<s>
Ōkamiden	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
to	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
later	O
ported	O
first	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkamiden	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Kuniomi	O
Matsushita	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Motohide	O
Eshiro	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Edgeworth	I-Application
and	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
stars	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
,	O
a	O
small	O
celestial	O
wolf	O
born	O
from	O
Amaterasu	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
freeze	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
draw	O
shapes	O
or	O
patterns	O
using	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
when	O
Matsushita	O
expressed	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
Ōkami	B-Application
game	O
and	O
showed	O
Eshiro	O
a	O
technical	O
demo	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
demo	O
was	O
so	O
well-done	O
,	O
development	O
began	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
Ōkami	B-Application
debuted	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
moderate	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkamiden	B-Application
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
as	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
;	O
Zelda	O
was	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
both	O
Ōkamis	B-Application
director	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
and	O
Ōkamidens	B-Application
producer	O
Motohide	O
Eshiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
of	O
returning	O
life	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
also	O
returns	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
to	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Guidance	O
technique	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Shirabe	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
courage	O
"	O
brush	O
by	O
Daniel	O
Feit	O
of	O
Wired	O
,	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
move	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
's	O
partner	O
independently	O
across	O
areas	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
cannot	O
cross	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
often	O
required	O
to	O
progress	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
to	O
move	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
about	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
top	O
display	O
being	O
the	O
current	O
third-person	O
view	O
and	O
the	O
bottom	O
showing	O
a	O
mini-map	O
of	O
the	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
enemies	O
are	O
weak	O
to	O
one	O
specific	O
brush	O
technique	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
enemy	O
in	O
this	O
manner	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
earn	O
rare	O
items	O
that	O
help	O
to	O
upgrade	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
's	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
Ōkamidens	B-Application
story	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
children	O
of	O
previous	O
characters	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
and	O
their	O
adventures	O
and	O
the	O
relationships	O
that	O
form	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
producer	O
Motohide	O
Eshiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
nine	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Konohana	O
Sprite	O
Sakuya	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
summons	O
the	O
Sun	O
Goddess	O
Amaterasu	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
finds	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
,	O
who	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
young	O
version	O
of	O
Amaterasu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibiterasu	B-Application
,	O
as	O
revealed	O
by	O
Matsushita	O
,	O
is	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
Amaterasu	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
previously	O
speculated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsushita	O
also	O
called	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
clumsy	O
and	O
having	O
childlike	O
traits	O
of	O
"	O
being	O
tearfully	O
sentimental	O
or	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
decisions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Issun	O
,	O
Amaterasu	O
's	O
partner	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
unavailable	O
to	O
help	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
as	O
he	O
is	O
busy	O
with	O
his	O
duties	O
as	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Envoy	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
find	O
other	O
partners	O
to	O
help	O
rid	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
partners	O
that	O
accompanies	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
is	O
the	O
adopted	O
son	O
of	O
Susano	O
and	O
Kushi	O
,	O
two	O
characters	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
partners	O
include	O
:	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
mermaid	O
that	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
swim	O
about	O
in	O
underwater	O
stages	O
and	O
can	O
provide	O
a	O
water	O
source	O
for	O
Waterspout	O
;	O
,	O
a	O
spirit	O
medium	O
who	O
helps	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
see	O
ethereal	O
elements	O
;	O
,	O
a	O
flute-playing	O
young	O
boy	O
that	O
bears	O
some	O
traits	O
similar	O
to	O
Waka	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
;	O
and	O
,	O
an	O
overweight	O
boy	O
carrying	O
fire	O
who	O
can	O
walk	O
through	O
ice	O
spikes	O
and	O
can	O
provide	O
a	O
fire	O
source	O
for	O
the	O
Inferno	O
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibiterasu	B-Application
and	O
his	O
various	O
partners	O
initially	O
track	O
down	O
an	O
evil	O
summoner	O
named	O
that	O
gave	O
rise	O
to	O
the	O
curses	O
across	O
the	O
lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
defeats	O
King	O
Fury	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
a	O
stronger	O
evil	O
known	O
as	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
seeking	O
to	O
curse	O
the	O
lands	O
of	O
Nippon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akuro	O
travels	O
back	O
one	O
year	O
to	O
when	O
Amaterasu	O
faced	O
down	O
Orochi	O
;	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
follows	O
it	O
and	O
prevents	O
it	O
from	O
recovering	O
the	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibi	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
prevent	O
Akuro	O
from	O
