Naughty Dog

**Naughty Dog** is a video game company founded by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin in 1986. It is part of Sony since 2001. They produced more successful games, including _Rings of Power_ for Sega Genesis and _Way Of The Warrior_ for 3DO.

_Rings of Power_ was created with a low budget. Universal Studios signed a deal with the duo to a three-title deal and fund the expansion of the company. Mark Cerny, who had produced _Sonic the Hedgehog 2_ for Sega, convinced Naughty Dog to focus on new resources on creating a character-based platform game in 3D. _Crash Bandicoot_ was developed and became the first 3D video game by Naughty Dog. for the PlayStation on September 9, 1996. Naughty Dog would develop three _Crash Bandicoot_ sequels over the next several years. In January 2001, it was announced Sony would acquire Naughty Dog. After developing the fourth _Crash Bandicoot_ game (_Crash Team Racing_), the company began working on _Jak and Daxter_ for PlayStation 2. In 2004, Naughty Dog's studio president and co-founder, Jason Rubin left the company to work on a new game named _Iron and the Maiden_.

## List of games

**As Jam Software**
|Game Title|Year Released|Platform|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Math Jam_|1985|Apple II||
|_Ski Crazed_|1986|Apple II||
|_Dream Zone_|1988|Apple IIGS||

**As Naughty Dog**
|Game Title|Year Released|Platform|GameRankings|Metacritic|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Keef the Thief_|1989|Apple IIGS|N/A|N/A|First game developed by Naughty Dog|
|_Rings of Power_|1991|Mega Drive|40.00%|N/A|Published by Electronic Arts|
|_Way of the Warrior_|1994|3DO|N/A|N/A|1994 3DO Developers Award: Winner for Best Animation|
|_Crash Bandicoot_|1996|PlayStation|80.40%|N/A|Was the first non-Japanese game to receive a "Gold Prize" in Japan|
|_Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back_|1997|PlayStation|88.54%|N/A|One of the best-selling PSone video games of all time|
|_Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped_|1998|PlayStation|89.07%|91/100|Was the first non-Japanese title to receive a "Platinum Prize" in Japan|
|_Crash Team Racing_|1999|PlayStation|91.78%|88/100|Latest Crash Bandicoot game developed by Naughty Dog|
|_Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy_|2001|PlayStation 2|90.22%|90/100|First game released after being acquired by Sony|
|_Jak II_|2003|PlayStation 2|87.90%|87/100|Won IGN Editor's Choice 2003|
|_Jak 3_|2004|PlayStation 2|85.42%|84/100|The Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time|
|_Jak X: Combat Racing_|2005|PlayStation 2|76.96%|76/100|Latest Jak and Daxter game developed by Naughty Dog|
|_Uncharted: Drake's Fortune_|2007|PlayStation 3|89.70%|88/100|Won IGN's Best Action Game and Best PS3 game|
|_Uncharted 2: Among Thieves_|2009|PlayStation 3|96.46%|96/100|Won multiple Game of the Year Awards|
|_Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception_|2011|PlayStation 3|92.19%|92/100|Won Video Game Awards 2011 Best Graphics and Best PS3 game|
|_Jak and Daxter Collection_|2012|PlayStation 3|81.56%|82/100|Collaborated development with Mass Media Inc.|
|_The Last of Us_|2013|PlayStation 3|95.04%|95/100||
|_Uncharted 4: A Thief's End_|2016|PlayStation 4|92.71%|93/100||
|_Uncharted: The Lost Legacy_|2017|PlayStation 4|85.46%|84/100||
|_The Last of Us Part II_|2020|PlayStation 4|N/A|93/100||

## Infobox (company)

- **name**: Naughty Dog, Inc.
- **logo size**: 260px
- **type**: Division (business), Division
- **foundation**: 1984 (as Jam Software)
1989 (as Naughty Dog)
- **founder**: Andy Gavin
Jason Rubin
- **location**: Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica, California, United States
- **key people**: Evan Wells, Co-president
Christophe Balestra, Co-president
Amy Hennig, Creative director
Bruce Straley, Game director
Justin Richmond, Game director
 Richard Lemarchand, Co-Lead Game Designer
- **industry**: Video game industry, Computer and video games
Interactive entertainment
- **products**: _The Last of Us_ <small>(2013)</small>
Uncharted, _Uncharted_ series <small>(2007–2011)</small>
Jak and Daxter, _Jak and Daxter_ series <small>(2001–2005)</small>
Crash Bandicoot (series), _Crash Bandicoot_ series <small>(1996–1999)</small>
- **num employees**: +800
- **parent**: Independent business, Independent <small>(1986–2001)</small>
Sony Computer Entertainment <small>(2001–2005)</small>
PlayStation Studios <small>(2006-present)</small>