<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
,	O
Tose	O
,	O
and	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
classical	O
Japan	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
combines	O
Japanese	O
mythology	O
and	O
folklore	O
to	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
land	O
was	O
saved	O
from	O
darkness	O
by	O
the	O
Shinto	O
sun	O
goddess	O
,	O
named	O
Amaterasu	O
,	O
who	O
took	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
white	O
wolf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
use	O
more	O
traditional	O
realistic	O
rendering	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
had	O
put	O
a	O
strain	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
processing	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
modeled	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
director	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
's	O
favorite	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
pun	B-Application
,	O
as	O
"	O
ōkami	B-Application
"	O
can	O
mean	O
either	O
or	O
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
released	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
earned	O
similar	O
praise	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
motion	O
control	O
scheme	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
port	O
,	O
remastered	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
HexaDrive	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
October	O
2012	O
and	O
for	O
retail	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
supporting	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
motion	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2017	O
worldwide	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mainstream	O
adoption	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
improved	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
these	O
remasters	O
,	O
and	O
Ōkami	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
an	O
art	O
form	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
the	O
improved	O
art	O
details	O
and	O
graphics	O
resolutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
style	O
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
action	O
,	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle	O
gaming	O
genres	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
by	O
many	O
reviewers	O
to	O
have	O
numerous	O
similarities	O
in	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
style	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
,	O
an	O
inspiration	O
that	O
director	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
a	O
self-proclaimed	O
Zelda	O
fan	O
,	O
has	O
admitted	O
has	O
influenced	O
his	O
general	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
mechanic	O
unique	O
to	O
Ōkami	B-Application
is	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
pause	O
and	O
call	O
up	O
a	O
canvas	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
draw	O
onto	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
either	O
using	O
the	O
left	O
analog	O
stick	O
on	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
or	O
pointing	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
,	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
controller	O
in	O
subsequent	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Ōkami	B-Application
Amaterasu	O
,	O
the	O
goddess	O
of	O
the	O
sun	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
white	O
wolf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
resulted	O
from	O
the	O
combined	O
ideas	O
of	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
in	O
Ōkami	B-Application
is	O
highly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Japanese	O
watercolor	O
and	O
wood	O
carving	O
art	O
of	O
the	O
Ukiyo-e	O
style	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Hokusai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
rendered	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
photorealistic	O
3D	O
style	O
,	O
but	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
more	O
colorful	O
sumi-e	O
style	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
better	O
convey	O
Amaterasu	O
's	O
association	O
with	O
nature	O
and	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
restoring	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
limitations	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
hardware	O
to	O
render	O
the	O
photorealistic	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
had	O
considered	O
having	O
Amaterasu	O
metamorphose	O
into	O
a	O
dolphin	O
when	O
in	O
the	O
water	O
and	O
a	O
falcon	B-Algorithm
when	O
jumping	O
off	O
a	O
cliff	O
,	O
but	O
dropped	O
these	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakuya	O
,	O
designed	O
around	O
a	O
peach	B-Algorithm
motif	O
,	O
was	O
envisioned	O
with	O
what	O
were	O
called	O
"	O
level	O
2	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
level	O
3	O
"	O
designs	O
where	O
the	O
character	O
would	O
wear	O
less	O
clothing	O
as	O
the	O
story	O
progressed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
"	O
level	O
3	O
"	O
appearance	O
,	O
effectively	O
naked	O
,	O
was	O
vetoed	O
by	O
Inaba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
E3	O
Convention	O
,	O
approximately	O
30%	O
complete	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ōkami	B-Application
:	O
Official	O
Complete	O
Works	O
art	O
book	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Udon	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
pun	B-Application
;	O
the	O
word	O
in	O
Japanese	O
means	O
"	O
wolf	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
pronounced	O
differently	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
( 大神	O
)	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
honorific	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
Shinto	O
sun	O
goddess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
includes	O
several	O
references	O
(	O
in	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
or	O
dialogue	O
)	O
to	O
other	O
Capcom	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
also	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Mrs.	O
Orange	O
's	O
technique	O
for	O
making	O
cherry	O
cake	O
parodies	O
Street	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Akuma	O
's	O
Shun	O
Goku	O
Satsu	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
kanji	O
word	O
displayed	O
on	O
screen	O
with	O
her	O
