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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
!Ref.
|-
|-
| ''Alex Builds His Farm''
|''Monaco Grand Prix: Racing Simulation 2''
|Ubi Soft Paris
| data-sort-value="October 31, 1998" |October 1998
|Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
|Sound subsystem only.
|
|-
|''Speed Busters''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|November 23, 1998
|Windows, Dreamcast
|Sound subsystem only.
|
|
|-
|''Laura's Happy Adventures''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
| data-sort-value="December 31, 1998" |1998
|Windows
|Windows
|
|
|-
|''Alex Builds His Farm''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|July 15, 1999
|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
|
|
|-
|''Hype: The Time Quest''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|November 12, 1999
|PlayStation 2, Windows
|
|
|-
|''[[Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|September 8, 2000
|PlayStation
|
|
|-
|''Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|October 15, 2000
|PlayStation
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Batman: Vengeance''
|''The Jungle Book: Groove Party''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|November 1, 2000
|PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
|
|
|-
|''Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack''
|Ubi Soft Casablanca
|November 20, 2000
|Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Windows
|
|
|
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
|-
|-
| ''Dinosaur''
|''Dinosaur''
|Ubi Soft Paris
|Ubi Soft Paris
| November 24, 2000
|November 24, 2000
|Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Windows
|Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Windows
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Donald Duck: Goin' Quakers/Quack Attack''
|''Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai, Ubi Soft Casablanca, Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
| October 2000
|December 21, 2000
|PlayStation, Windows, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|
|
|-
|''[[Rayman Revolution]]''
|Ubi Soft Annecy
|December 22, 2000
|PlayStation 2
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Hype: The Time Quest''
|''Batman: Vengeance''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|October 23, 2001
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
|
|
|PlayStation 2, Windows
|<ref>Interview: Making Vengeance for GameCube - IGN, https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/10/22/interview-making-vengeance-for-gamecube</ref>
|-
|-
| ''The Jungle Book: Groove Party''
|''Tarzan: Untamed/Freeride''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|November 14, 2001
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
|
|
|
|PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
|-
|-
| ''Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat''
|''[[Rayman M|Rayman M/Arena]]''
|Ubi Soft Simulations
|Ubi Pictures, Ubi Soft Milan
|November 29, 2001
|PlayStation 2, Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox
|
|
|
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
|-
|-
| ''Laura's Happy Adventures''
|''[[Rayman Rush]]''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|March 8, 2002
|PlayStation
|
|
|
|Windows
|-
|-
|''Monaco Grand Prix: Racing Simulation 2''
|''Largo Winch: Empire Under Threat''
|Ubi Soft Paris
|Ubi Soft Annecy
|1998
|September 6, 2002
|Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
|
|
|-
|-
| ''PK: Out of the Shadows''
|''PK: Out of the Shadows''
|Ubi Soft Casablanca
|Ubi Soft Casablanca
|October 4, 2002
|PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|
|
|
|PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayman 2|Rayman 2: The Great Escape / Rayman Revolution / Rayman DS / Rayman 3D]]''
|''V.I.P.''
|Ubi Pictures, Ubi Soft Shanghai, Ubi Soft Annecy, DC Studios, Gameloft, Ubisoft Casablanca
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|October 29, 1999
| data-sort-value="December 31, 2002" |2002
|Nintendo 64, Windows, Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, iOS, Nintendo 3DS
|PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayman 3|Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc / Rayman 3 HD]]''
|''[[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, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Mac OS (Classic), Mac OS X
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayman M|Rayman M/Arena]]''
|''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu''
|Ubi Pictures, Ubi Soft Milan
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|October 16, 2003
|Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
|
|
|-
|''[[Rayman DS]]''
|DC Studios
|March 11, 2005
|Nintendo DS
|
|
|
|PlayStation 2, Windows, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox
|-
|-
| [[Rayman Raving Rabbids (DS)|''Rayman Raving Rabbids'' (DS)]]
|[[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
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Speed Busters''
|''[[Rayman 3D]]''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubisoft Casablanca
|November 23, 1998
|March 25, 2011
|Windows, Dreamcast
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
| ''Tarzan: Untamed/Freeride''
|
|
|
|
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
|-
|-
| ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''
|''[[Rayman 3 HD]]''
|Ubi Soft Montreal
|Ubisoft Shanghai
|March 20, 2012
|PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
|
|
|Nintendo 64, Windows
|-
| ''V.I.P.''
|Ubi Soft Shanghai
|
|
|PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
|}
|}
==External links==
* [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Engine:OpenSpace OpenSpace on PCGamingWiki]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:56, 25 June 2026

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 Ref.
Monaco Grand Prix: Racing Simulation 2 Ubi Soft Paris October 1998 Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast Sound subsystem only.
Speed Busters Ubi Soft Montreal November 23, 1998 Windows, Dreamcast Sound subsystem only.
Laura's Happy Adventures Ubi Soft Montreal 1998 Windows
Alex Builds His Farm Ubi Soft Montreal July 15, 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 15, 2000 PlayStation
The Jungle Book: Groove Party Ubi Soft Montreal November 1, 2000 PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack Ubi Soft Casablanca November 20, 2000 Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Windows
Dinosaur Ubi Soft Paris November 24, 2000 Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Windows
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers/Quack Attack Ubi Soft Montreal December 21, 2000 PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube
Rayman Revolution Ubi Soft Annecy December 22, 2000 PlayStation 2
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
V.I.P. Ubi Soft Shanghai 2002 PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Windows
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

External links

References