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Jade (game engine)

2026-05-07T19:23:20Z

Gorilli09:

[[File:Jade Engine Logo.png|thumb|Editor splash screen. It depicts one of the [[four masks of Polokus]].|150px]]

The '''Jade''' engine is a game engine used by [[Ubisoft]]. It was created during the development of ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]'' and shares the name with the main protagonist, Jade. The engine allows for great flexibility that includes different gameplay sequences and detailed graphics, both in cinematics and gameplay. Since its introduction in 2003 starting with ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]'', the engine has been developed further for use in later games, listed below.

== Games ==
The following games use the Jade engine:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Developer(s)
!First release
!Platform(s)
|-
| ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]''
|Ubisoft Pictures
|November 11, 2003
|PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|November 11, 2003
|PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Windows
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: Warrior Within''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|December 2, 2004
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, iOS
|-
| ''Peter Jackson's King Kong''
|Ubisoft Montpellier
| November 17, 2005
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones''
|Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Casablanca
|December 1, 2005
|PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Windows, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Mac OS X
|-
| ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''
|Ubisoft Montpellier
| November 19, 2006
|Wii, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X
|-
| ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]''
|Ubisoft Paris
|November 13, 2007
|Wii, Windows
|-
| ''Beowulf: The Game''
|Virtuos
|December 4, 2007
|PlayStation Portable
|-
| ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party]]''
|Ubisoft Paris
|November 13, 2008
|Wii
|-
| ''Just Dance''
|Ubisoft Paris
|November 17, 2009
|Wii
|-
| ''Avatar: The Game''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|December 1, 2009
|Wii, PlayStation Portable
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands''
|Ubisoft Quebec
|May 18, 2010
|PlayStation Portable, Wii
|-
| ''Shaun White Skateboarding''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|October 24, 2010
|Wii
|-
|''Prince of Persia Trilogy''
|Ubisoft Sofia
|November 19, 2010
|PlayStation 3
|-
|''[[Beyond Good & Evil|Beyond Good & Evil HD]]''
|Ubisoft Shanghai
|March 2, 2011
|Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
|-
| ''[[Beyond Good & Evil|Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition]]''
|Ubisoft Montpellier, Virtuos
|June 25, 2024
|<nowiki>PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch</nowiki>
|-
| ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs''
|Ubisoft Shanghai
|
|PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
|-
| ''Movie Studios Party''
|
|
|Wii
|-
| ''My Spanish Coach''
|
|
|Wii
|-
| ''My French Coach''
|
|
|Wii
|-
| ''My Word Coach''
|
|
|Wii
|-
| ''Naruto: Rise of a Ninja''
|
|
|Xbox 360
|-
| ''Naruto: The Broken Bond''
|
|
|Xbox 360
|-
| ''NCIS''
|Ubisoft Shanghai
|
|PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
|-
| ''Petz Horsez''
|Phoenix Interactive
|
|PlayStation 2
|-
| ''Petz Horsez 2''
|Phoenix Interactive
|
|PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows<ref>Jade engine version was only bundled with <nowiki>''Petz Horse Club''</nowiki>.</ref>
|-
| ''Petz Horse Club''
|Phoenix Interactive
|
|Wii, Windows
|-
| ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
|}
<references/>

==File structure==
* (project name) (PlayStation 2 only(?))
** (project name).bf (Primary data file)
** banner.tpl (Wii only)
** bannericons.tpl (Wii only)
** GameCube.tpl (Nintendo GameCube only)
** gxTextrs.tpl (Nintendo GameCube only)
** HomeButton2 (Wii only)
** icons.tpl (Wii only)
** jade.spe
** jade.tpl (Nintendo GameCube only)
** jaderevo.elf (Wii execution file)
** opening.bnr (Nintendo GameCube & Wii only)
** save.bnr (Nintendo GameCube only)
** sound (Wii SDK leftover)
** strap#.tpl (Wii only)
** video (Full-motion video files)
** vssver.scc (Wii only)
* (PlayStation 2 game serial code) (PlayStation 2 only)
* SYSTEM.CNF (PlayStation 2 only)

