Tsutomu Kouno
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese game designer. He was born in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture and graduated from College of Engineering of Nihon University
.
He is best known as designer of video game LocoRoco
, but he also contributed to Ico
level design.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese game designer. He was born in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture and graduated from College of Engineering of Nihon University
Nihon University
Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889....
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He is best known as designer of video game LocoRoco
LocoRoco
is a platform video game released worldwide in 2006 for the PlayStation Portable handheld game console, and developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game was developed by Tsutomu Kouno, striving to create a game that was different than other titles being released for the PSP at...
, but he also contributed to Ico
Ico
is an action-adventure game published by Sony Computer Entertainment and released for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was designed and directed by Fumito Ueda, who wanted to create a minimalist game around a "boy meets girl" concept. Originally planned for the PlayStation, Ico took...
level design.
External links
- Interview with Tsutomu Kouno on The 1UP ShowThe 1UP ShowThe 1UP Show was a video podcast that was updated weekly on the video gaming website, 1UP.com. It featured editors of 1UP.com along with the magazine editors of Electronic Gaming Monthly and Games for Windows: The Official Magazine. Like the website, the podcast focused on various aspects of modern...