Particle Systems

This article is about the video game company. For the computer graphics technique, see particle system.

Argonaut Sheffield (formerly Particle Systems Ltd.) was a British video game developer based in Sheffield, England. The company was founded as Particle Systems by Glyn Williams and Michael Powell. Games developed by Particle Systems include I-War and its sequel Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos. The company was working on tactical combat game EXO, when it was acquired by Argonaut Games in January 2002^[1] and became Argonaut Sheffield. Under this new guise the company released Bionicle, Power Drome and submitted a number of demos for Star Wars, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Zorro. Argonaut Sheffield was closed in late October 2004 when Argonaut games was put into administration.^[2]

Argonaut Sheffield

Company type	Division
Industry	Video games
Founded	1993; 32 years ago (1993)
Founder	Glyn Williams Michael Powell
Defunct	October 2004 (2004-10)
Fate	Dissolved together with its parent
Headquarters	Sheffield, England
Products	Independence War series
Parent	Argonaut Games

Games developed

Year	Title	Publisher(s)
as Particle Systems
1993	Evasive Action	The Software Toolworks
	Subwar 2050	MicroProse
1997	I-War	Infogrames/Ocean
2001	Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos
as Argonaut Sheffield
2003	Bionicle	Electronic Arts Lego Interactive
2004	Power Drome	Mud Duck Productions, Evolved Games, Zoo Digital Publishing