Press coverage

This page lists all the written articles we can find about Oni: press releases, previews, reviews, interviews and retrospectives. These articles have been grouped under the terms "preview" and "review" for simplicity's sake. For trailers, early footage and video reviews, see the Videos article.

English

Previews

• 3D Action Planet - First Look (June 13, 1999)
• 3D Action Planet - Post E3 Second Look (June 27, 2000)
• 3D Action Planet - The New Action Heroines (July 10, 2000)
• 3D Action Planet - Where The Hell Is... Oni? (August 7, 2000)
• 3D Action Planet - Oni demo review (December 25, 2000)
• 3dfx Gamers - The Word on Oni (April 2000)
• Action Trip - Oni First Look (December 21, 2000)
• The Adrenaline Vault - Doug Zartman interview (August 1999)
• Bungie.org – see "Oni Central"
• CNET Gamecenter.com - Oni preview (May 4, 1999)
• Computer Games Online - Oni - First impressions of Bungie's long-awaited anime fighter (January 18, 2001)
• ConsoleDomain - Oni - Preview (no date)
• DailyRadar - Oni preview 1 (October 18, 1999)
• DailyRadar - Oni preview 2 (May 12, 2000)
• DailyRadar - Oni preview 3 (November 17, 2000)
• DailyRadar - Oni preview 4 (January 9, 2001)
• FGN Online - Sony Approves Oni (January 22, 2001)
• Firing Squad - Oni Preview and Interview with Hamilton Chu (July 19, 1999)
• Firing Squad - Oni First Impressions (January 19, 2001)
• GA-Source - Oni First Look (May 18, 1999)
• GA-Source - Doug Zartman interview (July 2 or August 2, 1999)
• GA-Source - Final Preview (July 3, 1999)
• Game Post - Oni preview (October 1999)
• Games Domain - The Pink Aisle: Interview with Quinn Dunki (September 2, 1999)
• Games Domain - Oni demo review (December 2000)
• GameSpot published an inordinate number of items on Oni throughout its development:
  • All GameSpot Oni news items
  • GameSpot - Bungie's Jump to Oni (December 21, 1999)
  • GameSpot's Ones to Watch - Editor's Choice: The Games of E3 1999 (May 1999)
  • Not listed above is an extensive piece with a Hamilton Chu interview that has gone offline: partially archived version (April 27, 2000, 2 of 4 pages)
  • GameSpot - Oni Preview (June 15, 2000)
• GameSpot UK - Oni Enters A New Era (February 15, 2000)
• Game Spy - Oni (November 2000)
• Game Surge - Oni Preview (June 29, 2000)
• GamePen - Oni preview (August 12, 1999)
• Gamer's Republic - Oni Preview (cover story) with interview of Alex Seropian and Sam Houser - Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5
• gamersyndicate - Preview: Oni (May 26, 2000)
• Gamertech - Oni preview (February 7, 2000)
• GameStar preview (April 5, 2000)
• Gaming Age - First Impressions: Oni (PC) (January 19, 2001)
• Happy Puppy - Oni for PS2 preview (May 15, 2000)
• IGN - Original Oni announcement (November 23, 1998)
• IGN - E3 Update (May 15, 1999)
• IGN - Oni Interview - Hamilton Chu (August 23, 1999)
• IGN PS2 - Oni preview (January 19, 2001)
• Inside Mac Games - Brent Pease interview (February 1999)
• Inside Mac Games - Sneak Preview: Oni (November 1999) (last page missing)
• Inside Mac Games - David Dunn interview (January 2000)
• Inside Mac Games - Pease and Okita interviews (May 2000)
• Inside Mac Games - Oni E3 2000 preview (May 15, 2000)
• Inside PS2 Games - Rockstar Games Hosts Oni PS2 Launch Event (no date)
• IntelGamer - Oni - Demo Review (no date)
• Intelligamer - Oni (February 2001)
• MacAddict - Game Preview: Bungie's Oni (February 16, 1999) (written by Jennifer Ho)
• MacGamer's Ledge - Interview with Lorraine Reyes, Art Director/Creative Director of Marketing at Bungie Software (June 1999)
• Macnews.de - Doug Zartman interview (translated) (January 7, 2000)
• MacNN - Bungie reveals Oni characters (November 28, 2000)
• MacNN - In-depth Preview: Oni (December 1, 2000)
• MacNN - Editorial: The New Face of Gaming (editorial on removal of blood from Oni, with many comments from readers) (December 13, 2000)
• Mindless Games - Oni demo review (no date)
• Oni Central's big interview with Bungie West (August 16, 1999)
• Oni Central interview with Marty O'Donnell (April 26, 2000)
• Oni Central interview with Lorraine Reyes (November 21, 2000)
• Online Game Review - Oni Preview / Demo Review (no date)
• PC Gameworld - E3 preview (August 1999)
• PCrivals - Oni demo review (no date)
• PlayStation Magazine - Oni (June 2000)
• PlayStation Magazine - Oni (July 2000)
• San Francisco Chronicle - Forget Lara Croft - The New Women Warriors (July 6, 2000)
• SpieleCity - Oni Preview (translated from German) (October 1, 2000)
• Stomped - Oni First Look (at the gold master) (January 4, 2001)
• The Entertainment Depot - Oni demo review (no date)
• The Stratos Group - Oni demo review (December 22, 2000)
• Tokyo Pop - Lady Killer (no date)
• USA Today teaser (May 15, 2000)

