Atlus has released the first screenshots from Maken Shao for the Sony PlayStation 2. The company has opened a limited section on its Japanese Web site for the game, which will be played in the third-person perspective. The original Dreamcast game, Maken X, was played in the first-person perspective. Maken Shao will be released on the DVD format, and it currently has a tentative 2001 Japanese release date. A North American release date has not been announced at this time.