back-facing	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
classical	O
Japanese	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2006	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
a	O
5-disc	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Ōkami	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
won	O
the	O
best	O
score	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
BAFTA	O
Video	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suleputer	O
has	O
published	O
another	O
album	O
,	O
a	O
piano	O
arrangement	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
Piano	O
Arrange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
HD	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Data	O
Disc	O
prepared	O
a	O
vinyl	O
four-disc	O
compilation	O
of	O
over	O
60	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
musical	O
tracks	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
function	O
of	O
"	O
drawing	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
painting	O
"	O
strokes	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
led	O
several	O
journalists	O
and	O
gamers	O
alike	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
Ōkami	B-Application
would	O
be	O
well-suited	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
feature	O
controls	O
capable	O
of	O
creating	O
drawing	O
motions	O
freely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
industry	O
rumors	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
either	O
console	O
persisted	O
,	O
though	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
of	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
said	O
that	O
Ōkamis	B-Application
action-based	O
gameplay	O
would	O
not	O
translate	O
well	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
Capcom	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
"	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
Ōkami	B-Application
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
UK	O
Gamers	O
Day	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
would	O
oversee	O
porting	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
March	O
2008	O
but	O
subsequently	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Svensson	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Vice-President	O
of	O
Strategic	O
Planning	O
and	O
Business	O
Development	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Capcom	O
had	O
received	O
numerous	O
requests	O
from	O
fans	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
ported	O
game	O
"	O
specifically	O
exists	O
because	O
of	O
that	O
direct	O
communication	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
we	O
receive	O
on	O
our	O
message	O
boards	O
(	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
're	O
sometimes	O
mean	O
to	O
us	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
president	O
Didier	O
Malenfant	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
will	O
be	O
"	O
an	O
exact	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
recoded	O
to	O
change	O
optimizations	O
that	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
;	O
Svensson	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
reason	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
show	O
it	O
until	O
we	O
started	O
showing	O
it	O
was	O
because	O
,	O
if	O
we	O
showed	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
form	O
that	O
was	O
anything	O
less	O
than	O
near-perfect	O
,	O
people	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
freak	O
out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
Ru	O
Weerasuriya	O
later	O
reflected	O
that	O
porting	O
Ōkami	B-Application
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
challenging	O
task	O
—	O
"	O
we	O
started	O
with	O
no	O
assets	O
and	O
literally	O
reverse-engineered	O
the	O
whole	O
thing	O
back	O
onto	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
"	O
—	O
they	O
did	O
out	O
of	O
love	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
effort	O
would	O
preclude	O
them	O
from	O
attempting	O
such	O
a	O
port	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
Svensson	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
engine	O
had	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
still	O
several	O
systems	O
getting	O
set	O
up	O
properly	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
most	O
definitely	O
a	O
Wii-driven	O
Amaterasu	O
running	O
around	O
Wii-rendered	O
environments	O
as	O
we	O
speak	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
confirmed	O
that	O
unlike	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
text	O
will	O
be	O
skipable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
listing	O
posted	O
at	O
Capcom	O
's	O
website	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
support	O
480p	O
and	O
widescreen	O
output	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
motion	O
sensing	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
features	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
hands-on	O
cited	O
small	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
additional	O
motion-sensing	O
controls	O
using	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuck	O
attachment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
skip	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
but	O
reported	O
no	O
other	O
changes	O
in	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Svennson	O
noted	O
that	O
Capcom	O
would	O
not	O
use	O
television	O
advertising	O
for	O
Ōkami	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
would	O
use	O
online	O
marketing	O
,	O
including	O
art	O
contests	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
website	O
with	O
"	O
all	O
sorts	O
of	O
things	O
for	O
fans	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
make	O
stuff	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Svennson	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
[ Ōkami	O
for	O
the	O
Wii ]	O
did	O
the	O
numbers	O
that	O
we	O
did	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
I	O
'd	O
be	O
very	O
happy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
paper	O
parchment	O
filter	O
applied	O
to	O
all	O
on-screen	O
elements	O
that	O
is	O
readily	O
apparent	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
is	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
effect	O
is	O
much	O
less	O
significant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
with	O
drawing	O
with	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
