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developed by Ecole. It was released in arcades in 2000 then ported to the

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console in 2001 (published by Sammy Entertainment), several months after

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had dropped support for the console. It is the third game in the ''Death Crimson'' series, and the only one to be released outside Japan. The game was also released as ''Guncom 2'' in Europe and in Japan on the

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Gameplay

The game can be played with either a standard controller or a light gun.

Development

''Death Crimson OX'' was developed by Ecole Software.

Reception

The Dreamcast version received "generally unfavourable reviews" according to the

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'' described it as a second-rate '' House of the Dead'' clone. ''

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'' cited a confusing storyline, poor visuals, and new gameplay mechanics which prevent the game from offering any sort of challenge. ''

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'' said that it "gives you plenty of targets, but no real reason to keep pulling the trigger." Eric Bratcher of '' NextGen'' called it "A typical gun game with typical gun game problems: It's too short, too redundant, and too similar to everything else out there. Only the

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would lobby for this one." In Japan, ''

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'' gave it a score of 25 out of 40. Also in Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed the arcade version in their 1 January 2001 issue as the thirteenth most-popular dedicated arcade game of the year 2000.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Death Crimson OX 2000 video games Arcade video games Dreamcast games Dystopian video games Light gun games PlayStation 2 games Sega arcade games Sega video games Video games featuring female protagonists Video games set in 2010 Video games developed in Japan