Japan Studio
Japan Studio is a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo. A first-party studio for Sony Interactive Entertainment, it is best known for the Ape Escape, LocoRoco, Patapon, Gravity Rush, and Knack series.
Type | Division |
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Industry | Video games |
Founded | November 1993 |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Nicolas Doucet (president) |
Products | Ape Escape The Legend of Dragoon Ico Shadow of the Colossus Siren Loco Roco Patapon Gravity Rush Knack The Last Guardian |
Parent | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Website | playstation.com/ja-jp/corporate/playstation-studios/japan-studio/ |
Company overview
Japan Studio operates as part of SIE Worldwide Studios. The development group also includes Team Ico, who are best known for PlayStation 2 games, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, and Project Siren known for the Siren series, and the PlayStation Vita games Gravity Rush and Soul Sacrifice. Within Sony, Sugar & Rockets, an internal development team previously known as Exact, worked on games such as Ghost in the Shell, Popolocrois, Jumping Flash!, Robbit Mon Dieu, and Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn.[1]
Games
Year | Title | Platform(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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1994 | Crime Crackers | PlayStation | Developed with Media.Vision | [2] |
1995 | Victory Zone | PlayStation | Developed with UNiT | [2] |
Rapid Reload | PlayStation | Developed with Media.Vision | [2] | |
Jumping Flash! | PlayStation | Developed with Exact and Ultra | [2] | |
Arc the Lad | PlayStation | Developed with G-Craft | [2] | |
Philosoma | PlayStation | Developed with G-Artists | [2] | |
Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic | PlayStation | Developed with Yuke's | [2] | |
Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant | PlayStation | Developed with Soliton | [2] | |
Sengoku Cyber: Fujimaru Jigoku Hen | PlayStation | Developed with Pandora Box | [2] | |
Beyond the Beyond | PlayStation | Developed with Camelot Software Planning | [2] | |
Sentou Kokka: Air Land Battle | PlayStation | Developed with Soliton | [2] | |
Project Horned Owl | PlayStation | Developed with Alfa System and Movic | [2] | |
1996 | Jumping Flash! 2 | PlayStation | Developed with Exact and MuuMuu | [2] |
PopoloCrois | PlayStation | Developed with G-Artists and Sugar & Rockets | [2] | |
Eigo no Tetsujin: Center Shiken Trial | PlayStation | [2] | ||
Victory Zone 2 | PlayStation | Developed with UNiT | [2] | |
Arc the Lad II | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment | [2] | |
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenyaku Romantan - Ishin Gekitou Hen | PlayStation | Developed with Zoom | [2] | |
PaRappa the Rapper | PlayStation | Developed with NanaOn-Sha | [2] | |
Fluid | PlayStation | Developed with Opus | [2] | |
Wild Arms | PlayStation | Developed with Media.Vision | [2] | |
1997 | I.Q.: Intelligent Qube | PlayStation | Developed with G-Artists | [2] |
Sentou Kokka Kai: Improved | PlayStation | Developed with Soliton | [2] | |
Alundra | PlayStation | Developed with Matrix Software | [2] | |
Velldeselba Senki: Tsubasa no Kunshou | PlayStation | Developed with Tenky | [2] | |
Pet in TV | PlayStation | Developed with MuuMuu | [2] | |
Baby Universe | PlayStation | Developed with 3D Kaleidoscope | [2] | |
Quest for Fame | PlayStation | Developed with Virtual Music Entertainment | [2] | |
Ghost in the Shell | PlayStation | Developed with Exact | [2] | |
Everybody's Golf / Hot Shots Golf | PlayStation | Developed with Camelot Software Planning | [2] | |
Arc the Lad: Monster Game with Casino Game | PlayStation | Developed with G-Craft | [2] | |
Linda³ Again | PlayStation | Developed with Alfa System | [2] | |
The Granstream Saga | PlayStation | Developed with Shade and Arc Entertainment | [2] | |
Crime Crackers 2 | PlayStation | Developed with Media.Vision | [2] | |
Elemental Gearbolt | PlayStation | Developed with Alfa System | [2] | |
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Juu Yuushi Inbou Hen | PlayStation | Developed with Pandora Box | [2] | |
1998 | PlayStation Comic No. 1 - Space Adventure Cobra: The Psycogun Vol. 1 | PlayStation | Developed with GTV and Buichi Terasawa | [2] |
PlayStation Comic No. 1 - Space Adventure Cobra: The Psycogun Vol. 2 | PlayStation | Developed with GTV and Buichi Terasawa | [2] | |
