I recently bought Onimusha for the PS2 and let me tell you, that was the best four dollars I've ever spent.



The opening movie had me on the edge of my seat, it was so perfect in every way. And it should be, for a game that got the award for best game of 2001. And the game could win awards even 6 years later in today's market.

First of all, let me tell you the basic idea of Onimusha, it follows a man named Samanosuke in feudal japan. But demons stand in his way of rescuing princess Yuki and all of his other tasks. The game, as easily as I can put it is Prince of Persia meets Death By Degrees meets Silent Hill 4. If you liked any of those games you're in for a serious treat with this game.

Prince of Persia likeness comes from you running around in changing camera angles and realistic combat.
Death By Degrees likeness comes from collecting things around the level and solving super hard puzzles.
Silent Hill 4 comes from the monsters and you fighting them. If you played Silent hill 4 you know that if you let your guard down or do something stupid, you're toast. The demons are seriously frightening but you have to pull your composure together and slay them.



This game is actually like the show Inuyasha, but some Onimusha fans would get pissed if they hear someone relating it to that.

Onto the Rating:
1 out of 10, 10 being the highest

Difficulty: 7
The game is really hard with all the demons you have to fight and if you die, you have go all the way back to your last save, but you can only save in front of a magic mirror. If you die enough times the game will ask you if you want the difficulty to go on easy, like Death By Degrees. The hardest part about this game is the movement, even when you get used to the Digital Pad to move like a playstation 1 game, you can still get stuck in a corner fighting monsters and go the wrong way

Graphics: 7
Like I said, the opening CGI was breathtaking, but in game graphics fall short, but they're good enough damnit

Sound: 7
The sound effects make my mom want to leave the room when I slay demons, it makes her too scared. You've done your job Onimusha, you've done your job

Violence: 9
The violence is so awesome! When you start the game there's actually a huge warning about the levels of blood and violence. Neat!

Realism: 10
I give it a 10 because anytime you can face a mountain sized demon and actually get frightened by it is rare in a game, but it's a kickass value in a game. Unlike some other games where you can just slice a huge monster down the middle without even thinking

Replay Value: 4
This game could really draw someone away from it if they're not into things like this. And the odds of someone getting stuck and starting their game over is slim, because you have to wait through the movie sequences

Overall: 9
Onimusha kicks ass and takes names.

Final Verdict
Buy it
You absolutely need to spend the 4 dollars on this game. This is the best deal for a video game I've ever seen!