Nobunaga's end Draws Near - Onimusha Warlords Walkthrough Parts 5-10 Gameplay Lets Play Playthrough
8Another Classic from Capcom's library of games, today we take a look at the original Onimusha: Warlords. The series immense success spawned 3 addition main installments, spin-offs, and rumored film adaptations. The game was also the first game to sell 1 million units for the Playstation 2. This classic game from Capcom introduced an epic battle between demons and samurai. Currently, the series is introducing the browser based title Onimusha: Soul, which is scheduled for a 2014 release.
Game Description
The game's plot is set in the Sengoku period and focuses on the samurai Samanosuke Akechi who fights against the forces of Nobunaga Oda. After Nobunaga's death in battle, Samanosuke goes on a quest to save Princess Yuki from demons working alongside Nobunaga's forces.
The player controls Samanosuke and his partner, a female ninja Kaede, in their fight against demons. While the game borrows elements from Capcom's own Resident Evil survival horror series, such as solving puzzles and a fixed camera, the game is focused more on the action genre with Samanosuke possessing multiple weapons that can be upgraded by defeating several enemies. Capcom originally wanted to release the game for the original PlayStation but the close release of its next generation version resulting in the project being scrapped.