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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Gathering of Developers EAN: 0663593210098 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Format: CD-ROM Label: Gathering of Developers Manufacturer: Gathering of Developers Platform: Macintosh Publisher: Gathering of Developers Release Date: January 30, 2001 Studio: Gathering of Developers Accessories: Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Imagine if you could marry the adventure and acrobatics of the Tomb Raider games to the martial-arts action found in pure fighting games like Tekken. If you have a clear picture of what that would be like, you've got a handle on Oni from Bungie Studios. It's a third-person-perspective action-adventure fighting game, but with a distinct Japanese animation (anime) flavor. The story concerns the TCTF (Technology Crimes Task Force) police sometime in the future. Konoko is an operative with a cybernetic uplink to a little girl android named Shintama. She becomes embroiled in the hunt for a criminal named Muro and his hulking bodyguard, and her battles with his thugs rage through office buildings, chemical plants, an airport, and even the TCTF headquarters itself. It's a simplistic story--high on the melodrama, but perfectly in keeping with its anime intent. Like the story, the action serves that goal as well. Oversized rifles, bizarre rocket launchers, plasma cannons, and freeze guns make up the arsenal, and, should those run out of ammo or get knocked from one's hand, fists and feet complete the set. Konoko can execute a multitude of fairly easy-to-perform flips, combos, and devastating punches and kicks. Combat is fierce and always challenging, yet never dull. And the animations are flawless and fun to watch, while never being overly gory or tasteless. Think of the jaw-dropping combat in The Matrix and you've got a taste of the action in Oni. The only real flaw is the save-point system used in the game. The game is divvied up into bite-sized chapters, and it automatically saves at the beginning of each one. However, there's little reason not to allow one to save anywhere, and a few of the save points are too far apart. Repeating large sections of the game multiple times becomes a chore and detracts from the game's pace. If you can get past the repetition, you'll find Oni a refreshing kung-fu alternative to the typical run-and-gun action gaming fare. And you'll find Konoko herself a fascinating protagonist to boot (pun intended). --Andrew S. Bub Pros:
Amazon.com Product Description: Set in the year 2032, Oni is the story of Konoko, an elite agent of the Tech Crimes Task Force who is on a quest to infiltrate and destroy a ruthless crime syndicate. The game puts the player in a world that can be imagined as a blend of action thrillers, such as La Femme Nikita, and classic anime, such as Ghost in the Shell. As the game progresses, Konoko wrestles with the terrible secrets of the underworld, confronts the frailty of her own identity, and discovers that she can trust no one. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - One of Bungie's Best Games EverIt's really sad that this game was at a disadvantage as soon as it was released due to it being long overdue from Bungie. However, it is probably one of Bungie's best games. It had one of the most engrossing storylines of their games probably with only Myth and some of the Marathon series being in the same area as it. The fighting was great in this game, the weapons were interesting and varied. It was so sad though it had no multiplayer in the end but overall it is a single player game that I ... Read More Rating: - AwesomeThis game is awesome!! You'll be sad if you decide on getting some other game!! You get all sorts of futuristic guns except for pistols and machine guns Rating: - SWEEEEEEEEEEETOni is the sort of game that I wanted to be playing when Tomb Raider came out. Oni is a perfect blend of 3rd person action and strategy, with story lines that actually give the game some depth. Konoko is the sort of main character that could knock Lara Croft off her pedestal in an instant! Rating: - TerrificSimply terrific, this is one of the greatest games of all times. Rating:  - Oni - Ground breaking interfaceThis is a very good game with an interesting storyline and a challenging combat system. My only complaint is that about 3/4 of the way through the game I lost interst in the storyline and just plodded away, attacking everything in sight just so I could finish the game. The final battle was more about figuring out how to find a pattern in the opponents combat than using skills honed through the previous play. Simply put it just became tedious. Keep in mind that I'm not a big fan of 1st Person ... Read More |
