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Maken X

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1999 video game

Game data

Released
2000-04-25
User rating
3.75 / 5
Genres
Action
Platforms
Dreamcast
ESRB
Mature

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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 bo…

Released
1999
Genres
Adventure
Platforms
Dreamcast
Developer
Atlus
Publisher
Atlus, Sega

Available in 8 languages

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