<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
while	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
canonical	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
medieval	O
Japan	O
decades	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
Soki	O
,	O
a	O
warrior	O
who	O
possesses	O
Oni	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
retains	O
the	O
action	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Onimusha	B-Application
,	O
it	O
offers	O
a	O
more	O
varied	O
amount	O
of	O
different	O
attacks	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
going	O
back	O
to	O
previous	O
stage	O
to	O
unlock	O
new	O
content	O
(	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
where	O
you	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
return	O
to	O
certain	O
area	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
moving	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
area	O
of	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
introduces	O
a	O
3D	O
camera	O
(	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
small	O
areas	O
that	O
still	O
retain	O
the	O
fixed	O
camera	O
of	O
older	O
Onimusha	B-Application
games	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
continuously	O
fight	O
alongside	O
AI	O
controlled	O
characters	O
who	O
move	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
orders	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
switch	O
between	O
characters	O
with	O
a	O
push	O
of	O
a	O
button	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	O
of	O
Dreams	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
fan	O
demand	O
and	O
several	O
Capcom	O
members	O
realizing	O
they	O
could	O
expand	O
the	O
action	O
elements	O
from	O
Onimusha	B-Application
after	O
working	O
on	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
received	O
good	O
critical	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Onimusha	B-Application
where	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
not	O
based	O
of	O
an	O
actor	O
's	O
likeness	O
,	O
thus	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
Soki	O
has	O
appeared	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
primarily	O
controls	O
a	O
swordsman	O
named	O
Soki	O
who	O
retains	O
the	O
abilities	O
from	O
previous	O
Onimusha	B-Application
heroes	O
such	O
as	O
magical	O
skills	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
absorb	O
the	O
demons	O
 '	O
souls	O
upon	O
defeating	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
active	O
character	O
is	O
wearing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
secret	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
costumes	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
Realm	O
,	O
the	O
associated	O
character	O
's	O
theme	O
will	O
play	O
from	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Device
3DO	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
fifteen	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
Nobunaga	O
Oda	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
learning	O
Ohatsu	O
was	O
infected	O
with	O
Genma	O
Insects	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
now	O
effecting	O
her	O
body	O
,	O
Soki	O
meets	O
a	O
tengu	O
girl	O
named	O
Arin	O
who	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
test	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
"	O
Onimusha	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
Oni	O
warrior	O
capable	O
of	O
saving	O
mankind	O
,	O
to	O
save	O
Ohatsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
group	O
save	O
Yodo	O
and	O
Soki	O
makes	O
peace	O
with	O
his	O
dying	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
find	O
that	O
Munenori	O
stole	O
the	O
Genma	O
Seed	O
during	O
the	O
commotion	O
and	O
resurrects	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
Light	O
:	O
The	O
Genma	O
Lord	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
previously	O
resurrected	O
by	O
Nobunaga	O
before	O
being	O
killed	O
by	O
Samanosuke	O
decades	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tenkai	O
gives	O
Soki	O
his	O
gauntlet	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
soul	O
of	O
another	O
Genma	O
Lord	O
,	O
to	O
give	O
Soki	O
enough	O
power	O
to	O
destroy	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
before	O
he	O
is	O
fully	O
reborn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
attempt	O
fails	O
as	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
,	O
killing	O
Munenori	O
when	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
assassinate	O
him	O
for	O
power	O
,	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
mysterious	O
man	O
in	O
white	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Refusing	O
to	O
bow	O
before	O
the	O
omnipotent	O
foe	O
despite	O
the	O
odds	O
,	O
Soki	O
manages	O
to	O
kill	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
after	O
a	O
hard	O
fought	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tenkai	O
departs	O
with	O
Arin	O
to	O
parts	O
unknown	O
(	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
actually	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
and	O
the	O
tengu	O
Ako	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
Onimusha	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
explained	O
it	O
was	O
actually	O
the	O
last	O
title	O
within	O
Nobunaga	O
Oda	O
's	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Demon	O
Siege	O
,	O
Capcom	O
got	O
multiple	O
requests	O
by	O
fans	O
to	O
develop	O
another	O
Onimusha	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Onimusha	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
thought	O
about	O
"	O
resetting	O
"	O
the	O
franchise	O
as	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
overhaul	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
process	O
the	O
previous	O
Onimusha	B-Application
games	O
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
change	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
had	O
with	O
its	O
fourth	O
installment	O
,	O
Inafune	O
viewed	O
the	O
changes	O
as	O
smaller	O
since	O
Onimusha	B-Application
has	O
always	O
been	O
focused	O
on	O
action	O
unlike	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
which	O
changed	O
from	O
survival	O
horror	O
to	O
action	O
since	O
its	O
fourth	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
developing	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
,	O
producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Ono	O
and	O
Inafune	O
realized	O
they	O
could	O
innovate	O
Onimusha	B-Application
by	O
giving	O
it	O
more	O
action	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generated	O
early	O
speculations	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
Tenkai	O
's	O
true	O
identity	O
being	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
,	O
the	O
returning	O
hero	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fukasawa	O
,	O
who	O
first	O
came	O
onto	O
the	O
video	O
gaming	O
music	O
scene	O
with	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Chaos	B-Application
Legion	I-Application
,	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
Shin	B-Application
Onimusha	I-Application
's	O
in-game	O
music	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
while	O
Christopherson	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cutscene	O
orchestral	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Twilight	O
of	O
Desire	O
,	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Yaguchi	O
,	O
talks	O
about	O
the	O
battle	O
between	O
Tenkai	O
and	O
the	O
nephew	O
of	O
Toyotomi	O
Hideyoshi	O
,	O
Toyotomi	O
Hidetsugu	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
utilizing	O
Genma	O
Power	O
introduced	O
by	O
Ophelia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Night	O
of	O
Genesis	O
Volumes	O
1	O
&	O
2	O
,	O
by	O
Mitsuru	O
Ohsaki	O
,	O
explains	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
between	O
Soki	O
and	O
Hideyoshi	O
,	O
Soki	O
's	O
subsequent	O
quest	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Genma	O
trees	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
machinations	O
of	O
Soki	O
's	O
birth	O
family	O
,	O
the	O
Tokugawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sōki	O
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
Generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
international	O
release	O
,	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
with	O
his	O
allies	O
appearing	O
in	O
his	O
arcade	O
ending	O
,	O
as	O
NPC	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
VP	O
of	O
Strategic	O
Planning	O
and	O
Business	O
Development	O
Christian	O
Svensson	O
referred	O
to	O
Demon	O
Siege	O
and	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Dreams	O
as	O
less	O
successful	O
games	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Onimusha	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
he	O
commented	O
that	O
should	O
he	O
ever	O
make	O
another	O
Onimusha	B-Application
game	O
he	O
would	O
add	O
more	O
of	O
these	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inafune	O
also	O
talked	O
about	O
making	O
a	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Dreams	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
developing	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
never	O
got	O
realized	O
.	O
</s>
