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{{Hatnote|If you want to look at all our images of the game's packaging at once, see [[:Category:Packaging images]].}}
{{Hatnote|If you want to look at all of the wiki's images of the game's packaging at once, see [[:Category:Packaging images]]. If you want to read about the localizations of Oni per se and not the physical form their releases took, see [[Localizations]].}}
This is an attempt to assemble a complete list of [[Oni]]'s physical releases, a process made difficult by the fact that there were some questionably-official distributions of the game outside of the United States (typically these releases did not translate the game but only some of the packaging, leaving the game itself in English). Also, it's difficult to tell which regions received Mac and Windows releases and which only received Windows releases. Thus, this page is a perpetual work in progress. So far we have 30 releases documented below.
[[Image:Windows (CN) collector's edition box art - front.png|thumb|right|Oni has had some unusual distributions. Click image for details.]]
This is an attempt to assemble a complete list of [[Oni]]'s physical releases, a process made difficult by the fact that there were some questionably-official distributions of the game outside of the United States (typically these releases did not translate the game but only some of the packaging, leaving the game itself in English). Also, it's hard to tell which regions received Mac and Windows releases and which only received Windows releases. Thus, this page is a perpetual work in progress.


A fun fact about the official localized releases is that the localizers often received more than just the set of files intended for the final game and included everything unknowingly, which is documented [[European Mac releases|HERE]]. Technical documentation of each version's game data us found at [[OBD:Versions]].
So far we have '''38 releases''' documented below. We do not attempt to list game bundles which included Oni; these bundles likely did not contain modified versions of Oni but merely whatever version was already distributed in that region. If a distributor is not clearly named on the package, the name of the publisher is used in the Distributor column. Note that a ''localization'' (documented at [[Localizations]]) is different from a ''release''. A single localization of Oni, e.g. Italian, might have been distributed in several releases.
 
P.S.: A fun fact about the official localized releases is that the localizers often received more than just the set of files intended for the final game and included everything unknowingly, which is documented [[European Mac releases|HERE]].
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==Official releases==
;Localization (L10n) legend
:Full: The game's dialogue was re-dubbed into the target language and the materials outside the game (packaging, manual) were translated as well.
:S&U: The game was not re-dubbed, but the in-game subtitles and game UI text were translated.
:B&M: Only the box and manual were translated, and the game data was not altered.
:None: This is only true for the original English language version of the game. The U.K. English distribution is also marked as None although the [[Quotes/Manual|manual]] was lightly altered.