Reviews

• 3D Game Force - Oni (February 12, 2001)
• 3D Rage - Oni Review (first two pages only) (January 15, 2001)
• Action Trip - Oni Review (January 26, 2001)
• Adrenaline Vault - Oni (January 22, 2001)
• All Oni (Eclipse Gaming Network) - Oni (no date)
• Allgame - Oni Review (PC) (no date)
• Allgame - Oni Review (PS2) (no date)
• Anime Australia - Oni (no date)
• Apple - Conquering Demons: Bungie on Oni (February 2001)
• Cincinnati Enquirer - 'Oni' fun in spite of flaws (March 7, 2001)
• Computer and Video Games - Oni Review (August 13, 2001)
• Computer Games Online - Oni (January 26, 2001)
• Daily Illini - Oni the Lonely (no date)
• Daily Radar - Oni (PC) (no date)
• Daily Radar - Oni (PS2) (no date)
• Daily Radar UK - Oni (no date)
• DigitalExtremists - ONI Review (January 31, 2001)
• Download Safari - Oni (no date)
• Electric Games - Oni (February 12, 2001)
• Electric Playground - Oni (no date)
• Electronic Gaming Monthly - Oni Review (PS2) (March 6, 2001)
• ESCmag - Oni (February 10, 2001)
• Eurogamer - Oni Review (February 8, 2001)
• FEED - Interview with Hardy LeBel (February 15, 2001)
• Firing Squad - Oni Review (January 30, 2001)
• Game Doctor - SyX's Review of: Oni (February 8, 2001)
• Game Monkey - Worthless, lame ass game (no date)
• Game Over - Everybody was kung fu fighting (January 25, 2001)
• Game Revolution - Shoulda Been an "Oni" Child... (January 1, 2001)
• Game Revolution - For Your Eyes "Oni"! (PS2) (February 2001)
• Game-Guru - Oni (no date)
• GameInformer - Oni Review (PS2) (no date)
• Gameloft - Oni (no date)
• GamePen - Oni (January 29, 2001)
• GamePower - Oni (What WE say) (no date) (last page missing)
• GamePro - Oni Review (PS2) (January 29, 2001)
• Gamer's Sanctuary - Oni (no date)
• GameRaiders - Oni (January 16, 2001)
• Gamers Crypt - Oni (no date)
• Gamers Hell - Oni Review (no date)
• games xtreme - Oni Review (January 4, 2001)
• Games Domain - Oni - Main Review (no date)
• Games-Center Network - Oni (no date)
• GamesFirst! - Oni (no date)
• gamesmack.org - Bungie's Oni (February 9, 2001)
• Gamesmania - One and Oni (no date)
• GameSpot - Oni Review (PC) (January 17, 2001)
• GameSpot - Oni Review (PS2) (January 31, 2001)
• GameSpot UK - Oni Review (January 19, 2001)
• GameSpy - Oni Review (PC) (January 2001)
• GameSpy - Oni Review (PS2) (February 14, 2001)
• Gameunit - ONI (February 9, 2001)
• Gamezilla! - Oni (February 12, 2001)
• GameZone - Oni Review (PC) (January 9, 2001)
• GameZone - Oni Review (PS2) (April 23, 2001)
• Gaming Age - Oni (no date)
• Happy Puppy - Oni (Windows) (January 26, 2001)
• Head 2 Head - Oni (no date)
• Hypothermia - Michael Evans interview (no date)
• IGN - Oni Review (January 30, 2001)
• Inside Mac Games - Oni Review (January 29, 2001)
• Inside PS2 Games - Oni (no date)
• IntelGamer - ONI - The Review (no date)
• MacAddict - Oni - Page 1, Page 2 (April 2001) (written by Frank O'Connor before he was employed by Bungie), Oni Oddities (cheat codes) (May 2001)
• MacFormat - Oni - Page 1, Page 2 (March 2001)
• MacGameNews - Oni (no date)
• MacGamer - There's Something About Oni (no date)
• MacGamer - Ghost in the Shell (a review of GitS and comparison to Oni) (no date)
• MacGamer - Interview: Devin Winterbottom (no date)
• MacNN - Oni (January 29, 2001)
• Mammoth.com.au - Oni (PC) Review (December 5, 2000 (is that correct though?))
• Maximum3D - Oni Review (no date)
• Media & Games Online Network - Oni (February 1, 2001)
• Mindless Games - ONI (no date)
• MPOG - Oni: Anime action at its best (January 27, 2001)
• New York Times - GAME THEORY; Guns, And Fists, for Hire (January 25, 2001)
• Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine (March 13, 2001)
• Old Married Guys - Game Review: Oni (January 14, 2001)
• Online Game Review - Oni (no date)
• Outer-Edge - Oni (March 4, 2001)
• PC Gamer UK - Oni fools rush in (January 2001)
• PC GamerWeb - Oni (no date)
• Playboy - Anime Adventure: Oni (March 5, 2001)
• Reviewboard.com - ONI (no date)
• Stomped - Oni Review (January 25, 2001)
• Stuff Magazine - Femme Fatal (by way of rampancy.net) (February 2001)
• Swanky Games - Oni Review (January 22, 2001)
• Tech Extreme - Oni Review (February 9, 2001)
• The Armchair Empire - Oni Review (no date)
• The Corporation - Mr. Galt's Oni Review (February 14, 2001)
• The Junkyard - Oni Review (January 14, 2001)
• The Mushroom - Oni (February 13, 2001)
• Threshed - Oni - Page 1, Page 2 (no date)
• WAGZ - Oni (no date)
• Wewp! Entertainment - Review - Oni (March 7, 2001)
• Women Gamers - Oni Review (February 28, 2001)
• Women Gamers - Oni Demo Review (no date)
• X-treme Gaming Radio - Chimera (Oni Review) (January 13, 2001)

