Stephen Akana

Stephen Akana

Employment history: Sega of America
Role(s): Tester, Marketing

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Stephen Akana.

Production history

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Testers^[1]
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Testers
Super Monkey Ball Adventure (GameCube; 2006) — Testers
Phantasy Star Universe (Windows PC; 2006) — Compliancy Test Lead
Phantasy Star Universe (PlayStation 2; 2006) — Compliancy Test Lead
Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis (Game Boy Advance; 2006) — QA Compliancy Test Lead^[2]
Charlotte's Web (Game Boy Advance; 2006) — Compliancy Lead Analyst
Charlotte's Web (Nintendo DS; 2006) — Compliancy Lead Analyst
Charlotte's Web: Wilbur and Friends (Windows PC; 2006) — Compliancy Lead
Sega Mega Drive Collection (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Compliancy Lead Analyst
Sonic Rivals (PlayStation Portable; 2006) — Compliancy Test Lead
Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Compliancy Lead Analyst
Bleach: Shattered Blade (Wii; 2006) — Compliancy Supervisor
Bleach: Shattered Blade (Wii; 2006) — Special Thanks
Phantasy Star Universe (Xbox 360; 2006) — Compliancy Test Lead
Sonic the Hedgehog (PlayStation 3; 2006) — Compliancy Test Lead
Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360; 2006) — Compliancy Test Lead
Shining Force EXA (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Compliancy Lead Analyst^[3]
Bleach: Dark Souls (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii; 2007) — Compliancy Lead
Armored Core 4 (PlayStation 3; 2007) — Compliancy Lead Analyst
Virtua Tennis 3 (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Compliancy Lead Analyst
Crush (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Compliancy Lead
Alien Syndrome (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Compliancy Lead Analyst
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (Windows PC; 2007) — Standards Supervisor
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (PlayStation 2; 2007) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Rush Adventure (Nintendo DS; 2007) — Compliancy Lead Analyst
Ghost Squad (Wii; 2007) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Rivals 2 (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Compliancy Supervisor^[4]
Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus (Xbox 360; 2007) — Standards Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii; 2007) — Standards Supervisor
Dinosaur King (Nintendo DS; 2007) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
The Golden Compass (PlayStation 2; 2007) — QA Supervisor^[5]
Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360; 2007) — Staff
Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360; 2007) — Special Thanks
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Wii; 2007) — Standards Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
Sega Bass Fishing (Wii; 2008) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Sega Superstars Tennis (PlayStation 3; 2008) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Sega Superstars Tennis (Wii; 2008) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Sega Superstars Tennis (Nintendo DS; 2008) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Viking: Battle for Asgard (Xbox 360; 2008) — Sega Standards Supervisor
Valkyria Chronicles (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
Iron Man (Xbox 360; 2008) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
The Incredible Hulk (Nintendo DS; 2008) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm (Xbox 360; 2008) — QA Standards Supervisor
Super Monkey Ball (iOS; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
Phantasy Star Portable (PlayStation Portable; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
Space Siege (Windows PC; 2008) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PlayStation Portable; 2007) — Compliancy Lead Analyst
Sands of Destruction (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (Wii; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
Phantasy Star 0 (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Unleashed (PlayStation 3; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (Nintendo DS; 2008) — Standards Supervisor
The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Bayonetta (Xbox 360; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Bayonetta (PlayStation 3; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Wacky World of Sports (Wii; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Jambo! Safari: Animal Rescue (Nintendo DS; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Valkyria Chronicles II (PlayStation Portable; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Resonance of Fate (Xbox 360; 2009) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Xbox 360; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (Wii; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Classic Collection (Nintendo DS; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Yakuza 4 (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Iron Man 2 (Xbox 360; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360; 2010) — Sega Standards Supervisor
Sonic Free Riders (Xbox 360; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Vanquish (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Colours (Wii; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Crazy Taxi (Xbox 360; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Crazy Taxi (PlayStation 3; 2010) — Standards Supervisor
Conduit 2 (Wii; 2011) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Thor: God of Thunder (Nintendo DS; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Virtua Tennis 4 (Wii; 2011) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Yakuza: Dead Souls (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Virtua Tennis 4 (Windows PC; 2011) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Virtua Tennis 4 (PlayStation 3; 2011) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Virtua Tennis 4 (Xbox 360; 2011) — SEGA Standards Supervisor
Captain America: Super Soldier (Nintendo DS; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Rise of Nightmares (Xbox 360; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Aliens: Infestation (Nintendo DS; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Guardian Heroes (Xbox 360; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Daytona USA (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Daytona USA (Xbox 360; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Generations (Steam; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Generations (Windows PC; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Generations (Nintendo 3DS; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Generations (Xbox 360; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Generations (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (PlayStation 3; 2011) — Standards Supervisor
Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Standards Supervisor
Binary Domain (Xbox 360; 2012) — Standards Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS; 2012) — Standards Supervisor
The House of the Dead 4 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Xbox 360; 2012) — Standards Supervisor
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (PlayStation Vita; 2012) — Standards Supervisor
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (Steam; 2012) — Standards Supervisor
Yakuza 5 (PlayStation 3; 2012) — Associate Brand Manager
The Cave (Steam; 2013) — Development Operations Supervisor
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Windows PC; 2013) — Development Operations Supervisor
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (PlayStation 3; 2013) — Development Operations Supervisor
3D Sonic the Hedgehog (Nintendo 3DS; 2013) — Development Operations Supervisor
Sonic the Hedgehog (iOS; 2013) — Dev. Operations Supervisor
Sonic the Hedgehog (Android; 2013) — Dev. Operations Supervisor
Sonic Lost World (Wii U; 2013) — Development Operations Supervisor
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (Wii U; 2013) — Development Operations Supervisor
3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros. (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Associate Brand Manager
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (PlayStation 3; 2014) — Dev Ops Manager
3D OutRun (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Associate Brand Manager
3D Fantasy Zone II W (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Associate Brand Manager
Alien: Isolation (Steam; 2014) — Development Operations Supervisor
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (Nintendo 3DS; 2014) — Development Operations Manager
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U; 2014) — Development Operations Manager
3D Streets of Rage 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Associate Brand Manager
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Associate Brand Manager
3D Gunstar Heroes (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Associate Brand Manager
3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nintendo 3DS; 2015) — Associate Brand Manager
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Xbox One; 2021) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (PlayStation 4; 2021) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Nintendo Switch; 2021) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (??; 2021) — Standards Supervisor
Sonic Colours: Ultimate (Steam; 2023) — Standards Supervisor

External links

Stephen Akana on Linkedin

References

[:File:OutRun2006_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p16-1] File:OutRun2006 PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 16

[:File:SonicGenesis_GBA_US_manual.pdf_p18-2] File:SonicGenesis GBA US manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:ShiningForceEXA_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p35-3] File:ShiningForceEXA PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 35

[:File:SonicRivals2_PSP_US_manual.pdf_p23-4] File:SonicRivals2 PSP US manual.pdf, page 23

[:File:GoldenCompass_PS2_US_Manual.pdf_p14-5] File:GoldenCompass PS2 US Manual.pdf, page 14

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