PlayStation 2
Zone of the Enders

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Published by

Konami Corporation

Developed by

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan, Inc.

Released

Platform

ESRB Rating

Genre

Perspective

3rd-Person Perspective

Non-Sport

BattleMech, Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Shooter

MobyRank

100 point score based on reviews from various critics.

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3.5

MobyScore

5 point score based on user ratings.

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Concept Design Group
Character Design / Art Direction	Nobuyoshi Nishimura
Mechanical Design / Supervision	Yoji Shinkawa
Art Design / Mechanical Design	Toshio Noguchi
Game Part Design Unit
Mechanical CG Modeling (Refinement)	Yoshiteru Kobayashi
Mechanical CG Modeling (Fundamental)	Youngbaek Kim, Yoshiteru Kobayashi
Mechanical CG Modeling (Supervision)	Yoji Shinkawa
Skeleton Model Construction	Kyoko Hariyama
CG Supervision / Background CG Modeling	Shinichiro Shimano
Art Supervision / Background CG Modeling	Yoshiyuki Koido
Background CG Modeling	Natsuyo Tanaka, Tomomi Kato
Motion	Makoto Akashi
Effects	Toru Kawakami, Yoshiteru Kobayashi, Kyoko Hariyama
2D Production	Toru Kawakami, Toshio Noguchi, Juntaro Saito
Screen Demo Production / Editing	Kyoko Hariyama
Polygon Demo Direction / Storyboard	Nobuyoshi Nishimura
Polygon Demo Production / Motion / Camerawork / Data Conversion	Makoto Akashi
Pad Demo Production / Camerawork	Masaya Kobayashi, Juntaro Saito, Shiro Mukaide, Ryosaku Ueno, Yoshiteru Kobayashi, Takashi Kitao
Pad Demo Production Supervision	Nobuyoshi Nishimura
Pad Demo Production Management	Ryosaku Ueno
Design Unit Director (Background)	Shinishiro Shimano
Design Unit Director (Mechanics / Effects)	Yoshiteru Kobayashi
Movie Part Design Unit
Direction / Storyboard	Nobuyoshi Nishimura
Character CG Modeling	Hiroyuki Inoue, Kumi Sato
Motion	Yoriko Shimizu, Hiroyuki Inoue, Kumi Sato, Yukiko Kaneda, Makoto Akashi, Nobuyoshi Nishimura
Facial Design	Nobuyoshi Nishimura, Kumi Sato
Skeleton ./ Model Construction	Kyoko Hariyama
Lip Sync Data Creation	Ryosaku Ueno
Demo Background / Prop CG Modeling	Hiroyuki Tsuchida, Yuichi Hirasato, Kumi Sato, Youngbaek Kim, Akira Sawa, Tsuguro Shimpo, Osamu Fukushima, Masaki Higashimoto, Tsuyoshi Okino, Shinichiro Hashimoto
Layout	Hideaki Mori
Effects	Hideaki Mori, Hiroyuki Tsuchida, Yuichi Hirasato, Toru Kawakami, Kyoko Hariyama, Reiko Hagiwara, Akira Sawa, Tsuguro Shimpo, Osamu Fukushima, Usagi Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Okino, Shinichiro Hashimoto
Camerawork	Shuyou Murata, Hideaki Mori, Nobuyoshi Nishimura
CG Finishing	Shuyou Murata, Hideaki Mori, Toshiyuki Terada
Opening Movie Creation	Hideo Kojima
Movie Unit Director	Shuyou Murata
Program Unit
System Program (Main)	Masayuki Kobayashi
Game Program (Main)	Takashi Kitao
Sound Program	Kazuki Muraoka
Enemy Program	Masafumi Okuta, Yuta Kunibe, Tomonori Sato
Animation Camera System	Takashi Kitao
Mechanical Effects	Takashi Kitao, Masafumi Okuta, Yuta Kunibe
Weapon Program	Masafumi Okuta
Destruction Effects	Takaaki Kitamura
Environment Effects	Takaaki Kitamura, Yuta Kunibe, Tomonori Sato, Kenjirou Kano
2D Effects / Menu	Masayuki Kobayashi, Yuta Kunibe, Kenjirou Kano
Special Effects	Masayuki Kobayashi, Masafumi Okuta
VR Program	Masafumi Okuta
Script Compiler	Takashi Kitao
Polygon Demo Tool	Masayuki Kobayashi
Tool Support	Shinji Yamashita, Yoshihito Kira
Program Unit Director	Takashi Kitao
Bug Check Management	Shinichiro Shimano
Bug Check	RMC, KOA QA Group, Dreams
Game Design Unit
Original Plan	Noriaki Okamura, Shiro Mukaide
Game / Design	Takashi Kitao, Yoshiteru Kobayashi, Masafumi Okuta
Original Map Design	Shiro Mukaide
Scenario / Script	Takashi Kitao, Satoru Kobayashi
Game Design Unit Director	Takashi Kitao
Sound Unit
Music Composition	Maki Kirioka, Akihiro Honda, Norihiko Hibino, Toshiyuki Kakuta, Shuichi Kobori
Multi‑track BGM Editing	Akihiro Honda
Movie Part BGM Production / Refinement	Norihiko Hibino
Voice Edit / Voice Effects	Miki Ito
Game Part Sound Effects	Ryoji Makimura, Akihiro Honda
Movie Part Sound Effects	Miki Ito, Maki Kirioka
Voice Over Recorded At	Music Annex Inc
Chief Engineer	Lance Nottle
Assistant Engineer	Stephanie Villa
Voice Over Coordination	Janice Iraci
Sound Advisor	Kazuki Muraoka
Sound Unit Director	Maki Kirioka
Scenario Unit
Script	Noriaki Okamura, Shuyou Murata
Setting Creation	Noriaki Okamura, Ryosaku Ueno
Setting Creation Cooperation	Akira Tanizaki
Text (Subtitles) Editing	Ryosaku Ueno
Translation Unit
International Coordinator	Scott Dolph
Translation	AC Enterprise
Additional Translation & Check	Scott Dolph
Translation Check	Latina International Corporation
Package Design Unit
Art Director	Ichiro Kutome
Logotype Design / Package Design / Simulation CI Design	Ichiro Kutome
Illustrations	Nobuyoshi Nishimura, Yoji Shinkawa, Toshio Noguchi
High Resolution Model Creation	Youngbaek Kim
Publicity Unit
Web Site Art Direction / Illustration Remixing	Ichiro Kutome
Website Production	Masato Ide
Advertising Art Direction / Design	Ichiro Kutome
Advertising Text Creation	Shuyou Murata, Ryosaku Ueno, Shiro Mukaide
Advertising Text Translation	Scott Dolph
Z.O.E. Animation Project Planning	Satoshi Shimomura
Special Thanks
Special Thanks To	Ken Ogasawara, June Honma, David Cox, Yasuo Miyakawa, Masahiro Inoue, Yoshikazu Matsuhana, Kazunobu Uehara, Kunio Takabe, Takashi Mizutani, Hideki Sasaki, Yutaka Negishi, So Toyota, Ikuya Nakamura, Satoshi Hirano, MGS2 Staff, Takaaki Kumemura, Takahiro Omori, Yumiko Kitamura
Produced & Directed
Assistant Director	Shiro Mukaide
Director	Noriaki Okamura
Producer	Hideo Kojima
Manufacturing / Distribution	Konami Corporation
Production / Copyright	KCE Japan Inc
Opening Theme "Kiss Me Sunlight" Production Staff
Strings	Gen Ittetsu Group
Mixing Engineer	Noriyasu Murase
Production Coordinaton	SPARKS
Musical Direction	Yoshiyuki Ito
Executive Producer	Shunji Inoue
Ending Theme 1 "Flowing Destiny" Production Staff
Piano	Daisaku Kume
Strings	Chieko Kinbara Strings Group
Guitar	Takayuki Hijikata
Chorus	Maiko Horisawa
Mixing Engineer	Takehiko Kamada
Vocal Chorus Recording Engineer	Shinji Kano
Synthesizer Operation	Toyoaki Mishima
Production Coordinator	Sumiko Shindo
Production Management	Toshiaki Otsuka
Ending Theme 2 "A Light With A Name of Hope" Production Staff
Percussoins	Tamao Fujii
Strings	Chieko Kinbara Strings Group
Vocal & Chorus & Opera	Maiko Horisawa
Mixing Engineer	Takehiko Kamada
Vocal, Chorus Recording Engineer	Shinji Kano
Synthesizer Operation	Toyoaki Mishima
Product Coordinator	Sumiko Shindo
Production Management	Toshiaki Otsuka

