Brian Allgeier (born March 10, 1971) is an American

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who is best known for being the original designer and creative director of the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series developed by

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for the PS2,

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, PS4 and

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. He started working in videogames in 1991 as an artist and animator on the

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title, ''Hanna Barbera’s Cartoon Carnival'' for Philips Media. He worked as part of the internal production group, ''*FunHouse*'', led by game designer Cliff Johnson. In 1999, he joined

as a level designer on the ''

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'' series for the

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and later became design director on the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series for the PlayStation 2. In 2006, he became creative director on '' Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction'', which was the first PlayStation 3 installment for the ''

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'' series, as well as the first installment for the ''

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'' series.

Games

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1971 births Living people American video game designers People from Dayton, Ohio {{videogame-bio-stub