<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
form	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Warlords	O
version	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
China	O
and	O
Russia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
period	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
samurai	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
who	O
fights	O
against	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Nobunaga	O
Oda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Samanosuke	O
and	O
his	O
partner	O
,	O
a	O
female	O
ninja	B-Application
Kaede	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
fight	O
against	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
borrows	O
elements	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
own	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
survival	O
horror	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
and	O
a	O
fixed	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
genre	O
with	O
Samanosuke	O
possessing	O
multiple	O
weapons	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
by	O
defeating	O
several	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
originally	O
wanted	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
but	O
the	O
close	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
next	O
generation	O
version	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
being	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
achieved	O
high	O
popularity	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
to	O
reach	O
one	O
million	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
features	O
pre-rendered	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
primarily	O
controls	O
swordsman	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
in	O
his	O
fight	O
against	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
sections	O
are	O
played	O
with	O
Samanosuke	O
's	O
assistant	O
,	O
the	O
kunoichi	B-Application
Kaede	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Samanosuke	O
finds	O
Yumemaru	O
spirited	O
off	O
,	O
he	O
learns	O
from	O
Tokichiro	O
that	O
Yuki	O
is	O
essential	O
for	O
a	O
human	O
sacrifice	O
where	O
the	O
Genmas	O
 '	O
god	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
will	O
bless	O
her	O
blood	O
that	O
Nobunaga	O
will	O
drink	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Saitō	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
him	O
,	O
Samanosuke	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
into	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
 '	O
throne	O
room	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
finds	O
Yuki	O
and	O
Yumemaru	O
trapped	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
he	O
can	O
free	O
them	O
,	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
enters	O
the	O
room	O
and	O
summons	O
Nobunaga	O
before	O
the	O
monster	O
attacks	O
Samanosuke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Samanosuke	O
defeats	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
,	O
he	O
frees	O
Yumemaru	O
and	O
Yuki	O
as	O
Kaede	O
enters	O
the	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
flee	O
the	O
collapsing	O
chamber	O
,	O
Samanosuke	O
is	O
grabbed	O
by	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
as	O
Kaede	O
,	O
Yumemaru	O
,	O
and	O
Yuki	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
Samanosuke	O
's	O
blood	O
falls	O
on	O
the	O
gauntlet	O
and	O
activates	O
it	O
as	O
it	O
transforms	O
him	O
into	O
an	O
Onimusha	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
Onimusha	B-Application
state	O
,	O
Samanosuke	O
kills	O
Fortinbras	B-Application
by	O
stabbing	O
him	O
through	O
his	O
central	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
ending	O
sequence	O
,	O
Yuki	O
and	O
Yumemaru	O
follow	O
Samanosuke	O
's	O
advice	O
and	O
travel	O
the	O
world	O
while	O
Kaede	O
dies	O
14	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
(	O
In	O
the	O
original	O
ending	O
Kaede	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
continued	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
Samanosuke	O
but	O
is	O
unabled	O
to	O
find	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
corrected	O
in	O
Onimusha	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
that	O
she	O
does	O
in	O
fact	O
find	O
Samanosuke	O
and	O
they	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
the	O
Genma	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originated	O
in	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
's	O
1997	O
idea	O
to	O
create	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Biohazard	B-Application
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
1996	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Biohazard	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
period	O
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
"	O
ninja	B-Application
house	O
"	O
filled	O
with	O
booby	O
traps	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
mansion	O
from	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
where	O
battles	O
would	O
be	O
fought	O
using	O
swords	O
and	O
shuriken	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
house	O
will	O
contain	O
hidden	O
doors	O
behind	O
walls	O
,	O
ceilings	O
that	O
fall	O
down	O
to	O
you	O
,	O
scrolls	O
and	O
ninja	B-Application
magic	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
ninja	B-Application
techniques	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64DD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
was	O
planned	O
by	O
Capcom	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
title	O
was	O
originally	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
eventually	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
scrapped	O
and	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
team	O
's	O
excitement	O
about	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
resulted	O
in	O
that	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
basing	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
period	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
its	O
multiple	O
conflicts	O
could	O
provide	O
an	O
interesting	O
background	O
for	O
the	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
movements	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Film	O
actor	O
and	O
singer	O
Takeshi	O
Kaneshiro	O
was	O
the	O
character	O
model	O
and	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actor	O
for	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
English	O
localization	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
,	O
the	O
word	O
oni	O
was	O
translated	O
as	O
ogre	B-Application
and	O
the	O
word	O
genma	O
as	O
"	O
demon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Genma	B-Application
Onimusha	I-Application
,	O
formally	O
announced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
May	O
2001	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
expecting	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
late	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
contains	O
many	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
better	O
graphics	O
,	O
new	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
5.1	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
new	O
weapons	O
added	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
now	O
find	O
three	O
different	O
armors	O
to	O
wear	O
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
shinobi	O
outfit	O
,	O
a	O
grey	O
colored	O
samurai	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fully	O
masked	O
samurai	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrary	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
armors	O
that	O
was	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
2	I-Device
released	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
major	O
difference	O
in	O
Genma	B-Application
Onimusha	I-Application
is	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
green	O
souls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
other	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
version	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
include	O
any	O
features	O
from	O
Genma	B-Application
Onimusha	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
1.04	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
went	O
Platinum	O
in	O
just	O
under	O
a	O
month	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
quickly	O
becoming	O
the	O
top-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
ever	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
800,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$28	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
75th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
reached	O
3	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	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
the	O
first	O
two	O
Onimusha	B-Application
games	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
most	O
successful	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
a	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
GameRankings	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
84%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
81%	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Fischer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Onimusha	B-Application
is	O
a	O
beautiful	O
game	O
that	O
lacks	O
the	O
refinement	O
of	O
more	O
modern	O
game	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
ride	O
,	O
but	O
one	O
that	O
you	O
'll	O
forget	O
as	O
new	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
appear	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
SIGGRAPH	O
2000	O
conference	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
received	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
award	O
for	O
its	O
opening	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complex	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
beloved	O
and	O
missed	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2010	O
retrospective	O
,	O
GamePro	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
28th	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
FHM	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Kaede	O
among	O
the	O
nine	O
"	O
sexiest	O
ninja	B-Application
babes	O
in	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
additional	O
content	O
found	O
in	O
Genma	B-Application
Onimusha	I-Application
was	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Horror	O
media	O
website	O
Bloody	O
Disgusting	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
3.5/5	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
beneath	O
a	O
new	O
lick	O
of	O
paint	O
and	O
some	O
clever	O
adjustments	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
make	O
for	O
an	O
essential	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
great	O
modernization	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Windows	O
Central	O
gave	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
not	O
perfect	O
by	O
any	O
means	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
state	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
wonderful	O
blast	O
from	O
the	O
past	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
more	O
critical	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
6.5/10	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
verdict	O
being	O
that	O
"	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
is	O
exactly	O
how	O
you	O
remember	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
that	O
's	O
not	O
necessarily	O
a	O
good	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
,	O
that	O
followed	O
Samanosuke	O
and	O
more	O
warriors	O
in	O
their	O
fight	O
against	O
Nobunaga	O
Oda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Demon	O
Siege	O
was	O
the	O
closing	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Capcom	O
developed	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
due	O
to	O
popular	O
fan	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
have	O
been	O
two	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
that	O
focus	O
on	O
different	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bug	O
within	O
Warlords	O
inspired	O
game	O
designer	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