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In addition to this game, the following people are listed as working on other games. No more than 25 people are listed here, even if there are more than 25 people who have also worked on other games.

Ken Ogasawara, 81 other games
David Cox, 58 other games
Kenjirou Kano, 36 other games
Scott Dolph, 29 other games
Hideo Kojima, 28 other games
Masaya Kobayashi, 22 other games
Kazuki Muraoka, 21 other games
Miki Ito, 21 other games
Yoshikazu Matsuhana, 17 other games
Sumiko Shindo, 15 other games
June Honma, 14 other games
Yutaka Negishi, 14 other games
Norihiko Hibino, 13 other games
Akihiro Honda, 12 other games
Yoji Shinkawa, 12 other games
Shuichi Kobori, 12 other games
Ikuya Nakamura, 12 other games
Kazunobu Uehara, 12 other games
Nobuyoshi Nishimura, 11 other games
Ryoji Makimura, 11 other games
Kumi Sato, 11 other games
Juntaro Saito, 10 other games
Kunio Takabe, 10 other games
Yukiko Kaneda, 10 other games
Ryosaku Ueno, 10 other games

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, a group of 42 people
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Premium Package), a group of 42 people
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, a group of 34 people
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, a group of 33 people
Metal Gear Solid, a group of 33 people
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions, a group of 21 people
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, a group of 20 people
Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, a group of 16 people
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django, a group of 15 people
Metal Gear Solid, a group of 14 people
Lunar Knights, a group of 14 people
Super Smash Bros.: Brawl, a group of 8 people
Policenauts, a group of 7 people
Dance Dance Revolution: Konamix, a group of 5 people
Elebits, a group of 5 people
Cy Girls, a group of 4 people
Shadow of Destiny, a group of 4 people
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar, a group of 4 people
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams, a group of 4 people
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar, a group of 4 people
Pro Evolution Soccer 3, a group of 4 people
Ape Escape 3, a group of 4 people