Reference Categories

DEVELOPER	GAMEPLAY	GĀNGQÍN TÙ CHÁ CHÁ
HELP	NOTATION	PLATFORM
PLAYABILITY	RECOGNITION	ROLE
STUDIO	TERMINOLOGY	TERRITORY

Announcer Role Announcers in fighting games normally call out the character names, rounds, winners, and sometimes color commentary. Art of Fighting Ryūko no Ken (JPN) Michael Beard Cartoon Network George Lowe Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition Garou Densetsu: Wild Ambition (JPN) John Hulaton Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Dave B. Mitchell Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Infinite

Art Department Role Artists, animators, and any other individual for graphic presentation. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! NEO (JPN) Tairi Kikuchi (Worldwide) Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Bogyeong Jang (Worldwide) Real Fighter 리얼파이터 Kim Hyoung Chul Skullgirls Alex Ahad Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (SNES) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Warriors (JPN) Satoshi Yoshioka

Casting Director Role Individual in charge of casting actors in their roles. Dragon Ball Evolution Wendee Lee Kung Fu Panda Margaret Tang Skullgirls Cristina Valenzuela (United States) SoulCalibur 2 SoulCalibur II Margaret Tang (United States)

Character Design Role Darkstalkers Vampire (JPN) Akiman Mortal Kombat Gold John Tobias Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition Street Fighter 2 Dash Eri Nakamura Tech Romancer Chōkō Senki Kikaiō (JPN) Akiman X-Men vs Street Fighter Akiman

Digitized Actor Role Kasumi Ninja Gene Sovo Mortal Kombat Advance Brian Glynn Street Fighter: The Movie Wes Studi Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 John Turk Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Rich Divizio

Director Role One of the most important roles on a game and often the "team lead" of the project. Chaos Code Michael Lin Last Blade 2, The Bakumatsu Roman Daini Tobari: Gekka no Kenshi (JPN) Hiroshi Matsumoto Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe Ed Boon Tekken 4 Katsuhiro Harada Tekken 7 Katsuhiro Harada

Face Model Role An actor or other crew member who was used as the reference for a character's CGI model. Mortal Kombat 11 Youngtax Lee Mortal Kombat 4 Lia Montelongo Mortal Kombat 4 Steve Beran Mortal Kombat Gold Steve Beran

Motion Capture Role All-Star Fighters Simple 2000 Vol. 91: The All*Star Kakutou Matsuri Wataru Koga Mortal Kombat 4 Kerri Hoskins Mortal Kombat Gold Kerri Hoskins Tekken 6 Wataru Koga Virtua Fighter 5 Kanako Urai

Music Department Role Anybody who worked on a game's original score. Mortal Kombat 3 Dan Forden Mortal Kombat 4 Neil Baldwin Mortal Kombat X Dan Forden Osu!! Karatebu Akinori Sawa Super Smash Bros. (2014) Yōko Shimomura

Producer Role A producer on a project can have varying responsiblities, from a token credit to being incredibly integral to the work. BloodStorm Elaine Hodgson Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Dragon Ball Z Hiroshi Matsumoto Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Yoshinori Ono Suiko Enbu: Fūun Saiki Masato Noguchi Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Katsuhiro Harada

Programmer Role A person who puts together the code necessary for the game to operate. Battle High: San Bruno Battle High: Elemental Revolt Matthew DeLucas Battle Monsters Toshio Arai Brutal: Paws of Fury Brutal: Animal Buranden (Japan) Neil Baldwin Death Fighter 3 Kim Okkerstrøm Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style Wu-Tang: Taste the Pain (EUR) David Ollman

Quality Assurance Role Quality assurance are the game's testers. Although most are low on the "totem pole" of a game's production cycle, they're integral to ensure the game ships with as few game-breaking bugs as possible. Injustice 2 Stephanie Brownback Mortal Kombat 1 Stephanie Brownback (Worldwide) Mortal Kombat 11 Stephanie Brownback Samurai Shodown (2019) Samurai Spirits Dorio Takaya Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition Street Fighter 2 Dash Daniel Trevisan (Latin America)

Voice Actor Role Dead or Alive 2 Yumi Tōma (Japan) Hokuto no Ken Toshiko Fujita Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Accel 3 Debi Mae West (United States) Naruto: Ninja Destiny Naruto: Shinobi Retsuden Debi Mae West (United States) Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Katsuji Mori

Voice Director Role Directs voice actors in their roles to achieve the most optimal performances. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (2015) Kirk Thornton (United States) Dragon Ball XenoVerse 2 Christopher R. Sabat (United States) Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team Dragon Ball Tag VS Christopher R. Sabat (United States) Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Christopher R. Sabat (United States) Marvel vs Capcom 3 Taliesin Jaffe

Writer Role Writes dialogue or story for a game. Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Kyle Higgins Skullgirls Alex Ahad Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up Peter Laird Way of the Warrior Andy Gavin