[[fr:Jade engine]]

{{Engines}}

[[Category:Game engines]]

Talk:Four Masks of Polokus

2026-05-07T19:23:09Z

Gorilli09: Gorilli09 moved page Talk:Four Masks of Polokus to Talk:Four masks of Polokus: Capitalization

== Fire vs. Earth ==
Why was the conclusion drawn that the ''Earth'' mask is in the Sanctuary of Stone and ''Fire''? Granted, it can be argued either way, but I think the name nearly says enough. Plus let's not discount all the flamethrowers in the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire, not to mention the emphasis of going deeper and deeper into the Earth in the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava (complete with splitting it into two levels, the second "Beneath" the first). Just seems weird to me.
--[[User:Plumgmk|Plumgmk]] ([[User talk:Plumgmk|talk]]) 01:11, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
:Hmm, do we really need the elemental terming in the first place? It seems a tad bit speculative seeing as the elements are never really given outright.--[[File:Sig5 2TEST.png|150px|link=User:Master]] 16:16, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
::I agree, this information in unsourced and speculative. —[[File:RRRGBAIcon8.png|link=User:Hunchman801]][[File:RRRGBAIcon0.gif|link=User:Hunchman801]][[File:RRRGBAIcon1.png|link=User:Hunchman801]] 16:27, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
:::It's speculative all right, but it's also quite obviously the intention. I realise the names of the second and third sanctuaries are counter-intuitive, but consider everything else about them: Stone and Fire is full of grass, stone, plums, lava, and generally earthly imagery, the boss is a dull stone statue and the mask is stone too. Rock and Lava is far more incandescent, doing away with much of the earth imagery in favour of more fire and hotter lava, culminating in a 100% fire-themed boss and an agonised-looking red mask. Remove the elemental references if you like, but I have no doubt that they were a deliberate motif created by the developers, if a slightly muddled one. —[[User:Spiraldoor|Spiraldoor]] [[File:IconSpiralDoor.png|link=User:Spiraldoor]] 22:51, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
::::I've been thinking about this, and I'm starting to think that they got a bit lazy towards the end. Foutch was a recycled Axel with extra HP (think about it) and they didn't even have a proper Sanctuary for the fourth mask. That might explain why it's "muddled". --[[User:Plumgmk|Plumgmk]] ([[User talk:Plumgmk|talk]]) 00:01, 5 April 2014 (CEST)
::To be fair, the naming of the Sanctuaries clearly follows the four elements. In fact, many years ago when I was discussing them (and knew nothing of the elements myself), my grandfather immediately spotted the pattern and suggested that the fourth should be the Sanctuary of Wind and Air. --[[User:Plumgmk|Plumgmk]] ([[User talk:Plumgmk|talk]]) 17:40, 4 April 2014 (CEST)
:::I'm with Master and Hunch in this, but I also have a believe that the masks tend to represent Plato's elements (I think even Rayman M hints this in Rise and Shrine's relieves). Like Spiral said, Stone and Fire tends more to represent Earth (Due to the large presence of stone, flora, and the guardian himself who is made of stone) and Rock and Lava tends more to represent Fire (Lava everywhere and Foutch constantly using fire attacks). But then, the Plato's elements weren't anything confirmed officially so this is only my speculation because there are oddities like the paradox of the Sanctuary names, Axel who uses ice attacks (Although it is just water in solid state), Grolem 13 who also uses (indirect) electrical attacks mixed up with air attacks (tornados) and the presence of a giant Third Mask of Polokus in the bonus battlefield of Rayman M, which isn't quite anything related with fire. --[[Image:Sparkle.gif]][[User:Haruka|Haruka]][[Image:Sparkle.gif]] 14:03, 5 April 2014 (CEST)
::::I can't deny that there's some logic behind the masks and their elements, but I don't think we should make the proclamations as bluntly as we have here, seeing as it's not all that clear within the game itself.--[[File:Sig5 2TEST.png|150px|link=User:Master]] 14:42, 5 April 2014 (CEST)
:::::Due to the innexistence of evidences, I think that the Plato's elements shouldn't be mentioned in the articles. --[[Image:Sparkle.gif]][[User:Haruka|Haruka]][[Image:Sparkle.gif]] 13:55, 6 April 2014 (CEST)
::::::Or maybe suggested in one place rather than outright stated everywhere. --[[User:Plumgmk|Plumgmk]] ([[User talk:Plumgmk|talk]]) 22:11, 6 April 2014 (CEST)