obtaining	O
the	O
blood	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
Kurow	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
apparently	O
turned	O
evil	O
and	O
become	O
Akuro	O
's	O
servant	O
,	O
stops	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
's	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibiterasu	B-Application
and	O
his	O
other	O
allies	O
follow	O
Akuro	O
to	O
the	O
dark	O
realms	O
where	O
they	O
find	O
the	O
demon	O
has	O
taken	O
up	O
residence	O
in	O
the	O
body	O
of	O
Kuni	O
and	O
that	O
Kurow	O
intends	O
on	O
fighting	O
the	O
pup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibiterasu	B-Application
is	O
forced	O
to	O
fight	O
his	O
former	O
partner	O
,	O
expelling	O
Akuro	O
's	O
spirit	O
and	O
freeing	O
Kuni	O
,	O
but	O
evil	O
Kurow	O
willfully	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
take	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibiterasu	B-Application
,	O
fighting	O
back	O
tears	O
,	O
complies	O
with	O
Kurow	O
's	O
instructions	O
,	O
and	O
Akuro	O
is	O
destroyed	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurow	O
,	O
just	O
before	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
is	O
sad	O
about	O
how	O
he	O
was	O
nothing	O
but	O
a	O
doll	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
others	O
reassure	O
him	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
his	O
adventures	O
with	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
that	O
made	O
him	O
who	O
he	O
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
the	O
remainder	O
of	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
's	O
partners	O
return	O
to	O
their	O
homes	O
,	O
more	O
confident	O
in	O
their	O
abilities	O
;	O
Kuni	O
leaves	O
home	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
who	O
he	O
really	O
is	O
,	O
much	O
to	O
Susano	O
's	O
regret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibiterasu	B-Application
joins	O
with	O
Issun	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Plain	O
to	O
reunite	O
with	O
Waka	O
and	O
Amaterasu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
return	O
,	O
including	O
Issun	O
,	O
Mr.	O
and	O
Mrs.	O
Orange	O
,	O
and	O
Sakuya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
locales	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
areas	O
to	O
explore	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
adventure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chibiterasu	B-Application
gains	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
power	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
finding	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
Gods	O
hiding	O
in	O
constellations	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
where	O
the	O
Brush	O
Gods	O
have	O
chosen	O
to	O
rest	O
,	O
and	O
acquire	O
the	O
skills	O
from	O
the	O
Gods	O
 '	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
considered	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
widely	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
factors	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
its	O
developer	O
,	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
,	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
specified	O
that	O
producer	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
had	O
had	O
an	O
argument	O
with	O
Capcom	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
former	O
Capcom	O
employee	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
commented	O
that	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
something	O
he	O
had	O
considered	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
easier	O
said	O
than	O
done	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
employee	O
Chris	O
Svensson	O
commented	O
that	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
people	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
buy	O
copies	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
to	O
warrant	O
a	O
sequel	O
's	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
Capcom	O
filed	O
for	O
a	O
Japanese	O
trademark	O
on	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
"	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Japan	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
speculation	O
about	O
an	O
Ōkami	B-Application
sequel	O
;	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
may	O
be	O
a	O
shortening	O
or	O
pun	O
for	O
Ōkami	B-Application
Gaiden	O
,	O
translated	O
as	O
"	O
Ōkami	B-Application
Sidestory	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
possibly	O
Ōkami	B-Application
Densetsu	O
,	O
which	O
translates	O
to	O
"	O
Ōkami	B-Application
Legend	O
"	O
,	O
thus	O
fueling	O
speculation	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
long-awaited	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
September	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
revealed	O
that	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chiisaki	I-Application
Taiyō	I-Application
was	O
indeed	O
another	O
Ōkami	B-Application
game	O
which	O
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
other	O
release	O
information	O
was	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famitsu	O
article	O
shows	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
2/Wii	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkamiden	B-Application
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Kuniomi	O
Matsushita	O
,	O
who	O
oversaw	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Motohide	O
Eshiro	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Onimusha	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Samurai	I-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
Investigations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Miles	I-Application
Edgeworth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yukinori	O
Kitajima	O
,	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Japanese	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
428	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibuya	I-Application
Scramble	I-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
scenario	O
author	O
for	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
Matsushita	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
strong	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
led	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
advanced	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
settled	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
due	O
to	O
its	O
portability	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
it	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
wherever	O
