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Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams -
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NCS
Game Synopsis
©NCSX▪
Fifteen
years after Oda Nobunaga's demise at Honno Temple, a
power hungry general named Hideyoshi Toyotomi takes
over his former lord's ambitions and unifies
Japan under a single crest. With the aid of the
rapacious Genma armies at his beck, Hideyoshi begins
a massive assault across Japan... for cherry trees.
To stem the tide of Genma demons, a new champion named Hideyasu Yuki
(aka Soki, Oni of the Ash) enters the
fray and teams up with a gal named Jubei whom he
meets on unsure footing in the third mission of the
game. Additional team mates such as Roberto, Tenkai,
and Ohatsu may be recruited throughout the adventure
to provide new offensive power and combination
attacks. By pushing in the four cardinal directions
of the d-pad, associates may be directed to attack,
stand guard, distract, and wait for further instruction as Yuki
takes charge.
NCS Game Notes & Spoilers
* After Akechi Mitsuhide assassinated the real Oda
Nobunaga in 1582, the real Hideyoshi Toyotomi
succeeded his liege and asserted imperial power. Within a year's time,
Hideyoshi took control of Oda's far flung
territories and united all of Japan in 1590.
* In the intro to the game, a song called "Startin'"
plays while Yuki and cohorts are shown in
rapid fire sequences as they hack 'n slash Genma
demons by the hundreds. Cherry blossoms and flying
crows are also glimpsed amidst the frantic swordplay
in the early part of the intro. Snippets from
cinemas throughout the game are also spliced in for
good measure.
* Upon starting the game, another intro plays
featuring Ishida Mitsunari who wears a purple pimp hat and
he battles an Oni warrior named Tenkai on the top of
a roof. As they banter and battle, Tenkai is impaled by Mitsunari with a mass of tentacles. The Onimusha
warrior stakes the Mitsunari back
with his weapon but the battle is lost when he's dropped down with nary a scream
as he plummets earthward. Speaking to himself,
Ishida mentions that only the Black Oni can stop
him. Mitsunari is Hideyoshi Toyotomi's
advisor and retainer who was possessed by a Genma demon known as
Claudius. With lofty ambitions, Mitsunari works to
resurrect the Genma god Fortinbras.
* After the Mitsunari drama, the scene changes to a busy bridge area as the camera pans
down the road towards a massive structure that later
explodes in a cataclysm of raining rubble. The
thriving village is transformed into a crushed skeleton in
seconds. A ball rolls on the ground and a little
girl in a pink kimono picks it up. In the background,
Genma warriors home in on the gal in a killing frenzy
but are blown back. After the dust clears, a blonde
warrior (Yuki) stands between the skeletal warriors
and girl. He dodges and attacks, making short work
of the demons. In the distance, gigantic samurai
demons with blazing red eyes are marching towards
him. The warrior manifests blue light and leaps
towards a gigantic samurai, performing a powerful
attack which cleaves the samurai monster's sword in
half and turns it into a crumbling pile of dust.
After the killing stroke, he
picks up the ball and hands it to the girl. As he
leaves, she whispers, "The Black Oni." In the
distance, near a bell, someone is watching and
clicks on a stopwatch. The Genma hordes are still
advancing and Yuki spins and slashes before the title screen appears.
* Hideyasu Yuki's nickname is Soki or "Oni of the
Ash" because he burns down Hideyoshi Toyotomi's
cherry trees.
Famitsu Demo Comparison
* NCS played the Famitsu Capcom demo (Onimusha DOD/Ookami)
from last week and the first two levels are the same as the Famitsu
demo but Capcom toned down the default difficulty
level by a large measure. The game is actually
much easier in the final release of the game. We
recommend playing the game in NORMAL mode for a
challenge.
* Game
Controls
L-analog / Movement
R-analog / Camera Panning
R1 / Target enemy
R1+O / Kick a foe
SQUARE / Swing a sword
Scene by Scene
* At the end of first level, Yuki leaps on top of a
roof to face non-aggressive Genma demons who snarl a
lot but don't show a lot of swordplay. In the
distance, the massive samurai awaits his turn and
chops down a tower or two before coming in for the
kill. The big samurai fires bullets
from the turrets in its chest and sweeps the area
where Yuki is standing with its sword. To destroy
its oncoming sword, simply block with the L1 trigger
and it will be destroyed and fly from its hand.
It'll use conventional blows and launch fiery
projectiles at the player but these are easily
dodged. When it lands a blow on the roof, its
gauntlet will be stuck for a few seconds so use that
opportunity to whack its hand a few times to
damage it.
