Oni 2001

Is it still worth playing?

Bungie West's 2001 third person action game for Windows, Mac OS and PlayStation 2, set in 2032, when Earth is heavily polluted and little of it is habitable. Nations have merged into a totalitarian World Coalition Government, and its police force, the Technological Crimes Task Force, suppresses opposition. You play Konoko, who starts out working for the force, learns that her employers have kept secrets about her past and sets out to uncover them. Melee combat is the most effective way to defeat enemies, with punches, kicks and throws, and stronger moves and combos unlock in later levels. There are ten guns, but you carry only one at a time and ammunition is scarce. There are fourteen levels, each fully open to explore. You still get fights that favor your fists over scarce ammunition, and each encounter is a hand to hand duel.