The only difference being that Maken Shao is played from a third person perspective view unlike Maken X, where it's played from the first person view. Maken Shao for the PlayStation 2 is a remake of Maken X for the Dreamcast.

Maken Shao is an enhanced remake of the "first-person slasher" Maken X.

In the near future, USA and China are the principal powers trying to get total control over the world. Maken shao-Demon Sword is Enhanced remake of Maken X in Dreamcast, in Maken X gameplay is first-person while in Maken Shao is third-person gameplay, i,m not sure if this game connect to “Shin Megami Tensei series” but this game character/music are done by SMT character designer “Kazuma Kaneko” and SMT Music composer “Shoji Meguro”. Developer(s): Atlus Publisher(s): Atlus (JP), Midas Interactive Entertainment (EU) Genre: Action, Adventure Wikipedia: Link Game description: Maken is a man-made life form created to delve into the human soul and cure mental disease.Take control of this creature in an adventure that takes you across the globe in a battle against a terrorist organization led by a Chinese god. CoolROM.com's game information and ROM (ISO) download page for Maken Shao - Demon Sword (Europe) (Sony Playstation 2). Contributed By: 91210user 1 1 « See More or Submit Your Own!

A special research laboratory has developed Maken, an ancient weapon that can connect to people's minds and change them.