Zero Pilot: Ginyoku no Senshi | PlayStation | Developed with Marionette and Solition | [2] | |
PlayStation Comic No. 2 - Carol the Dark Angel | PlayStation | Developed with GTV and Syufo Itahashi | [2] | |
Tomoyasu Hotei: Stolen Song | PlayStation | Developed with Virtual Music Entertainment | [2] | |
Devil Dice | PlayStation | Developed with Shift | [2] | |
Yarudora Series Vol. 1: Double Cast | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets and Production I.G. | [2] | |
Souten no Shirokikami no Kura Great Peak | PlayStation | Developed with Pandora Box | [2] | |
Yarudora Series Vol. 2: Kisetsu wo Dakishimete | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets and Production I.G. | [2] | |
Yarudora Series Vol. 3: Sampaguita | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets and Production I.G. | [2] | |
Legend of Legaia | PlayStation | Developed with Prokion | [2] | |
Yarudora Series Vol. 4: Yukiwari no Hana | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets and Production I.G. | [2] | |
PopoRogue | PlayStation | Developed with G-Artists and Sugar & Rockets | [2] | |
Wonder Trek | PlayStation | Developed with Zest Works | [2] | |
PlayStation Comic No. 3 - 2999 Game Kids | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment, GTV, and Kozy Watanbe | [2] | |
I.Q. Final | PlayStation | Developed with G-Artists | [2] | |
1999 | Circadia | PlayStation | Developed with Alvion | [3] |
Pocket MuuMuu | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets | [3] | |
PlayStation Comic No. 4 - Cobra Galaxy Knights | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment, GTV, and Buichi Terasawa | [3] | |
Global Force: New Battle Nation | PlayStation | Developed with Marionette and Solition | [3] | |
Um Jammer Lammy | PlayStation | Developed with NanaOn-Sha | [3] | |
Pocket Dungeon | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment | [3] | |
Tamago de Puzzle | PlayStation | Developed with Contrail | [3] | |
PlayStation Comic No. 5 - Buzzer Beater | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment, GTV, and Inoue Takehiko | [3] | |
Lord of Monsters | PlayStation | Developed with Lindwurm | [3] | |
Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke | PlayStation | Developed with Alfa System | [3] | |
Ape Escape | PlayStation | [3] | ||
The Book Of WaterMarks | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment and Watermarks | [3] | |
Gekisou TomaRunner | PlayStation | Developed with Desert Productions | [3] | |
Doko Demo Issyo | PlayStation | Developed with BeXide | [3] | |
Everybody's Golf 2 / Hot Shots Golf 2 | PlayStation | Developed with Clap Hanz | [3] | |
Panekit | PlayStation | [3] | ||
Wild Arms 2 | PlayStation | Developed with Media.Vision | [3] | |
Ore no Ryouri | PlayStation | Developed with Argent | [3] | |
Paqa | PlayStation | Developed with Three Spirits | [3] | |
Robbit Mon Dieu | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets | [3] | |
Brightis | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment | [3] | |
Poketan | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets and HI Corporation | [3] | |
Arc the Lad III | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment | [3] | |
Pet in TV with My Dear Dog | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets | [3] | |
Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins | PlayStation | Developed with Matrix Software | [3] | |
Legend of Dragoon | PlayStation | [3] | ||
Vib-RIbbon | PlayStation | Developed with NanOn-Sha | [3] | |
Love & Destroy | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment and Inti Creates | [3] | |
XI [sai] Jumbo | PlayStation | Developed with Shift | [3] | |
2000 | Pocket Jiman | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets | [3] |
Beat Planet Music | PlayStation | Developed with Opus | [3] | |
PopoloCrois II | PlayStation | Developed with G-Artists and Sugar & Rockets | [3] | |
Chase the Express | PlayStation | Developed with Sugar & Rockets | [3] | |
Koneko mo Issyo: Doko Demo Issyo Tsuika Disc | PlayStation | Developed with BeXide | [3] | |
Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie | PlayStation | Developed with Addie Software | [3] | |
Fantasvision | PlayStation 2 | [3] | ||
I.Q. Remix+: Intelligent Qube | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Sugar & Rockets | [3] | |
Tiny Bullets | PlayStation | Developed with Contrail | [3] | |