Four Masks of Polokus

2026-05-07T19:23:09Z

Gorilli09: Gorilli09 moved page Four Masks of Polokus to Four masks of Polokus over redirect: Capitalization

[[File:Four Masks of Polokus.jpg|frame|The Four Masks, from left to right: Water, Earth, Fire and Air.]]

{{Quote|text=To be warned of any problems that might occur, [[Polokus]] sent magic masks to the four corners of [[Glade of Dreams|the world]]. Before leaving, he explained to the [[Fairy|fairies]] that reuniting all four masks would be all it would take to bring him back. Since he didn't want to be called back by just anybody, [[Polokus]] created fierce Guardians to protect the masks, giving them all hidden weaknesses that only [[Rayman|a true warrior]] could discover and use...|sign=[[The Knowledge of the World]]|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}

{{Quote|text=These magic masks were hidden inside secret and mysterious sanctuaries. The ancient legends say that whoever can reunite the four can awaken mighty [[Polokus]]...|sign=Manual|source=''[[Rayman 2]]''}}

The '''Four Masks of Polokus''' are a group of magical masks that appear in ''[[Rayman 2]]''. Long ago, the god [[Polokus]] left the [[Glade of Dreams]], but first he created the four masks and hid them away in secret Sanctuaries. When [[Rayman]] rescues [[Ly]] the Fairy near the beginning of the game, she relates the story of the [[Polokus]], telling him that he must retrieve the four masks if they are to have any hope of defeating the [[Robo-Pirate]] army. Each Sanctuary is protected by a Guardian, who was instructed by [[Polokus]] to ward off any intruders that attempt to steal them. The fourth mask is not protected by a Guardian in most versions, and is instead found by a helpful [[baby Globox]] in [[the Iron Mountains]]. The Guardians were omitted in ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]'', the Game Boy Color version.

Each of the Four Masks of Polokus is contained within a four-sided pillar at the end of its Sanctuary; each side of these pillars is decorated by the same [[Rayman's symbol|‘O’-shaped symbol]] found on [[Rayman]]'s chest. When [[Rayman]] approaches these pillars, a beam of energy connects [[Rayman's symbol|his symbol]] with one of the ones on the pillar, causing the pillar to open, and the Mask to rise out of it for [[Rayman]] to collect. When [[Rayman]] takes hold of one of the Masks, he is teleported to [[Polokus]], who takes the Mask from him and affixes it to one of the four sides of the pillar he is standing on (this pillar looks the same as the ones the Masks are found in). When all four Masks are attached to [[Polokus]]' pillar, the pillar spins rapidly, transforming into a gas-like substance. When [[Rayman]] steps into this at [[Polokus]]' instruction, he is transported to [[the Prison Ship]]. Then, the pillar resolidifies under the newly-awakened [[Polokus]], but the Four Masks are nowhere to be seen.

