puzzle elements. Skittrell generally found the game's substance lacking, but enjoyed the brainjacking feature. Multiple reviewers faulted the controls as cumbersome or inappropriate for the gameplay. Coward praised the "slick and glitch-free" environments, while Gantayat gave unanimous praise to both the game's graphics and its character designs. Mielke gave particular praise to Kaneko's character designs, and like Coward noted the environments as being free of glitches and running smooth while maintaining quality. Skittrell called the environmental graphics "super-crisp but lifeless and bland", a sentiment shared by Edge. Upon its release in Japan, Maken X reached #6 in gaming charts. With sales of around 66,000 units, the game was the best-selling new Dreamcast release of the week, selling through nearly 73% of its shipments. The game's total sales as of 2004 have reached over 70,800 units, ranking as the 50th best-selling Dreamcast game in Japan. Maken Shao entered Japanese charts at #2, coming in behind Phantasy Star Online Ver 2 and ahead of the PlayStation port of Shin Megami Tensei. Total sales for Maken Shao in Japan during 2001 stand at just over 40,000 units. Notes References External links 1999 video games Atlus games Dreamcast games First-person video games Hack and slash games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation Network games Seinen manga Video games about demons Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring female protagonists Video game remakes Video games scored by Shoji Meguro Video games set in India Video games set in Portugal Video games set in Russia Video games set in Hong Kong