Yoshihisa Hashimoto

Yoshihisa Hashimoto is a former Sonic Team programmer, designer and director. He was best known for directing Sonic Unleashed and the Hedgehog Engine. He left Sega and Sonic Team in 2009 for Square Enix, where he became the technical director of Luminous Studio. The engine would later be used for Final Fantasy XV.

Production History

• Sonic Adventure (1999) — Enemy Programmer, A-Life System Programmer
• Sonic Adventure 2 (2001) — Lead Chao Programmer
• Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (2001) — Lead Chao Programmer, Tiny Chao Garden Game Designer
• Sonic Advance (2002) — Programmer
• Sonic Advance 2 (2003) — Programmer
• Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) — A-Life System Director, A-Life System Designer, A-Life System Programmer
• Sonic Pinball Party (2003) — Programmer
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) — Special Thanks
• sonic:Night of the Werehog (2008) — Special Thanks
• Sonic Unleashed (PS3 & Xbox 360 Version) (2008) — Director, Lead Game Designer, Hedgehog Engine Technical Director
• Sonic Unleashed (Wii & PS2 Version) (2008) — Director

Interviews

• Yoshihisa Hashimoto interview by GameSpot (September 10, 2008)
• Yoshi Hashimoto interview by Kikizo (November 12, 2008)