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WHOA! THIS GAME IS AWESOME! - NON STOP ACTION THRILLER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

ok this is what this game is all about.
first off it's a resident evil/dino crisis type game with pre-rendered backgrounds (which is very cool).
it also has lots of fantasticly brilliant lighting effects that bedazzle the eyes when you use your swords magical abilities and also when you "catch souls" in your arm gauntlet.
genma onimusha is a survival horror game with a japanese twist to it, you basically go around and slash monsters to death, catch their souls (to level up your swords, become invunerable, boost your magic meter for the sword, and regain health and TRY TO STAY ALIVE!) there are many different weapons in this game including several swords (that grow in length size and power depending on its level) a bow and arrow and a early old time flintlock pistol (very cool). there are many puzzles that you have to solve to progress further into deeper levels of the game, or stay alive. the levels in this game somtimes can be very creepy! and cool creepy fog in the lower levels too. the combat gets VERY INTENSE, in that you have to catch the monsters slain souls before the other living monsters you're battling take them from you, some times you even have to tap the a button rapidly to "out pull" the soul from the monster fighting you for it, (when fighting several at a time at that!) if you're not crafty and quick in capturing the green souls the MONSTERS will take them from you and turn RED and get FURIOUS then ATTACK with outright VENGANCE (an excellent feature of this game).
this game is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! DON'T LET PEOPLE TELL YOU DIFFERENT!
it also has HUGE BOSSES that require special tactics to kill and rewards for killing them after you do so.
to sum up GENMA ONIMUSHA, ill say this IT IS THE BEST GAME OUT RIGHT NOW PERIOD! IT TAKES THE #1/AAA GAME FOR XBOX CROWN AS OF RIGHT NOW!
THIS IS A MUST BUY GAME, NOT A RENTAL. A PERMANENT EDITION TO YOUR XBOX LIBRARY.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!

This game is awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is much better than the PS2 version. So don't listen to the guy in the previous review, he is obiviously a gamecube fun, and apparently thinks all games disks must be small enough to fit into a gamecube to be good.
The graphics are much improved over the PS2 version, and the action is much faster. There are more monsters on the screen on the same time. There are a lot of extras, even if you played the PS2 version before you should at least give this a try.

Great Sword Slashing Fun !

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I got this game on 1/30/02. This game is differnt than the PS2 version . It has new enemies and area's. This game is very fun . In this game you can get green soul's or you can play tug of war over them with the enemies , that's very hard. This game is very hard and harder than the PS2 version. I recomend picking this game up if your a Action/Adventure/Horror fan. This game is action packed with Sword Slashing Fun.

Asian Resident Evil

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The best part of this game may be the great movie introduction...the graphics are absolutely beautiful. The rest of the game is pretty much Resident Evil set in Asia, with samuri swords instead of guns of course. The gameplay leaves something to be desired but the graphics and sound are top notch. A good game...but not very original.

A Better Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was stunned to see a 1-star review, and I don't understand how the nonsensical garbage the other reviewer (so far) has posted has been accepted ... This is a great Xbox title and is a significant upgrade from the Onimusha Warlords title. I strongly suggest reading more detailed reviews and downloading the movies, I find this game to be very challenging and fun.

Superb Action Title Improved for Xbox

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 23
Date: February 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Onimusha was and is a great game for the PS2. However, the staggering amount of improvements to this Xbox version--Genma Onimusha--now makes the original game nearly unplayable.

There is a new group of levels; some new (and very protective) armor that can be obtained by going through a very challenging Xbox-only area; rearranged secrets and objectives; 30 "bonus" Flourites to find versus only 20 in the original; and mildly improved graphics. The graphics upgrade is akin to Resident Evil 2 on DC vs. PS1--that is, primarily just sharper, anti-aliased character models and better lighting.

Now the really important changes! The new game has a new Green Soul component, which completely alters gameplay. Green Souls are actually fought over in tugs of war with enemies. If you win and collect 5 you can boost into temporary invincibility and recover some health. If any given enemy wins, they transform into a bloody red powerhouse.

Also, the magic power-up and sword systems are all improved upon and enhanced. Now, both sword and magic systems can be powered up to 3 more times to unleash increasingly impressive attacks. A level 3 lightning sword burst looks awesomely painful. Much strategy is involved too, as powering up requires dropping guard and holding the attack button down.

All these new elements really add up to a much more challenging, more strategic, and more exciting Onimusha. Don't let the PS2 and Resident Evil design origins fool you, this game is Xbox-worthy and also manages to make the Resident Evil design work in a high action title (something which many are dubious about until they play the game, myself once included).

Great addition to the XBOX library!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is truly an enhancement from its PS2 version. Deeper game play and new elements (enemies, green soul, and new areas) certainly brings more excitement. Great sound score! Only wish the graphics can be further improved to show off on the XBOX! Oh, this is a hard game to play. Well deserve 4 stars!

Japanese warlord heaven...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

One word - STUNNING. The death blow is one of the best moves in gamming history.

Please read this

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

...trust me this game is good. Graphics are great as the gameplay. it is easy to master and very fun killing the variety of monsters. great storyline and great replay value.

Hard but a great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Intense action, awesome graphics, great gameplay. The more I play it the better it gets. This one is the second best game for the xbox, next to Halo.

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