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Interesting Concept and Non-Stop Action

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 22
Date: February 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

All the 7/10 reviews that I've seen made me more surprised with this game. I would give more like a 9/10 for the PS2 edition. It brings an interesting concept with many new features, merging Tomb Raider with a fighting game while keeping the anime style. Graphics are nice, not overwhelming, but appropriate. The game serves it's purpose, it's fun!

Imagine being able to do some kick-... kickboxing while desarming your opponent, taking his gun, and using it to finish the rest. She even have a few insults in bank for them! You learn moves as you go further in the game, as well as obviously finding new guns.

Ah, the so called weird controls... Yes, it's definitely different since they even found a good use for BOTH analog stick (pretty uncommon). Then again, you don't have a keyboard with ALT and CTRL either so they had to find something. All in all, I do not find that an issue but rather a challenge that can be overcomed quickly by practicing.

The difficulty of the game (easy, medium, hard) is well-balanced and should appease everybody.

This game is definitely something worth looking into on the PS2 at the moment.

It's fun, but no garentees that you'll like it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: June 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

A lot of people gave Oni a bad review, including some magazines. There were also many good reviews. The truth is I can't tell you if you'll like it or not, it all depends on your preference. The entire game is interesting. The story is great if you love anime. The weapons are unique and fun, but there is no real depth to the weapon system. That's because you can only have one at a time. Ammo is limited. The best thing in this game is the innocent civilians that beg for heir life when you beat on them. The surroundings are monotonous and bland. That can be changed by using the glassworld code, everything shatters when shot at. The controls aren't beautiful, but can be dealt with after awhile. The codes are fun and add re-play value. After beating the game you might just say it's worth your money, I guess. Multiplayer could've been great. Graphics could've been much better too. If you don't like sports games, then get it.

Hardcore Gamers-Buy__Others-Beware

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

After renting this game at Blockbuster for a week, my brother decided that this was a good game, and that the problem with the controls he had been having for a while would vanish after being played. This has not happened.

The game engine in itself is a beauty. It's moves are absoulutely incredible, reminding me of the much more recent Enter the Matrix game. They could do the same things before Enter The Matrix.

The problem, however, is that the controls are ill-fitting. If you have enough time to do a serious learning course with this game, maybe this is for you. My brother and I each played for 6 hours. Neither of us felt we were making progress with the controls at all. We deemed the game "junk" and have not played it since that date, a few years ago.

Aside from that it is good, but that is a serious setback. Personally, I feel the game is worth around $3-5 to the non-hard-core gamer.

In conclusion, unless you are a huge fan, just wait for an
ONI 2.

Great!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: May 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Oni is one of the best games you can get for the PS2 right now! The graphics are great, and the fighting system is very cool! There are tons of cool moves that are pretty easy to execute, and lots of cool weapons. The storyline is also really good, and will really pull you into the game. Load times may be a bit long, but that doesn't take away from an otherwise great game. You may have a bit of trouble getting used to the controls at first, but they will soon seem like second nature to you. Casual gamers, hardcore gamers, and anime fans alike will love this game!

A fun and adventurous game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I first played this game, I was like, "whoa." I think the graphics are good but sometimes slow down making it difficult to fight during combat. Each level has an objective to keep you motivated. while playing you can press X and Konoko will shout a phrase such as "You're going to get beat by a girl!" at the opponent. She occasionaly has a wardrobe change. The game has many plot twists. A major disappointment to me was the lack of music. During a dramatic part, some music will play, my favorite being these wild sounding violins playing. It sounds really cool. The anime look contributes to the game's overall look. The 3-D characters look a little strange. The only thing that really bugs me is the painfully long time during loading and when the dialogue gets to be a very long conversation. I really enjoy the game. Sometimes, the second time around something special may happen, like a boss may change to something irregular. That's a cool factor that'll keep you coming back for more!

Another great game from Bungie

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: February 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I knew I had to preorder Oni the second I could after reading about it and even seeing it in action at MWSF. I was disappointed when I heard there was not going to be multiplayer, but that didn't stop me from wanting it.

Anyway, to the review: This game is fun. No matter what people say about it's grraphics, controls, or lack of multiplayer, this game has some of the best gameplay out of any game I've played since Myth II.

The controls are hard to get used to, but overall I think the DualShock 2 beats a mouse+keyboard combo. The graphics are nice and sharp, everythings easy to see. There are a few cases where my PS2 slowed down, but I guess that's to be expected. I can't comment on the story too much because I haven't gotten too far into the game, but from what I know, the plot's fairly interesting. And for those of you who've seen Ghost In The Shell, the similarities are fairly obvious.

I'd reccomend this game to anyone who enjoys some good hand-to-hand combat, or if you don't, there's some pretty cool guns too. Layin' the smack down with Konoko is fun for all! The reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because of lack of multiplayer and replay options.

