Onimusha : Dawn of Dreams (PS2)

Dawn of Dreams is the fourth Onimusha title and varies from the others in many ways and is generally an improvement. Although this is the fourth, you don't need previous versions to get the story line - it is fully explained throughout. The first most noticable improvement is the camera. Now it is in 3D and rotates around the character rather than being from a fixed point. The control of the person now can be done from the left analogue stick, whereas previous versions were using the direction buttons. You start the game as a single character nicknamed 'Blue' and the story develops fairly well. Along the way you will meet up with further people who ...  Read the complete review

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams is the fourth game in the Onimusha series that not only builds upon its predecessors considerably, but makes the game more attractive to a wider audience as well. The story, as is common with many Japanese orientated games, is as epic as usual. Cherry trees are being planted that seem to have a more sinister purpose than making everwhere look a little prettier. 'Genma' or nasty little monsters, are appearing in greater numbers all over Japan and the land is being controlled by a power hungry warlord named Hideyoshi. The character you begin controlling, and the only one who seems to understand the ominous presence of the cherry trees is ...  Read the complete review