Oni (W32)

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Oni
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Platform: Windows 32
Year: 2001
Developer: Bungie West and Rockstar Toronto
This page is for the Win32 version. For other games in the series, see Oni.

Oni (奥妮 (Aoni) in Chinese, Они in Russian, ONi/鬼 in Japanese), is a game inspired by the manga/anime Ghost in the Shell, developed by Bungie West and Rockstar Canada and distributed by Gathering of Developers and Rockstar Games for Mac, Windows and Sony PlayStation 2 in 2001. The original builds of the game by Bungie West were for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, and this was the foundation for the PS2 version.

The game takes place in 2032. The world has turned into a dystopia; the earth is polluted to the point that it is gradually becoming uninhabitable. In order to solve a worldwide economic crisis, the nations unite into a whole: the World Coalition Government (WCG). To prevent people from realizing that the so-called Wilderness Preserves are dangerous and full of toxic substances. the WCG spies on the population, suppresses opposition, and uses the Technology Crimes Task Force (TCTF) to limit access to restricted technology. Our hero is a TCTF agent code-named Konoko (real name Mai Hasegawa). She starts off doing regular police work, but soon learns that her employer has been keeping her past a secret.

As she embarks on a quest of self-discovery, she turns against the TCTF. Players learn more about her family's background as they battle the TCTF and their biggest enemies, the equally massive criminal organization known as the Syndicate. During the climax of the game, Konoko discovers the Syndicate's plan to cause the world's Atmospheric Conversion Centers (the air processing facilities necessary to keep the majority of the world's population alive) to have a catastrophic failure. She manages to partially thwart the conspiracy and save part of humanity.

Screenshots

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Oni anime intro

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Title screen

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Chapter 00 - Combat Training

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Cinematic 1

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Gameplay 1

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Gameplay 2

Music

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Oni features a mixture of upbeat techno music by Power of Seven (consisting of Paul Sebastien and contractor Brian Salter), as well as more cinematic pieces by TotalAudio (Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori). Despite Salter composing roughly half of the soundtrack, he is not credited in-game nor on the soundtrack release, and was not aware that his tracks were used; this led to him remixing them for his album Missing Scenes.

Recording

The recordings were made by converting the compressed soundtrack in the DAT/RAW files to WAV files and then to OGG.

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Oni (Intro anime) Martin O'Donnell, Michael SalvatoriMartin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 1:21
Download
02 Trailer Paul SebastienPaul Sebastien 2:13
Download
03 East Wind Brian SalterBrian Salter 3:13
Download
04 Searching Martin O'Donnell, Michael SalvatoriMartin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 1:56
Download
05 Pursuit Brian SalterBrian Salter 1:27
Download
06 Loss Martin O'Donnell, Michael SalvatoriMartin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 0:29
Download
07 Hurry Martin O'Donnell, Michael SalvatoriMartin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 0:39
Download
08 Fight Brian SalterBrian Salter 4:39
Download
09 Internal Space Brian SalterBrian Salter 2:05
Download
10 Ambient Suite Martin O'Donnell, Michael SalvatoriMartin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 6:37
Download
11 Farewell Martin O'Donnell, Michael SalvatoriMartin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 2:03
Download
12 Konoko Chase Brian SalterBrian Salter 2:03
Download
13 Oni Fever Brian SalterBrian Salter 1:47
Download
14 Hunt Martin O'Donnell, Michael SalvatoriMartin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 2:03
Download
15 Whirled Piece Brian SalterBrian Salter 1:34
Download
16 End Titles Martin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Paul SebastienMartin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori 5:34
Download

Credits

(Source: Game)

The credits are displayed after the game has been beaten.

Game Rip

Format

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The soundtrack is compressed in the DAT files, containing digital audio.

Albums

Releases

  USA.svg   USA
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Title: Oni
Platform: Windows 32
Released: 2001-01-29
Publisher: Gathering of Developers, Inc.
  Brazil.svg   Brazil
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Title: Oni
Platform: Windows 32
Released: 2001-01-29
Publisher: GreenLeaf
  UK.svg   UK
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Title: Oni
Platform: Windows 98/2000/Millennium Edition
Released: 2001-01-26
Publisher: Take Two Interactive
  France.svg   France
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Title: Oni
Platform: Windows 98/2000/Millennium Edition
Released: 2001-01-26
Publisher: Take Two Interactive
  Italy.svg   Italy
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Title: Oni
Platform: Windows 98/2000/Millennium Edition
Released: 2001-01-30
Publisher: Take Two Interactive
  Germany.svg   Germany
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Title: Oni
Platform: Windows 98/2000/Millennium Edition
Released: 2001-01-30
Publisher: Take Two Interactive GmbH
  Russia.svg   Russia
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Title: Они (Oni)
Platform: Windows 32
Released: 2001-03-02
Publisher: Buka Entertainment
  South Africa.svg   South Africa
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Title: Оni for Windows
Platform: Windows 98/Me
Released: 2001-03-02
Publisher: Bungie West
  China.svg   China
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Title: 奥妮 (Aoni)
Platform: Windows 32
Released: 2001-10-26
Publisher: Infogrames Ltd.
  Japan.svg   Japan
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Title: (Oni)
Platform: Windows 32
Released: 2001-10-25
Publisher: MediaQuest

Links


Oni
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Notable Personnel Michael Salvatori • Martin O'Donnell • Paul Sebastien • Brian Salter
Notable Companies Bungie • Rockstar Toronto