Yojiro Ogawa
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Yojiro Ogawa |
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Date of birth: 1970-01-25 (age 52) |
Role(s): Designer, Director, Producer |
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Yojiro Ogawa (小川 陽二郎) is a game planner. After joining Sega in 1995, he worked as a planner for games like Panzer Dragoon Saga, Sonic Adventure, and Phantasy Star Online. His directorial debut was Sonic Mega Collection, and he was in charge of worldbuilding and system design in Phantasy Star Online Episode 3 Card Revolution, in addition to being its director. He currently works at Konami.
Production history
- Feel the Magic: XY (Nintendo DS; 9999) — Producer
- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — 原案/設定 (as 小川 陽二郎)
- Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn; 1998) — 企画 (as 小川 陽二郎)
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Character game designers
- Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast; 1998) — Field designers
- ChuChu Rocket! (Dreamcast; 1999) — Puzzle Editors
- ChuChu Rocket! (Game Boy Advance; 2001) — Normal Puzzles
- Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast; 2000) — Battle/Enemy
- Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 (Dreamcast; 2001) — Battle/Enemy
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube; 2001) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Mega Collection () — Director
- Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube; 2002) — Director
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 9999) — Mission Mode Game Designers
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (GameCube; 9999) — Minigame Collection Coordinators
- Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube; 2003) — Director
- Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution (GameCube; 2003) — Game Design Staff
- Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Nintendo DS; 2004) — Producer
- Sonic Gems Collection () — Producer
- Sonic the Hedgehog () — Special Thanks
- Seven Rings in Hand: Sonic and the Secret Rings Original Sound Track (CD; 2007) — Creative Producer / Game Director[1]
- The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Wii; 2008) — Producer
- Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii; 2010) — Special Thanks
- Super Monkey Ball 3D (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Adventure (1998) — Character Game Designer, Field Designer
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) — Special Thanks
- Sonic Mega Collection (2002) — Director, Assistant Producer
- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — Mission Mode Game Designer, Minigame Collection Coordinator
- Phantasy Star Online Episode 3 Card Revolution (2003) — Planning Director
- Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004) — Director, Assistant Producer
- Puyo Puyo Fever 2 (2005) — Game Design Manager
- Sonic Gems Collection (2005) — Producer
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Special Thanks
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) — Producer, Director, Game Designer
- Sonic Unleashed (2008) — Special Thanks
- Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) — Development Support
- Kurohyou: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou (2010) — Producer
- Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen (2012) — Producer
Interviews
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- Yojiro Ogawa interview by Sega (November 13, 2003)
- Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (April 17, 2005)
- Yojiro Ogawa interview by GameSpy (July 22, 2005)
- Yojiro Ogawa interview by Kikizo (February 20, 2007)
Photographs
- Main article: Photos of Yojiro Ogawa