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developed by Ecole Software. 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 Sega had dropped support for the console. It is the third and final 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 PlayStation 2.

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 Review aggregator, review aggregation website Metacritic. ''GameSpot'' described it as a second-rate ''The House of the Dead, House of the Dead'' clone. ''IGN'' cited a confusing storyline, poor visuals, and new gameplay mechanics which prevent the game from offering any sort of challenge. ''Game Informer'' said that it "gives you plenty of targets, but no real reason to keep pulling the trigger." Eric Bratcher of ''Next Generation (magazine), 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 National Rifle Association, NRA would lobby for this one." In Japan, ''Famitsu'' 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.

Series

The first game in the series, ''Death Crimson'', was released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn. A sequel, ''Death Crimson 2: Meranito no Saidan'', was released in 1999 for the

. Both games were exclusive to Japan. ''Death Crimson 2'' received an English fan translation patch in 2024.

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