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[[Image:ManPlant12.jpg|thumb|250px|This environment once had much better lighting [[:Image:Ch._2_dynamo_room.jpg|than it does now]].]]
[[Image:ManPlant12.jpg|thumb|250px|This environment once had much better lighting [[:Image:Ch._2_dynamo_room.jpg|than it does now]].]]
[[Image:Oni_MP_at_MacWorld_NY_1999_2.jpg|thumb|250px|The canceled multiplayer mode.]]
[[Image:Oni_MP_at_MacWorld_NY_1999_2.jpg|thumb|250px|The canceled multiplayer mode.]]
The overall consensus of the critical reviews was that the game was good, but not great; Oni has a [https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/oni metascore] of 73/100 from critics, but an 8.6/10 from the website's voters.
The overall consensus of the critical reviews was that the game was good, but not great; Oni has a [https://www.metacritic.com/game/oni metascore] of 73/100 from critics, but an 8.6/10 from the website's voters.


Professional critics tended to dislike the ambitious melee element, complaining of counter-intuitive or unresponsive controls (if they found the game too hard), or the easily accessible basic combos (if they found the game too easy). Some reviewers were unimpressed by environment graphics that were not as rich as other games of the time (the simple look of Oni was partly due to the attempt to mimic animé backgrounds, and partly a result of the game mostly taking place in offices and other man-made, realistic structures).
Professional critics tended to dislike the ambitious melee element, complaining of counter-intuitive or unresponsive controls (if they found the game too hard), or the easily accessible basic combos (if they found the game too easy). Some reviewers were unimpressed by environment graphics that were not as rich as other games of the time (the simple look of Oni was partly due to the attempt to mimic animé backgrounds, and partly a result of the game mostly taking place in offices and other man-made, realistic structures).