Docchi Meccha! | PlayStation | [3] | ||
Aconcagua | PlayStation | Developed with WACWAC! | [3] | |
Boku no Natsuyasumi | PlayStation | Developed with Millennium Kitchen | [3] | |
Scandal | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Sugar & Rockets and Production I.G. | [3] | |
TVDJ | PlayStation 2 | [3] | ||
Gekitotsu Toma L'Arc: TomaRunner vs L'Arc-en-Ciel | PlayStation | [3] | ||
Bikkuri Mouse | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Sugar & Rockets | [3] | |
Magical Dice Kids | PlayStation | Developed with Arc Entertainment | [3] | |
Bealphareth | PlayStation | Developed with Zealsoft | [3] | |
Gunparade March | PlayStation | Developed with Alfa System | [3] | |
Kouashi Kikou Shidan: Bein Panzer | PlayStation | [3] | ||
Shachou Eiyuuden: The Eagle Shooting Heroes | PlayStation | [3] | ||
Koko Hore! Pukka: Dig a-Dig Pukka | PlayStation | Developed with MuuMuu | [3] | |
Dark Cloud | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Level-5 | [3] | |
Blood: The Last Vampire (Volume One) | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Sugar & Rockets and Production I.G. | [3] | |
Blood: The Last Vampire (Final Volume) | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Sugar & Rockets and Production I.G. | [3] | |
2001 | Sagashi ni Ikou Yo | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Riz | [4] |
Sky Odyssey | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Cross | [4] | |
Tsugunai: Atonement | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Cattle Call | [4] | |
Extermination | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Deep Space | [4] | |
Okage: Shadow King | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Zener Works | [4] | |
Check-i-TV | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
Phase Paradox | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
iMode mo Issyo: Doko Demo Issyo Tsuika Disc | PlayStation | Developed with BeXide | [4] | |
Mister Mosquito | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Zoom | [4] | |
Rimo Cocoron | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
Pipo Saru 2001 | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
Everybody's Golf 3 / Hot Shots Golf 3 | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Clap Hanz | [4] | |
PaRappa the Rapper 2 | PlayStation 2 | Developed with NanOn-Sha | [4] | |
Sky Gunner | PlayStation 2 | Developed with PixelArts | [4] | |
The Yamanote Sen: Train Simulator Real | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
Mad Maestro! | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Desert Productions | [4] | |
Genshi no Kotoba | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
Seigi no Mikata | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
Bravo Music: Christmas Edition | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Desert Productions | [4] | |
Legaia 2: Duel Saga | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Prokion | [4] | |
Toro to Kyuujitsu | PlayStation 2 | Developed with BeXide | [4] | |
Yoake no Mariko | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Lindwurm | [4] | |
Ico | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Team Ico | [4] | |
2002 | Bravo Music: Chou Meikyoku Ban | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Desert Productions | [4] |
Yoake no Mariko 2nd Act | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Lindwurm | [4] | |
Dual Hearts | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Matrix Software | [4] | |
Wild Arms 3 | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Media.Vision | [4] | |
Surveillance Kanshisha | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Production I.G. | [4] | |
Otostaz | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Brain Box | [4] | |
PopoloCrois: Hajimari no Boken | PlayStation 2 | Developed with G-Artists | [4] | |
Futari no Fantavision | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
Boku no Natsuyasumi 2: Umi no Bouken Hen | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Millennium Kitchen | [4] | |
Ape Escape 2 | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
Poinie's Poin | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Alvion | [4] | |
Space Fishermen | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Land Ho! | [4] | |
The Keihinkyuukou: Train Simulator Real | PlayStation 2 | [4] | ||
Dark Chronicle / Dark Cloud 2 | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Level-5 | [4] | |
Gacharoku | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Argent | [4] | |
Let's Bravo Music | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Desert Productions | [4] | |
XI Go | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Shift | [4] | |
2003 | Lifeline | PlayStation 2 | [5] | |
DekaVoice | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Acquire | [5] | |
Shibai Michi | PlayStation 2 | Developed with BeXide | [5] | |
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Cattle Call | [5] | |
Doko Demo Issyo: Watashi na Ehon | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
Minna no Golf Online | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Clap Hanz | [5] | |
Ka 2: Let's Go Hawaii | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Zoom | [5] | |
Hungry Ghosts | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Deep Space | [5] | |
Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
ChainDive | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Alvion | [5] | |
Mojib-Ribbon | PlayStation 2 | Developed with NanOn-Sha | [5] | |
Kuma Uta | PlayStation 2 | Developed with MuuMuu | [5] | |
Wild Arms: Alter Code F | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Media.Vision | [5] | |
Everybody's Golf 4 / Hot Shots Golf Fore! | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Clap Hanz | [5] | |
Gacharoku 2: Kondo ha Sekai Isshuu Yo! | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Argent | [5] | |
2004 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Cavia and Production I.G. | [5] |
PopoloCrois: Tsuki no Okite no Bouken | PlayStation 2 | Developed with G-Artists | [5] | |
Doko Demo Issyo: Toro to Nagareboshi | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
Koufuku Sousakan | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
Vib-Ripple | PlayStation 2 | Developed with NanOn-Sha | [5] | |
Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters | PlayStation 2 | Developed with SEGA Wow | [5] | |
DJbox | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
EyeToy: Monkey Mania | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
Doko Demo Issyo: Toro to Ippaii | PlayStation 2 | Developed with BeXide | [5] | |
Waga Ryuomiyo: Pride of The Dragon Peace | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
Bakufuu Slash! Kizna Arashi | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Cattle Call | [5] | |
Everybody's Golf / Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Clap Hanz | [5] | |
Doko Demo Issyo | PlayStation Portable | Developed with BeXide | [5] | |
Ape Escape Academy | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Shift | [5] | |
2005 | PopoloCrois | PlayStation Portable | Developed with G-Artists | [5] |
Ape Escape: On The Loose | PlayStation Portable | [5] | ||
Wild Arms 4 | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Media.Vision | [5] | |
Bokura no Kazoku | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Millennium Kitchen | [5] | |
Bleach: Heat the Soul | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Eighting | [5] | |
Derby Time | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Land Ho! | [5] | |
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Game Republic | [5] | |
Kenran Butousai | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
Ape Escape 3 | PlayStation 2 | [5] | ||
Kingdom of Paradise | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Climax Entertainment | [5] | |
Yarudora Portable: Double Cast | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Production I.G. | [5] | |
Yarudora Portable: Kisetsu wo Dakishimete | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Production I.G. | [5] | |
Yarudora Portable: Sampaguita | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Production I.G. | [5] | |
Yarudora Portable: Yukiwari no Hana | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Production I.G. | [5] | |
Bleach: Erabareshi Tamashii | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Aspect Digital Entertainment | [5] | |
Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Eighting | [5] | |
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | PlayStation Portable | Developed with G-Artists | [5] | |
Mawaza | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Media.Vision | [5] | |
Shadow of the Colossus | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Team Ico | [5] | |
Fuku Fuku no Shima | PlayStation Portable | [5] | ||