Retrospectives

• MacGamer - Hello Again: Oni Returns (December 2010)
• Glixel - Flashback: 'Oni', Bungie's Cult Classic Inspired by 'Ghost in the Shell' (Alex Okita interview) (March 30, 2017)

Misc.

• Oni Central - Old Site
• Oni Central - Reviews

German

Previews

• GameStar - Schlagkräftige Anime-Agentin: Page 1, Page 2 (May 2000)

Reviews

• Der Grenadier - Oni Review (no date)
• Game Captain - Oni Review (February 6, 2001)
• Game Ed - Oni Review (no date)
• Game Star - Ruck, zuck, ist die Lippe dick (March 2001)
• Gameplex - Review: Oni (February 4, 2001)
• GamersUnitedNetwork - Oni (February 19, 2001)
• Games Welt - Oni Review (January 22, 2001)
• GamesWeb - Oni Review (no date)
• Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst - Die Konstruktion von weiblichen Repräsentationsbildern in Computerspielen: Oni (no date)
• Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst - Lara, Julie und Alice. Zur Charakterisierung der Heldin im Computerspiel (no date)
• PC Games - Manche Frauen haben Haue gern (March 7, 2001)
• Psycko Manga - Oni Review (no date)
• Satt.org - Oni Review (June 2001)
• Spielbar - A German review esp. about Konoko
• SpieleCity preview (September 30, 2000)
• Spieletipps.de - Oni Test (February 6, 2001)