Maken X

Maken X is a game for the Dreamcast video game console that fits into an subgenre of `first-person slashers`. The game is mainly regarded as a first-person action game because of the realistic elements in gameplay. It is unique in that the main character is the weapon (Maken), rather than a person. The word `Maken` literally translates as `demonic sword`. On the title screen, the `X` is shown to stand for deus ex machina (Latin for `god out of the machine`). The player can control a number of characters via `brainjacking`, which leaves the person a vegetable. The woman displayed on the boxart is the first person controlled when the facility that Maken was created at comes under attack.