#Onimusha iso analog series#

In order to defeat the Genma, the Oni clan grant Samanosuke powers from their kind.

Samanosuke joins with the kunoichi Kaede to rescue Yuki and discover demonic creatures known as Genma are the culprits. One of the prominent fighters, Hidemitsu Samanosuke Akechi, receives a letter from his cousin Princess Yuki who is concerned about servants from her castle disappearing. These magical attacks, which vary depending upon which weapon is equipped and other offensive attributes, can be improved throughout the game by accumulation of souls from defeated enemies.Д«ased primarily throughout the Japanese Sengoku period, Onimusha: Warlords starts with the feudal lord Nobunaga Oda being killed during a battle. The player possesses a limited supply of spiritual energy which can be used for magical attacks. The player has an arsenal of weaponry, ranging from katana to elemental-based broadswords. Onimusha is very action-oriented with an emphasis on combat, and employing some horror elements. Actions common to many action-oriented games, such as jumping, grabbing, and climbing over obstacles, cannot be performed in Onimusha games. Characters tend to move slowly and can only slightly increase their speed with the dash maneuver by tapping twice in any direction. The player controls their character using the D-pad (although later games such as Onimusha 3: Demon Siege and Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams introduced analog stick control) and travels in a fairly linear method, able to rotate slowly with the input of an opposing direction. In each game, the protagonist has the ability to absorb Genma souls from defeated enemies, which help to restore health, infuse power in weapons and armor, and provide power for the elemental attacks of special weapons. Gameplay ДЄlthough the protagonist changes in every Onimusha title, he is always a skilled swordsman who embarks on a set mission which involves slaying demons and fearsome enemies during the waning years of the Sengoku period of feudal Japan. In 2012, Capcom announced a browser-based game, Onimusha Soul, which was also scheduled to be released for the PlayStation 3 in Japan in 2014.

#Onimusha iso analog series#

The series was initially planned to be only a trilogy, but a fourth installment, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams was released in 2006. Character movements throughout the series were created using motion capture. People were used as models for other characters in the series, including YЕ«saku Matsuda in Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny and Jean Reno in Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. The central character of the series, Samanosuke Akechi, is modeled after Takeshi Kaneshiro, who also voiced the character.

The half-finished original PlayStation version of Onimusha was scrapped and never released. Onimusha: Warlords was originally being developed for the original PlayStation, but the project was eventually moved to the PlayStation 2. The project was originally intended for the Nintendo 64's 64DD. The series originated in 1997, with Yoshiki Okamoto's idea to create Sengoku Biohazard, a ninja version of Capcom's own 1996 Resident Evil (known as Biohazard in Japan), set in the Sengoku period and featuring a 'ninja house' filled with booby traps, similar to the mansion from Resident Evil, where battles would be fought using swords and shuriken: 'The house will contain hidden doors behind walls, ceilings that fall down to you, scrolls and ninja magic, and many other ninja techniques'. Capcom.ДЄ high-definition remaster of the first game, Onimusha: Warlords, was released in January 2019 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows. As of DecemberВ 31, 2019, the series has sold a total of 8.3 million units worldwide, making it Capcom's eighth best-selling franchise, behind Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Devil May Cry, Dead Rising, and Marvel vs.

The player protagonist wields the power of the Oni, enabling them to fight the Genma, the main enemy in the series. Most of the games are of the action-adventure genre, a combination of third-person hack-and-slash combat and puzzle elements. It makes use of the historic figures that shaped Japan's history, retelling their stories with supernatural elements. Onimusha ( й¬јж¦иЂ…, ' Oni Warrior') is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom.