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Masanobu Endō
is a Japanese game designer, president of Game Studio and Mobile & Game Studio, and the director of Digital Games Research Association Japan. He formerly worked for Namco, where he created arcade games and is best known for '' Xevious'' and '' The Tower of Druaga'', which were important titles in the scrolling shooter and action role-playing game genres, respectively. Education Endō graduated from the Yokohama Suiran High School and from the Department of Information & Image Science at the Chiba University. Career In 1981, Endō joined Namco. During his time with the company, in 1982 he created the wildly popular shoot 'em up game '' Xevious'', single-handedly designing, programming and drawing the graphics for the game. Later he produced '' The Tower of Druaga'' and '' Grobda'', both released in 1984. ''Xevious'' set the template for vertical scrolling shooters, while ''The Tower of Druaga'' laid the foundations for action role-playing games. After that he became indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xevious
is a 1983 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan by Namco and in North America by Atari, Inc. Controlling the Solvalou starship, the player attacks Xevious forces before they destroy all of mankind. The Solvalou has two weapons at its disposal: a ''zapper'' to destroy flying craft, and a ''blaster'' to bomb ground installations and enemies. It runs on the Namco Galaga arcade system. The game was designed by Masanobu Endō and a small team. Created to rival the success of '' Scramble'', it was originally themed around the Vietnam War and titled ''Cheyenne''. Endō wanted the game to have a detailed, integral storyline and a comprehensive world, and to be welcoming for newer players. Several enemies and characters were made to pay homage to other popular science fiction works, including ''Star Wars'', '' UFO'', '' Alien'', and '' Battlestar Galactica''. ''Xevious'' was praised for its detailed graphics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |