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Release Date: May 23
Reclaim your destiny. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny returns with higher resolution graphics and modernized controls to perform issen critical counter attacks and intense swordplay. Experience this dramatic revenge story set in Feudal Japan. The original game, first released in 2002 on PS2 has intense swordplay and a dramatic revenge story. Play as Jubei Yagyu and make your way through feudal Japan with your allies. Ten years after the lone swordsman, Samanosuke, rose up against an army of demon warriors, Nobunaga's evil campaign continues to wreak havoc across feudal Japan. A young warrior, Jubei, returns home to find his remote and once vibrant village in ruins, destroyed by Nobunaga's minions. With vengeance in his heart, Jubei launches upon an epic and magical quest, which will reveal his ultimate destiny. Like Samanoske before him, Jubei can absorb the souls of defeated monsters to strengthen his weapons and armor. Monsters can be defeated either by attacking them until their health is depleted, or by striking them at the very instant before they hit Jubei. This will make Jubei preform an Issen attack which destroys in a single blow. Jubei can find or buy treasures in the first half of the game, and give these to companions he meets, befriending them. Based on who Jubei befriends the events of the game will change. This game has additional language support adapted from the original script.Additional features include: New Gallery mode where you can view over 100 sketches by the game's character designer, Keita Amemiya; New digital soundtrack selection with all 43 tracks from the original soundtrack; Hell mode difficulty (game over after taking one strike); The Man in Black, Team Oni, and Puzzle Phantom Realm mini games will be available to play at the very beginning; Auto-save feature and easy weapon switch for improved playability. You can also get a special outfit for Jubei if you have Onimusha: Warlords on Steam. |