;Packaging terminology legend
;Packaging terminology legend
:Large: Any cardboard box measuring around the same size as Gatefold. These may have a jewel case inside containing the actual game disc.
:Large: Any cardboard box measuring around the same size as Gatefold. These may have a jewel case inside containing the actual game disc.
:Gatefold: A cardboard box measuring 8" x 9.5" x 1.5" (width x height x depth) which has a flap that opens like a book. A jewel case inside contains the game disc.
:Gatefold: A cardboard box measuring 7.875" x 9.5" x 1.5" ({{Dist|7.875|in|cm|dec=1|po=yes}} x {{Dist|9.5|in|cm|dec=1|po=yes}} x {{Dist|1.5|in|cm|dec=1|po=yes}}) which has a flap that opens like a book. A jewel case inside contains the game disc. Also comes in a Holographic version with reflective coating.
:Holographic: The above gatefold box with reflective coating.
:Compact: A compact nearly-square box (5.5" x 5" x 0.5", {{Dist|5.5|in|cm|dec=1|po=yes}} x {{Dist|5|in|cm|dec=1|po=yes}} x {{Dist|0.5|in|cm|dec=1|po=yes}}) which is also gatefold.
:Compact: A compact nearly-square box (5.5" x 5" x 0.5") which is also gatefold.
:Keep: A keep case is the tall plastic case universally used for PS2 games.
:Keep: A keep case is the tall plastic case universally used for PS2 games.
:Jewel: This means that the game was sold (to our knowledge) without a box, merely in a standard CD jewel case.
:Jewel: This means that the game was sold (to our knowledge) without a box, merely in a standard CD jewel case.
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%"
!width="100px"|Platform
!width="100px"|Platform
!Language
!Language
!Region
!Region
!L10n
!Distributor
!Packaging
!Packaging
!Photos
!Photos
|-
|-
|Macintosh
|Windows
|English
|English
|U.S.
|U.S.
|None
|Jack of All Games
|Gatefold
|Gatefold
|[[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case cover.jpg|jewel case cover]], [[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case insert - inside.jpg|jewel case insert (inside)]], [[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case insert - outside.jpg|jewel case insert (outside)]], [[:Image:Mac (US) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|[[:Image:Windows (US) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art - verso.jpg|inside left]], [[:Category:Manual (English, Windows)|manual]]
|-
|-
|Macintosh
|Windows
|English
|English
|U.S.
|U.S.
|Holographic
|None
|
|Jack of All Games
|Holographic Gatefold
|front ([[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - front (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - front (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), back ([[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - back (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - back (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), inside left ([[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - verso (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - verso (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), inside right ([[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - recto (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - recto (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - right side.jpg|right side]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - bottom.jpg|bottom]], [[:Category:Manual (English, Windows)|manual]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Macintosh
|English
|English
|U.S.
|U.S.
|None
|Jack of All Games
|Gatefold
|Gatefold
|[[:Image:Windows (US) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art - verso.jpg|inside left]]
|[[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case cover.jpg|jewel case cover]], [[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case insert - inside.jpg|jewel case insert (inside)]], [[:Image:Mac (US) jewel case insert - outside.jpg|jewel case insert (outside)]], [[:Image:Mac (US) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (English, Mac)|manual]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Macintosh
|English
|English
|U.S.
|U.S.
|Holographic
|None
|front ([[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - front (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - front (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), back ([[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - back (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - back (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), inside left ([[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - verso (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - verso (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), inside right ([[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - recto (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - recto (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - right side.jpg|right side]], [[:Image:Windows (US) box art (holographic) - bottom.jpg|bottom]]
|Jack of All Games
|Holographic Gatefold
|front ([[:Image:Mac (US) box art (holographic) - front (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Mac (US) box art (holographic) - front (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), bottom ([[:Image:Mac (US) box art (holographic) - bottom (HDR).jpg|HDR]], [[:Image:Mac (US) box art (holographic) - bottom (SDR).jpg|SDR]]), [[:Category:Manual (English, Mac)|manual]]
|-
|-
|Macintosh
|Macintosh
|English
|English
|Canada
|Canada
|None
|Global Star Software
|Compact
|Compact
