Karateka (2012)
Platforms: Xbox 360 · Windows · iPad · PlayStation 3 · iPhoneGenres: Genres · Action · 3rd-person (Other) · Fighting · Direct control · Martial arts
Karateka is a reboot of the 80s title Karateka with the original creator Jordan Mechner at the helm. The new Karateka is more than just a high-resolution update of the original, featuring new (if broadly similar) gameplay mechanics and the same...
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Cast & Crew · 70 people
- Javier Kadry· Additional Music Composer, Game Tester
- Judge Ray Rice Jr.· Audio Director, Producers
- Christopher Tin· Music Composed by
- Sandro Friedrich· Musicians
- Shoji Kameda· Musicians, Taiko Recorded by, Taiko Produced by
- Kenny Endo· Musicians
- Aaron Purvis· Musicians, Sample Editor
- Ryan Palacio· Designer
- Jeff Matsuda· Character Design by, Woodblock Art
- Will Callahan· Sound Designer, Producers, Voice Actors
- Ryan Nelson· Title Design, UI Design
- Andrew Rubino· Additional Design
- William Farrell· Director of Production, GTL Media, Inc.
- William H. Carleton· UI Artists
- Yumiko Sonoyama· UI Artists, Concept Artist
- Edward Alexander Del Castillo· President
- Mark Ishak· Lighting
- Daniel Liebster· IT Director
- Darren Fanton· Cinematic Post FX
- Jordan Mechner· A Game by, Creative Director, Executive Producers, Writer
- David Mechner· Special Thanks to
- Emily Mechner· Special Thanks to
- Chris Stomberg· Special Thanks to
- Francis Mechner· Special Thanks to, Original Karateka Themes by
- Vicki Mechner· Special Thanks to
- Wayne Titerence· Special Thanks to
- Earl Newton· Special Thanks to, Additional Cinematics Editing
- Barry Small· Special Thanks to
- Tiffany Spencer· Special Thanks to
- Mike Su· Special Thanks to
- Geoff Trebs· Special Thanks to
- Stuart Wilson· Special Thanks to
- Jonathan Blow· Special Thanks to
- Keith Boesky· Special Thanks to
- Douglas C. Carlston· Special Thanks to
- Robert A. Cervoni· Special Thanks to
- Veda Hlubinka-Cook· Special Thanks to
- Johanna Cooper· Special Thanks to
- Marvin Cooper· Special Thanks to
- Lauren Cooper· Special Thanks to
- William Green· Special Thanks to
- Raphael Kryszek· Special Thanks to
- Adam Lisagor· Special Thanks to
- Richard Arroyo· Lead Artist, Animators, Voice Actors
- Ralph Bull· Animators, Technical Artists
- Ernie Urzua· Animators
- Jennifer Bouris· 3D Artists
- NaRee Song· 3D Artists
- Josh Olson· Technical Artists
- James Fitzpatrick· City of Prague Philharmonic Contracted by
- Ryan Nulty· Project Manager, GTL Media, Inc.
- Hakjoon Kang· Woodblock Art
- Stuart Friedel· Assistant to John August
- Pano Mintiloglitis· Assistant to Jordan Mechner
- Bennie Terry III· Additional Art
- Holly Newman· Executive Producer, Executive Producers
- John August· Executive Producers
- Dave Taylor· Executive Producers
- Scott Butler· Producers
- Jamien McBride· Programmer
- Scott Milner· Principal Programmer
- Matthew Altman· Additional Programming
- Joseph Jacob Cherlin· Additional Programming
- Ray Lukes· Additional Programming
- Nathaniel Newell· Additional Programming
- Tara Platt· Voice Actors
- Yuri Lowenthal· Voice Actors
- Liam C. O'Brien· Voice Actors
- David B. Mitchell· Voice Actors
- Arthur Lee· Voice Actors
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