Onimusha: Warlords

Description

Set in 16th Century Japan, during the period of the civil war dominated by Nobunaga Oda. You play Samanosuke Akechi, who dies during an attempt to stop the kidnapping of young princess Yuki, the sister to Yoshitatsu Saito. However, Akechi is given another chance at life, and is handed the power of the gauntlet (capable of powerful abilities).

With this new power, you must fight your way through the many levels of un-dead beings (much like another Capcom series, Resident Evil). As you defeat the enemy, it's soul is absorbed by the gauntlet, increasing its power, and your chances of victory.

Alternate Titles

• "鬼武者" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Onimusha: Путь Самурая" -- Russian title
• "Guiwuzhe" -- Chinese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Japanese Sengoku period
• Onimusha series
• PlayStation 2 greatest hits releases

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User Reviews

PS2 gained a point to envy by hosting this game.	PlayStation 2	MAT (35183)
Resident Evil in Japan, and there is nothing wrong with that!	PlayStation 2	Kartanym (9910)

The Press Says

Gamezilla	PlayStation 2	Apr 11, 2001	96 out of 100	96
Futuregamez.net	PlayStation 2	Aug 24, 2001	91 out of 100	91
PSX Extreme	PlayStation 2	Mar 12, 2001	9 out of 10	90
4Players.de	PlayStation 2	Jul 06, 2001	89 out of 100	89
IGN	PlayStation 2	Mar 14, 2001	8.9 out of 10	89
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Mar, 2001	8.75 out of 10	88
Gaming Target	PlayStation 2	Feb 21, 2002	8.7 out of 10	87
GameSpot	PlayStation 2	Mar 08, 2001	8.4 out of 10	84
Thunderbolt Games	PlayStation 2	May 19, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Gameplanet	PlayStation 2	Aug 29, 2001		70

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Trivia

Onimusha places itself within historical context by including some real historical figures. Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi show up as villains, while Imagawa Yoshitomo makes a very brief, and final appearance in the introduction movie. Even the hero is the nephew of Akechi Mitsuhide, the infamous retainer of Nobunaga who eventually betrayed him.

While tales attribute Nobunaga's ruthlessness to some evil or demonic nature, the events of the game are, of course, completely fictional (aside from Nobunaga's attack on Yoshitomo's troops).