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Despite its gorgeous updated visuals, the otherwise great Okami fumbles with its awkward implementation of the Wii controls.

Genre: Adventure
Release date: Apr 15, 2008
Published by: Capcom
Developed by: Ready At Dawn Studios

Designer: Atsushi Inaba
Multiplayer Modes:

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1 player SOLO

8 GREAT
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Latest Stories

Top 10 Entries on Top 10 Lists

You can’t read a videogame feature without at least one of these

Wii Feature - Aug 1, 2008

Here's to you Capcom: Okami Italian translation!

Recently we heard that Capcom simply didn't have the time to translate Okami into Italian. After...

Wii News from N4G - Jun 14, 2008

MGS4 makes last stand against casual games

Kojima worries about "death" of hardcore gaming - but do we need to take sides?

Wii Feature - Jun 9, 2008

Europe - Okami release date…moved up

GoNintendo.com reports: Okami was set to release in Europe come June 13th. Too often, we bring the...

Wii News from N4G - May 21, 2008

Cheats from CheatPlanet

Invincibility

Apr 21, 2008

Unlockables

Apr 21, 2008

» All 2 Okami Cheats

FAQ's and Guides from CheatPlanet

Okami Walkthrough (Wii)

Aug 21, 2008

Collectibles Guide (PS2)

Jul 9, 2008

Okami FAQ 2

Jun 12, 2008

Okami FAQ

Apr 22, 2008

» All 4 Okami FAQ's and Guides

Features

Top 10 Entries on Top 10 Lists

You can’t read a videogame feature without at least one of these

Aug 1, 2008

MGS4 makes last stand against casual games

Kojima worries about "death" of hardcore gaming - but do we need to take sides?

Jun 9, 2008

Bikes in Gears of War 2?

And in LocoRoco 2, Metroid Prime 4 and Street Fighter IV... sort of

Apr 25, 2008

Five reasons you suck if you don't play Okami

This isn't tough love, it's a friggin' INTERVENTION. Don't miss this game

Mar 26, 2008

Top 7... Death Rattle Games

These games didn't just flop, they brought down entire companies

Mar 10, 2008

2007's worst kept gaming secrets

We knew they were happening. The industry said we were wrong. But we weren't.

Dec 18, 2007

» All 6 Okami Features

News

Here's to you Capcom: Okami Italian translation!

Recently we heard that Capcom simply didn't have the time to translate Okami into Italian. After...

News from N4G Jun 14, 2008

Europe - Okami release date…moved up

GoNintendo.com reports: Okami was set to release in Europe come June 13th. Too often, we bring the...

News from N4G May 21, 2008

More Capcom Wii Support? Okami Selling Less

Capcom Europe recently dropped a small hint of more Wii support to be announced in June. Whilst...

News from N4G May 16, 2008

Platinum's Kamiya Voices Concern Over Missing...

Acclaimed Okami designer Hideki Kamiya has expressed frustration with publisher Capcom's decision to...

News from N4G May 2, 2008

Okami Wii Dated for Europe

Having been released in the US last month, Okami will be released in Europe for Nintendo's Wii this...

News from N4G May 1, 2008

Okami credits cut - original director "dejected"

Upset that the original team not credited on Wii port

May 1, 2008

Print your own Okami boxart, IGN watermark...

In order to share the new replacement Okami boxarts with people outside the U.S. (to whom they can't...

News from N4G Apr 29, 2008

Capcom Fix Okami's Cover, And Then Some

So Capcom's artists swiped (swiped back?) some IGN-watermarked art and it made it onto the game's...

News from N4G Apr 24, 2008

Capcom steals own artwork from IGN for Okami box

Fragcast reports on a slight mistake by Capcom: No, it's not Aprils fools day - though I did have to...

News from N4G Apr 20, 2008

Capcom label Okami "the best game you've never...

DarkZero write: We are very used to adverts spouting hyperbole, coming up with clever slogans, and...

News from N4G Apr 7, 2008

» All 26 Okami News Stories

Review

Do disappointing controls mar the best game you've never played?

Apr 14, 2008

What the hell happened? Ready at Dawn had a year and a half to successfully port one of PS2’s greatest games to the Wii - what we all thought was a match made in heaven - only to nerf the controls and subsequently bungle the entire gameplay. That’s not to say all is bad. You still get the lengthy, top-notch quest blending the best puzzle aspects of Zelda with a visual style that no other can match.Graphics aren't ...

» Full Okami Review

Previews

Okami

A second bite at the apple for a very deserving game

Jan 4, 2008

Jan 4, 2008 Try playing Twilight Princess after staying awake for 72 consecutive hours and youll be well on your way to understanding what Okami, formerly developed for and released on PS2, is all about. Taking control of a Sun Goddess reincarnated in the form of a white wolf, and accompanied on your travels by - yes! - a talking flea, you set out to do… er… slay some demons, indulge in some lady rescue, that kind of thing. The plot (of which there is plenty, admittedly) isnt so ... » Read Full Okami preview

Okami Wii: First look

Nintendo's motion-sensitive console is Amaterasu's perfect home

Oct 23, 2007

Oct 23, 2007 It all makes sense. Okami was brilliant on PS2, its lush visuals and dreamy atmosphere combining to excellent effect and helping to make it one of the console's greatest games. Even the 'draw shape/line to trigger attack/event' gameplay, which could have been awkward, worked adequately with the analogue sticks. But on Wii, the paintbrush now commanded with a flick of the Wiimote, Okami comes together like a masterpiece. At least, we expect it to. Our first look comprised of the ... » Read Full Okami preview

» All 2 Okami Previews

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