Silverwing (2003 video game)

Silverwing is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed by Latikuu Annapolis and published by Latikuu. It is the first game in the Silverwing series. Based on the books by Canadian author, the game follows the adventures of Shade Silverwing (voiced by Bill Switzer), a "silverwing" bat separated from his colony who sets out to reason with the birds and beasts who exiled the bats from choosing sides in the Great Battle centuries prior.

Originally released as a Nintendo GameCube exclusive, the game was ported to Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Mac OS X and TS-UGOS in 2004. A Sega Dreamcast port was released exclusively in the EKANI region that same year. A remastered high definition version was released for the Wii and Wii U in November 2012.

Silverwing received critical acclaim on release and is considered as one of the best video games ever made. The success of the game lead to multiple sequels, starting with Silverwing: Face Fear in 2005.

Development
Because the development team was aiming for a Teen ESRB rating, the team tried to minimize the level of violence, while also consulting with animal scientists and conservationists on animal behavior. The score for the game was composed by Turkish composer Melih Denkel, while the original songs were primarily written and composed by Latikuu in-house songwriter Louie Christoferson at his studio in. Voice recording for the characters was done at Dick & Roger's Sound Studio Ltd. in, , , using most of the cast members from the Silverwing cartoon that was in production alongside the game's development.