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===Mad Doc Software=== [[File:Mad doc software.jpg|thumb|right|The original Mad Doc software logo.|link=Special:FilePath/Mad_doc_software.jpg]] Dr. Davis started Mad Doc Software in Andover in 1999 before shortly moving to Lawrence a year later. In [[2001 in video gaming|2001]], Mad Doc completed ''[[Star Trek: Armada II]]'' for [[Activision]], adding 3D play, enhanced AI and other features. The Mad Doc team also delivered a wireless-platform golf game to [[JAMDAT Mobile]], as well as AI design for the sequel to a major software publisher's PC game. In March [[2002 in video gaming|2002]], Mad Doc completed the [[World War II]] [[flight simulator]] ''[[Jane's Attack Squadron]]''. In the fall of 2002, the company released ''[[Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest]]'', the official expansion pack for ''[[Empire Earth]]'', to [[Sierra Entertainment]]. In November [[2003 in video gaming|2003]], [[Microsoft Game Studios]] released ''[[Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna]]''. Mad Doc developed an expansion pack for ''Dungeon Siege'' adding new features and AI enhancements. The company was a finalist for the [[Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences]] "Computer Role Playing Game of the Year" due to this expansion pack. In the spring of [[2005 in video gaming|2005]], the company released ''[[Empire Earth II]]''. They added features including advanced AI, enhanced environmental realism, new multiplayer modes, and improved management systems. The game garnered a [[PC Gamer]] Editor's Choice Award and a 94% review score. PC Gamer stated that the game was "The New King of Real-Time Strategy Gaming".<ref>http://www.vugames.com/news_story.do?storyId=2364</ref> ''[[Star Trek: Legacy]]'', had mixed to moderate reviews for the Xbox 360 and was negatively received for the PC.[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/startreklegacy/review.html] The company's ''[[Empire Earth III]]'' has been the subject of many harsh reviews, with [[GameSpot]] saying, "''Empire Earth III'' has been dumbed down to the point of irrelevance." Mad Doc has since removed ''Empire Earth III'' from their list of games on their website and any trace of it.<ref name="ee3gone">[http://www.rockstarwatch.net/maddocsoftware/index.htm Back Up of Mad Doc Software Homepage] Retrieved February 23, 2008.</ref> Mad Doc has also created an autonomous cross-country navigation system for the U.S. Dept. of Defense.<ref name="Mad Doc cooks up fantasy games, government projects"><!-- Can anyone find another reference for this? Seems highly unlikely. -->[http://www.andovertownsman.com/local/local_story_360130729.html] Retrieved may 10, 2008.</ref> Mad Doc was contracted to partner with [[Propaganda Games]] and [[Threewave Software]] for various map designs for the 2008 game [[Turok (2008 video game)|Turok]].<ref>[http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=692 Turok Multiplayer Hands-On Preview]</ref> Mad Doc ported [[Rockstar Vancouver]]'s ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]'' to the [[Xbox 360]] (ported to the [[Wii]] by [[Rockstar Toronto]]) in the form of ''[[Bully (video game)#Bully: Scholarship Edition|Bully: Scholarship Edition]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title = More Bully: Scholarship Edition Screens and Info| accessdate = 2008-01-17| url = http://www.rockstarwatch.net/news/223/more-bully-scholarship-edition-screens-and-info/| publisher = RockstarWatch| date = 2008-01-17}}</ref>
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