Penny's Paradox World

Penny's Paradox World is a 3D action-adventure platformer video game developed by Ministry Interactive Software, and is the first game released by the studio. The game was released in May 2002 as a launch title for the Nintendo GameCube in Europe and Australia. An Xbox version was later released on 11th October, 2002, and both versions of the game were later released in the United States on 10th November that year.

Penny's Paradox World was created in order to demonstrate the GameCube's powerful engine, including its higher graphic resolution and its high polygon and model count. The game received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the game's presentation, gameplay, graphics and music, though it also received criticism for its plot, voice acting and short length.

Development
A technical demo for the GameCube titled Project Vortex was shown off at E3 2000. The demo consisted of a cinematic cutscene rendered in-game which featured a variety of different worlds, such as an ancient temple, a mountain and a gassy hill. The tech demo is, as of 2021, considered lost, with only a few clips of it surfacing on the internet.

In the spring of 2001, screenshots of the game were posted on Ministry Interactive Software's website. Though the playable character was not seen in any of the screenshots, a few of the in-game enemies and playable levels were shown. Later, at E3 2001, the game, under its final name, Penny's Paradox World, was revealed to the public, and was stated dor a December 2001 release.