Defender (2002)
Platforms: PlayStation 2 · Xbox · GameCubeGenres: Genres · Action · Behind view · Arcade · Shooter · Sci-fi / futuristic
Defender is an updated version of the classic arcade game of the same name. The Manti bugs have invaded earth and the remaining human survivors now live in colonies throughout the solar system. As more swarms of Manti arrive, even the colonies are now...
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Cast & Crew · 150 people
- David Brooks· Producer
- Hans Lo· Associate Producer
- Sheila Manansala· Assistant Producer
- Robert Sablan· Test Manager
- Brian Davis· Test Supervisor
- John Bozeman· Lead Product Analyst
- Darci Morales· Product Testing Analyst
- Nicholas Louie· Product Testing Analyst
- Justin Vancho· Product Testing Analyst
- Christine Penley· Product Testing Analyst
- Brady Mercy· Product Testing Analyst
- Jake Rosewall· Product Testing Analyst
- James Sanders· Product Testing Analyst
- Myong Hong· Product Testing Analyst
- Richard Blair· Technical Standards Analysts
- Adam Bailey· Technical Standards Analysts
- Eric Hart· Technical Director
- Craig Rundels· Art Director
- Patrick Dillon· Product Manager
- Mark Beaumont· Senior VP, Publishing
- Helene Sheeler· VP, Marketing
- Lawrence Smith· Director, Entertainment Marketing
- Marcelyn Ditter· Director, Public Relations
- Jay Boor· Public Relations Manager
- John F. Kaiser III· Motion Capture Talent
- Chanel Penley· Motion Capture Talent
- Neil Nicastro· Special Thanks
- Christa Wittenberg· Special Thanks
- May Cam· Special Thanks
- Rey Galza· Special Thanks
- David Tokheim· Special Thanks
- Dawson Vosburg· Special Thanks
- Christa Woss· Special Thanks
- Bill O'Neil· Special Thanks
- Kenneth J. Fedesna· Special Thanks
- Darrin Stubbington· Special Thanks
- Michael Abbot· Special Thanks
- Paul D. LeFevre· Special Thanks
- Che-Yuan Wang· Special Thanks
- Eugene P. Jarvis· Special Thanks
- Deborah K. Fulton· Special Thanks
- Robert Gustafson· Special Thanks
- Michelle Savoie· Special Thanks
- Aurora Romans· Special Thanks
- Brenda Wilson· Special Thanks
- Serena Chan· Special Thanks
- Chris Leebolt· Special Thanks
- Saleem Crawford· Special Thanks
- Rommel Abalos· Special Thanks
- Lae Hatlavongsa· Special Thanks
- Brian Cassi· Special Thanks
- Aimee Tangog· Special Thanks
- Tony Drake· Special Thanks
- George Collins· Director
- George Sutty· Chief Software Engineer
- John Keating· Technical Director
- Brian Hawkins· Lead Programmer
- Edward D. Baum· Programmers
- Chris Buchanan· Programmers
- Daniel Chuang· Programmers
- John Cooke· Programmers
- Kim Staples· Programmers
- Tom Ketola· Additional Engineering
- Dan Stanfill· Additional Engineering
- Damon Conn· Art Director
- Miguel Lleras· Lead Artist
- Jon Balmer· Artists, Additional Music
- Scott Fabianek· Artists
- Nelson Plumey· Artists
- Ivan Bouinatchov· Additional Art
- Barclay Chantel· Additional Art
- Kenzie LaMar· Additional Art
- Robert Berger· Designers, Stroy and Dialogue, Sound Design & Direction
- Richard Bisso· Designers
- Jeffery Gardiner· Designers
- Michael Kirkbride· Designers, Stroy and Dialogue, Sound Design & Direction
- Ivanna Kartarahardja· Mission Scripting
- Nathan Mah· Mission Scripting
- Sara Margaret Stohl· Stroy and Dialogue, Special Thanks, The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Lewis S. Peterson· Executive Producer, Special Thanks
- Matthew Candler· Producers, Sound Design & Direction
- Christine Thomas· Producers
- Alex Garcia· Assistant Producer
- Keith Arem· FMV Audio Production, FMV Sound Design, Voice Over Engineers
- Michael Cohen· FMV Original Music
- Ronald Dutch Hill· Voice Over Engineers
- Gregory Hainer· Supervising Sound Designer
- Michael Kamper· Sound Designer
- Traci Elizabeth Lords· Commander Kyoto
- Noah Nelson· Colonel Adams
- Valerie Arem· Memory
- Eric Passoja· Dr. Mudo
- Lex Lang· Additonal VO
- Perry Zombolas· Additonal VO
- Jason Lee· Additonal VO
- Dave Wittenberg· Additonal VO
- Lorraine Conn· Special Thanks
- Harrison Hays· Special Thanks
- Scot Kramarich· Special Thanks
- Chane Parker· Special Thanks
- Lisa Farina· Special Thanks
- Erik Yeo· Special Thanks
- Geoff Audy· Sony Developer Support Engineers
- David Coombes· Sony Developer Support Engineers
- Gabe Ahn· Metrowerks Technical Support
- Becky Hook· Metrowerks Technical Support
- Sam Alper· Defender Test Squadron
- Rory Behr· Defender Test Squadron
- AJ Calabrese· Defender Test Squadron
- Alex Chen· Defender Test Squadron
- Bobby Hill· Defender Test Squadron
- Tory Hill· Defender Test Squadron
- Martine Johanneson· Defender Test Squadron
- David Leohong· Defender Test Squadron
- Danny H. Nguyen· Defender Test Squadron
- Adam Payne· Defender Test Squadron
- Emma Peterson· Defender Test Squadron, The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- May Peterson· Defender Test Squadron, The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Jack Schwada· Defender Test Squadron
- Alex Schwada· Defender Test Squadron
- Spencer Strasmore· Defender Test Squadron
- David Wagmeister· Defender Test Squadron
- Johno Wagmeister· Defender Test Squadron
- Margarite Fox· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Loren Kirkbride· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Kirsten Stanwyck· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Deanne M. Dickson· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Ruben E. Plumey· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Prima Plumey· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Frank Zappa· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- George Harrison· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- John Entwistle· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Sharon Cagey· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Ben Garcia· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Caryn Krooth· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Carol Gardiner· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- John Geiger· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Dave Hammock· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- John Lemberger· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Ethan Heinz· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Elmer R. Bisard· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Laura L. Ellis· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Becky Allen· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Amanda Wyatt· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Logan Conn· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Kate Peterson· The Defender Team would like to express their thanks and graditude to
- Richard Strauss· Defender, Defender - Club Mix
- Adam Hamilton· Clandestine, Cybertron, Dig It, Eliminate, Epic, Go, Planet Chasing, Run, Shining Through
- Tim Paruszkiewicz· Stripmine
- Stephen Phillips· Stripmine
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