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Best game for PS2 so far!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is definately the best game for PS2 as of now! If you like the "Resident Evil" games, this is the game for you! It is basically the same thing as "Resident Evil", except you fight with swords and magic, and you can upgrade them throughout the game. Also, when you walk through doors and down stairs, it isn't as annoying as the "Resident Evil" games. The only reason I only gave it four stars instead of five is because its a little short, it only takes about 10 or less hours to beat the first time you play it. But, I would reccomend this game to anybody who likes the action type games. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Awsome Idea, Not that long

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game started in the right diretion. The graphis are great, gameplay is great, hell i could've kept playing just to take souls. One thing it lacked greatly,however, is difficulty. This game was way too easy, and only took me five hrs to beat. Needless to say i took this one back after beating it, and invested in a sports game.

Onimusha is a great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Have you ever wonder what Resident evil would be like if set in japans past? Well here is your chance to find out. The opening cinematic is great it really pulls you in to the story line. The game play is smooth, there was a few times when I was playing it the game paused to load. The visuals are stunning. The controls are simple but effective. The options are nice you can set the game to have the Japanese's or English subtitles or Dialog the English dialog is kind'a of lame so I just use the subtitles. All in all the game is great.

excellent game!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I waited this game for about a month and read all the reviews. With my expection, the graphic of the game is superb. Intro scene was movie-like where characters were almost look like real people. Although graphic was great, the story line was kind of cheesy. And it was not clear what is going on in the beginning. Still, the fighting enemy, looking for a items, and solving chest puzzle was fun. However, the control of the game can be very confusing and annoying. Since the forward button is always up, when you walking down on the screen, you can confuse and press down button where you backward instead of walking forward. This can be annoying for first 15 min but you will get use to it. Another bad control was that it is kind of hard to face the enemy. Although it does it automatically when you press the attack button, it would have been nice if they have a button to face the enemy like Soul Reaver. Overall the game is very easy to learn and fun. If you are looking for adventure game, this is a great game to have. I have not finished the game, but I can not hardly wait to play again. Since I did not finished the game yet, if you want to know what is the re-play value of the game, read other reviews.

Wow

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game but it is not that inovative there is one lv where you just smash buttons. but it is a great game i love it But, it is only 5 hours long so if you spend lots of time on a game just rent it .but it has a good replay value Onimusha 2 is on the way to so this will be good for a couple of weeks so this is a must buy or rent it is a fighting/action/adventure game it is great but I just wish it was longer...

WOW! Need I say more?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been hearing about this game for months before I actually bought it! I have to say that everything I have heard and read is absolutly true. I am a huge Resident Evil fan so this game is the end all and be all for me! The story line is great, the graphic along with the over all feel of the game are outstanding! This is just an over all fun, and beautifully done game, an absolute must have for all Resident Evil fans. Don't miss this one!

Only 6 hours, but an impressive 6 hours

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The first and foremost thing about this game that jumps out at me is that it took me five hours of game time to beat it. Including my deaths and needing to reply it couldn't have been more than six hours. For a storyline game, meaning replay values is small, six hours is far too short. Because of the small amount of play involved, this is not a game to buy. That being said, this is a great game to rent!

This is not a puzzle game; this is an action game. The puzzles mostly revolved around a door being locked and you having to run down a different corridor until you get the key. There are also a few boxes that have scrambled numbers on them which you must put into the correct order to open, a room where levers must be pulled in the right order, and a trapped floor that requires a little thought and the use of both your characters to safely get across. That's the limit of the puzzle aspect of the game and that's fine, because this is an action game.

On the action side, most fighting it done with one of the three bladed weapons you pick up in the game, so you don't have to worry about limited ammo (unless you like using the bow or gun). The combat is pretty simple and mostly involves hitting when there's an opening and then blocking or stepping out of the way when there's not. Unfortunately, the game has Resident Evil style controls (Up is forward, left turns left, right turns right, back is back) which makes complicated battle sequences difficult. That's probably why the game doesn't really have any complicated battles. Hopefully the sequel will go with the Devil May Cry controls that lead to much faster paced combat.

I liked the game because the story line and graphics were great, the battles were challenging and there were enough different opponents to keep them interesting. Plus parts of the game get played with Kaede (your very attractive ninja side-kick) to add some extra flavor. Though because of her inability to get back health and power-up from fallen foes, her playtime is less action oriented and more strategy. It gives a good mix to the game.

Overall, rent this game on some week when you've got six or so hours you can put into it. The graphics are great, the game play is pretty good, and it's fun.

beautiful but boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Beautiful graphics and color, but pure boredom in gameplay. Control of the character is chunky and extrememly limited. I loved the change of weaponry, but absolutely hated the animated sequences. Onimusha was trying to be more of a cgi movie, than an actual game. Unless you like to sit back and watch poor movies with dubbed dialogue, stay away from this one.

Too little, falls short, but....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The fist game in a long time to have me drooling over it's graphics. The first of a small handful of PS2 games that genuinely look good. The voice acting is a bit too quiet though, and if you're dumb like me and turn the subtitles off you miss a lot of the dialogue. The overall story, however, is great. I rather enjoyed the way the story tried to tie into real Japanese history the way that White Wolf games try to tie the World of Darkness into our own creating a somewhat believeable horror story. The best part of this game, however, is it's fully orchistrated sound track, simply put it's one of the most amazing soundtracks ever written for a game.
The puzzels and fetch quests are managable and you will not likely need a strategy guide for this game, not that it's easy, but if you take a few minutes to stop and think about what you're doing you can figure it all out on your own, which is nice. You feel so much smarter when you figure a game like this out on your own.
For it's merrits, there are however some major flaws. The control scheme, once again Capcom refused to abandon the archaic Resident Evil style controls, which makes combat a little more difficult than it needed to be, but thankfully once you adjust to the agonizing control mechanics and build up your weapons and learn the magic spells and special moves it becomes easier, plus you can block and perry which is helpful. Devil May Cry is much better, but this was a good prelude. The game was also the first in what seems to be a trend in hotly anticipated titles that present a strong story, great graphics, great sound, but can be beaten in less than six hours, and is just flat out too short, way too short. I clocked in at about 2 and a half hours. I'd like developers to start making longer games again. Here's hoping for a longer sequel, and one that will play less like Resident Evil, and more like Devil May Cry.

Not all it's jacked up to be...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are great, but that's about all that's great. Onimusha is kind of a cross between Resident Evil and the Playstation classic Tenchu:Stealth Assasins. This game is WAY too sort, it only took me about three hours to beat it. Some of their research was well done, but some wasn't. The zombies are all wearing CHINESE hats, not Japenese. The female ninja, Kaede, is not at all ninja-like. She makes no attempts at stealth, befriends the man she was sent to assasinate, and is wearing a bright orange, and very tiny, bit of clothing. Yeah, showing the tattoo on your thigh and butt, wearing bright orange, and running full tilt down an open hallway is very stealthy. The plot, well, there's not much to say about it. Trite is the only word that comes to mind. Save the princess!! Very original. The game is pretty boring except for during the boss fights. Those will get your adrenaline pumping. But, there's always a save point right before you enter battle, so no big deal. Simply try, try again. I wouldn't waste my money if I were you. If you want to play a real game, get Soul Reaver2. Just make sure you get Soul Reaver 1 first, complete with game guide, or else you'll never figure out the secret to beating most of the bosses. The Legacy of Kain series are the most addictive, and deservedly so, games out on the market. If you havn't played, your missing out1

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