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'''Become a human tank with the Wave Motion Cannon.''' Something of a novelty weapon. Only available (without cheats) in the Vago Bio Lab level (Ch. 3). If you don't have the time to pull off a shot, drop it before it becomes a burden holding you down in combat. Konoko cannot run while wielding it. (Don't ask how she holsters it...)<br>

The melee combat in Oni was designed from the start as a crux of the gameplay. Great effort was undertaken to create a balanced system of strikes, comboes, special attacks, blocks, and dodges, inspired by fighting games such as the Street Fighter series. Attacks are initiated with only two keys, one for punching and one for kicking (also, the left mouse button is punch, and the right button is kick), but complexity is introduced by varying the attacks based on Konoko's movement and with combos such as p-p-k (short for "punch-punch-kick", which yields the powerful Sledgehammer Heel). Blocking simply requires facing the opponent and not pressing any keys, but some attacks break through blocks enough to cause a stun effect and/or do chipping damage, and some are so powerful that they cannot be blocked. Jumping attacks and low attacks (such as leg sweeps) also add challenge to melee combat. One must be crouching to block a low attack, thus requiring fast reflexes; in addition, overhead attacks such as jump attacks and certain other moves can only be blocked while standing. The more advanced enemies are noticeably better at fighting than the ones encountered early on.