The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 Games: Interviews with Creators and Developers

by Patrick Hickey Jr.

Overview

Featuring interviews with the creators of 37 popular video games--including SOCOM, Shadow of the Colossus, Tekken Tag Tournament and Sly Cooper--this book gives a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of some of the most influential and iconic (and sometimes forgotten) games of the original PlayStation 2 era. Recounting endless hours of painstaking development, the challenges of working with mega publishers and the uncertainties of public reception, the interviewees reveal the creative processes that produced some of gaming's classic titles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476648439
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	02/09/2023
Series:	Studies in Gaming
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	243
File size:	17 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.
Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by Nintendo, Disney and EA Sports.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dave Warfield
Preface
Introduction
Craig Stitt, Ratchet & Clank
David Cage, Indigo Prophecy
Brian Eddy,­ Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Paul Guirao, Tekken Tag Tournament
Alan Flores, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Luke Valentine, Mister Mosquito
Yoshitomo Moriawaki, Spider-Man: The Movie
Yoshitomo Moriwaki, ­Spider-Man 2
Glen A. Schofield, Blood Omen 2
Chris Zimmerman, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Jeff Merghart and Dan Mueller, The Mark of Kri
Lindsay Gray, Katamari Damacy
Benjamin Johnson, Dragon Rage
Diarmid Campbell, The Thing
Amanda Tarr Forrest, Everquest Online Adventures
Scott Campbell and Kellan Hatch, War of the Monsters
Scott Henshaw, SSX Tricky
Robert Leyland, Tony Hawk Downhill Jam
Dan Mueller, ATV OffRoad Fury
Scott Campbell, Downhill Domination
Jeff Johnson, RedCard ­20-03
Bill Harrison, FIFA 2005
Kerry Whalen, FIFA Street
Dave Warfield, NHL 2002
Scott Henshaw, Def Jam Vendetta
Graeme Bayless, Madden NFL 2003
Jim Buck, NFL GameDay 2004
Audrey Leprince, Rainbow Six 3
Lindsay Gray, Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies
Scott J. Langteau, Medal of Honor: Frontline
Michael Gutmann, SOCOM: US Navy Seals
Kyle Shubel, Killzone
Paul Guirao, Dead to Rights
Scott Langteau, Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Alan Lawrance, Red Faction
Kyle Shubel, Shadow of the Colossus
Craig Kerrison, EyeToy: Play
Wil Mozell, NBA Street Vol. 2
Conclusion
Index