# Particle Systems

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{{short description|British video game developer}}
{{About|the video game company|the computer graphics technique|particle system}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name                = Argonaut Sheffield
| logo                = Particle Systems Ltd.png
| caption             = 
| type                = [Division](/source/Division_(business))
| fate                = Dissolved together with its parent
| successor           = 
| founded             = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1993}}
| location            = [Sheffield](/source/Sheffield)
| founder             = Glyn Williams<br />Michael Powell
| defunct             = {{End date|df=yes|2004|10}}
| hq_location_country = [England](/source/England)
| industry            = [Video games](/source/Video_game_industry)
| products            = ''[Independence War](/source/I-War_(1997_video_game))'' series
| parent              = [Argonaut Games](/source/Argonaut_Games)
| website             = 
}}

'''Argonaut Sheffield''' (formerly '''Particle Systems Ltd.''') was a British [video game](/source/video_game) [developer](/source/Video_game_developer) based in [Sheffield](/source/Sheffield), [England](/source/England). The company was founded as Particle Systems by Glyn Williams and Michael Powell. Games developed by Particle Systems include ''[I-War](/source/I-War_(1997_video_game))'' and its sequel ''[Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos](/source/Independence_War_2%3A_Edge_of_Chaos)''. The company was working on tactical combat game EXO, when it was acquired by [Argonaut Games](/source/Argonaut_Games) in January 2002<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-03-16 |title=Argonaut News 2000/1 |url=http://www.gamesinvestor.com/Companies/Past_Coverage/Argonaut/Argonaut_News_2000_1/argonaut_news_2000_1.html |access-date=2023-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050316073407/http://www.gamesinvestor.com/Companies/Past_Coverage/Argonaut/Argonaut_News_2000_1/argonaut_news_2000_1.html |archive-date=16 March 2005 }}</ref> and became Argonaut Sheffield. Under this new guise the company released ''[Bionicle](/source/Bionicle_(video_game))'', ''[Power Drome](/source/Power_Drome)'' and submitted a number of demos for ''[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars)'', ''[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory](/source/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory)'' and ''[Zorro](/source/Zorro)''. Argonaut Sheffield was closed in late October 2004 when Argonaut games was put into administration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-03-16 |title=Argonaut News 02-04 |url=http://www.gamesinvestor.com/Companies/Past_Coverage/Argonaut/Argonaut_News_02-04/argonaut_news_02-04.html |access-date=2023-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050316073024/http://www.gamesinvestor.com/Companies/Past_Coverage/Argonaut/Argonaut_News_02-04/argonaut_news_02-04.html |archive-date=16 March 2005 }}</ref>

== Games developed ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Publisher(s)
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | as Particle Systems
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''[Evasive Action](/source/Evasive_Action_(video_game))''
| [The Software Toolworks](/source/The_Software_Toolworks)
|-
| ''[Subwar 2050](/source/Subwar_2050)''
| [MicroProse](/source/MicroProse)
|-
| 1997
| ''[I-War](/source/I-War_(1997_video_game))''
| rowspan="2" | [Infogrames](/source/Infogrames)/[Ocean](/source/Ocean_Software)
|-
| 2001
| ''[Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos](/source/Independence_War_2%3A_Edge_of_Chaos)''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | as Argonaut Sheffield
|-
| 2003
| ''[Bionicle](/source/Bionicle_(video_game))''
| [Electronic Arts](/source/Electronic_Arts)<br>[Lego Interactive](/source/Lego_Interactive)
|-
| 2004
| ''[Power Drome](/source/Powerdrome_(2004_video_game))''
| [Mud Duck Productions](/source/Mud_Duck_Productions), Evolved Games, [Zoo Digital Publishing](/source/Zoo_Digital_Publishing)
|}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/*/www.particle-systems.com The official Particle Systems' homepage] archived by [Wayback Machine](/source/Internet_Archive)
*[http://www.mobygames.com/company/argonaut-sheffield Company profile] at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames)

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Category:Defunct companies based in Sheffield
Category:Video game companies established in 1993
Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2004
Category:Defunct video game companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Video game development companies

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