|[[:Image:Windows (CA) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (CA) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (CA) box art - verso.jpg|inside left]], [[:Image:Windows (CA) box art - recto.jpg|inside right]], [[:Image:Windows (CA) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|[[:Image:Windows (CA) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (CA) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (CA) box art - verso.jpg|inside left]], [[:Image:Windows (CA) box art - recto.jpg|inside right]], [[:Image:Windows (CA) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
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|English
|English
|Canada
|Canada
|None
|Global Star Software
|Compact
|Compact
|
|-
|Macintosh
|English
|U.S.
|Large (Big Blue Box)
|[[:Image:Big Blue Box.jpg|cover]]
|-
|Macintosh
|German
|E.U.
|Large (Big Blue Box)
|
|
|-
|-
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|English
|English
|U.K.
|U.K.
|None
|Feral Interactive
|Keep
|Keep
|[[:Image:Mac (UK) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Mac (UK) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Mac (UK) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|[[:Image:Mac (UK) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Mac (UK) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Mac (UK) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
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|English
|English
|U.K.
|U.K.
|None
|Take-Two Interactive
|Keep
|Keep
|[[:Image:Windows (UK) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (UK) box art - back.jpg|back]]
|[[:Image:Windows (UK) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (UK) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Category:Manual (English (UK), Windows)|manual]]
|-
|-
|Macintosh
|Macintosh
|French
|French
|E.U.
|France
|Full
|Feral Interactive
|Keep
|Keep
|
|[[:Category:Manual (French, Mac)|manual]]
|-
|-
|Macintosh
|Macintosh
|Italian
|Italian
|E.U.
|Italy
|Full
|Feral Interactive
|Keep
|Keep
|
|
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|Macintosh
|Macintosh
|German
|German
|E.U.
|Germany
|Full
|Feral Interactive
|Keep
|Keep
|[[:Image:Mac (DE) box art - back.jpg|back]]
|[[:Image:Mac (DE) box art - back.jpg|back]]
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|Windows
|Windows
|German
|German
|E.U.
|Germany
|Full
|Take-Two Interactive
|Jewel
|Jewel
|[[:Image:Windows (DE) jewel case art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) jewel case art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|[[:Image:Windows (DE) jewel case art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) jewel case art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (German, Windows)|manual]]
|-
|-
|Macintosh
|Macintosh
|Spanish
|Spanish
|E.U.
|Spain
|Full
|Feral Interactive
|Keep
|Keep
|[[:Image:Mac (ES) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Mac (ES) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|[[:Image:Mac (ES) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Mac (ES) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
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|Japanese
|Japanese
|Asia
|Asia
|Full
|MediaQuest
|Large
|Large
|[[:Image:Mac (JP) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Mac (JP) box art - back.jpg|back]]
|[[:Image:Mac (JP) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Mac (JP) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Category:Manual (Japanese, Windows-Mac)|manual]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|Japanese
|Japanese
|Asia
|Asia
|Full
|MediaQuest
|Large
|Large
|[[:Image:Windows (JP) box art - back.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (JP) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (JP) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|[[:Image:Windows (JP) box art - back.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (JP) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (JP) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (Japanese, Windows-Mac)|manual]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|Chinese
|{{FontSize|80|Chinese (Simplified) (S&U), English (game)}}
|China
|China
|Large (release 1)
|S&U
|Century Thor
|Large
|[[:Image:Windows (CN) release 1 box art - front.png|front]]
|[[:Image:Windows (CN) release 1 box art - front.png|front]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|Chinese
|{{FontSize|80|Chinese (Simplified) (S&U), English (game)}}
|China
|China
|Large (release 2)
|S&U
|Century Thor (re-release)
|Large
|[[:Image:Windows (CN) release 2 box art - front.png|front]]
|[[:Image:Windows (CN) release 2 box art - front.png|front]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|Chinese
|{{FontSize|80|Chinese (Simplified) (S&U), English (game)}}
|China
|China
|Large (collector's edition)
|S&U
|Century Thor (collector's edition)
|Large
|[[:Image:Windows (CN) collector's edition box art - front.png|front]], [[:Image:Windows (CN) collector's edition - contents.png|all contents]]
|[[:Image:Windows (CN) collector's edition box art - front.png|front]], [[:Image:Windows (CN) collector's edition - contents.png|all contents]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|Chinese
|{{FontSize|80|Chinese (Simplified) (S&U), English (game)}}
|China
|S&U
|Century Thor (Zhima Kaimen re-release)
|Large
|[[:Image:Windows (CN) Zhima Kaimen release - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (CN) Zhima Kaimen release - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (CN) Zhima Kaimen release - disc.jpg|disc]]
|-
|Windows
