

If you're a fan of video games, check out Transition, Gadgets 360's gaming podcast. Its success led to three mainline sequels in 2002’s Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny, 2004’s Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, and 2006’s Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams and three spin-off titles in 2003’s Nintendo-only Onimusha Tactics and 2D fighting game Onimusha Blade Warriors, and 2012’s browser-based Onimusha Soul. The first PS2 title to hit a million sales, Onimusha: Warlords eventually sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Players can control Kaede during certain sections of the game. Using a special Oni Gauntlet, Samanosuke can absorb the demon souls and use it to improve weapons and health.

Set in feudal Japan, Onimusha: Warlords tells the story of a samurai known as Samanosuke Akechi and a ninja named Kaede, who are on a quest to save Princess Yuki from demons that have taken over Inabayama Castle. Though physical pre-orders were said to go live, that has yet to happen at the time of writing. In the rest of the world, the remaster will be digital-only across all platforms, available via Steam for PC and first-party stores for PS4, Switch, and Xbox. Onimusha: Warlords will also have a physical release in North America for PS4 and Xbox One owners. Capcom released a new trailer to mark the announcement and showcase the high-def upgrade. The remastered version also has a new soundtrack and more Japanese dialogue in addition to support for analogue sticks and the option to begin your game in ‘Easy Mode’ – it was only unlocked later in the original release – making Onimusha: Warlords more accessible. 1,400).īeyond the aforementioned HD graphics, the Onimusha: Warlords remaster will have widescreen support and new display options – players can switch between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios at any time, though some menus will be fixed to one of the two – as well as a ‘screen scroll’ feature for widescreen setups to show “areas that can't be fully displayed from certain positions”. It will release on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One on Januat $20 (about Rs. In what comes as a surprise, Capcom has announced a high-definition remastered version of PS2 classic Onimusha: Warlords, the 17-year-old game that was the first entry in the action-adventure series out of Japan.