,	O
two	O
different	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controllers	O
have	O
brush	O
functionality	O
;	O
one	O
button	O
provides	O
free-form	O
strokes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
draws	O
a	O
straight	O
line	O
from	O
the	O
starting	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
delay	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
15	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
Australia	O
on	O
12	O
June	O
,	O
Europe	O
on	O
13	O
June	O
,	O
and	O
Japan	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
credits	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
much	O
to	O
Kamiya	O
's	O
regret	O
as	O
it	O
removed	O
the	O
omoi	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
thoughts	O
,	O
emotions	O
,	O
and	O
messages	O
"	O
:	O
"	O
[	O
The	O
staff	O
roll	O
was ]	O
the	O
omoi	O
of	O
everyone	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
put	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
moment	O
of	O
bliss	O
held	O
out	O
just	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
completed	O
the	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
's	O
co-founder	O
Didier	O
Malenfant	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
took	O
up	O
much	O
more	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
media	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
movie	O
was	O
cut	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
fit	O
everything	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
credit	O
sequence	O
was	O
restored	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Tose	O
,	O
having	O
provided	O
additional	O
planners	O
,	O
designers	O
,	O
programmers	O
,	O
and	O
test	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
watermark	B-General_Concept
from	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
traced	O
the	O
source	O
to	O
an	O
image	O
taken	O
from	O
IGN	O
's	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
since	O
discontinued	O
the	O
offer	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
made	O
the	O
cover	O
images	O
available	O
worldwide	O
in	O
high-quality	O
PDF	B-Application
files	I-Application
for	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
print	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Capcom	O
unveiled	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remastering	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
HD	O
( Ōkami	O
Zekkei-ban	O
;	O
roughly	O
translated	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
Magnificent	O
Version	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
30	O
and	O
31	O
October	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
;	O
a	O
retail	O
product	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
edition	O
supports	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
and	O
Trophy	O
support	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
remastered	O
edition	O
restored	O
the	O
ending	O
credits	O
sequence	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
,	O
the	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
logo	O
was	O
removed	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
Reset	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
replaced	O
on	O
non-Japanese	O
copies	O
by	O
an	O
instrumental	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
Ryoshima	O
Coast	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastering	O
was	O
done	O
between	O
Capcom	O
and	O
HexaDrive	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
high-definition	O
remastering	O
of	O
Rez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
later	O
released	O
Ōkami	B-Application
HD	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
12	O
December	O
2017	O
worldwide	O
,	O
built	O
off	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
remaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
include	O
both	O
digital	O
and	O
retail	O
editions	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
supports	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolutions	I-Architecture
,	O
though	O
locked	O
at	O
a	O
30	O
frames-per-second	O
framerate	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
an	O
optional	O
widescreen	O
presentation	O
alongside	O
the	O
4:3	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
9	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
uses	O
the	O
Switch	O
's	O
touchscreen	O
controls	O
for	O
some	O
features	O
including	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
has	O
both	O
a	O
standard	O
physical	O
retail	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
release	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
whilst	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
eShop-exclusive	O
in	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
20	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
were	O
considered	O
somewhat	O
poor	O
for	O
justifying	O
a	O
sequel	O
;	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
users	O
 '	O
questions	O
on	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Svensson	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
we	O
need	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
people	O
buying	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
before	O
we	O
seriously	O
consider	O
a	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
Japanese	O
trademark	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
"	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
many	O
speculated	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
pending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
September	O
2009	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
announced	O
that	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
was	O
indeed	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ōkami	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
though	O
without	O
the	O
input	O
of	O
the	O
Clover	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
nine	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
,	O
a	O
wolf	O
cub	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
powers	O
as	O
Amaterasu	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
yet	O
at	O
his	O
full	O
potential	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touchscreen	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2016	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Metro	O
,	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
