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 

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Category:Video game companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Santa Monica, California
Category:1984 establishments in California