Eurogamer writes: "Yuji Naka is famous for being the lead programmer on the original Sonic the Hedgehog, which in videogame terms is a bit like a musician being famous for inventing percussion. How many platform game developers would be poor and destitute if they hadn't had this man's work to riff on for two decades?
Quite a lot is the answer. Naka hasn't sat around doing nothing for the last 20 years either - he's worked on cult classic Nights into Dreams, Burning Rangers and Phantasy Star Online. A few years ago he set up his own studio, Prope, and created the ingenious Let's Tap for Wii - a game you control by drumming on a cardboard box to transmit vibrations."
While its true that Yuji Naka hasn’t been churning out classics over the last fifteen years, a closer look at his work over that time shows a creator with a singular vision
Though today you can stuff stereoscopic 3D and console-quality graphics into your backpack, that once seemed inconceivable. Handhelds have evolved quickly, but we shouldn’t forget the games that made them great in the first place. Though these games lack raw processing muscle, they have a power all their own.
GameZone: "We take a look at 10 more titles that are worthy of your time and attention as our very serious list of the top 50 Wii titles rolls on."
