Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (PlayStation 2, 2006)

This is a very good installment of Onimusha but the graphics on the PS2 system show their age. Onimusha 3 was excellent for its time, but in DoD, it seems that much of 3 was re-hashed as a modified experience. However, this game will take you at least 30 hours to complete, with plenty of opportunities to level up, which will keep you very busy. There is also a code that will allow 2 players to fight side by side. Some fans of the Onimusha series have not been completely content with the story and character directions, but this game is not an extension of Oni 3. This is a brand new story. If you've played the Oni games before, you will feel at home. If not, it is easy to pick up, and with a whole new storyline, you really don't need to play the previous games for the story.

I played the first three of this great series and was blown away by how good this one was. It was different to be sure but I enjoyed it until the end.Great game all around!

I love this game. I have all the other 3 games that came out before Dawn of Dreams and I can't get enought of onimusha

the feed back rating is not accurate i give theses guys a 5 STAR rating all the way !!! plus this game rocks!!!

I've played (and own) all the earlier installments of Onimusha, so I just had to get this one.

In Japan, this is called "Shin", or "New", Onimusha which I don't understand why they took that off the title on the English version. A lot of fans were caught off-guard, expecting old Onimusha style, and was disappointed with the changes in this game, but I felt refreshed.

They've introduced a lot of neat new features in the game, like switching in characters during the game and taking control of them at any time. With this, they also added team attacks and even two-player (although that takes a lot of getting used to). The story starts several years after the end of Onimusha 3 and my, is it a long story. I was very pleased at the length of this game; I thought it would never end, and I didn't want it to. The gameplay was sped up quite a bit, focusing more on action the previous installments. It doesn't reach its fastpace potential, though, as the enemies can be slow to attack sometimes.
I think the graphics are great (I know what the PS2 can do and this pushes its limits, kinda) and the presentation is very well-done. All the characters are well-designed and memorable, and the music is astounding! I really think Capcom did a magnificent job with this game and I enjoyed every moment of it.

Like I said in the title, new is good. I'm glad they changed things up and kept the series fresh. I'm hoping for a sequel!

easy transaction and kids love the game,will add to my list . Thank you very much for making this buy great.

This game is a slap in the face to a great series. Completely abandoning the darker tone of the first three, it introduces cartoony characters in an anime like story. Gone, too, is the realism set within a fantastic plot, the main character jump distances to take out giants, and wields two gigantic swords at once, just like everything else. Upgrading has been made needlessly complex, unlike the simple system in the previous games.

Many people lauded the fact that this game has finally included a player controlled camera into the series, but it does not react to your movements in any way, staying static in the last position you left it, and when you move it, it is very sluggish. If you've lost track of an enemy and need to find him, by the time you get them on screen they probably got a free hit.

While character models look good, the game has a hazy dull look, likely due to filters. The realistic color palette from the past is also gone, in favor of your standard cartoon bright colors.

Probably my biggest gripe with this game are the controls. The series was fine, especially after Demon Siege allowed you to move freely with the left joy stick. Instead of leaving a good thing as it was, they decided to fix what wasn't broken by changing the X and O buttons around. It can't be the simple, standard "press X to look at things or pick things up" like in every single other game in existence, you must now get used to picking things up with O, and absorbing souls with X. It would have been nice if they had done something that made sense with a control change, like X absorbs souls, looks at stuff, and picks things up (you know, like an Action button?,) and made O something useful, like a jump button to hit flying enemies. But, alas it is not so, you have a button transposition for no reason that goes against the norm and can't be customized back to the way it should be.

If you've played the past games in this series, and don't like bland anime cliches, don't buy this one. Don't even rent it, because you'll likely be disappointed. If you haven't played the others and like anime, you should probably pick this up. The action gameplay hasn't changed much from what made the others fun, so this will be a great action/adventure game, and won't tarnish your memory of a formerly great story.

This game is a must have! It has a great story line. I recommend all Onimusha games. So far my favorite parts are part 3 & 4!!!

First thing is I believe Capcom is trying to hard or not hard enough. I love Onimusha and I love playing it and killing enemies to power up weapons and armor but this game is riddously tedious at that. With over 13 weapons for each character and a armor that can be level up to 100 levels it gets kind of tedious if not boring to do so and not worth the effort. The character is okay but not much creativity was put into them what so ever as they are link to previous charcters in the onimusha series and play almost the exact same. Okay game though if you are out of games to play.

world best game review of year

one of the awesome game of the year fun to play if your inrested in this game i got say well u just can't get enough of this & take my word for it this game is awesome to play if your gamer & u don't what to play this is it i recommend on this game it so worth playing 10 out 10 perfect
plus beleave gamers i got the worlds greatest to the worst & take from me i just love even the world dumdest game could be awesome on my book to graphic well don't see the problem with but all i can is a job well done sound hmmmm i hear just it perfecly the music i think i love videogame music i just can't get enough of it & the gameplay well as u see its like i all ready knew how to play when i got it at the store ready if u don't beleave what i say then take look at the game 4 yourself if u don't like it then don't play it plus the video game company work hard everyday to make it just the way we want game to be made u did me proud game comanys u win my vote

Graphic 10/10
Gameplay 10/10
Sound 10/10
Music 10/10

In other just an awesome game of the year 0_0 ;D :/

i bought this dawn of dream. it is a good game and seller is a good and quick seller, this is wonderful game.

This is a tiny minor Hong KOng gamer... I think most of the Asia players agree with what I am saying...
from action move to story line to multiple players concept, it's excellent!

The game is great. I just wish it would have had the instructions with it. tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttthanks

The game are very good and the story line are alway good through out the Onimusha game. I purchase it because I have all the other 3 part of the game and can't miss out on this one.

I have no complaints what so ever. The game arrived in excellent condition. I popped it into the PS2 and it played like a champ. The shipping was fast and I will be ordering more in the future. Thanks alot!!!

I like this game. Because I play Onimusha part 1,2,3,and 4. If they release new game "Onimusha 5", I will buy it.