Vanillaware

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company_name = Vanillaware
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company_slogan = N/A
company_type = Game development studio
foundation = February, 2002
location = Japan
industry = Computer and video game industry
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products = Odin Sphere
GrimGrimoire|
Oboro Muramasa Youtouden
homepage = http://vanillaware.co.jp/index.htm

Vanillaware (ヴァニラウェア有限会社) is a Japanese video game company development studio. Previously, they were known as Puraguru from 2002 until 2004, when they renamed as Vanillaware.cite web|author=Mielke, James|date=2006-06-27|url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3160617|title=GrimGrimoire Developer Interviewed|publisher=1up.com|accessdate=2007-08-17] The studio's past projects have specialized in 2D, or sprite-based, game design. They have garnered positive attention from fans and game media alike for embracing 2D game design cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/ninja-magic/odin-sphere-developer-reveals-wii-project-296831.php|title=Odin Sphere Developer Reveals Wii Project|publisher=Kotaku] in a market dominated by 3D games. Vanillaware has developed 2 games for the PlayStation 2. The company was formed from the Atlus project team which had developed Princess Crown for the Sega Saturn in 1997.

Projects

*Sega Saturn
**"Princess Crown - 1997" cite web|author=Sheffield,Brandon|date=2007-12-10|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16558|title=Q&A: Marvelous' Hashimoto Talks The 2D Renaissance|publisher=Gamasutra.com|accessdate=2007-12-10]
*PlayStation 2
**"Odin Sphere - 2007"
**"GrimGrimoire - 2007"
*Wii
**"Oboro Muramasa Youtouden - 2008

*Nintendo DS
**" Kumatanchi" [http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/06/02/kumatanchi-looks-like-a-vanilla-vanillaware-game/]

References

ee also

*Atlus
*Princess Crown
*Nippon Ichi
*Basiscape
*George Kamitani

External links

* [http://vanillaware.co.jp/ Japanese-language Vanillaware web site]