Platform: PlayStation2
Condition: Pre-Owned/Used in Very Good Condition
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Product Information
Third-person action-fighting game, set in year 2032 Blend of action thrillers like La Femme Nikita and classic anime like Ghost in the Shell Story of Konoko, agent on quest to infiltrate and destroy crime syndicate Konoko is proficient in both hand-to-hand combat and shooting Weapons include Autopistol, Mercury Bow, Vandergraph Pistol, and Screaming Cannon
Product Description
Set in the year 2032, Oni (U) is the story of Konoko, an elite agent of the Tech Crimes Task Force, 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.
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 (U) from Bungie Studios. It's a third-person-perspective action-adventure fighting game, but with a distinct Japanese animation flavour.
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. The animation is 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 Oni (U)'s action.
Oni (U) a refreshing kung-fu alternative to the typical run-and-gun action gaming fare. And you will find Konoko herself a fascinating protagOni (U)st to boot (pun intended). --Andrew S. Bub