Talkman | PlayStation Portable | [5] | ||
Ape Academy 2 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Shift | [5] | |
Work Time Fun | PlayStation Portable | [5] | ||
Rogue Galaxy | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Level-5 | [6] | |
2005 | Gunparade Orchestra: Shiro no Shou - Aomori Penguin Densetsu | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Alfa System | [6] |
Rule of Rose | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Punchline | [6] | |
Yarudora Portable: Blood The Last Vampire | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Production I.G. | [6] | |
Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou | PlayStation 2 | [6] | ||
Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Gaia | [6] | |
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Hit Maker | [6] | |
Derby Time 2006 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Land Ho! | [6] | |
Bomberman: Bakufuu Sentai Bombermen | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Hudson Soft | [6] | |
XI Coliseum | PlayStation Portable | [6] | ||
I.Q. Mania | PlayStation Portable | Developed with G-Artists | [6] | |
Gunparade Orchestra: Midori no Shou - Ookami to Ano Shounen | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Alfa System | [6] | |
Talkman Euro | PlayStation Portable | [6] | ||
Doko Demo Issyo: Let's Gakkou! | PlayStation Portable | Developed with BeXide | [6] | |
Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Millennium Kitchen | [6] | |
Brave Story: New Traveler | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Game Republic | [6] | |
Brave Story: Wataru's Adventure | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Game Republic | [6] | |
Saru! Get You! Million Monkeys | PlayStation 2 | [6] | ||
LocoRoco | PlayStation Portable | [6] | ||
Gunparade Orchestra: Ao no Shou | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Alfa System | [6] | |
Bleach: Heat the Soul 3 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Eighting | [6] | |
Blood+: Souyoku no Battle Rondo | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Production I.G. | [6] | |
Blood+: Final Piece | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Production I.G. | [6] | |
Everybody's Tennis / Hot Shots Tennis | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Clap Hanz | [6] | |
Bleach: Blade Battlers | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Racjin | [6] | |
Tenchi no Mon 2: Busouden | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Climax Entertainment | [6] | |
Genji: Days of the Blade | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Game Republic | [6] | |
Jeanne d'Arc | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Level-5 | [6] | |
PaRappa the Rapper | PlayStation Portable | Developed with NanOn-Sha | [6] | |
Saru! Get You! Pipo Saru Racer | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Epics | [6] | |
Wild Arms 5 | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Media.Vision | [6] | |
P-kara | PlayStation Portable | [6] | ||
2007 | Talkman-Shiki Shaberingual Eigkaiwa | PlayStation Portable | [6] | |
Kikou Souhei Armodyne | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Omiya Soft | [6] | |
Rogue Galaxy: Director's Cut | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Level-5 | [6] | |
Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Eighting | [6] | |
Minna no Golf Ba Vol. 1 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Clap Hanz | [6] | |
Folklore | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Game Republic and Gaia | [6] | |
Piyotama | PlayStation 3 | [6] | ||
Talkman-Shiki Shaberingual Eigkaiwa for Kids! | PlayStation Portable | [6] | ||
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3: Kitaguni Hen: Chiisana Boku no Dai Sougen | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Millennium Kitchen | [6] | |
Everybody's Golf: World Tour / Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Clap Hanz | [6] | |
Saru! Get You! SaruSaru Daisakusen | PlayStation Portable | Developed with h.a.n.d. | [6] | |
Minna no Golf Ba Vol. 2 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Clap Hanz | [6] | |
Wild Arms XF | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Media.Vision | [6] | |
Rezel Cross | PlayStation Portable | [6] | ||
LocoRoco Cocoreccho! | PlayStation 3 | [6] | ||
Bleach: Blade Battlers 2nd | PlayStation 2 | Developed with Racjin | [6] | |