they	O
wish	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
utility	O
of	O
the	O
stylus	O
on	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
brush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eshiro	O
further	O
commented	O
that	O
he	O
considered	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
more	O
of	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Ōkami	B-Application
than	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
desiring	O
to	O
build	O
upon	O
the	O
world	O
for	O
a	O
franchise	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
is	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
,	O
Eshiro	O
has	O
considered	O
to	O
expand	O
subsequent	O
games	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
unit	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Eshiro	O
does	O
not	O
rule	O
out	O
a	O
high-definition	O
version	O
on	O
a	O
modern	O
console	O
or	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
or	O
similar	O
touch-screen	O
devices	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
response	O
to	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
elements	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
to	O
make	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
fewer	O
controls	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
unit	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
only	O
controls	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
"	O
on	O
rails	O
"	O
manner	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
areas	O
to	O
head	O
toward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
change	O
made	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
the	O
simplification	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
factor	O
that	O
some	O
players	O
had	O
found	O
difficult	O
;	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
reduces	O
the	O
melee	O
weapon	O
attack	O
features	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
button	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Brush	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
used	O
alongside	O
this	O
for	O
complex	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
partners	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
stylus	O
to	O
guide	O
them	O
came	O
about	O
through	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
having	O
puzzles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
incorporated	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
polygons	O
and	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
artwork	O
was	O
prohibitively	O
limited	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
challenging	O
the	O
artists	O
to	O
convey	O
similar	O
imagery	O
and	O
emotions	O
that	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
feature	O
Amaterasu	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
goddess-wolf	O
character	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
;	O
during	O
character	O
planning	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
artists	O
drew	O
what	O
Amaterasu	O
's	O
child	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
as	O
a	O
joke	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
spurred	O
several	O
ideas	O
for	O
Matsushita	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
partner	O
,	O
and	O
leading	O
to	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
becoming	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
was	O
still	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
thought	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
child	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Matsushita	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
partners	O
both	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
option	O
was	O
selected	O
over	O
several	O
arrangements	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
five	O
different	O
Chibiterasus	B-Application
team	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
story	O
taken	O
from	O
a	O
child	O
's	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
as	O
they	O
explore	O
and	O
learn	O
new	O
things	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
much	O
easier	O
to	O
visualize	O
(	O
and	O
incidentally	O
fell	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
demographic	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
handheld	B-Application
devices	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
is	O
only	O
paired	O
with	O
one	O
partner	O
at	O
any	O
one	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
Matsushita	O
said	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
could	O
switch	O
between	O
them	O
any	O
time	O
you	O
wanted	O
,	O
then	O
they	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
partners	O
anymore	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
was	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
Matsushita	O
found	O
necessary	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
flow	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
looked	O
to	O
Ōkami	B-Application
and	O
noted	O
while	O
characters	O
also	O
died	O
there	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
emotional	O
attachment	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
there	O
was	O
resistance	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
toward	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
major	O
character	O
dying	O
permanently	O
in	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
it	O
would	O
improve	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
nine	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
which	O
posed	O
story	O
problems	O
for	O
Yukinori	O
Kitajima	O
,	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
's	O
main	O
scriptwriter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
game	O
several	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
by	O
keeping	O
a	O
closer	O
time	O
frame	O
things	O
would	O
not	O
change	O
as	O
much	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
familiar	O
feeling	O
to	O
those	O
that	O
played	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kitajima	O
had	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
rationale	O
for	O
some	O
events	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
why	O
no	O
characters	O
remember	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
or	O
why	O
Susano	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
Kuni	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
although	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
exist	O
during	O
the	O
