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The '''OpenSpace''' engine is a game engine used by [[Ubisoft]] for various games.
'''OpenSpace''' is a game engine used by various [[Ubisoft]] games, including several from the ''[[Rayman (series)|Rayman]]'' series.


== History ==
== History ==
The engine was originally known as CPA/ACP (central programming architecture) during the development of ''[[Tonic Trouble]]'' and ''[[Rayman 2]]''. The name OpenSpace wasn't used until later games and was first officially seen in a press release.<ref>''Ubi Soft financial report 2000/2001'', https://staticctf.akamaized.net/8aefmxkxpxwl/5K7FugbzH4uVhcxZzipVuZ/de8386b6026349cece4a659f5d08d793/Financial_report_2000-2001_UK.pdf</ref>
Originally known as '''Common Programming Architecture''' ('''CPA''') (French: '''Architecture Commune Programmation''' ('''ACP''')), the engine was developed alongside ''[[Tonic Trouble]]'' by 50 Ubi Soft developers over an 18-month period with a budget of $4 million.<ref>''Tonic Trouble Q&A'', https://web.archive.org/web/20050111123046/http://www.tonictrouble.com/english/news/qa/qa.html</ref> The engine was first referred to as OpenSpace in the December 1999 issue of Micromanía Tercera Epoca, and later in Ubi Soft's 2000/2001 financial report.<ref>''Micromanía Tercera Epoca Issue 59'', https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue59/page/n81/mode/2up?q=openspace</ref><ref>''Ubi Soft financial report 2000/2001'', https://staticctf.akamaized.net/8aefmxkxpxwl/5K7FugbzH4uVhcxZzipVuZ/de8386b6026349cece4a659f5d08d793/Financial_report_2000-2001_UK.pdf</ref>


== Games ==
== Games ==
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!First release
!First release
!Platform(s)
!Platform(s)
!Notes
|-
|-
| ''Alex Builds His Farm''
|''Laura's Happy Adventures''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|1998
|Windows
|
|
|-
|''Monaco Grand Prix: Racing Simulation 2''
|Ubi Soft Paris
|1998
|Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
|Sound subsystem only.
|-
|''Speed Busters''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|November 23, 1998
|Windows, Dreamcast
|Sound subsystem only.
|-
|''Alex Builds His Farm''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|1999
|Windows
|Windows
|
|-
|-
| ''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu''
|''[[Tonic Trouble]]''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|October 16, 2003
|August 31, 1999
|Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo 64, Windows
|
|-
|''[[Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''
|Ubi Pictures
|October 29, 1999
|Nintendo 64, Windows, Dreamcast
|
|-
|-
| ''Batman: Vengeance''
|''Hype: The Time Quest''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|November 12, 1999
|PlayStation 2, Windows
|
|
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
|-
|-
| ''Dinosaur''
|''[[Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''
|Ubi Soft Paris
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
| November 24, 2000
|September 8, 2000
|Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Windows
|PlayStation
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | ''Donald Duck: Goin' Quakers/Quack Attack''
|''Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
| October 2000
|October 2000
|PlayStation
|PlayStation
|
|-
|''The Jungle Book: Groove Party''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|November 1, 2000
|PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
|
|-
|-
|''Dinosaur''
|Ubi Soft Paris
|November 24, 2000
|Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Windows
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |''Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack''
|Ubi Soft Casablanca
|Ubi Soft Casablanca
|December 2000
|December 2000
|Windows, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
|Windows, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
|
|-
|-
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|December 21, 2000
|December 21, 2000
|PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|
|-
|-
| ''Hype: The Time Quest''
|''[[Rayman Revolution]]''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Annecy
|December 22, 2000
|PlayStation 2
|
|
|PlayStation 2, Windows
|-
|-
| ''The Jungle Book: Groove Party''
|''V.I.P.''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|2001
|PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
|
|
|PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
|-
|-
| ''Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat''
|''Batman: Vengeance''
|Ubi Soft Annecy
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|
|October 23, 2001
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
|<ref>Interview: Making Vengeance for GameCube - IGN, https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/22/interview-making-vengeance-for-gamecube</ref>
|-
|-
| ''Laura's Happy Adventures''
|''Tarzan: Untamed/Freeride''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|November 14, 2001
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
|
|
|Windows
|-
|-
| ''PK: Out of the Shadows''
|''[[Rayman M|Rayman M/Arena]]''
|Ubi Soft Casablanca
|Ubi Pictures, Ubi Soft Milan
|November 29, 2001
|PlayStation 2, Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox
|
|
|PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|-
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''
|Ubi Pictures
|October 29, 1999
|Nintendo 64, Windows, Dreamcast
|-
|-
|''[[Rayman Rush]]''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|September 8, 2000
|March 8, 2002
|PlayStation
|PlayStation
|
|-
|-
|Gameloft
|''Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat''
|March 1, 2010
|Ubi Soft Annecy
|iOS
|September 6, 2002
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
|
|-
|-
|''[[Rayman 3|Rayman 3 HD]]''
|''PK: Out of the Shadows''
|Ubi Pictures
|Ubi Soft Casablanca
|March 20, 2012
|October 4, 2002
|PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
|PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayman 3|Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''
|''[[Rayman 3|Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc]]''
|Ubi Pictures
|Ubi Soft Paris
|February 21, 2003
|February 21, 2003
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Mac OS (Classic), Mac OS X
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Mac OS (Classic), Mac OS X
|
|-
|-
|''[[Rayman 2|Rayman 3D]]''
|''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu''
|Ubisoft Casablanca
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|March 25, 2011
|October 16, 2003
|Nintendo 3DS
|Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|
|-
|-
|''[[Rayman 2|Rayman DS]]''
|''[[Rayman DS]]''
|DC Studios
|DC Studios
|March 11, 2005
|March 11, 2005
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayman M|Rayman M/Arena]]''
|[[Rayman Raving Rabbids (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (DS)]]
|Ubi Pictures, Ubi Soft Milan
|November 29, 2001
|PlayStation 2, Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox
|-
|''[[Rayman 2|Rayman Revolution]]''
|Ubi Soft Annecy
|December 22, 2000
|PlayStation 2
|-
| [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (DS)]]
|Ubisoft Casablanca
|Ubisoft Casablanca
| March 6, 2007
| March 6, 2007
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayman Rush]]''
|''[[Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|Gameloft
|March 8, 2002
|March 1, 2010
|PlayStation
|iOS
|-
| ''Tarzan: Untamed/Freeride''
|
|
|
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
|-
|-
| ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''
|''[[Rayman 3D]]''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubisoft Casablanca
|March 25, 2011
|Nintendo 3DS
|
|
|Nintendo 64, Windows
|-
|-
| ''V.I.P.''
|''[[Rayman 3 HD]]''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|Ubisoft Shanghai
|March 20, 2012
|PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
|
|
|PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 08:56, 2 December 2025

