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{{Short description|1995 light gun shooter video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
|title = Project: Horned Owl
| title = Project: Horned Owl
|image = PS1 Project - Horned Owl cover art.jpg
| image = PS1 Project - Horned Owl cover art.jpg
|developer = [[Alfa System]]{{efn|Cutscenes by [[Movic]].}}
| developer = [[Alfa System]]{{efn|[[Japan Studio]] assisted on development. Cutscenes by [[Movic]].}}
|publisher = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| publisher = [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
|director = Naoki Suda<br/>Tatsuya Nagata<br/>Yumiko Morinaga
| director = Naoki Suda<br/>Tatsuya Nagata<br/>Yumiko Morinaga
|producer = Takahiro Kaneko
| producer = Takahiro Kaneko
|designer = Naoki Suda
| designer = Naoki Suda
|programmer = Kaoru Koga<br/>Kouji Yamamoto
| programmer = Kaoru Koga<br/>Kouji Yamamoto
|artist = [[Masamune Shirow]]<br/>Tatsuya Nagata
| artist = [[Masamune Shirow]]<br/>Tatsuya Nagata
|composer = Yoshiaki Ohuchi
| composer = Yoshiaki Ohuchi
|platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|December 29, 1995|NA|August 9, 1996<ref>{{Cite web |date=1998-06-11 |title=PlayStation News @ www.vidgames.com |url=http://www.vidgames.com/ps/misc/1996.html |access-date=2023-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980611181047/http://www.vidgames.com/ps/misc/1996.html |archive-date=1998-06-11 }}</ref>}}
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|December 29, 1995|NA|August 31, 1996}}
|genre = [[Light gun shooter]]
| genre = [[Light gun shooter]]
|modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}
}}


'''''Project: Horned Owl''''' or {{nihongo|'''''Horned Owl'''''|ホーンドアウル|Hōndoauru}}, is a [[light gun shooter]] for the Sony [[PlayStation]]. It was developed by Japanese studio [[Alfa System]]<ref name="HOM25">Horned Owl Japanese instruction manual, Page 25.</ref><ref name="ASA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.alfasystem.net/wwwp/index.php/abroad/|title=海外実績 – Alfasystem}}</ref> with animation studio [[Movic]] providing anime cinematics, and was published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]. The game was released in Japan in 1995, and in North America in 1996. It features character designs by internationally renowned manga artist [[Masamune Shirow]].<ref name="HOM24">Horned Owl Japanese instruction manual, Page 24.</ref> The game was a stylistic predecessor to ''[[Elemental Gearbolt]]'', also developed by Alfa System.<ref name="ASA"/>
'''''Project: Horned Owl''''' or {{nihongo|'''''Horned Owl'''''|ホーンドアウル|Hōndoauru}}, is a [[light gun shooter]] [[video game]] developed by [[Alfa System]]<ref name="ASA">{{Cite web |title=海外実績 – Alfasystem |url=http://www.alfasystem.net/wwwp/index.php/abroad/}}</ref> and published by [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. Sony’s Japan Studio assisted on development while [[Movic]] provided anime cinematics for the game. The game was released in Japan in 1995, and in North America in 1996. It features character designs by manga artist [[Masamune Shirow]].<ref name="HOM24">Horned Owl Japanese instruction manual, Page 24.</ref> The game was a stylistic predecessor to ''[[Elemental Gearbolt]]'', also developed by Alfa System.<ref name="ASA"/>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:PHO screencap.jpg|thumb|left|Project Horned Owl screenshot.]]
[[File:PHO screencap.jpg|thumb|left|Project Horned Owl screenshot.]]


''Project: Horned Owl'' is a basic arcade-style rail shooter, with the action taking place in a first-person perspective. It has the option of utilizing the PlayStation mouse or the Konami light gun. There is a two player co-op as well as single-player mode, both taking place across five city-based levels, where the player controls a giant [[mech]] and fights off a variety of mechanized enemies. At the conclusion of each stage there is generally an anime cutscene.
''Project: Horned Owl'' is an arcade-style rail shooter, with the action taking place in a first-person perspective. It has the option of utilizing the PlayStation mouse or the Konami light gun. There is a two player co-op as well as single-player mode, both taking place across five city-based levels, where the player controls a giant [[mech]] and fights off a variety of mechanized enemies. At the conclusion of each stage there is generally an anime cutscene.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "There are a few highlights, including some nicely-detailed and futuristic 3D environments, lengthy missions, and interactive backgrounds. Also, the game has an overwhelming sense of Japanese style which ''anime'' fans will likely appreciate. For the most part, however, the game is pretty average – nothing wrong with is, just not that much to get excited about."<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=22|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=October 1996|page=171}}</ref>
''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "There are a few highlights, including some nicely-detailed and futuristic 3D environments, lengthy missions, and interactive backgrounds. Also, the game has an overwhelming sense of Japanese style which ''anime'' fans will likely appreciate. For the most part, however, the game is pretty average – nothing wrong with is, just not that much to get excited about."<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=22|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=October 1996|page=171}}</ref>

