Ōkami

Description

From Capcom's Clover studios, the team behind Viewtiful Joe 2, comes a 3-D cell shaded action adventure in the world of feudal Japan. Ōkami tells the tale of a wolf-goddess named Amaterasu who must prevent an evil being known as Orochi from taking over the beautiful world of feudal Japan. Ōkami takes the already well established cell shading technique and turns it into a traditional Hokusai-style Japanese woodblock print visual.

To give the player a sense of being in a painting, Amaterasu is given a paint brush in which the player can cut enemies down with, create bridges or wind, and restore the forest to its natural beauty. With each defeated enemy, color returns and the natural life force slowly regenerates. While playing, players call up a canvas where they can draw with the celestial brush. New abilities and techniques are acquired as you progress.

Ōkami is filled with large worlds and dungeons to explore on your quest to restore the lush trees and wildlife to their former glory. Many monsters and large epic boss battles come between Amaterasu and her goal. To fulfill her objective there will be many people along the way that will help her if she helps them.

Alternate Titles

• "大神" -- Japanese spelling
• "Okami" -- Common Roman alphabet spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Cel shaded games
• Drawing games
• Games with fishing

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User Reviews

Oh Amaterasu, origin of all that is good and mother to all PS2 games	PlayStation 2	Solid Flamingo (1277)
A Strikingly Beautiful Adventure	PlayStation 2	Ben K (19178)

The Press Says

GameSpy	PlayStation 2	Sep 18, 2006		100
Gaming Nexus	PlayStation 2	Oct 03, 2006	A	100
Ferrago Ltd. (play.tm)	Wii	Jun 28, 2008	97 out of 100	97
TotalPlayStation	PlayStation 2	Sep 19, 2006	9.5 out of 10	95
DarkZero	PlayStation 2	Feb 04, 2007	9.5 out of 10	95
Wonderwallweb.com	Wii	Jun 22, 2008	9.5 out of 10	95
GameZone	Wii	Apr 29, 2008	9.3 out of 10	93
PAL Gaming Network (PALGN)	PlayStation 2	Feb 14, 2007	9 out of 10	90
Hooked Gamers	Wii	Apr 25, 2008	8 out of 10	80
ntsc-uk	PlayStation 2	May, 2006	8 out of 10	80

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Trivia

The game's title, Ōkami is spelled in Japanese as 大神, meaning "great god" (or goddess). However, the Japanese word for "wolf" (狼) is also pronounced exactly the same way. Quite fitting, considering the heroine of the game is a goddess and a wolf at the same time!