|{{FontSize|80|Chinese (Traditional) (B&M), English, French, German (game)}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|Large (release 1)
|B&M
|[[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 - back.jpg|back]]
|King's International Multimedia
|Large
|[[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 - left.jpg|left]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 - bottom.jpg|bottom]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 jewel case - front.jpg|jewel case front]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 1 jewel case - back.jpg|jewel case back]], [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|Chinese
|{{FontSize|80|Chinese (Traditional) (B&M), English, French, German (game)}}
|Taiwan
|Taiwan
|Large (release 2)
|Full
|[[:Image:Windows (TW) release 2 - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 2 - back.jpg|back]]
|Infogrames Taiwan
|Large
|[[:Image:Windows (TW) release 2 - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 2 - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 2 - left.jpg|left]], [[:Image:Windows (TW) release 2 - bottom.jpg|bottom]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|English, French, German
|{{FontSize|80|English (B&M), English, French, German (game)}}
|U.K.
|Europe
|
|Full
|
|TakeAdvantage
|Keep
|[[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) TakeAdvantage release 1 - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) TakeAdvantage release 1 - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (English (UK), Windows)|manual]]
|-
|Windows
|{{FontSize|80|French (B&M), English, French, German (game)}}
|France
|Full
|TakeAdvantage
|Keep
|[[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) TakeAdvantage release 2 - cover.jpg|cover]], [[:Image:Windows (EN-FR-DE) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|English, Italian, Spanish
|{{FontSize|87|English, Italian, Spanish}}
|U.K.
|Europe
|Full
|TakeAdvantage
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|English, Italian, Spanish
|{{FontSize|87|English, Italian, Spanish}}
|Scandinavia
|Scandinavia
|Full
|
|
|
|
|
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|Russian
|Russian
|Russia
|Russia
|Full
|Buka Entertainment
|Jewel
|Jewel
|[[:Image:Windows (RU) jewel case - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (RU) jewel case - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (RU) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|[[:Image:Windows (RU) jewel case - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (RU) jewel case - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (RU) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|Slovak
|{{FontSize|80|Slovak (B&M), English, French, German (game)}}
|Slovakia
|Slovakia
|B&M
|Kon Tiki Multimedia
|Keep
|Keep
|[[:Image:Windows (SK) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (SK) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (SK) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|[[:Image:Windows (SK) box art - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (SK) box art - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (SK) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[Slovak game manual|manual]]
|-
|-
|Windows
|Windows
|Portuguese
|Hungarian
|Hungary
|B&M
|EVM
|Keep
|[[:Image:Windows (HU) TakeAdvantage release - front.jpg|front]]
|-
|Windows
|Polish
|Poland
|B&M
|GB
|Keep
|[[:Image:Windows (PL) release - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (PL) release - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (PL) release - manual, CD-ROM.jpg|disc]], [[:Category:Manual (Polish, Windows)|manual]]
|-
|Windows
|Portuguese (Brazilian)
|Brazil
|Brazil
|B&M
|GreenLeaf
|Large
|Large
|[[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) box front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) box back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) jewel case back.jpg|jewel case back]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|[[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) box front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) box back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) jewel case back.jpg|jewel case back]], [[:Image:Windows (pt-BR) CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
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|English
|English
|U.S.
|U.S.
|None
|Take-Two Interactive
|Keep
|Keep
|[[:Image:PS2 cover (US) - full.jpg|cover]]
|[[:Image:PS2 cover (US) - full.jpg|cover]], [[:Category:Manual (English, PS2)|manual]]
|-
|PlayStation 2
|English
|U.S.
|None
|Take-Two Interactive
|Holographic Keep
|[[:Image:PS2 cover (US) - holographic.jpg|cover]]
|-
|-
|PlayStation 2
|PlayStation 2
|English
|English
|U.K.
|U.K.
|None
|Take-Two Interactive
|Keep
|Keep
|[[:Image:PS2 cover (UK) - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:PS2 cover (UK) - back.jpg|back]]
|[[:Image:PS2 cover (UK) - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:PS2 cover (UK) - back.jpg|back]], [[:Image:PS2 (UK) - CD-ROM.jpg|disc]]
|-
|PlayStation 2
|English
|Australia
|None
|Jack of All Games
|Keep
|[[:Image:PS2 cover (AU) - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:PS2 cover (AU) - back.jpg|back]]
|-
|PlayStation 2
|French
|France
|None
|Take-Two Interactive
|Keep
|[[:Image:PS2 cover (FR) - front.jpg|front]], [[:Image:PS2 cover (FR) - back.jpg|back]]
|-
|PlayStation 2
|Italian
|Italy
|None
|Take-Two Interactive
|Keep
|
|-
|PlayStation 2
|German
|Germany
|None
|Take-Two Interactive
|Keep
|
|-
|PlayStation 2
|Spanish
|Spain
|None
|Take-Two Interactive
|Keep
|
|}
 
