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Takashi Iizuka (game Designer)
(born March 16, 1970) is a Japanese video game director, producer, designer and screenwriter. Since 2008, Iizuka has been the vice president of product development for the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series at Sega, as well as the head of Sonic Team although he has been working on games in the ''Sonic'' series since 1994. Early career His first collaboration with Sega involved working with Sega Technical Institute on ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' as a designer. Later, he helped supervise Traveller's Tales with the development of ''Sonic R''. He was also the lead designer for '' Nights into Dreams'', and director for ''Sonic Adventure''. Sega In 1999, he and a small part of Sonic Team moved to San Francisco to establish Sonic Team USA (later renamed Sega Studio USA), in order to gain feedback from the western market. Over in the U.S. his team worked on the international release of ''Sonic Adventure''. Afterward, his team started to develop their own games, where he was the director and lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawaguchi, Saitama
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 607,373 in 293,582 households and a population density of 9800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 8th most populated city (after passing Hachioji), and second largest in Saitama Prefecture. Geography Kawaguchi is located near the center of the Kantō Plain in southern Saitama Prefecture, and is bordered by the Tokyo wards of Kita-ku and Adachi-ku to the south. The city area is mostly flat and mainly residential except for the Omiya tableland, which occupies part of the north and east area. The Arakawa River runs across the border with Kita-ku to the south. Surrounding municipalities Saitama Prefecture * Koshigaya * Sōka * Saitama * Warabi * Toda Tokyo Metropolis * Kita * Adachi Climate Kawaguchi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journey Of Dreams
The title ''Journey of Dreams'' may refer to: * '' Nights: Journey of Dreams'', a video game by Sega Studio USA * ''Journey of Dreams (album) ''Journey of Dreams'' is an album by the South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, released in 1988. ''Journey of Dreams'' also served as the title of a film about frontman Joseph Shabalala, directed by David Lister and shot around the sa ...'', an album by Ladysmith Black Mambazo {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic Riders
is a 2006 racing video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in which the player controls characters from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series on hoverboards. In the game's 16 tracks, the player competes against characters—either controlled by computers or other players—in story and battle modes. It was developed by Sonic Team and Now Production, published by Sega, and released in February 2006 in Japan and North America. It was released in Europe the following month and for Windows at the end of the year. A Game Boy Advance version developed by Backbone Entertainment was canceled. The game was produced in commemoration of the ''Sonic'' series' 15th anniversary and was the first ''Sonic'' racing game since the 1997 Traveller's Tales game ''Sonic R''. Sonic Team wanted to make their own game that was superior to any previous ''Sonic'' racing game. It was designed to appeal to fans of ''Sonic'' as well as extreme sports video games; the development team did not take inspi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ChuChu Rocket!
is an action puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. Released for the Dreamcast in 1999, it was the first game for the system to support online console gaming. Players must place arrows on a board to lead mice into escape rockets while avoiding cats. The game features single-player modes in which a player must save all the mice on a board, and a multiplayer mode in which players battle to collect the most mice. Directed and produced by Yuji Naka, ''ChuChu Rocket!'' was developed in part to test the online functionality of the Dreamcast and Sega's servers, and test the Dreamcast's processing power by displaying many characters at once. The knowledge gained from the network portion of the project helped Sonic Team in their development of '' Phantasy Star Online'' (2000). ''ChuChu Rocket!'' topped the Japanese sales charts its first week on sale in November 1999. When it arrived in the United States, Sega held an online tournament where players could battle aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic Jam
''Sonic Jam'' is a video game compilation developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It was released in Japan in June 1997, and in North America and Europe two months later. It contains the four main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games released on the Sega Genesis: ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991), ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (1992), ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' (1994) and ''Sonic & Knuckles'' (1994). It also features a 3D environment, "Sonic World", which doubles as an interactive museum of ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' content. Development began after the Japanese release of '' Nights into Dreams'' in July 1996. ''Sonic Jam'' was announced at the Spring 1997 Tokyo Game Show as part of a project to increase market awareness of Sega and the ''Sonic'' brand. It received mostly positive reviews, and was praised for its value, though some criticized the exclusion of ''Sonic CD'' and ''Sonic Spinball''. "Sonic World" was praised for its range of content, though its graphics gathered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic 3D Blast
known in Europe and Japan as is a 1996 platform game in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series for the Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn. As Sonic the Hedgehog, the player embarks on a journey to save the Flickies, birds enslaved by Doctor Robotnik. The player must guide Sonic through a series of themed levels to collect Flickies and defeat Robotnik. Though it retains game mechanics from prior ''Sonic'' games, ''Sonic 3D Blast'' is differentiated by its isometric perspective, with pre-rendered 3D models converted into sprites. The concept for ''Sonic 3D Blast'' originated during the development of ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' (1994). Most of the programming was outsourced to the British studio Traveller's Tales, as the Japanese Sonic Team staff was preoccupied with '' Nights into Dreams'' (1996). Development lasted eight months, and the team drew inspiration from ''Donkey Kong Country'' (1994) and ''Sonic Labyrinth'' (1995). ''Sonic 3D Blast'' was developed alongside the Saturn game '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic & Knuckles
is a 1994 platform game developed and published by Sega. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna in their quests to save Angel Island; Sonic tries to prevent Doctor Robotnik from relaunching his orbital weapon, the Death Egg, while Knuckles scuffles with Robotnik's minion, EggRobo. Like previous '' Sonic'' games, players traverse side-scrolling levels at high speeds while collecting rings and defeating enemies. Sega Technical Institute developed ''Sonic & Knuckles'' simultaneously alongside its predecessor, ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' (1994); they were planned as a single game until time constraints and cartridge costs forced the developers to split it. The ''Sonic & Knuckles'' cartridge features an adapter that allows players to connect the ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' cartridge, creating a combined game, ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles''. ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (1992) can also be attached, allowing players to control Knuckles in ''Sonic 2'' stages. Attaching the original '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Axe III
is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game developed and published by Sega, released for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan on June 25, 1993. A North American version was released only for the Sega Channel. The game was later re-released a number of times, as part of the ''Sega Genesis Collection'' for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, ''Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection'' for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and digitally on the Wii Virtual Console. Plot Damud Hellstrike, the Prince of Darkness, has taken away the Golden Axe and put an evil curse over all the warriors. However, one of the heroes has their curse relieved and is sent to set things straight – lift the curse off the others, defeat the villain and return with the Golden Axe. Gameplay The gameplay has been expanded slightly but is essentially the same hack n' slash as the previous games. New features to the series include new characters, new moves (special attacks, teamwork attacks and teamwork magic spells) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
