i loved onimusha. i hated onimusha 2. an utter waste of time and money, and i bought it for only 9.99. when i got to the final boss battle, i couldn't help but think 'this is it?' then i tried beating nobunaga a half dozen times or so, but couldnt since i used all my healing items and magic replenishers going into the purple phantom realm. if i had known that the final boss was right after i would have skipped it and whipped him good. so i finished the purple phantom realm and was hurt irreparably and only got some dinky sword. what a tur%. since i completed the whole game on normal i wasn't about to drop to easy mode just to beat the last boss. so i tossed the cd-rom in the garbage, something i had thought about doing quite a few times before as the game never started, and never really got going. a game without a soul. but there were a couple of pretty places with some nice graphics, that is the only positive.

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If u are a gamer this is definetly a good series for your collection (ONIMUSHA SERIES)i can't help but wonder why Capcom refuses to listen to logic the directioinal buttons suck as a main control please!!! Capcom make the anolog joystick an option, ok!!! now back to the game, well the graphics was very pleasant to watch oh i really loved some of the cutscence, this version however fail to capture me as part1 did but all the same it was great.
The characters really did not satistfy intelectual vanities / curiousity, at times the evironment looked familiar, well maybe it's just me ,at times the characters lacked purpose, and at other times served a purpose well maybe. all in all this a good way to past some time hacking and gashing demons, blood ,guts and simple puzzles (what puzzles????)a little to short for me but i give a 4 star (obviously duuuuuuuuuuh)laters folks and gamers..........

Just two words that describe Onimusha 2, absolutely good. It's so much fun to play and I think this is easily one of my favorite new games to play. My favorite character in the whole game is of course Kotaro Fuma, that ninja boy that Jubei meets in Imasho. This is such a great video game, the scenery (in Imasho alone) is gorgeous!

The fighting is fun in this game. The backstories many characters have are great. I didn't really like the character interaction but I can see how some people might like it. Overall, this is a great game.

If you follow my game reviews you know by know that I prefer the long drawn out, story oriented RPG's to those that take less than twenty hours and have a huge kill to puzzle ration. But when the price drops low enough I find it can be worthwhile to play through the more notable games in this genre. Onimusha 2 is certainly one of these.

Being a fan of all things Japanese I find the samurai based plot, which sends Jubei Yagyu, young chief of a clan destroyed by Oda Nobunaga, on a journey of revenge and redemption. Nobunaga is one of the largest figures in Japanese history - a warlord who wielded immense power in the 16th Century. The premise of Onimusha is that Nobunaga died in 1560 and was resurrected as a demon (the historical Nobunage lived until 1580). Jubei's quest exposes him to both human and demonic opponents, one after another, and each more colorful.

Besides the puzzle solving and, often, wholesale slaughter, Samurai's Destiny has you use the Japanese custom of gift giving to cement relationships with five possible companions. The most important of these is Oyu, a mysterious woman who appears dressed as a samurai and quickly wins Jubei's heart. How you trade gifts and fulfill you're your obligations to these characters determines what your experience of the game is, and can provide considerable interest.

The game is beautiful to look at, and generally well animated. My only real irritation it with its insistence on using the direction buttons for character movement. This reduces an otherwise gracefully game to one where poor Jubei often has to bounce of a wall to get to a treasure. Otherwise Samurai's Destiny is a very pleasant diversion.

Onimusha 2 has an incredible incredible story. YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO PLAY THIS IF YOU LIKE VIOLENT AND DIFFICULT GAMES THAT ALL HAVE WONDERFUL GRAPHICS, COOL AND CREEPY BAD GUYS THAT RESULT IN BEING KIND OF LIKE SWEETTOOTH WHICH RESULTS IN THEM BEING MORE VICIOUS THAN CHUCKY. OH MY GOD! YOU DEFINETELY HAVE TO CHECK THIS GAME OUT!