Aaron Curtiss for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' commented that "even though PlayStation went almost a year without a decent shooter, it finally got one it deserves in Project Horned Owl."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curtiss |first=Aaron |date=1996-11-28 |title=A Hoot to Shoot, Owl Has Outgunned Cop |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-28-ca-3629-story.html |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

Bill Hutchens for ''[[The News Tribune]]'' of [[Tacoma, Washington]] found that while the game can be played using the standard controller, it was "much more fun when played with a light gun".<ref>{{Cite news |date=1996-12-21 |title=Article clipped from The News Tribune |pages=60 |work=The News Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune/123162832/ |access-date=2023-06-14}}</ref>


==Reviews==
==Reviews==
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*''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' (Jul, 1996)
*''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' (Jul, 1996)
*''[[GameFan]]'' (Mar, 1996)
*''[[GameFan]]'' (Mar, 1996)
*[[NowGamer]] - Aug 31, 1996<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nowgamer.com/reviews/playstation/7574/project-horned-owl | title=GamesRadar+ }}</ref>
*[[NowGamer]] - Aug 31, 1996<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nowgamer.com/reviews/playstation/7574/project-horned-owl | title=GamesRadar+ | date=3 July 2023 }}</ref>
*[[IGN]] - Nov 25, 1996<ref>{{cite web | url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/150/150706p1.html | title=Project: Horned Owl | date=26 November 1996 }}</ref>
*[[IGN]] - Nov 25, 1996<ref>{{cite web | url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/150/150706p1.html | title=Project: Horned Owl | date=26 November 1996 }}</ref>
*[[GameSpot]] - Dec 01, 1996<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/projecthornedowl/review.html | title=Project: Horned Owl Review }}</ref>
*[[GameSpot]] - Dec 01, 1996<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/projecthornedowl/review.html | title=Project: Horned Owl Review }}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/project-horned-owl}}
*{{moby game|id=/project-horned-owl}}
*{{imdb title|0433434}}


{{Masamune Shirow}}
{{Masamune Shirow}}


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Revision as of 08:49, 19 July 2024

Project: Horned Owl
Developer(s)Alfa System[a]
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s)Naoki Suda
Tatsuya Nagata
Yumiko Morinaga
Producer(s)Takahiro Kaneko
Designer(s)Naoki Suda
Programmer(s)Kaoru Koga
Kouji Yamamoto
Artist(s)Masamune Shirow
Tatsuya Nagata
Composer(s)Yoshiaki Ohuchi
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: December 29, 1995
  • NA: August 9, 1996[1]
Genre(s)Light gun shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Project: Horned Owl or Horned Owl (ホーンドアウル, Hōndoauru), is a light gun shooter video game developed by Alfa System[2] and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. Sony’s Japan Studio assisted on development while Movic provided anime cinematics for the game. The game was released in Japan in 1995, and in North America in 1996. It features character designs by manga artist Masamune Shirow.[3] The game was a stylistic predecessor to Elemental Gearbolt, also developed by Alfa System.[2]

Gameplay

Project Horned Owl screenshot.

Project: Horned Owl is an arcade-style rail shooter, with the action taking place in a first-person perspective. It has the option of utilizing the PlayStation mouse or the Konami light gun. There is a two player co-op as well as single-player mode, both taking place across five city-based levels, where the player controls a giant mech and fights off a variety of mechanized enemies. At the conclusion of each stage there is generally an anime cutscene.

Plot

The events of the game take place in the somewhat futuristic Metro City, where the player controls one of two Horned Owl Armored Mechanized Unit police officers, Hiro Utsumi or Nash Stolar, as they attempt to take down a terrorist organization known as Metalica.

Development and release

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "There are a few highlights, including some nicely-detailed and futuristic 3D environments, lengthy missions, and interactive backgrounds. Also, the game has an overwhelming sense of Japanese style which anime fans will likely appreciate. For the most part, however, the game is pretty average – nothing wrong with is, just not that much to get excited about."[6]

Aaron Curtiss for the Los Angeles Times commented that "even though PlayStation went almost a year without a decent shooter, it finally got one it deserves in Project Horned Owl."[7]

Bill Hutchens for The News Tribune of Tacoma, Washington found that while the game can be played using the standard controller, it was "much more fun when played with a light gun".[8]

Reviews

Notes

  1. ^ Japan Studio assisted on development. Cutscenes by Movic.

References

  1. ^ "PlayStation News @ www.vidgames.com". June 11, 1998. Archived from the original on June 11, 1998. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "海外実績 – Alfasystem".
  3. ^ Horned Owl Japanese instruction manual, Page 24.
  4. ^ "Project: Horned Owl Review".
  5. ^ "Project: Horned Owl". November 26, 1996.
  6. ^ "Finals". Next Generation. No. 22. Imagine Media. October 1996. p. 171.
  7. ^ Curtiss, Aaron (November 28, 1996). "A Hoot to Shoot, Owl Has Outgunned Cop". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Article clipped from The News Tribune". The News Tribune. December 21, 1996. p. 60. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "GamesRadar+". July 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Project: Horned Owl". November 26, 1996.
  11. ^ "Project: Horned Owl Review".
  12. ^ http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2243&tab=review
  13. ^ http://www.thevideogamecritic.net/psop.htm#Project_Horned_Owl
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