<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
PolokusPillar-RR-TSOWAI.jpg|The pillar containing the first Mask of Polokus
The Hall of Doors PS1 16 Tomb of the Ancients.jpg|In [[Rayman 2 (PlayStation)|the PlayStation version]], [[the Hall of Doors]] is divided into four Mask-specific sections by large physical doors
</gallery>

In the Sega Dreamcast version, the player can gain access to the [[Globox Disc]] minigame in the [[Globox Village]] by collecting the [[Glob Crystal]]s. Entering the [[Globox Disc]] minigame causes a short cutscene to play: [[Globox]] and [[Uglette]] are watching as [[Baby Globox|their children]] play; the First and Third Masks are visible on wooden sticks in the background; the other two Masks are presumably also in the area. A male [[baby Globox]] accidentally drops the Third Mask into a pool of water; this causes a [[Globox]]-shaped statue to rise out of the pool. The statue opens its mouth and sinks back into the pool, leaving behind the [[Globox Disc]] on which the [[Baby Globox|babies]] play the ‘Game of the Gods’.

In ''[[Rayman M]]'', the bonus arena level [[Spooky Towers]] features an enormous carving of the third Mask of Polokus. It adorns the top of the tower that stands in the centre of the level.

In ''[[Rayman in the Phantom Show]]'', the third DLC of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'', replicas of all four Masks of Polokus can be found.

<gallery widths="320px" heights="180px">
Water Mask ratps.jpg|A replica of the first mask of Polokus
RPS - Second mask.jpg|A replica of the second mask of Polokus
RPS - Third mask.jpg|A replica of the third mask of Polokus
Air Mask ratps.jpg|A replica of the fourth mask of Polokus
</gallery>

==Details==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:100%"
|-
! Mask
! Guardian
! Location (original versions)
! Location (PlayStation version)
! Location ([[Rayman Revolution|PlayStation 2 version]])
! Location ([[Rayman 2 Forever|Game Boy Color version]])
|-
| First
| [[Axel]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Water and Ice]]
| [[Whale Bay#PlayStation version|Whale Bay]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Water and Ice#PlayStation 2 version|The Lost Island]]
| [[Whale Bay#Game Boy Color version|Whale Bay]]
|-
| Second
| [[Umber]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire#PlayStation version|The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire#PlayStation 2 version|The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire]]
| [[The Canopy#Game Boy Color version|The Canopy]]
|-
| Third
| [[Foutch]]
| [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]
| [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava#PlayStation version|Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]
| [[Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava#PlayStation 2 version|Beneath the Sanctuary of Lava]]
| [[The Echoing Caves#Game Boy Color version|Echoing Caves]]
|-
| Fourth
| [[Grolem 13]] (''[[Rayman Revolution|Revolution]]'' only)
| [[The Iron Mountains]]
| [[The Iron Mountains#PlayStation version|The Gloomy Island]]
| [[The Iron Mountains#PlayStation 2 version|The Iron Mountains]]
| [[The Sanctuary of Rock and Lava#Game Boy Color version|Sanctuary of Rock and Lava]]
|}

==Trivia==
* The second mask resembles Ed from ''Tonic Trouble''.
* The first mask appears in the splash screen for the [[Jade (game engine)|Jade]] editor.

==See also==
* [[Rain Mask]]

{{Rayman 2}}

[[fr:Quatre masques de Polokus]]
[[hu:Polokus Négy Maszkja]]
[[it:Quattro Maschere di Polokus]]
[[pl:Cztery maski Polokusa]]
[[es:Cuatro máscaras de Polokus]]
[[ru:Четыре маски Полокуса]]

[[Category:Objects]]

2025-11-14T19:29:51Z

Gorilli09:

'''GbaEngine''' is a game engine used by [[Ubisoft]] for various games on the Game Boy Advance.