Go! Sports Ski | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Yuke's | [6] | |
Minna no Golf Ba Vol. 3 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Clap Hanz | [6] | |
The Eye of Judgment | PlayStation 3 | [6] | ||
Toy Home | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Game Republic | [6] | |
Minna no Golf Ba Vol. 4 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Clap Hanz | [6] | |
Dark Mist | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Game Republic | [6] | |
What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Acquire | [6] | |
Everybody's Golf 2 / Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Clap Hanz | [6] | |
Talkman Travel | PlayStation Portable | [6] | ||
Doko Demo Issyo: Let's Gakkou! Training Hen | PlayStation Portable | Developed with BeXide | [6] | |
Patapon | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Pyramid | [6] | |
2008 | Sky Diving | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Bergsala Lightweight | [7] |
Coded Soul: Uketsugareshi Idea | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Gaia | [7] | |
MyStylist | PlayStation Portable | [7] | ||
Echochrome | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Game Yarouze | [7] | |
Echochrome | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Game Yarouze | [7] | |
Nippon no Asoko de | PlayStation Portable | [7] | ||
Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Eighting | [7] | |
Shiki-Tei | PlayStation 3 | [7] | ||
The Last Guy | PlayStation 3 | [7] | ||
Afrika | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Rhino Studios | [7] | |
Xam'd: Lost Memories | Video | Developed with Bones | [7] | |
Aquanaut's Holiday: Kakusareta Kiroku | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Artdink | [7] | |
What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? 2 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Acquire | [7] | |
Bleach: Soul Carnival | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Racjin | [7] | |
Derby Time Online | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Land Ho! | [7] | |
Patapon 2 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Pyramid | [7] | |
LocoRoco 2 | PlayStation Portable | [7] | ||
Minnya no Putter Golf | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Clap Hanz, BeXide | [7] | |
White Knight Chronicles | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Level-5 | [7] | |
2009 | Dress | PlayStation 3 | [7] | |
Enkaku Sousa: Shinjitsu e no 23 Nichikan | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Media.Vision | [7] | |
Demon's Souls | PlayStation 3 | Developed with FromSoftware | [7] | |
Ape Quest | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Shift | [7] | |
Trash Panic | PlayStation 3 | [7] | ||
Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Eighting | [7] | |
Juusei to Diamond | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Zener Works | [7] | |
Numblast | PlayStation Portable | [7] | ||
Numblast | PlayStation 3 | [7] | ||
Boku no Natsuyasumi 4 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Millennium Kitchen | [7] | |
Toro to Morimori | PlayStation 3 | Developed with BeXide | [7] | |
Everybody's Sukkiri | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Clap Hanz | [7] | |
Echoshift | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Artoon | [7] | |
LocoRoco Midnight Carnival | PlayStation Portable | [7] | ||
Bleach: Soul Carnival 2 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Racjin | [7] | |
2010 | Patchwork Heroes | PlayStation Portable | Developed with PlayStation C.A.M.P.! and Acquire | [8] |
Everybody's Tennis / Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Clap Hanz | [8] | |
The Eye of Judgment: Legends | PlayStation Portable | [8] | ||
No Heroes Allowed | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Acquire | [8] | |
Influence | PlayStation Portable | Developed with G Game Workshop | [8] | |
Piyotama | PlayStation Portable | [8] | ||
Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Millennium Kitchen | [8] | |
White Knight Chronicles II | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Level-5 | [8] | |
Trick×Logic Season 1 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Chunsoft | [8] | |
Bleach: Heat the Soul 7 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Eighting | [8] | |
Trick×Logic Season 2 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Chunsoft | [8] | |
Kung Fu Rider | PlayStation 3 | [8] | ||
