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{{Hatnote|See [[Credits]] for a complete list of the names behind Oni as well as links to interviews with key members of the Oni team.}} | {{Hatnote|See [[Credits]] for a complete list of the names behind Oni as well as links to interviews with key members of the Oni team.}} | ||
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'''Oni''' is an action video game developed by [[Bungie West]], a satellite studio of [[wp:Bungie|Bungie]], and released in the U.S. on January 29, 2001<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030417135941/http://www.godgames.com/main.php?section=news&page=press&pr=ONI_Ships Godgames.com, "Gathering of Developers Ships Oni Nationwide for the PC and Macintosh", Jan. 29, 2001]; see "Release" section for | '''Oni''' is an action video game developed by [[Bungie West]], a satellite studio of [[wp:Bungie|Bungie]], and released in the U.S. on January 29, 2001<ref name=GOD-release>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030417135941/http://www.godgames.com/main.php?section=news&page=press&pr=ONI_Ships Godgames.com, "Gathering of Developers Ships Oni Nationwide for the PC and Macintosh", Jan. 29, 2001]. This is referring to the U.S. release; see "Release" section for info on other releases.</ref><ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/oni-receives-final-approval/1100-2676645/ GameSpot, "Oni Receives Final Approval".]</ref> for Windows, Macintosh, and PlayStation 2. | ||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
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==Release== | ==Release== | ||
Oni was finally released, much later than originally expected | Oni was finally released, much later than originally expected, at the end of January 2001 in the United States.<ref>[http://oni.bungie.org/newsarchives/2001/jan01.html Oni Central News Archive, Jan. 2001].</ref> The game retailed for $39.99 and was rated "T" for Teen by the [[wp:Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]].<ref name=GOD-release /> | ||
Oni was translated into other languages, including Russian, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.<ref>[http://oni.bungie.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2102 OCF thread, "What language is your copy of Oni in?", Sep. 2011].</ref> The Mac and PS2 European-language releases were delayed until March 2001. The Japanese releases for Windows/Mac didn't come out until the fall of 2001. Oni's localizations generally included re-dubbed dialogue, except for the Chinese localization which only translated the in-game text. Unofficial distributions of the game were made in additional languages such as [[Slovak game manual|Slovak]] by only translating the manual and not changing any of the data on the game disc. The localizations were critical to building Oni's fan base, much of which is outside of primarily-English-speaking countries. | |||
Oni's storyline is fairly straightforward, although it has been called "understated". Because the story takes place over about a week and a half in the game's timeline, there is little room to develop the characters or setting, although large amounts of additional information are to be found in consoles scattered throughout the levels. | Oni's storyline is fairly straightforward, although it has been called "understated". Because the story takes place over about a week and a half in the game's timeline, there is little room to develop the characters or setting, although large amounts of additional information are to be found in consoles scattered throughout the levels. | ||