Death Crimson OX
{{Short description|2000 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Death Crimson OX
|image = Death Crimson OX arcade flyer.jpg
|developer = Ecole Software
|publisher ={{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Sega}}|Dreamcast{{vgrelease|JP|Ecole Software|NA|Sammy Entertainment}} PlayStation 2{{vgrelease|JP|Ecole Software|EU|Play It}}}}
|producer = Yoshiyuki Manabe
|designer = Shinya Sawada
|programmer = Takaaki Umezu
|artist = Sachiko Akasaka
|writer = Manako Ihaya
|composer = Masafumi Ogata
Kaoru Mizuki
Yūki Kisaragi
|platforms = Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
|released = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|October 2000}}|Arcade{{vgrelease|JP|October 2000{{cite book|author=Famitsu DC|author-link=Famitsu DC|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/3/3b/Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book.pdf|title=Chapter 5 - NAOMI & NAOMI 2 - デスクリムゾン オックス|language=ja|series=セガ・アーケード・ヒストリー (Sega Arcade History)|publisher=Enterbrain|date=15 February 2002|page=169|isbn=9784757707900|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408004620/https://retrocdn.net/images/3/3b/Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book.pdf|archive-date=8 April 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite book|last=Akagi|first=Masumi|url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n19/mode/2up|title=エコールソフトウェア (Ecole Software); セガ社 (Sega)|language=ja|work=アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005)|edition=1st|publisher=Amusement News Agency|date=13 October 2006|pages=18, 39|isbn=978-4990251215|access-date=8 February 2024}}}}Dreamcast{{vgrelease|JP|10 May 2001|NA|8 August 2001{{Cite web |title=Death Crimson OX |url=http://dreamcast.ign.com/objects/016/016735.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040404133514/http://dreamcast.ign.com/objects/016/016735.html |archive-date=April 4, 2004 |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=IGN}}}}PlayStation 2{{vgrelease|JP|27 November 2003|EU|10 December 2004}}}}
|genre = Light gun shooter
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|arcade system = Sega NAOMI
}}
{{nihongo foot|Death Crimson OX|デスクリムゾン OX|Desu Kurimuzon Okkusu||lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a light gun shooting game developed by Ecole Software. 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 and final game in the Death Crimson series, and the only one to be released outside Japan. The game was also released as Guncom 2 in Europe and {{nihongo|Death Crimson OX+|デスクリムゾン OX+|Desu Kurimuzon Okkusu+}} in Japan on the PlayStation 2.
Gameplay
File:ARC-DC Death Crimson OX.jpg
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The game can be played with either a standard controller or a light gun.
Development
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Death Crimson OX was developed by Ecole Software.{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/a/a5/DCM_JP_20001110_2000-36.pdf|title=NAOMI: Death Crimson OX|language=ja|magazine=Dreamcast Magazine|publisher=SoftBank Creative|issue=91|date=10 November 2000|pages=150–51|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712071401/https://retrocdn.net/images/a/a5/DCM_JP_20001110_2000-36.pdf|archive-date=12 July 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/arcadia0008/page/58/mode/2up|title=Death Crimson OX|language=ja|magazine=Monthly Arcadia|publisher=Enterbrain|issue=8|date=January 2001|pages=58–59}}{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/1/14/DCM_JP_20010330.pdf|title=Death Crimson OX|language=ja|magazine=Dreamcast Magazine|publisher=SoftBank Creative|issue=109|date=30 March 2001|pages=54–55|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003155124/https://retrocdn.net/images/1/14/DCM_JP_20010330.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2022|url-status=live}}
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
|MC = 46/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/death-crimson-ox/|title=Death Crimson OX|website=Metacritic|publisher=Fandom|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208230140/https://www.metacritic.com/game/death-crimson-ox/|archive-date=8 February 2024|url-status=live}}
|Fam = 25/40{{cite magazine|last1=Sakai|first1=Kata|last2=Yatsuka|first2=Arashi|last3=Okumura|first3=Kisuko|last4=Haneda|first4=Takayuki|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12486&redirect=no|title=NEW GAME CROSS REVIEW: デスクリムゾンOX (ドリームキャスト)|language=ja|magazine=Famitsu|publisher=Enterbrain|issue=648|date=18 May 2001|page=33|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122083138/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12486&redirect=no|archive-date=22 November 2020|url-status=live}}
|GI = 4/10{{cite magazine|title=Death Crimson OX|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=FuncoLand|issue=104|date=December 2001|page=113}}
|GSpot = 4.2/10{{cite web|last=Shoemaker|first=Brad|date=30 August 2001|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/death-crimson-ox-review/1900-2809552/|title=Death Crimson OX Review [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006]|website=GameSpot|publisher=Fandom|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107054324/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/death-crimson-ox-review/1900-2809552/|archive-date=7 January 2015|url-status=live}}
|GSpy = 60%{{cite web|last=Ross|first=Max|date=17 August 2001|url=http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/august01/deathcrimson0X/|title=Death Crimson OX (Dreamcast)|website=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|access-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020314195306/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/august01/deathcrimson0X/|archive-date=14 March 2002|url-status=dead}}
|IGN = 4.3/10{{cite web|author=IGN staff|date=22 August 2001|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/22/death-crimson-ox|title=Death Crimson OX|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025192101/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/08/22/death-crimson-ox|archive-date=25 October 2020|url-status=live}}
|NGen = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Bratcher|first=Eric|url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen84Dec2001/page/n113/mode/2up|title=Death Crimson OX (DC)|magazine=NextGen|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=84|date=December 2001|page=112|access-date=19 February 2021}}
|rev1 = Dreamcast Magazine (JP)
|rev1Score = 6.33/10{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/7/71/DCM_JP_20010511.pdf|title=Weekly Dreamcast Soft Review - デスクリムゾンOX|language=ja|magazine=Dreamcast Magazine|publisher=SoftBank Creative|issue=114|date=11 May 2001|page=19|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930193727/https://retrocdn.net/images/7/71/DCM_JP_20010511.pdf|archive-date=30 September 2022|url-status=live}}
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The Dreamcast version received "generally unfavourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GameSpot described it as a second-rate House of the Dead clone. IGN cited a confusing storyline, poor visuals, and new gameplay mechanics which prevent the game from offering any sort of challenge. Game Informer said that it "gives you plenty of targets, but no real reason to keep pulling the trigger." Eric Bratcher of NextGen called it "A typical gun game with typical gun game problems: It's too short, too redundant, and too similar to everything else out there. Only the NRA would lobby for this one." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40.
Also in Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version in their 1 January 2001 issue as the thirteenth most-popular dedicated arcade game of the year 2000.{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 (Dedicated Videos)|language=ja|magazine=Game Machine|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc.|issue=625|date=1 January 2001|page=21}}
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Series
The first game in the series, Death Crimson, was released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn. A sequel, Death Crimson 2: Meranito no Saidan, was released in 1999 for the Dreamcast. Both games were exclusive to Japan. Death Crimson 2 received an English fan translation patch in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Handley |first1=Zoey |title=Obscure Dreamcast lightgun game Death Crimson 2 receives fan translation |url=https://www.destructoid.com/obscure-dreamcast-lightgun-game-death-crimson-2-receives-fan-translation/ |website=Destructoid |publisher=Gamurs |access-date=24 February 2024 |date=14 February 2024}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{KLOV game|id=17901}}
- {{moby game|id=/39996/death-crimson-ox/}}
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