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Maken X

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Maken X

Nov 25, 1999

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3.05 average rating based on 21 ratings

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Maken X is a game for the Dreamcast video game console that fits into an subgenre of "first-person slashers". The game is mainly regarded as a first-person action game because of the realistic elements in gameplay. It is unique in that the main character is the weapon (Maken), rather than a person. The word "Maken" literally translates as "demonic sword". On the title screen, the "X" is shown to stand for deus ex machina (Latin for "god out of the machine"). The player can control a number of characters via "brainjacking", which leaves the person a vegetable. The woman displayed … More
Maken X is a game for the Dreamcast video game console that fits into an subgenre of "first-person slashers". The game is mainly regarded as a first-person action game because of the realistic elements in gameplay. It is unique in that the main character is the weapon (Maken), rather than a person. The word "Maken" literally translates as "demonic sword". On the title screen, the "X" is shown to stand for deus ex machina (Latin for "god out of the machine"). The player can control a number of characters via "brainjacking", which leaves the person a vegetable. The woman displayed on the boxart is the first person controlled when the facility that Maken was created at comes under attack. Less
Developers
Atlus
Publishers
Atlus, Sega
Series
Maken Shao
Platforms
Dreamcast
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Release Dates
Nov 25, 1999 (Japan)
Dreamcast
Apr 25, 2000 (North_America)
Dreamcast
Jul 07, 2000 (Europe)
Dreamcast
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User Stats
89
In Collection
31
Wish Listed
3
Playing
37
Backlogged
How Long Is Maken X?
Main story: 4.0 hours
Total completions: 1
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garamir
garamir updated their status May 5, 2025
garamir updated their status May 5, 2025

(game for 1999)

Weird little FP melee game. Doesn't really work that great on single analog stick. Plot is... Confusing and has pretty SMT style nihilistic tone.

SIGINT
SIGINT updated their status Dec 2, 2022
SIGINT updated their status Dec 2, 2022

Not gonna finish this, but I started it early last week and played a bunch of levels since then—pretty cool! The idea of the sword basically possessing different fighters over the course of the story is neat. The voice acting and sound mixing, at least of the English version, is terrible, but I mean... it's not like I expected it to be good. They start you out in some relatively bland places, but before long it gets a lot nicer-looking. Control-wise, definitely shows its age as a first-person sword-fighting game from 1999, but I got used to it and found it pretty enjoyable. Level design is decent as well, more puzzle-y than I expected. I actually think this would be a really cool concept to reboot / rework for a modern audience, especially in the wake of stuff like Ghostrunner.

Reset_Tears
Reset_Tears updated their status Jan 28, 2020
Reset_Tears updated their status Jan 28, 2020

Glad to see my personal fave make the list. Maken X... what a trip! Will have to play through it again one day.