| Onimusha 3: Demon Siege | |
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 North American PlayStation 2 box art | |
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| Director(s) | Minoru Nakai |
| Producer(s) | Keiji Inafune |
| Programmer(s) | Shingo Ohi Yasuhiro Anpo[2] |
| Writer(s) | Noboru Sugimura Shin Yoshida Hiroaki Kanazawa Minoru Nakai |
| Composer(s) | Masamichi Amano Akari Kaida Hideki Okugawa Kota Suzuki |
| Series | Onimusha |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 Windows |
| Release | PlayStation 2Windows
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, released in Japan and Europe as Onimusha 3 (鬼武者3, Onimusha Surī), is a 2004 action-adventure game developed and published by Capcom. It is the third game of the Onimusha series and was released for the PlayStation 2 on April 27, 2004. It was later ported to Windows on December 8, 2005. The story focuses on the returning hero, swordsman Hidemitsu Samanosuke Akechi, who is in his quest to defeat his nemesis, Nobunaga Oda, who wishes to conquer Japan with his army of demons known as Genma. However, Samanosuke changes places with a French officer from the future named Jacques Blanc, and both have to adapt to their new worlds to get rid of Genma army and stop Oda Nobunaga's ambitions to conquer the world.
The game retains elements from previous games in the franchise including the use of multiple special weapons in order to fight enemies and absorb their energy to enhance the weaponry. This time the player primarily controls both Samanosuke and Jacques in separate scenarios. The two are able to exchange items in order to solve puzzles. The development from this game started after the release of the PlayStation 2 which allowed the team to work on a 3D engine to design 3D backgrounds. In order to appeal to the Western market, the team set this game in Paris and chose French actor Jean Reno to portray Jacques.[3]
Onimusha 3 has been generally well received by publications for video games. Most of the writers' praise focused on the improved controls and the use of a 3D engine that allowed better combat and visuals, respectively. Critics also highly praised the CGI intro cutscene, which had martial arts legend Donnie Yen direct the fight scenes. One of the main criticisms was the game's short length. The game also generated good sales with over 1.5 million copies sold as of May 2008.
- ^ "カプコン、Pc版「鬼武者 3 Pc」で2画面同時プレイを実現". Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Capcom (February 26, 2004). Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (PlayStation 2). Capcom.
Main Programmers: Shingo Ohi, Yasuhiro Anpo
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