Hideki Kamiya

• Name: Hideki Kamiya

• Notable creations and work: Bayonetta, Okami, Viewtiful Joe, Viewtuful Joe 2, Resident Evil Zero, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 2

• Born: December 19, 1970

  • Died: N/A

Biographical Summary

After Hideki Kamiya graduated college, he applied for various jobs with game developers. He became a designer in 1994 with Capcom, and ended up planning the game Resident Evil, and directed Resident Evil 2. Other games he directed were the games Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami. Before Clover Studio's closed down in late 2006, Kamiya joined with former Capcom workers in order to create a new company called Platinum Games.

Work

Kamiya cares more about the quality of his work than how many games sell. He normally uses the older games that he use to play as a child for references. The one game that served as the most inspiration was Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

Project

Okami: An extremely beautiful game, with 3-D watercolor style. Your character is the wolf goddess Okami that holds the power of nature in a brush.

Viewtuful Joe:

Devil May Cry:

Resident Evil:

Bayonetta:

References

• Wikipedia contributors. "Hideki Kamiya." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 29 Mar. 2010. Web. 6 Apr. 2010.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideki_Kamiya

• Mielke, James. "Hideki Kamiya Revealed." 1up.com. N.p., 18/8/2006. Web. 6 Apr 2010. <http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=0&cId=3152880>.