GTM: Why did you choose the PS3 as your lead development platform, and how did Vanquish benefit from that?
SM: Initially we knew that this would be a multiplatform game, and at the time Platinum didn’t have a whole lot of experience on the PS3. So we decided to start development on the PS2 to ensure that the quality would be equal and stable across both platforms.
GTM: What excites you most about the project?
SM: It’s a very simple part of the gameplay, but the feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment of entering a room and clearing out all the enemies. It’s very simple and very traditional, but I really enjoy that about the game. You see an enemy, you shoot it, you defeat it. It’s that sense of accomplishment that I really enjoy.
