David Jaffe
David Jaffe | |
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| File:David Jaffe.jpg Jaffe in 2005 | |
| Born | April 13, 1971 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Known for | Twisted Metal series God of War series |
| Website | criminalcrackdown |
David Scott Jaffe (born April 13, 1971) is an American video game designer best known for directing the Twisted Metal and God of War series.[1][2] In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.[3]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Jaffe is originally from Birmingham, Alabama and currently resides in San Diego, California.[4] He was born to a Jewish family. Jaffe graduated from Alabama's Mountain Brook High School, located in Mountain Brook, AL, a suburb of Birmingham. Jaffe then attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[5]
Jaffe is known for directing the Twisted Metal series and God of War. Jaffe's Twisted Metal: Black and God of War both ranked in IGN's "Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time", with Twisted Metal: Black in ninth place and God of War winning first place as IGN's best PS2 game of all time.[6] In 2007, Jaffe left SCEA then founded Eat Sleep Play. The studio signed a multi-year deal with Sony to create games exclusively for PlayStation platforms. He left Eat Sleep Play in February 2012 due to creative differences.[7][8]
In 2014, Jaffe announced his first project from his new studio The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency called Drawn to Death as a PlayStation 4 exclusive.[9] The game received mixed reviews, and due to the cancellation of an unannounced title, his newfound company shut down a year later. Jaffe expressed disdain for the mixed critical reception and insisted the reception from players of the game was more positive.[10][5]
Jaffe has served as a creative consultant for Polish developer Movie Games.[11]
Works
[edit | edit source]| Year | Game | Console(s) | Credited as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Cliffhanger | NES, Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Mega CD/Sega CD | Tester |
| 1993 | Skyblazer | Super NES | Tester |
| 1994 | Mickey Mania | Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Mega CD/Sega CD | Game designer [12] |
| 1995 | Twisted Metal | PC/PlayStation | Game designer [13] |
| 1996 | Twisted Metal 2 | PC/PlayStation | Game director, producer, and designer [13] |
| 2001 | Twisted Metal: Black | PS2 | Game director, lead designer [13] |
| 2001 | Kinetica | PS2 | Game designer |
| 2005 | God of War | PS2 | Game director, lead designer [13] |
| 2005 | Twisted Metal: Head On | PSP | Game director, designer |
| 2007 | God of War II | PS2 | Creative director [13] |
| 2007 | Calling All Cars! | PS3 | Game director |
| 2008 | Twisted Metal Head On: Extra Twisted Edition | PS2 | Game director, designer [14] |
| 2012 | Twisted Metal | PS3 | Game director [13] |
| 2017 | Drawn to Death | PS4 | Game director [13][14] |
| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Code Monkeys | Himself (voice) | Episode: "Just One Of The Gamers" |
References
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- ^ "David Jaffe Opens Up," GamePro 235 (April 2008): 23.
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- ^ Jaffe's Blog with Project Listing Archived June 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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External links
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