timeline	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkamiden	B-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
in	O
playable	O
form	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
about	O
25%	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occidental	O
releases	O
were	O
uncertain	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
observed	O
that	O
Capcom	O
had	O
trademarked	O
the	O
name	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
in	O
both	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
alongside	O
the	O
normal	O
game	O
;	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
this	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
a	O
DVD	O
,	O
a	O
storybook	O
,	O
a	O
plush	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
keychain	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Ōkamiden-branded	O
earphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
television	O
advertisements	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
feature	O
model	O
Kii	O
Kitano	O
and	O
a	O
white	O
Shiba	O
Inu	O
puppy	O
named	O
Moran-chan	O
that	O
bears	O
a	O
close	O
resemblance	O
to	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
American	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
included	O
an	O
Ōkamiden-stylized	O
screen	O
cleaner	O
and	O
brush-shaped	O
stylus	O
at	O
GameStop	O
and	O
a	O
plush	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
key	O
chain	O
(	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
put	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kombo	O
editor	O
Daniel	O
Sims	O
praised	O
Ōkamidens	B-Application
cel-shaded	O
visuals	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
work	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
editor	O
Hamza	O
Aziz	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
perfect	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aziz	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
impressed	O
with	O
Capcom	O
managing	O
to	O
retain	O
Ōkamis	B-Application
stylized	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siliconera	O
editor	O
Ishaan	O
Sahdev	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
skeptical	O
that	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
could	O
replicate	O
the	O
feel	O
that	O
Ōkami	B-Application
provided	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
much	O
it	O
relied	O
on	O
its	O
visuals	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
to	O
bring	O
players	O
into	O
its	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
reasoning	O
behind	O
placing	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
larger	O
audience	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
visuals	O
terrible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
editor	O
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
been	O
skepticism	O
about	O
developing	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
without	O
PlatinumGames	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
featuring	O
key	O
members	O
of	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
,	O
including	O
Hideki	O
Kamiya	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
behind	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demos	O
of	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
,	O
both	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
the	O
English-language	O
version	O
at	O
various	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
were	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
editors	O
Stephan	O
Totilo	O
and	O
Brian	O
Crecente	O
praised	O
the	O
demo	O
versions	O
they	O
played	O
in	O
April	O
and	O
May	O
2010	O
;	O
Totilo	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
strong	O
match	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
was	O
not	O
only	O
"	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
"	O
but	O
also	O
"	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
game	O
for	O
which	O
 [ he ] 	O
thought	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
was	O
made	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Crecente	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
drawing	O
mechanism	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
worked	O
even	O
better	O
in	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
stylus	O
and	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
holding	O
the	O
portable	O
console	O
like	O
a	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Feit	O
of	O
Wired	O
believed	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
"	O
cartoony	O
graphics	O
are	O
well	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
as	O
"	O
adorable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
editor	O
Jim	O
Sterling	O
concurred	O
,	O
joking	O
that	O
its	O
cuteness	O
would	O
make	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Plunkett	O
commented	O
that	O
despite	O
his	O
reservations	O
for	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
,	O
his	O
"	O
heart	O
melted	O
"	O
when	O
he	O
saw	O
Chibiterasu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2010	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
received	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
praise	O
and	O
awards	O
from	O
news	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Critics	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
named	O
it	O
their	O
"	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
rated	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
a	O
total	O
score	O
of	O
34	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
but	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
little	O
surprise	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
with	O
Ōkami	B-Application
as	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
covers	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famitsu	O
reviewers	O
did	O
note	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
not	O
expanded	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
but	O
posit	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
just	O
shows	O
how	O
complete	O
a	O
package	O
Ōkami	B-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
some	O
players	O
who	O
will	O
undoubtedly	O
love	O
Ōkamiden	B-Application
,	O
either	O
because	O
the	O
flaws	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
backtracking	O
)	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
familiar	O
or	O
because	O
they	O
have	O
the	O
capacity	O
to	O
overlook	O
its	O
myriad	O
mistakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ōkamiden	B-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
at	O
84,472	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
