<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Onimusha	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
his	O
quest	O
,	O
Jubei	O
learns	O
of	O
his	O
oni	B-Application
heritage	O
which	O
grants	O
him	O
powers	O
to	O
slay	O
the	O
demons	O
and	O
meets	O
new	O
allies	O
who	O
also	O
wish	O
to	O
defeat	O
Nobunaga	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
of	O
Genma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
generally	O
praised	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
it	O
's	O
branching	O
storyline	O
paths	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
re-playability	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
keeping	O
the	O
action	O
elements	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
adding	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
abandoning	O
its	O
RPG	O
element	O
about	O
40%	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
through	O
and	O
being	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	O
's	O
Destiny	O
features	O
a	O
control	O
scheme	O
found	O
in	O
many	O
survival	O
horror	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
different	O
combos	O
of	O
attacks	O
although	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
is	O
still	O
mainly	O
focused	O
on	O
timing	O
and	O
counter-attacking	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
flashy	O
fast	O
combo	O
system	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	O
orbs	O
recharge	O
magic	B-Application
ability	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rarest	O
variety	O
is	O
the	O
purple	O
orb	O
temporarily	O
powers	O
up	O
Jubei	O
into	O
an	O
"	O
Onimusha	B-Application
"	O
,	O
increasing	O
his	O
attack	O
damage	O
and	O
becoming	O
invincible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
several	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
encounters	O
a	O
female	O
oni	B-Application
named	O
who	O
explains	O
Nobunaga	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revealing	O
herself	O
as	O
Jubei	O
's	O
mother	O
,	O
Takajo	O
unleashes	O
Jubei	O
's	O
Oni	B-Application
powers	O
and	O
tells	O
him	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
five	O
orbs	O
that	O
were	O
created	O
to	O
protect	O
humans	O
from	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Oyu	O
fights	O
them	O
off	O
he	O
notices	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
a	O
Oni	B-Application
orb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
at	O
Imasho	O
Town	O
,	O
Oyu	O
gifts	O
Jubei	O
her	O
Oni	B-Application
orb	O
for	O
saving	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jubei	O
discovers	O
an	O
Oni	B-Application
vessel	O
and	O
activates	O
it	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
then	O
proceeds	O
to	O
take	O
Jubei	O
to	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
Sacred	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gogadantess	O
thanks	O
Jubei	O
and	O
gives	O
him	O
his	O
Oni	B-Application
orb	O
before	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
demon	O
world	O
,	O
Jubei	O
finally	O
understands	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Oni	B-Application
Orbs	O
and	O
uses	O
them	O
to	O
turn	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
ultimate	O
Oni	B-Application
warrior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
sequel	O
to	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	O
Warlords	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
April	O
2001	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
was	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
team	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
Onimusha	B-Application
,	O
this	O
game	O
also	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
but	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
made	O
the	O
team	O
change	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
releases	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
with	O
its	O
Warlords	O
and	O
Demon	O
Siege	O
into	O
the	O
2008	O
compilation	O
Onimusha	B-Application
Essentials	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
Orchestra	O
Album	O
~	O
Taro	O
Iwashiro	O
Selection	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	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
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
most	O
successful	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
they	O
tried	O
appealing	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
fans	O
by	O
adding	O
more	O
Western	O
tones	O
to	O
their	O
next	O
work	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
from	O
E3	O
2002	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunhan	O
summed	O
it	O
up	O
as	O
"	O
bigger	O
,	O
bloodier	O
,	O
and	O
deeper	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
on	O
many	O
levels	O
the	O
perfect	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Dunhan	O
saw	O
Jubei	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
interesting	O
character	O
than	O
Samanosuke	B-Application
Akechi	I-Application
from	O
Warlords	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
personality	O
and	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
later	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
45th	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
listed	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
rereleased	O
in	O
a	O
HD	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
from	O
2001	O
and	O
2002	O
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
the	O
"	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