* In the next scene, Yuki is lying down
somewhere and relaxing when he hears something in the
distance. The camera shifts to a caravan of demons on
the move. Scene shifts back to the warrior and a
little munchkin beast named Minokichi drops from behind and
speaks in a squeaky voice. Yuki then exits from where he's
staying and confronts the approaching demon
forces. The leader named Danemon goes one on one against Yuki until
he loses about a quarter of its life bar and
starts summoning demon warrior lackeys to attack en
masse. The encounter is fairly straightforward -
block and guard with the L1, hack 'n slash with the
SQUARE, and kick away enemies that are ranging too
close with the R1+O attack. To play it cheap, it's
possible to knock down the big bruiser and then
continue kicking it when its down until it gets up
again. After that, it's fairly easy to
defeat it with a combination of hack attacks and
kicking to keep it off balance.
* After the battle, an artwork depiction shows Yuki
facing off against a purple colored demon figure
with bulging yellow eyes while flames surround the
battle scene. A female narrator talks about the
ascension of Hideyoshi Toyotomi as he unites the
entirely of Japan and the next events to come as old Japanese
paintings appear and the camera pans across their
surface slowly. She speaks also of the Omen Star
which changes Hideyoshi from benevolent ruler to
wicked power monger. In one of the paintings, massive
forces are amassing for war as ships sail in. On
another painting, demons and their ilk
attack the populace of Japan in a massive panorama
of destruction as citizens are trampled beneath
their feet. Natural disasters ripple across Japan,
opening the way for the Genma to reappear.
* After the first level and narration, a save-game
prompt appears to store your progress.
* With the second level boss defeated, Yuki checks out
the caravan, burns the cherry trees, and continues onwards. A crow appears
and watches the burning of the caravans while two
individuals on an elevated slat of logs observe Yuki.
They discuss amongst themselves the situation and
call Yuki, "The Blue Demon." The camera pans in on the burning wood while
haunting screams
sound off in the background. It's possible
to save your progress again after the level.
* Yuki walks inside a wooden edifice of some sort
and engages the munchkin Minokichi in conversation. To purchase items, walk in
front of the pinkish orb (Enchanted Mirror) and
select the third option to summon an upside-down hanging
merchant who appears to take your order. The
enchanted mirror is also the place to enhance items,
enhance skills, and save progress.
* In the third level, a girl named Jubei Yagyu with a long ponytail is
accosted by two rowdy scoundrels who appear to have
evil intentions as they attempt to grab her. She
shows massive skills and smacks both down to the
ground with acrobatic attacks. Cut to Yuki who is lying down again as
munchkin speaks to him. Another conversation ensues
and the two soon go outside where the caravan has
been reduced to charred hulks of wooden slabs. Since
Yuki doesn't have the ability to jump, he'll have to
wander around, looking for whirling blue swirls of
light on the ground to determine where to
go/do/trigger next. After exploring rooftops,
killing a few Genma demons, and destroying some barrels,
Yuki eventually spies two dead bodies that are being
feasted on by crows. If you go near them, the crows
scatter but walk away to battle two Genma archers
and demons and they'll return to feed again. A meal
is a meal... Jubei
crawls under the fence to meet Yuki and the munchkin
who causes her to bump her head on the fence.
She attacks without provocation and the two banter a
bit before the battle.
* After proving to be no challenge at all, Jubei
drops on her butt and thinks better of her unprovoked attack.
She seeks revenge on Munenori Yagyu and the two
agree to team up towards a common cause. As they're
speaking, fireballs
arc through the sky and land near them as Genma
demons surround the two. A new battle starts as
purple fireballs continue to drop. Jubei is now
part of your party and her actions are selection by
pressing the four cardinal directions of the D-pad
which allow her to perform actions which she replies
with "Hei Hei"
Up / All-Out Attack
Down = Guard thyself and recover
Right = Follow and attack
Left = Distract Enemy and Special Order
The mid level boss in the third level is a skeleton in armor
who wields
a massive axe. The goal is to defeat him in under a
minute.
*
The second Onimusha DOD DVD in the game packaging is a continuation of the
adventure.
* In the Options menu, it's possible to change the
color of blood in the game from red to green or
toggle it off entirely.
Hablo Ingles
* To toggle the language in the game to English,
press Start on the title screen and highlight the
third menu selection. Toggle the first two
selections to switch subtitles and voices to
English.
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This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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