The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
Platforms: Xbox 360 · PlatformGenres: Genres · Action · Side view · 2D scrolling · Beat 'em up / brawler · Platform · Direct control · Fantasy
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai is a 2-D scrolling brawler exclusive to Xbox Live Arcade. It was created by independent developer James Silva, and was the winner of Microsoft
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Cast & Crew · 40 people
- Julianne Diaz· PR
- Tyler Barrett· VMC MAT Testers
- Jonathan A. Goble· VMC MAT Testers
- Karl Wadesauer· VMC MAT Testers
- Edward McPherson· VMC Test Manager
- Jason Ing· Marketing
- Kristen Miyake· Marketing
- James Silva· By
- Scott Fintel· Test Lead
- Josh Mulanax· Release Management Team
- Victor Pearson· Release Management Team
- Scott R. Griffiths· VMC Senior Test Lead
- Kelly Shipman· VMC Test Lead
- Robert C. Minnick· VMC Test
- Ian T. Doble· VMC Test
- Zach Guptil· VMC Test
- Matt Bombard· VMC Test
- Jeremiah Armstrong· VMC Test
- Michelle Juett Silva· VMC Test
- Omri Alon· VMC Test
- Malika Kherfi· Localization
- Ricardo Cordoba· Localization
- Tico Stojanovic· Localization
- Michael Ivory· Localization
- Masato Ishida· Localization
- Atsushi Horiuchi· Localization
- Ben Monroe· Localization
- Koji Kikawa· Localization
- Masao Okamoto· Localization
- Go Komatsu· Localization
- Andy Chen An Liu· Localization
- Christina Yu· Localization
- Vincent Chia-Lun Tsai· Localization
- Oliver Miyashita· Special Thanks
- Kevin Salcedo· Special Thanks
- David Mitchell· Special Thanks
- David Schenone· Product Planning & Business Team
- David J. Edery· Product Planning & Business Team
- Stuart Platt· Producer
- Matthew Golz· Software Test Manager
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