now	O
at	O
PlatinumGames	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
ideas	O
for	O
Ōkami	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
3	O
,	O
though	O
did	O
not	O
confirm	O
if	O
either	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
active	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
following	O
on	O
financially	O
successful	O
releases	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Monster	O
Hunter	O
games	O
,	O
Capcom	O
indicated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
looking	O
to	O
revive	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
dormant	O
"	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
this	O
announcement	O
,	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ikumi	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
stated	O
on	O
Twitter	O
that	O
"	O
Ōkami	B-Application
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
back	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
she	O
stated	O
that	O
she	O
planned	O
to	O
approach	O
Capcom	O
about	O
an	O
Ōkami	B-Application
sequel	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
insistence	O
she	O
planned	O
to	O
fight	O
for	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
Kamiya	O
took	O
the	O
leading	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
93/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newtype	O
USA	O
named	O
Ōkami	B-Application
its	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
for	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
heralded	O
the	O
pacing	O
as	O
"	O
nearly	O
flawless	O
"	O
and	O
proclaimed	O
"	O
Ōkami	B-Application
is	O
that	O
rarest	O
of	O
beasts	O
:	O
a	O
game	O
without	O
any	O
obvious	O
flaws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
named	O
eighteenth	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
feature	O
reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
long	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
has	O
received	O
generally	O
similar	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
widescreen	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
controls	O
"	O
make	O
it	O
even	O
more	O
relevant	O
today	O
than	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
2006	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
for	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
;	O
in	O
GameSpots	O
review	O
,	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
functionality	O
with	O
the	O
Brush	O
"	O
improves	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
recommended	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
though	O
you	O
can	O
overcome	O
the	O
drawing	O
and	O
attacking	O
issues	O
with	O
practice	O
(	O
and	O
by	O
sticking	O
to	O
whip-style	O
weapons	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
hurdle	O
you	O
should	O
n't	O
have	O
to	O
leap	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
award	O
from	O
IGN	O
for	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-definition	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
"	O
definitive	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rendering	O
in	O
1080p	O
helping	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
graphics	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
stand	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cam	O
Shae	O
of	O
IGN	O
did	O
express	O
some	O
disappointment	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
does	O
not	O
attempt	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
"	O
pop	O
up	O
"	O
of	O
far-off	O
objects	O
due	O
to	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
limitation	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
HD	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2017	O
was	O
critically	O
praised	O
,	O
establishing	O
that	O
the	O
decade-old	O
game	O
still	O
remained	O
relevant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Schilling	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
also	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
"	O
languid	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
lethargy	O
"	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
Ōkami	B-Application
remained	O
a	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
and	O
unforgettable	O
adventure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygons	O
Jeff	O
Ramos	O
considered	O
this	O
release	O
the	O
best	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
remaster	O
,	O
praising	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
detail	O
are	O
rendered	O
at	O
the	O
higher	O
4k	B-Architecture
resolutions	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkamis	B-Application
initial	O
showing	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
E3	O
Convention	O
garnered	O
severals	O
awards	O
and	O
recognition	O
,	O
including	O
1UP	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
PS2	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
(	O
second	O
place	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
(	O
third	O
place	O
)	O
;	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
PS2	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Design	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
X-Play	O
'	O
s	O
"	O
Most	O
Original	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
appeared	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
for	O
IGN	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
,	O
Edge	O
Magazine	O
and	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
rated	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
overall	O
game	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
while	O
GameTrailers	O
and	O
PSM	O
named	O
it	O
best	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
for	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
further	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Overall	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Overall	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Artistic	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Overall	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Most	O
Innovative	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Overall	O
Story	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
Ōkami	B-Application
90th	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
as	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
GamePro	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
