Maken Shao: Demon Sword

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Maken Shao: Demon Sword
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Developer(s) Atlus
Publisher(s)
    Artist(s) Kazuma Kaneko
    Composer(s) Shoji Meguro
    Platforms PlayStation 2
    Release date(s) JP 20010607June 7, 2001
    EU 20030726July 26, 2003
    Genre(s) Third-person action
    Mode(s) Single player

    Maken Shao: Demon Sword, originally released without the subtitle as Maken Shao (魔剣爻?) in Japan, is an action game created by the company Atlus. The 爻 (shao) used in the title is a very rarely used kanji in Japanese, and is used merely to signify 'XX' (as in the sequel to 'X').

    It is an enhanced remake of the Dreamcast game Maken X, with the most significant difference being that Maken Shao is played via a third-person perspective, as opposed to the first-person environment found in Maken X. The game's story is based on Maken X, a genetic creation that can cure mental illnesses. This genetic device has its own mind, and can take control of a persons body through their weapons.

    Reception

    On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 32 out of 40.[1]

    References

    1. プレイステーション2 - 魔剣爻(シャオ). Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.62. 30 June 2006.

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