Hiroyuki Kotani
aka:
小谷 浩之
Moby ID: 68635
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Hiroyuki Kotani is the original designer of the PSP rhythm game Patapon. He has been working at Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated since 1998 where Devil Dice was his first game for the company. The idea of using music as gameplay was already presented in the 2001 PS2 title Mad Maestro!, where the player is a conductor who needs to lead and direct an orchestra. After that, he was also involved with two games in the Ape Escape series.
Before joining Sony, he was with the young start-up I'Max Corp. and before that he taught grade school students after graduating from university.
Credited on 25 games
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| Patapon 3 (2011, PSP) | Game Design |
| Patapon 2 (2009, PSP) | Game Design |
| Patapon (2008, PSP) | Game Design |
| Ape Quest (2008, PSP) | Special Thanks |
| Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light (2006, PSP) | Localization Producer |
| Ape Academy 2 (2005, PSP) | Producer |
| Ape Escape: On the Loose (2005, PSP) | Producer |
| Ape Escape Academy (2004, PSP) | Producer |
| ChainDive (2003, PlayStation 2) | Producer |
| Bombastic (2003, PlayStation 2) | Producer |
| Bravo Music (Christmas Edition) (2001, PlayStation 2) | Director |
| Mad Maestro! (2001, PlayStation 2) | Director |
| SkyGunner (2001, PlayStation 2) | Director |
| Bealphareth (2000, PlayStation) | Special Thanks to |
| Gekitotsu Toma L'Arc: Tomarunner vs L'Arc-en-Ciel (2000, PlayStation) | Director (ディレクター) |
| XI [Sái]: Jumbo (1999, PlayStation) | Director (ディレクター) |
| Panekit (1999, PlayStation) | Director (ディレクター) |
| Gekisō Tomarunner (1999, PlayStation) | Director (ディレクター) |
| Doko Demo Issyo (1999, PlayStation) | Special Thanks: SE Creation Support (SE作成協力) |
| Circadia (1999, PlayStation) | Special Thanks |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 17 games with Tomikazu Kirita
- 15 games with Akira Satou
- 13 games with Masatsuka Saeki
- 12 games with Kenichiro Yasuhara
- 12 games with Kemmei Adachi
- 11 games with Hironori Komiya
- 11 games with Hiroe Suzuki
- 9 games with Fumiya Takeno
- 8 games with Ichirō Hiraoka
- 7 games with Masayuki Kaji
Companies
- 18 games with Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- 6 games with Shift Inc.
- 6 games with Sony Interactive...
- 6 games with Alvion Inc.
- 5 games with Sony Interactive...
- 5 games with Desert Productions Inc.
- 4 games with Sony Interactive...
- 3 games with Pyramid, Inc.
- 3 games with I'Max Corp.
- 2 games with Interlink Planning Inc.
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