Yoshiki Okamoto

Yoshiki Okamoto

Yoshiki Okamoto (born June 10, 1961 in Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a video game designer credited with designing a number of the most popular games in the industry.

Early career

Okamoto's early games such as "Gyruss" and "Time Pilot" set new and innovative standards in the shoot 'em up genre during the golden age of arcade games. Although these games turned out to be successful titles for Konami, Okamoto's employer was not too happy as apparently Okamoto had been told to create a driving game instead. Internal disagreements, financial and credible, caused his termination from Konami.

Joining Capcom in 1984, Okamoto directed several arcade games such as "1942", "SonSon" , "Gun.Smoke" and "Side Arms". The last game he directed was the vgy|1988 CPS game "Forgotten Worlds". He would oversaw the develop of Capcom's subsequent games as a producer and was responsible for recruiting character designer Akira Yasuda for Capcom, best known for his work on "Final Fight" and "Street Fighter II".

Later career

Okamoto continued to develop video games for Capcom through Flagship, including "Resident Evil" ("Biohazard" in Japan). Additionally, he produced the movie and its . In 2004, he resigned from Capcom to form his own video game company.

In 2005, Okamoto's new independent game company, Game Republic, released its first game "". "Genji" is a game set in Feudal Japan, plays a lot like "Onimusha". A sequel, , was released on the PlayStation 3 in late 2006. A new Game Republic game called "Folklore" ("Folkssoul" in Japan) is due for release in 2007.

Okamoto also developed a typical party game called "Every Party," which was a launch title for the Xbox 360 in Japan.

Miscellaneous Statements

*"It's not because you like games that you can make games. Frankly speaking, none of us four here like games." When "Kenji Eno" said: "I do like games", Okamoto immediately responded: "That's why you're the only second-class developer [of the four] ". (At a roundtable discussion in Tokyo Game Show.)

External links

* [http://okatuku.ciao.jp/base/frame_main_e.html Yoshiki Okamoto personal website]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,59175/ Yoshiki Okamoto] at MobyGames
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645494/ Yoshiki Okamoto] at IMDB
* [http://www.gamerepublic.jp/ Game Republic homepage] (Japanese)
* [http://cube.ign.com/articles/094/094987p1.html E3 2001: The Yoshiki Okamoto Interview] , IGN
* [http://www.gamerstoday.com/world_tour/okamoto/ Yoshiki Okamoto: The Clown Prince of Gaming] , Gamers Today
* [http://www.edge-online.co.uk/archives/2005/10/faq_yoshiki_oka.php FAQ: Yoshiki Okamoto] , EDGE


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