Maken X (1999)
3.05 from 21 ratings
88 members have it in their collection · 4 playing now · 36 backlogged · 32 wish listed
How long? Main story 4h (from 1 logged playthrough)
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". …
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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 on the boxart is the first person controlled when the facility that Maken was created at comes under attack.
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Details
- Developers
- Atlus
- Publishers
- Atlus, Sega
- Genres
- Adventure
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Series
- Maken Shao
Release dates
- Nov 25, 1999 (Japan) Dreamcast
- Apr 25, 2000 (North_America) Dreamcast
- Jul 07, 2000 (Europe) Dreamcast
Related
Remakes
- Maken Shao: Demon Sword (Jun 2001) · PS2, PS3
Rating distribution
5 stars
0
4 stars
8
3 stars
8
2 stars
3
1 star
2
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status SIGINT 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 …
Read moreNot 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.
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Status Reset_Tears 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.