Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams

The series tries for a fresh start with a genuine ogre playing the hero. Get ready to mix it up with demons yet again.

Genre: Adventure
Expected release date: 03/14/2006
Published by: Capcom
Developed by: Capcom
Designer: Keiji Inafune
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Japan just can't seem to catch a break when it comes to demons. Dawn of Dreams takes place fifteen years after the original Onimusha trilogy, but the action-packed essence remains fully intact. Emperor Hideyoshi is up to something unspeakable with the nation's cherry trees, and plans to turn every last citizen into a mindless drone under his command. Your only recourse is to stop this evil with lots and lots of bloodshed. You start out controlling only Soki - a blond samurai ogre with two ...
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
The series that can't stay dead mixes it up with demons again
Feb 24, 2006
Capcom once swore up and down that the Onimusha series would end with the third installment, but that didn't stop it from blatantly setting up a sequel at the end of Onimusha 3. And sure enough, it's not even two years later and we're only weeks away from the release of Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. In a sense, though, Onimusha as we knew it has ended. None of the old characters are coming back for the sequel (at least not in playable form), and the old "samurai Resident Evil" approach has finally ...   » Read Full Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams preview
ESRB Rating
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams is rated:
Mature
Blood, Language, Violence
Extended mysteries
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