== History ==
The engine was originally developed by [[Ubisoft]] Milan for ''Rainbow Six - Rogue Spear'' on the Game Boy Advance. The engine was based on [[GbcEngine|their engine for the Game Boy Color]], with several of the tools from it initially being reused before new ones were developed.<ref>Massimiliano Pagani, ''Tomb Raider – the prophecy'', https://www.maxpagani.org/2008/08/26/tomb-raider-the-prophecy</ref><ref>Massimiliano Pagani, ''Finding the Right Path'',https://www.maxpagani.org/2008/08/27/finding-the-right-path/</ref><ref>MobyGames, ''Massimiliano Pagani'', https://www.mobygames.com/person/53307/massimiliano-pagani/</ref> The engine ended up mainly being used by [[Ubisoft]] Milan, [[Ubisoft]] Montreal and [[Ubisoft]] Shanghai, with each of the different studios making various changes to it. This has caused there to be three separate branches of the engine which got updated separately from each other.

Additionally, the engine was ported to the Nokia N-Gage and digiBLAST. An updated version of the engine was later used in the [[Onyx (Nintendo DS)|Nintendo DS Onyx engine]].

== Structure ==
The engine is split into several parts, containing different code libraries and tools. GbaCommon contained the base SDK for developing a game on the system. GbaSimilar contained reusable components for features such as sprite animations, tile maps and 2D platforming scenes. GbaSpecific was used for the game itself.

== Games ==
The following games use the engine:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Developer(s)
!First release
!Platform(s)
|-
| ''Batman Vengeance''
|Ubi Soft Montreal|| 2001
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu''
|Ubi Soft Montreal|| 2003
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Crouching Tiger: Hidden Dragon''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai|| 2003
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Donald Duck Advance''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai|| 2001
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| [[Mad Trax|''Mad Trax'']]
|Ubi Soft Shanghai|| 2003
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''The Mummy''
|Ubi Soft Milan|| 2002
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Open Season''
|Ubisoft Montreal|| 2006
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Peter Jackson's King Kong''
|Ubisoft Montreal|| 2005
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time''
|Ubi Soft Montreal|| 2003
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| [[Rayman 3 (Game Boy Advance)|''Rayman 3'' (Game Boy Advance)]]
|Ubi Soft Montreal|| 2003
|Game Boy Advance, N-Gage, digiBLAST
|-
| ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Potion Commotion''
|Ubi Soft Montreal|| 2002
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Splinter Cell''
|Ubi Soft Montreal|| 2003
|Game Boy Advance, N-Gage
|-
| ''Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow''
|Ubisoft Montreal|| 2004
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force''
|Ubisoft Montreal|| 2004
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith''
|Ubisoft Montreal|| 2005
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''The Sum of All Fears''
|Ubi Soft Milan|| 2002
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Surf's Up''
|Ubisoft Montreal|| 2007
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''
|Ubisoft Montreal|| 2007
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear''
|Ubi Soft Milan|| 2002
|Game Boy Advance
|-
| ''Tomb Raider: The Prophecy''
|Ubi Soft Milan|| 2002
|Game Boy Advance
|}

== References ==
<references />

{{Engines}}

[[fr:GbaEngine]]

[[Category:Game engines]]

GbcEngine

2025-11-14T19:22:10Z

Gorilli09:

'''GbcEngine''' is a game engine used by [[Ubisoft]] for various games on the Game Boy Color. It was written in assembly, with the ports to the Pocket PC, Palm OS and Symbian being re-written to C.

== Games ==
The following games use the engine:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Developer(s)
!First release
!Platform(s)
|-
| ''Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack''
| || 2000
|Game Boy Color
|-
| ''F1 Racing Championship''
| || 2000
|Game Boy Color
|-
| ''The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Wild Adventure''
| || 2000
|Game Boy Color
|-
| [[Rayman (Game Boy Color)|''Rayman'' (Game Boy Color)]]
| || 2000
|Game Boy Color, Pocket PC, Palm OS, Symbian, Chromatic
|-
| ''[[Rayman 2 Forever]]''
| || 2001
|Game Boy Color
|}

{{Engines}}

[[fr:GbcEngine]]

[[Category:Game engines]]