best	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
has	O
won	O
awards	O
outside	O
the	O
mainstream	O
gaming	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
won	O
the	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
in	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Division	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
Japan	O
Media	O
Arts	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
given	O
an	O
"	O
Award	O
for	O
Excellence	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Supplier	O
's	O
Association	O
(	O
CESA	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2007	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
given	O
2009	O
CESA	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
CEDEC	O
)	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
also	O
received	O
Outstanding	O
Platform	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
nominations	O
At	O
the	O
11th	O
Satellite	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
200,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
were	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
grossing	O
approximately	O
US$8	O
million	O
and	O
ranking	O
as	O
the	O
100th	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
were	O
near	O
270,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
thought	O
that	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
and	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
(	O
another	O
Clover	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
frame	O
)	O
were	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
three	O
key	O
developers	O
within	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
,	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
(	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
(	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Inaba	O
,	O
had	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
dissolved	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
"	O
now	O
all	O
the	O
resources	O
should	O
be	O
used	O
more	O
effectively	O
and	O
more	O
efficiently	O
since	O
they	O
are	O
centralized	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
Capcom	O
revealed	O
that	O
approximately	O
280,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
had	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
a	O
modest	O
24,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkami	B-Application
HD	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
yielded	O
16,536	O
unit	O
sales	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
18	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
HD	O
has	O
sold	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
had	O
sold	O
units	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
2.965	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ōkami	B-Application
series	O
has	O
sold	O
3.8	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ben	O
Mattes	O
,	O
producer	O
for	O
the	O
2008	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
video	O
game	O
,	O
cited	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
Ico	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
as	O
influences	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
stated	O
to	O
have	O
character	O
designs	O
influenced	O
by	O
Ōkami	B-Application
with	O
hand-drawn	O
images	O
and	O
brushstroke-like	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Disney	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Epic	B-Application
Mickey	I-Application
,	O
uses	O
similar	O
drawing	O
aspects	O
as	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
draw	O
and	O
modify	O
parts	O
of	O
levels	O
to	O
proceed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
Yami	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
and	O
final	O
boss	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
Tatsunoko	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amaterasu	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Teppen	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Clover	O
's	O
dissolution	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
staff	O
's	O
subsequent	O
reformation	O
as	O
PlatinumGames	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
next	O
games	O
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
contains	O
several	O
references	O
to	O
Ōkami	B-Application
;	O
the	O
most	O
notable	O
of	O
these	O
is	O
when	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
panther	O
and	O
,	O
like	O
Amaterasu	O
,	O
a	O
trail	O
of	O
flowers	O
and	O
plant	O
life	O
follows	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
2010	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic	O
Con	O
,	O
Capcom	O
raffled	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
T-shirts	O
designed	O
by	O
Gerald	O
de	O
Jesus	O
and	O
iam8bit	O
that	O
placed	O
Amaterasu	O
,	O
Shiranui	O
,	O
and	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
(	O
from	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
)	O
into	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
Three	O
Wolf	O
Moon	O
t-shirt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
included	O
Ōkami	B-Application
among	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
with	O
untapped	O
franchise	O
potential	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
Seriously	O
,	O
if	O
Nintendo	O
can	O
make	O
the	O
same	O
Zelda	O
game	O
every	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
then	O
why	O
ca	O
n't	O
Capcom	O
release	O
Ōkami	B-Application
2	I-Application
?	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Amaterasu	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Archie	O
Comics	O
 '	O
Worlds	O
Unite	O
crossover	O
between	O
its	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
comic	O
lines	O
and	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Ōkami	B-Application
costume	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Generations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
submitted	O
and	O
got	O
approval	O
to	O
publish	O
an	O
Amaterasu	O
"	O
courier	O
"	O
for	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
December	O
2017	O
release	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
HD	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
players	O
that	O
had	O
pre-ordered	O
or	O
purchased	O
Ōkami	B-Application
HD	O
within	O
the	O
release	O
period	O
receiving	O
the	O
courier	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
