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Maken X

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…

25 November 1999

Maken X is an adventure developed by Atlus, released 25 November 1999 on Dreamcast.

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What Maken X is

Maken X is an adventure game developed by Atlus and released in 1999. It is available on Dreamcast only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction.

What it launched against

Maken X launched on 25 November 1999, within three weeks of Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version and Quake III Arena.

Released around the same time: Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, Quake III Arena.

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When did Maken X come out?
Maken X was released on 25 November 1999 for Dreamcast.

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