Death Crimson OX

Death Crimson OX[lower-alpha 1] is a light gun shooting game developed by Ecole. It was released in arcades in 2000 then ported to the Dreamcast console in 2001 (published by Sammy Entertainment), several months after Sega had dropped support for the console. It is the third game in the Death Crimson series, and the only one to be released outside Japan.

Death Crimson OX
Developer(s)Ecole Software
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Yoshiyuki Manabe
Designer(s)Shinya Sawada
Programmer(s)Takaaki Umezu
Artist(s)Sachiko Akasaka
Writer(s)Manako Ihaya
Composer(s)Masafumi Ogata
Kaoru Mizuki
Yūki Kisaragi
SeriesDeath Crimson
Platform(s)Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Release
Genre(s)Light gun shooter
Mode(s)
Arcade systemSega NAOMI

Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot.

The game can be played with either a standard controller or a light gun.

Synopsis

July 29, 2010. The beautiful city of Saronica is destroyed by the mysterious SMO. Agents, known as Subliminers, are placed throughout the city to oppress the populace. Survivors form The Resistance and fiercely engage SMO forces in battle. The Resistance is led by the elusive Lily, who also makes a mean dish of macaroni and cheese. Segue to agent Kou Yanami, tortured with doubt over his employer's policies. He seizes two pistols from SMO's arsenal and joins Resistance forces. His pistols are the Crimson, ancient super weapons. Lily attempts to shelter Kou from his dogged pursuers but in turn falls prey to SMO. Now, Kou Yanami and Lily's daughter, Yuri, set out to free her... and blow away any SMO Subliminers who get in their way.

Development

Death Crimson OX was developed by Ecole Software.[3][4]

Release

The game was also released as Guncom 2 [5] in Europe and Death Crimson OX+ in Japan on the PlayStation 2.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Death Crimson OX on their January 1, 2001 issue as being the thirteenth most-popular arcade game at the time.[17]

Death Crimson OX received generally negative reviews on the Dreamcast. GameSpot gave the game a 4.2/10, describing it as a second-rate House of the Dead clone.[9] IGN scored it a 4.3/10, citing a confusing storyline, poor visuals, and new gameplay mechanics which prevent the game from offering any sort of challenge.[11] Game Informer gave it a 4.0/10, remarking that it "Gives you plenty of targets, but no real reason to keep pulling the trigger."[8] Eric Bratcher reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "A typical gun game with typical gun game problem: It's too short, too redundant, and too similar to everything else out there. Only the NRA would lobby for this one."[12]

Notes
  1. Japanese: デスクリムゾン オックス Hepburn: Desu Kurimuzon Okkusu

References
  1. Famitsu DC (15 February 2002). Chapter 5 - NAOMI & NAOMI 2 - デスクリムゾン オックス. セガ・アーケード・ヒストリー (Sega Arcade History). Famitsu Books (in Japanese). Enterbrain. p. 169. ISBN 9784757707900.
  2. Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). エコールソフトウェア (Ecole Software); セガ社 (Sega). アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005) (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency. pp. 18, 39. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  3. "NAOMI: Death Crimson OX". Dreamcast Magazine (in Japanese). No. 91. SoftBank Creative. 10 November 2000. pp. 150–151.
  4. "Death Crimson OX". Dreamcast Magazine (in Japanese). No. 109. SoftBank Creative. 30 March 2001. pp. 54–55.
  5. "ConsoleCity". Retrieved 2007-09-08.
  6. "Death Crimson OX for Dreamcast Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. 5 August 2001. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  7. Sakai, Kata; Yatsuka, Arashi; Okumura, Kisuko; Haneda, Takayuki (18 May 2001). "NEW GAME CROSS REVIEW: デスクリムゾンOX (ドリームキャスト)". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 648. Enterbrain. p. 33.
  8. "Death Crimson OX". Game Informer. No. 104. Sunrise Publications. December 2001. p. 113.
  9. Shoemaker, Brad (May 17, 2006). "Death Crimson OX Review - It's hard to recommend Death Crimson OX to anyone but the truly desperate light-gun fanatic". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  10. Ross, Max (17 August 2001). "Death Crimson OX (Dreamcast) - Grab your gun and help fight with the resistance". GameSpy. IGN. Archived from the original on 2002-03-14. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  11. "Death Crimson OX - It's a new title for the Dreamcast.. and we shouldn't ask for any new titles if they come like this". IGN. Ziff Davis. 22 August 2001. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  12. Bratcher, Eric (December 2001). "Finals - Death Crimson OX (Dreamcast)" (PDF). Next Generation. No. 84. Imagine Media. p. 112.
  13. "Weekly Dreamcast Soft Review - デスクリムゾンOX". Dreamcast Magazine (in Japanese). No. 114. SoftBank Creative. 11 May 2001. p. 19.
  14. Dangerboy (22 August 2001). "Death Crimson OX Review - Sure, the translation sucks, but this game is oddly enjoyable". GameShark.com. Mad Catz. Archived from the original on 2001-09-10. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  15. Wodele, Shane (2001). "Dreamcast - Death Crimson OX". gamevortex.com. Game Vortex. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  16. Vash T. Stampede (17 August 2001). "Death Crimson OX - Grab your gun and help fight with the resistance". Planet Dreamcast. IGN. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  17. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 (Dedicated Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 625. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 January 2001. p. 21.
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