Onimusha: Warlords is 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 gauntlet of the Ogres.

With this new power Samanosuke must fight through the monster-filled halls of Inabayama Castle. As monsters are defeated, their souls are absorbed by the gauntlet, increasing its power. Some souls restore Samanosuke's health and magic, while others can be used to power up weapons, armor, and items. Powering up weapons will increase their damage and the strength of their associated magic, and is also required to pass by special locks throughout the castle. Items will need to be found in one part of the castle to unlock doors or otherwise bypass obstacles elsewhere in the castle, and sometimes the player will take control of Samanosuke's companion Kaede while Samanosuke is incapacitated in some way. Kaede can reach some locations that are beyond Samanosuke as well as pick locks and throw kunai, but she can not absorb souls or open any lock intended for the wearer of the Ogre gauntlet.

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Alternate Titles

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

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Onimusha Warlords	PlayStation 2	$0.01
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PS2 gained a point to envy by hosting this game.	MAT (53335)
Resident Evil in Japan, and there is nothing wrong with that!	Kartanym (10796)

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The Press Says

Futuregamez.net	Aug 24, 2001	91 out of 100	91
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	May 21, 2001		90
Game Informer Magazine	Mar, 2001	9 out of 10	90
Quebec Gamers	Sep 13, 2012	8.4 out of 10	84
Game Revolution	Mar 22, 2001	B+	83
Gamekult	Jul 03, 2001	8 out of 10	80
Retrogaming History	May 01, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Thunderbolt Games	May 19, 2004	7 out of 10	70
All Game Guide	2001		70
The Video Game Critic	Aug 01, 2005	B-	67

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Trivia

In January of 2001, Capcom released Onimusha. And, in the same month, it became the PS2's first 1 million seller.

Source: Capcom Co., Ltd.'s Corporate Page

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