==Illegitimate releases==
{| style="float:right; border:1px solid black;"
|[[Image:Windows (CN) pirate copy - front.jpg|150px]]
|-
|[[Image:Windows (CN) pirate copy - back.jpg|150px]]
|-
|align=center|Looks official, right?
|}
|}
Oni may not be a famous title, but there is always money to be made on bootleg releases, and today these can be offered secondhand for significant amounts of money as if they are historically important collectibles. The asking price for the fake copy on the right: '''''$299.00'''''. This listing for a Chinese-language version of Oni is a physical copy of the game that you can really buy, and it may contain a disc with the data from the legitimate Century Thor release, but the box is entirely fabricated by an unauthorized third party. It ''seems'' legitimate, doesn't it? There's no shortage of logos on it, and what looks like some sort of authentication watermark, so it ''must'' be legitimate… wait, is that [[:Image:Ian McConville - Cracked (color 1280x1024).jpg|a piece of fan art]] on the back? One thing is for sure: this box is not a collector's item any more than a copy of the Mona Lisa which someone has run off their inkjet printer.


[[Category:Oni history]]
[[Category:Oni history]]

Latest revision as of 21:17, 8 August 2025

If you want to look at all of the wiki's images of the game's packaging at once, see Category:Packaging images. If you want to read about the localizations of Oni per se and not the physical form their releases took, see Localizations.
Oni has had some unusual distributions. Click image for details.

This is an attempt to assemble a complete list of Oni's physical releases, a process made difficult by the fact that there were some questionably-official distributions of the game outside of the United States (typically these releases did not translate the game but only some of the packaging, leaving the game itself in English). Also, it's hard to tell which regions received Mac and Windows releases and which only received Windows releases. Thus, this page is a perpetual work in progress.

So far we have 38 releases documented below. We do not attempt to list game bundles which included Oni; these bundles likely did not contain modified versions of Oni but merely whatever version was already distributed in that region. If a distributor is not clearly named on the package, the name of the publisher is used in the Distributor column. Note that a localization (documented at Localizations) is different from a release. A single localization of Oni, e.g. Italian, might have been distributed in several releases.

P.S.: A fun fact about the official localized releases is that the localizers often received more than just the set of files intended for the final game and included everything unknowingly, which is documented HERE.

