Onimusha is one of the greatest series of this generation gaming. The story is rich and colorfull, and the game play last an is rather enjoyable. It is not overly complex, but is hard enough for the veteran gamer.

Although I don't play it anymore, I did spend hours on it when I first got it. They had to use digitized graphics for the river and ocean, because that water looks absolutely real. There's also a cool gift- giving system. I would spend hours just giving gifts to see reactions to them. The control, too, is right on. Slices feel like deep cuts. I had hoped, though, that they would leave the original language. There are, though, several different endings, and a ton of unlockable special features. The only downside is how depressingly dark the environments were.

Until Onimusha came along, the awkward camera angle kings were the Resident Evil and Silent Hill series. But Onimush grabbed the lighter audience who would rather have a bit more adventure in their game. And now that game has a sequal that continues this tradition. Now in this, rather shinier sequal, you play as Jubei Yagyu. A samurai warrior who is now off for revenge when he returns home to see his town massacred. But as he tries to hunt these savages down, he is swept away in a river of the same demon goo that our previous hero was thrown into in the original. Helping him along are four-sub characters who respond to you in different ways depending on the gifts you bring back from your adventures. There is a portly spearman, an oh so serious rifleman, a sly ninja, and the lovely female warrior, which every Onimush game thus far has had. Giving them an item that suites their fancy will result in a gift in return or a slightly different path through the game. The gift giving also alows you to give them new weapons, which will come in handy later when you get to play your favored character later in the game. But with this major addition, fans of the original will be happy to know that all of the things that worked in the original are still here. Defeating enemies and then sucking up their souls allows you to regenerate health, magic, and also allows you to update the weapons you obtain with your orbs. The voice acting has improved, as have the graphics. Alot of the environments you visit are stunning. And you'll also revisit areas from the first game, which is a nice touch of the nostalga. Camera angles can be frustrating at times. Especially when it suddenly swithces during a heated boss battle. Prepare to stock up on health items to survive the end. With the new additions of multiple paths through the story and a fun minigame thrown in, the game has great replay value, which can become a problem with games of this sort. This game is definately an honarble addition.

This game is not even a mature rated game,is not even scary and those demons are not even grose.Anyways this game is awsome in every part except u can't change the controls,doesn't improve from the first Onimusha.

This first in the series was good but had control and camera issues. The second doesn't improve upon the original. Same old story and it looks like they even reused some of the level design from the first. Still has no control options and bad camera. It is a nice and beautiful game even though it looks like the developers were lazy. If you liked the first then buy this one. Just don't expect anything new.

The first one was great game. But the second part by far has raised the bar for future horror games. I liked the idea of having two other warriors at your side as you battled against armies of evil. I don't really have a favorite sequence from the game yet, because I have not gotten that far yet, but I am sure it won't be that hard to find one!

this is a great game! if you just buy a ps2 and decide to get a good game...get this....but get the number one first. the plot is excellent...however the controlls could have been better. the final boss (for me i thought) was a challenge. good luck to you if you make it that far. i also like these kind of games because i like how you can go to a door and it says "locked" and then find some place new and you end up at the door that said "locked"....its amazing! well this is bigbrohalo sayin PEACE OUT!!

graphic: 5 awesome graphics with some slow down when you use the hammer (but it still looks kewl in slo-mo) realistic character design good CG sound: 5 great sound when you block it makes metal to metal sound and when you do criticle strike its like hear a hym from God multiple times and when you blade ripes through the enemies flesh it makes a superb bone riping sound controls: 4.9 there are some draw backs when walking but when it comes to fighting the controls can't be any beter thats why tehre is a -0.1 for controls gameplay:5.0 a perfect sequel to one of the game of the year. if you like part 1 theres no sh*t that youll love part 2. part 2 is like onimusah mix with devil may cry. length:4.0 very short about 10 hours in normal and 7 hours in easy mode and probably forever in hard and criticle mode. reply: 5.0 the game can always be replayed again and again to improve your overall score and the ending is different everytime you try to help one of your 4 msub characters for instance in the end 1 of your sub charaters might die if you help him ^_- p.s i should write the reviews for game pro cause some gamepro people suck at reviewing they dont see what the people see I do

I had been wanting to play this game for months on end, and when I finally got a chance to rent it from my local video store, I immediatley popped it into my PS2 and spent a good 4 hours playing through the first part of the game. Now, that I'm done with it, I can truly say I am satisfied, but there are a still a few things that bother me. A big one is the length of the game... The game's graphics are outstanding, they bring a TRUE cinematic feel to the game and backround, the characters facial expressions and movement are quite realistic even in real-time. The character models are highly detailed, and so are the beautiful pre-rendered backrounds. The soundtrack is also pretty good, although there wasn't anything too amazing. There were also times in dramatic scenes where I burst out laughing because of how un-enthusiastic the voice acting was. The game's hack'n'slash gameplay is also a great part of the game, it really never gets boring. There are different weapons to choose from, and different characters you can use temporarily, but they all use the same form of strategy, and in the end, you'll probably will be using the weapon that suits your style preference. The gift-giving system that you use to interact with your friends, is quite boring. You find a gift to give, and in return you will get something back. Depending on what you give will determine how that certain character acts towards you. For example, you can befriend a character or make them your foe. This game's problems reside with it's very short length. It only took me 9 hours to beat the game. Yes, there are a number of extras at the end, and there are also different routes you can unlock in the game. The minigames are pretty cool though, and so is the Onimusha 3 teaser trailer. All in all, this game is a really great rental, I wouldn't suggest buying it though, because of it's length, you can beat this game in a dedicated weekend.

I think this is The best game since metal gear soild 2!! 6.0 baby!! just as good as the first!! graphics: 6.0 sound: 6.0 control: 5.5 fun factor 6.5