Beat Sketcher | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Will co., Ltd | [8] | |
PlayStation Move Ape Escape | PlayStation 3 | [8] | ||
Echochrome II | PlayStation 3 | [8] | ||
2011 | White Knight Chronicles: Origins | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Matrix Software | [8] |
Patapon 3 | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Pyramid | [8] | |
Bleach: Soul Resurrección | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Racjin | [8] | |
The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Bluepoint Games | [8] | |
Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke | PlayStation Portable | Developed with Alfa System | [8] | |
Everybody's Golf 6 / Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational | PlayStation Vita | Developed with Clap Hanz | [8] | |
2012 | Tokyo Jungle | PlayStation 3 | Developed with PlayStation C.A.M.P.! and Crispy's! | [8] |
Everybody's Golf 6 / Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Clap Hanz | [8] | |
Open Me! | PlayStation Vita | Developed with PlayStation C.A.M.P.! | [8] | |
Paint Park | PlayStation Vita | [8] | ||
2013 | Soul Sacrifice | PlayStation Vita | Developed with Marvelous AQL and Comcept | [8] |
Puppeteer | PlayStation 3 | [8] | ||
Rain | PlayStation 3 | Developed with PlayStation C.A.M.P. and Acquire | [8] | |
Knack | PlayStation 4 | [8] | ||
No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either! | PlayStation Vita | Developed with SmileBoom | [8] | |
2014 | Soul Sacrifice Delta | PlayStation Vita | Developed with Marvelous AQL and Comcept | [8] |
Destiny of Spirits | PlayStation Vita | Developed with Q Entertainment | [8] | |
Freedom Wars | PlayStation Vita | Developed with Shift and Dimps | [8] | |
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines | PlayStation Vita | Developed with Alfa System | [8] | |
2015 | Bloodborne | PlayStation 4 | Developed with FromSoftware | [9] |
2016 | The Tomorrow Children | PlayStation 4 | Developed with Q-Games | [9] |
The Last Guardian | PlayStation 4 | Developed with genDESIGN | [9] | |
2017 | PaRappa the Rapper Remastered | PlayStation 4 | Developed with NanaOn-Sha | [9] |
LocoRoco Remastered | PlayStation 4 | [9] | ||
Everybody's Golf | PlayStation 4 | Developed with Clap Hanz | [9] | |
Patapon Remastered | PlayStation 4 | Developed with Pyramid | [9] | |
Knack II | PlayStation 4 | [9] | ||
No Heroes Allowed! VR | PlayStation 4 | Developed with Acquire; PlayStation VR exclusive | [9] | |
LocoRoco 2 Remastered | PlayStation 4 | [9] | ||
The Last Guardian VR Demo | PlayStation 4 | Developed with Team Ico; PlayStation VR exclusive | ||
2018 | Shadow of the Colossus | PlayStation 4 | Developed with Bluepoint Games | [9] |
Déraciné | PlayStation 4 | Developed with FromSoftware; PlayStation VR exclusive | [9] | |
2019 | Everybody's Golf VR | PlayStation 4 | Developed with Clap Hanz; PlayStation VR exclusive | [9] |
2020 | Patapon 2 Remastered | PlayStation 4 | Developed with Pyramid | [9] |
Demon's Souls | PlayStation 5 | Developed with Bluepoint Games | [10] |
Project Siren
Project Siren, also known as Team Gravity, was a division of Japan Studio formed in 1999 by former members of Team Silent, the creators of Silent Hill. The team was led by game designer and director Keiichiro Toyama. In late 2020, Toyama, alongside designers Kazunobu Sato and Junya Okura, left Japan Studio to form Bokeh Game Studio.[11]
Year | Game title | Platform(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2003 | Siren | PlayStation 2 | [5] | |
2006 | Siren 2 | PlayStation 2 | [6] | |
2008 | Siren: Blood Curse | PlayStation 3 | [7] | |
2012 | Gravity Rush | PlayStation Vita | [8] | |
2015 | Gravity Rush Remastered | PlayStation 4 | Remastered by Bluepoint Games | [9] |
2017 | Gravity Rush 2 | PlayStation 4 | [9] |
ASOBI Team
ASOBI Team is a division of Japan Studio founded in 2012 by Frenchman Nicolas Doucet, who previously worked for London Studio and Saffire. In February 2020, Doucet was promoted to president of Japan Studio, succeeding Allan Becker.
Year | Game title | Platform(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | The Playroom | PlayStation 4 | ||
2016 | The Playroom VR | PlayStation 4 | PlayStation VR exclusive | |
2018 | Astro Bot Rescue Mission | PlayStation 4 | PlayStation VR exclusive | [9] |
2020 | Astro's Playroom | PlayStation 5 | [10] | |
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese)