[Hunchback the Adventure|Hunchback the Adventure]] *[[It's a Knockout |It's a Knockout]] *[[Knight Bride|Knight RiderBride]] *[[Kong Strikes Back|Kong Strikes Back]] *[[Madballs|Madballs]] *[[Mario Bros. |Mario Bros.]] Match DayMatchday 2Miami Vice*[[Midnight Resistance|Midnight Resistance]] *[[Mutants|Mutants]] *[[Narc|Narc]] Navy SealsNever Ending *[[The New Zealand Story |The New Zealand Story]] Night Breed*[[Nomad|Nomad]] Operation ThunderboltOperation WolfPang*[[Phantom Club|Phantom Club]] *[[Platoon|Platoon ]] *[[Plotting|Plotting]] *[[Puzznic|Puzznic]] *[[Rainbow Islands|Rainbow Islands]] *[[Renegade]]*[[Run for Gold|Run for Gold]] *[[Run the Gauntlet|Run the Gauntlet]] *[[Super Wondeboy in Monsterland|Super Wondeboy in Monsterland]] *[[Tai-Pan]] *[[Tank|Tank]] *[[Target Renegade|Target Renegade]]*[[Top Gun|Top Gun]]*[[Track & Field|Track &amp; Field]] *[[Typhoon (Ocean)|Typhoon]] *[[The Vindicator|The Vindicator]] *[[Where Time Stoods Still|Where Time Stoods Still]] *[[Wizball|Wizball]]   '''Movies or TV Licenses :''' *[[The Addams Family|The Addams Family]] (1991) *[[Cobra Stallone|Cobra Stallone]] *[[Highlander|Highlander]] *[[Hudson Hawk|Hudson Hawk]] *[[Knight Rider|Knight Rider]] *[[Miami Vice|Miami Vice]] *[[Navy Seals (cartridge)|Navy Seals (Cartridge)]] *[[Never Ending Story|Never Ending Story]] *[[Night Breed|Night Breed]] *[[Red Heat|Red Heat]] *[[Rambo - First Blood 2|Rambo - First Blood 2]] *[[Rambo 3 |Rambo 3]] RastanRed Heat*[[Robocop|Robocop]] (1987) *[[Robocop 2 (cartridge)|Robocop 2(Cartridge)]] *[[Robocop 3|Robocop 3]] Unreleased.Run for Gold*[[Terminator 2|Terminator 2]] Run the Gauntlet*[[The Untouchables|The Untouchables]] Shadow Warriors*[[V - The Visitors|V - The Visitors]] *[[Top Gun|Top Gun]] *[[Total Recall|Total Recall]] *[[Short Circuit|Short Circuit]] *[[Short Circuit 2|Short Circuit 2]] *[[Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants Sly SpySmash TV|Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space GunMutants]] *[[Street Hawk|Street Hawk]] Super Test DecathlonSuper Wondeboy in Monsterland'''Arcade Licenses :'''SuperbowlTai Pan*[[Operation Thunderbolt|Operation Thunderbolt]] Tank*[[Operation Wolf|Operation Wolf]] Target Renegade*[[Pang|Pang]] Terminator 2*[[Rastan|Rastan]] The Addams Family*[[Shadow Warriors|Shadow Warriors]] The Great Escape*[[Smash TV|Smash TV]] The New Zealand Story*[[Space Gun|Space Gun]] The Untouchables*[[Toki|Toki]] (Cartridge) unreleased VaporWare.The Vindicator*[[Sly Spy|Sly Spy]] TokiTop GunTotal Recall '''Sport Licenses'''Track & FieldTyphoon*[[Adidas Championship Football|Adidas Championship Football]] V - The Visitors*[[Adidas Championship Tie Break|Adidas Championship Tie Break]] Where Time Stoods Still*[[Daley Thompson's Decathlon|Daley Thompson's Decathlon]] Wizball*[[Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge|Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge]] *[[Daley Thompson's Supertest|Daley Thompson's Supertest]] *[[Match Day|Match Day]] *[[Matchday 2|Matchday 2]] *[[Super Test Decathlon|Super Test Decathlon]] *[[Superbowl|Superbowl]] *[[World Cup Carnival 86|World Cup Carnival 86]] *[[WWF Wrestlemania Challenge|WWF Wrestlemania Challenge]]  == Gallery == <gallery> caption="screenshots">Image:SOTB Comparatif 2.png‎| Shadow of the Beast by Psygnosis/[[Ocean]]Image:Ocean.png‎| Various [[Ocean]] intro pagesImage:Divers 01.png‎| Various [[Ocean]](mostly) intro pages</gallery>  [[Category:CPC_related_companies]] [[Category:Computer_and_video_game_companies]][[Category:UK companies]]