Official releases

Localization (L10n) legend
Full: The game's dialogue was re-dubbed into the target language and the materials outside the game (packaging, manual) were translated as well.
S&U: The game was not re-dubbed, but the in-game subtitles and game UI text were translated.
B&M: Only the box and manual were translated, and the game data was not altered.
None: This is only true for the original English language version of the game. The U.K. English distribution is also marked as None although the manual was lightly altered.
Packaging terminology legend
Large: Any cardboard box measuring around the same size as Gatefold. These may have a jewel case inside containing the actual game disc.
Gatefold: A cardboard box measuring 7.875" x 9.5" x 1.5" (20 cm x 24.1 cm x 3.8 cm) which has a flap that opens like a book. A jewel case inside contains the game disc. Also comes in a Holographic version with reflective coating.
Compact: A compact nearly-square box (5.5" x 5" x 0.5", 14 cm x 12.7 cm x 1.3 cm) which is also gatefold.
Keep: A keep case is the tall plastic case universally used for PS2 games.
Jewel: This means that the game was sold (to our knowledge) without a box, merely in a standard CD jewel case.
Platform Language Region L10n Distributor Packaging Photos
Windows English U.S. None Jack of All Games Gatefold front, back, inside left, manual
Windows English U.S. None Jack of All Games Holographic Gatefold front (HDR, SDR), back (HDR, SDR), inside left (HDR, SDR), inside right (HDR, SDR), right side, bottom, manual
Macintosh English U.S. None Jack of All Games Gatefold jewel case cover, jewel case insert (inside), jewel case insert (outside), disc, manual
Macintosh English U.S. None Jack of All Games Holographic Gatefold front (HDR, SDR), bottom (HDR, SDR), manual
Macintosh English Canada None Global Star Software Compact front, back, inside left, inside right, disc
Windows English Canada None Global Star Software Compact
Macintosh English U.K. None Feral Interactive Keep front, back, disc
Windows English U.K. None Take-Two Interactive Keep front, back, manual
Macintosh French France Full Feral Interactive Keep manual
Macintosh Italian Italy Full Feral Interactive Keep
Macintosh German Germany Full Feral Interactive Keep back
Windows German Germany Full Take-Two Interactive Jewel front, back, disc, manual
Macintosh Spanish Spain Full Feral Interactive Keep back, disc
Macintosh Japanese Asia Full MediaQuest Large front, back, manual
Windows Japanese Asia Full MediaQuest Large front, back, disc, manual
Windows Chinese (Simplified) (S&U), English (game) China S&U Century Thor Large front
Windows Chinese (Simplified) (S&U), English (game) China S&U Century Thor (re-release) Large front
Windows Chinese (Simplified) (S&U), English (game) China S&U Century Thor (collector's edition) Large front, all contents
Windows Chinese (Simplified) (S&U), English (game) China S&U Century Thor (Zhima Kaimen re-release) Large front, back, disc
Windows Chinese (Traditional) (B&M), English, French, German (game) Taiwan B&M King's International Multimedia Large front, back, left, bottom, jewel case front, jewel case back, disc
Windows Chinese (Traditional) (B&M), English, French, German (game) Taiwan Full Infogrames Taiwan Large front, back, left, bottom
Windows English (B&M), English, French, German (game) Europe Full TakeAdvantage Keep front, back, disc, manual
Windows French (B&M), English, French, German (game) France Full TakeAdvantage Keep cover, disc
Windows English, Italian, Spanish Europe Full TakeAdvantage
Windows English, Italian, Spanish Scandinavia Full
Windows Russian Russia Full Buka Entertainment Jewel front, back, disc
Windows Slovak (B&M), English, French, German (game) Slovakia B&M Kon Tiki Multimedia Keep front, back, disc, manual
Windows Hungarian Hungary B&M EVM Keep front
Windows Polish Poland B&M GB Keep front, back, disc, manual
Windows Portuguese (Brazilian) Brazil B&M GreenLeaf Large front, back, jewel case back, disc
PlayStation 2 English U.S. None Take-Two Interactive Keep cover, manual
PlayStation 2 English U.S. None Take-Two Interactive Holographic Keep cover
PlayStation 2 English U.K. None Take-Two Interactive Keep front, back, disc
PlayStation 2 English Australia None Jack of All Games Keep front, back
PlayStation 2 French France None Take-Two Interactive Keep front, back
PlayStation 2 Italian Italy None Take-Two Interactive Keep
PlayStation 2 German Germany None Take-Two Interactive Keep
PlayStation 2 Spanish Spain None Take-Two Interactive Keep

Illegitimate releases

Windows (CN) pirate copy - front.jpg
Windows (CN) pirate copy - back.jpg
Looks official, right?

Oni may not be a famous title, but there is always money to be made on bootleg releases, and today these can be offered secondhand for significant amounts of money as if they are historically important collectibles. The asking price for the fake copy on the right: $299.00. This listing for a Chinese-language version of Oni is a physical copy of the game that you can really buy, and it may contain a disc with the data from the legitimate Century Thor release, but the box is entirely fabricated by an unauthorized third party. It seems legitimate, doesn't it? There's no shortage of logos on it, and what looks like some sort of authentication watermark, so it must be legitimate… wait, is that a piece of fan art on the back? One thing is for sure: this box is not a collector's item any more than a copy of the Mona Lisa which someone has run off their inkjet printer.

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