Japanese Game Graphics: Behind the Scenes of Your Favorite Games - Softcover

Works Corporation

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060567724 ISBN 13: 9780060567729

Publisher: HarperCollins Design International, 2004

Synopsis

Japan is the world power in video games, producing the most popular video hardware and software in the world that has won countless fans worldwide. Now these fans can take a look at the making of their favorite games in Japanese Game Graphics, which goes behind-the-scenes of the most-talked about and popular titles released for Playstation 2 and other consumer videogame hardware. Each of the 26 games covered (including Final Fantasy X2, Soulcalibur 2, and Oni Musha 2) gets its own fully illustrated chapter to describe the game and take readers beyond what is seen on the screen.The artists, illustrators, and creators of each game are extensively interviewed and they themselves describe what is unique about their game, what challenges they had to overcome to create the game, and how the characters and stories were created. They also describe what software and digital techniques (often invented especially for the game) were used to create the look and feel of each game and game world.

About this title

Synopsis:

Fans of video games can take a look at the making of their favourite games in this book which goes behind-the-scenes of the most-talked about and popular titles released for Playstation 2 and other consumer videogame hardware. All major Japanese video game producers are represented in the book.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Design International
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060567724
• ISBN 13: 9780060567729
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176