Vanillaware
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| Company type | Game development studio |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Founded | February, 2002 |
| Headquarters |  Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Products | Odin Sphere GrimGrimoire Oboro Muramasa Youtouden |
| Website | http://vanillaware.co.jp/index.htm |
Vanillaware (ヴァニラウェア有限会社, Banirawea Yūgen-gaisha) is a Japanese video game company development studio. Previously, they were known as Puraguru from 2002 until 2004, when they renamed as Vanillaware.[1] The studio's past projects have specialized in 2D, or sprite-based, game design. They have garnered positive attention from fans and game media alike for embracing 2D game design [2] in a market dominated by 3D games. Vanillaware has developed 2 games for the PlayStation 2 and one for the Wii. The company was formed from members of the Atlus project team which had developed Princess Crown for the Sega Saturn in 1997.
Games
- 2007 | Odin Sphere (PlayStation 2)
- 2007 | GrimGrimoire (PlayStation 2)
- 2008 | Kumatanchi (Nintendo DS)[3]
- 2009 | Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)
- 2011 | Grand Knights History (PlayStation Portable)[4]
- 2012 | Dragon's Crown (PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3)[5]
References
- ^ Mielke, James (2006-06-27). "GrimGrimoire Developer Interviewed". 1up.com. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
- ^ "Odin Sphere Developer Reveals Wii Project". Kotaku.
- ^ Kumatanchi looks like a vanilla Vanillaware game
- ^ Grand Knights History Is The Next Title From Vanillaware And Marvelous
- ^ Dragon's Crown announced as VanillaWare's next project, coming to PS3/Vita