A fun, but bland, action game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 20
Date: February 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

There haven't been many good games for the playstation 2 yet..except ssx and timesplitters of course. If your looking for a game to show of your ps2's graphics, look elswhere...but if your looking for a fun game, and don't want to wait till march for all the good games like The Bouncer to come out, get this game. Although the graphics aren't that much better than the PS1's, and it could easily be mistaken for a nintendo 64 game, the levels are huge and the gameplay is fun. The fighting is really cool..a very unique blend of guns and fists. If your looking for a fun game, and don't care about looks, this is for you.

Fun? No. Really f*cking frustrating? Yes.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: May 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Before Bungie made Halo (the most overrated game of all time, aside from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City), they proved that they most definitely were NOT the "greatest developers of all time" (as any ignorant XBOX fanboy will tell you) with this little-known blunder of a Third-person-shooter/fighter. Little known for a good reason, it seems.

This is one of the most aggravating games I've played in a long time. Not the "good" type of aggravating that you get from playing a game like Contra, where it's fun as hell, even if you die (and which results in that ultimate feeling of "awesome" when you finally DO beat it). Oni is the type of aggravating where 75% of the frustration and difficulty comes from the game itself, not because you aren't good at it.

Games like Oni are why I have very little respect for most American developers. "Hey guys, I have an idea! Let's forget about making a game that's actually FUN, Let's concentrate instead on making a game as realistic as possible. SO realistic in fact, that it greatly hinders the gameplay, and defeats the main purpose of playing a video game! Oh sure, some people may say it's boring, but who cares? They'll be too blown away by the fact that the game is just like real life!"

That forumla does not work at all in making a good game. Let's list the reasons why:

-The movement controls are designed to be like a first person shooter, with the left stick for movement, and the right stick for turning. That would be cool if this was a first person shooter. But in a third person game with much faster action (not to mention jumping and fighting game moves too), this just becomes ridiculous. People with less than 4 hands will find this game's controls poorly designed and nearly impossible to master.

-You can only carry one weapon at a time. How lame is that? Some may say this makes it more strategic, but take a look at Half-Life: You can carry as many weapons as you want, and it's still full of strategy.

-Hypo Sprays, the game's way of recovering your health, don't have an immediate effect. Instead of having your health meter instantly rise to full, it sloooooooooowly works it's way up to the top of the meter. If you get attacked while you're recovering, you've lost it all. Bye bye.

-There's no block button. Blocking attacks supposedly occurs when you face the enemy and don't press anything, but 9 out of 10 times, this won't save your ass.

-The game goes WAAAAAY overboard with weapon limitations. The Mecury Bow, for instance, has a 5 second recharge time and fires a whopping...2 rounds before it's out of ammo. Even though it kills most enemies in one hit, it still isn't enough to justify
something like that.

-You can only jump from about 10 feet off the ground before you take damage from falling. Once again, this is just going way overboard.

-You have to press a button to pick up items on the ground instead of just walking into the item and getting it. Need I say more?

-There's a HUGE gun in the game which one of the bosses weilds. Once you beat him, you can use this weapon for yourself. The problem is, you (literally!) can only run about 1 mile an hour while you're wielding this thing. It makes getting from one end of a hall to the other feel like a drive across the country.

There are some good things about Oni, like the good voice acting, the stylish cel-shaded graphics, and the comic book feel of the game, but it's overshadowed by all the horribly annoying gameplay flaws. Not worth it.

a great game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game 'cause a friend of mine told me he got it and that it was really good. And so far it is one of the best games on the PS2, which iguess isnt too hard to be when the selection of games is so ... still.

It's a good anime style game, reminds me a lot of Fear Effect for the PSX, but its definitly better. The graphics are pretty good, and the controls can be a bit annoying at first, but when you get use to them you realize that every game should have this control system. By giving full functionality to both analog sticks you have complete (and easy) control over your whole environment. The only time i get into trouble with the controls is when i get jumped by about 3 enemy soldiers, which if i was smarter the first time around i would have been able to take them all out one by one.

There are some great characteristics to this game. The enemies in the game are very 'smart'. You are only allowed to carry one gun, so choose it wisely. And ammo is not so greatly in abundance. Which is all nice because it helps add realism to the game. Well, as much realism as an anime taking place in 2032 can be.

If you are anxiously awaiting metal gear solid 2, than get this game. It will tide you over.

Except for Madden and SSX

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

i would buy this. The game is FUN and Exciting. I can understand people complaining about the controls, but hey, figuring out the moves is part of the game. Too bad if you are used to fighting with only one button doing one thing. Its a challenge. The levels are fun, the renderings of the characters are excellent, although the backgrounds are a little weak.

Too many people focus on the non-essentials of a game, like the controllers dont correspond to what im used to. The most important thing in a game is playability. This game has plenty of that so i highly recommend it. Sure as heck beats the other PS2 games that are out there hands down (except Madden and maybe SSX)

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