OpenSpace is a game engine used by various Ubisoft games, including several from the Rayman series.

History

Originally known as Common Programming Architecture (CPA) (French: Architecture Commune Programmation (ACP)), the engine was developed alongside Tonic Trouble by 50 Ubi Soft developers over an 18-month period with a budget of $4 million.[1] The engine was first referred to as OpenSpace in the December 1999 issue of Micromanía Tercera Epoca, and later in Ubi Soft's 2000/2001 financial report.[2][3]

Games

The following games use the OpenSpace engine:

Name Developer(s) First release Platform(s) Notes
Laura's Happy Adventures Ubi Soft Montreal 1998 Windows
Monaco Grand Prix: Racing Simulation 2 Ubi Soft Paris 1998 Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast Sound subsystem only.
Speed Busters Ubi Soft Montreal November 23, 1998 Windows, Dreamcast Sound subsystem only.
Alex Builds His Farm Ubi Soft Montreal 1999 Windows
Tonic Trouble Ubi Soft Montreal August 31, 1999 Nintendo 64, Windows
Rayman 2: The Great Escape Ubi Pictures October 29, 1999 Nintendo 64, Windows, Dreamcast
Hype: The Time Quest Ubi Soft Montreal November 12, 1999 PlayStation 2, Windows
Rayman 2: The Great Escape Ubi Soft Shanghai September 8, 2000 PlayStation
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack Ubi Soft Shanghai October 2000 PlayStation
The Jungle Book: Groove Party Ubi Soft Montreal November 1, 2000 PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
Dinosaur Ubi Soft Paris November 24, 2000 Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Windows
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack Ubi Soft Casablanca December 2000 Windows, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
Ubi Soft Montreal December 21, 2000 PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
Rayman Revolution Ubi Soft Annecy December 22, 2000 PlayStation 2
V.I.P. Ubi Soft Shanghai 2001 PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
Batman: Vengeance Ubi Soft Montreal October 23, 2001 Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox [4]
Tarzan: Untamed/Freeride Ubi Soft Montreal November 14, 2001 Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Rayman M/Arena Ubi Pictures, Ubi Soft Milan November 29, 2001 PlayStation 2, Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox
Rayman Rush Ubi Soft Shanghai March 8, 2002 PlayStation
Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat Ubi Soft Annecy September 6, 2002 Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
PK: Out of the Shadows Ubi Soft Casablanca October 4, 2002 PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc Ubi Soft Paris February 21, 2003 Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Mac OS (Classic), Mac OS X
Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu Ubi Soft Montreal October 16, 2003 Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
Rayman DS DC Studios March 11, 2005 Nintendo DS
Rayman Raving Rabbids (DS) Ubisoft Casablanca March 6, 2007 Nintendo DS
Rayman 2: The Great Escape Gameloft March 1, 2010 iOS
Rayman 3D Ubisoft Casablanca March 25, 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Rayman 3 HD Ubisoft Shanghai March 20, 2012 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

References

  1. ↑ Tonic Trouble Q&A, https://web.archive.org/web/20050111123046/http://www.tonictrouble.com/english/news/qa/qa.html
  2. ↑ Micromanía Tercera Epoca Issue 59, https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue59/page/n81/mode/2up?q=openspace
  3. ↑ Ubi Soft financial report 2000/2001, https://staticctf.akamaized.net/8aefmxkxpxwl/5K7FugbzH4uVhcxZzipVuZ/de8386b6026349cece4a659f5d08d793/Financial_report_2000-2001_UK.pdf
  4. ↑ Interview: Making Vengeance for GameCube - IGN, https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/22/interview-making-vengeance-for-gamecube
Game engines
Console OpenSpace • Jade • LyN • UbiArt Framework • Snowdrop
Handheld GbcEngine • GbaEngine • Milk • Onyx
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