Okami

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  • ESRB Rating: Teen
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  • Okami

    When Okami originally came out on the PS2, gamers and critics alike were impressed with its original visual style and story design. Now, two years later, the game debuts on the Wii and manages to not only recapture the magic and charm of the original but it surpasses it in many ways.

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  • Okami

    Okami is the story of the Shinto sun god returning to Earth in the form of a white wolf, out to restore landscapes beset by a particularly grubby evil with ethereal brush strokes, claw swipes, and the help of a strange little bouncing bug. Sure, it's precisely the sort of oddity that could only have originated in Japan, but it's more than that. A lot more.

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Amazing visuals [4] Lousy camera/viewpoint [2]
Loads of content [3] Repetitive gameplay [2]
Awesome audio [2] Annoying audio [1]
Engaging story [2]
Addictive gameplay [2]
Just plain fun [2]
Innovative concepts [2]
Epic boss fights [1]
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Okami - PS2

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Annoying audio
Loads of content Repetitive gameplay
Epic boss fights  
Innovative concepts  
Good but definately not the best

I purchased this game about 3 weeks ago and I just finished it yesterday. Took me about 40 hrs to finish the game. I must say the game does give you a lot of content and its fun for the most part. I felt the game kind of dragging after the 30+ hr mark, I'm not used to adventure games taking this long. The visuals of the game are some of the best I've seen in video games, the whole concept of a moving painting is a fresh concept in video games, it should be used more often.

Okami - PS2

Pros Cons
Amazing visuals Repetitive gameplay
Beautiful Wolf

Okami is a beautiful game it just looks awesome. Plus you can't go past being a wolf in any game especially one with a paint brush! This game can be a bit repetitive especially if you get your brush strokes wrong but I still find that it is quite fun to play and is aesthetically pleasing to watch.

Okami - PS2

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Amazing visuals  
Awesome audio  
Loads of content  
Just plain fun  
It's a shame more people haven't played this...

Okami is a great PS2 (and now Wii) game by Capcom which tells an interesting tale in the and art of ancient Japan. The whole game itself is set within this mood, and it is a very harmonious and captivating game. It plays like an adventure type game, and has also been seen as an RPG. Either way, is is a great, long experience that many people should explore. It has a soothing audio score, but doesn't have any voice acting; all the cutscenes and character conversations are text based. It doesn't bother me since I like to read, but added voice acting could have been implemented. All the same, the sound for the game is really good. The gameplay focuses on exploring, and combat, and using a paint brush. This, celestial brush, is used to attack enemies, turn night to day, solve puzzles, and make the lives of the inhabitants of Okami easier. This crucial gameplay element is very clever, and blends in seamlessly into the game. The graphics are very pretty, as the whole game looks like a painting canvas, or a work of art. Both the PS2 version and Wii version have nice, colorful art and animations, but I feel that the PS2 version has a more intended as it looks a little washed out, but seems to fit in well. You explore the over world, traverse dungeons, equip weapons and learn abilities for the wolf you control. As a four legged creature, you can expect to dig to find items, use speed to your advantage, and bite your enemies. You can even pee on them, once you learn the right moves! The game is a joy to play through, and could keep you busy for a while. And is one great game that more should appreciate.

Okami - PS2

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Engaging story  
Loads of content  
Addictive gameplay  
Just plain fun  
Okami is our lord

Gawd, that was great! Okami has became most favorite on my action games list, right next to Small Arms and Tekken. It started out just one more dead fantasy, when started to grow on me. I can't seem to stand it, being so good. And it gets pretty dang funny. If fighting funny fantasy's are for you, you'd be crazy not giving this guy a whirl.
Not doing Okami is like eating flavorless food. If you don't even stop to look at it, head you're self over to the psychiatrist. Action has stored itself in a box with a wolf on it. If they make an Okami 2, I am running to Gamestop and buying it, no matter how much it costs! And it's gotta be pretty good for me to like it, I'm kinda picky.
Get Okami. Now question about it, don't rent, buy. Get it used, even. Anything. If somebody asked me to play Halo or Okami, it's Okami. Seriously. So, do I have you hooked on Okami? Wanna rush out and buy it? Seriously, I was hooked on it after 30 minutes. So, with Okami, No questions about. NOW!

Okami - PS2

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Amazing visuals Lousy camera/viewpoint
Awesome audio  
Engaging story  
Innovative concepts  
My Top Pick for 2006

Okami was my favorite game of 2006...unfortunately, not many people seemed interested in it. For shame.

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    Hope springs anew for fans of the soon-to-be dismantled Clover Studio, as evidence suggests that its former members are alive and well, and working in Osaka.

  • Sep. 19, 2006 Review: Okami

    Okami is the story of the Shinto sun god returning to Earth in the form of a white wolf, out to restore landscapes beset by a particularly grubby evil with ethereal brush strokes, claw swipes, and the help of a strange little bouncing bug. Sure, it's precisely the sort of oddity that could only have originated in Japan, but it's more than that. A lot more.

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