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| From: Capcom
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
Buy New: £17.95
You Save: £22.04 (55%)
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 407
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: action-games
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: RVL P ROWP
EAN: 5055060951002
ASIN: B0016OIITY
Release Date: June 13, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The multi award-winning Okami is poised to move on to the Wii. Based on rich and varied Japanese mythology, Okami combines the all action gameplay of the Wii with the most unique and visually stunning game world and characters.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Simply wonderful. June 12, 2008
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I've only had this a day, so I haven't even come close to finishing it. I'm about four hours in and I have to say that in those four hours Okami has more style, character, joy and fun packed into it than the vast majority of tripe and generic sandbox games out there(not naming names)and is such a joy that I can't believe I'd never bothered to play it on my mates' PS2. I'm not gonna waffle, I'll just urge you to purchase this game and help it find the audience it so richly deserves.
The visuals are still mindblowing (especially in HD), the soundtrack is rich and the controls, whilst needing a bit of getting used to, are great. The Wii Remote controlled Celestial Brush is clearly an improvement over the PS2's analogue stick and everything else, you name it, it's effin marvellous.
So please. Buy this game and get ready to find out why videogames are so brilliant. If more games like this were made, the world be a much happier place.
Worth the Wait June 18, 2008
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I've been waiting for this ever since it came out on the PS2. Put simply this is a very original, beautiful, engrossing, fun game. Don't listen to the idiots who have moaned about the controls, I'm only an occasional gamer and I've have had no trouble once I got the hang of them (which took about 10 minutes and surely any new game takes a *little* practice to really nail).
Please don't let this become an underappreciated classic the way it was on the PS2, spend your money supporting a game with imagination rather than the next MMORPG, FPS or RTS that comes along.
Okami, a hidden gem. June 15, 2008
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
What can I say... I bought this game on a whim after completing Zelda: TP as I had a hunger for an adventure game and it's absolutely stunning. There's some lovely scenery, the gameplay is absolutely superb, the control system is drool-worthy, the battles are well implemented and offers a great interim from exploring the vast and varied lands and if that wasn't enough the character implemention is second-to-none.
For 30 a Wii owner really cannot afford to miss out on Okami.
2 years on, still as amazing as on PS2 June 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Chances are if you're reading this you'll already be aware of what Okami's all about - Zelda-esque adventure game with beautiful stylised graphics, a neat paintbrush ability gimmick and charm oozing out of its virtual eyeballs. Playing it nearly two years ago on the PS2, I was blown away by how brazenly enjoyable this game is; as a result, Zelda: Twilight Princess, which I played immediately after, seemed a bit stale in comparison.
Obviously a lot of people didn't feel the same way, or at least never got round to finding out, as Okami on PS2 did pretty disastrously for sales. I guess Capcom are hoping that the strong demand for a Wii version (which always seemed a given, considering how well the idea of using a paintbrush in-game suits the Wii's controls) will reflect in the sales. Here's hoping, because Okami is still essential today, though arguably NOT if you already have the PS2 version.
With the benefit of having played both, there are definitely pros and cons for the Wii version. Con - The content is identical, so there's no extras waiting for Wii players. Pro - the loading and saving times are a lot shorter. Con (though how big of one is debatable) - the filter used on the PS2 version to give the graphics are more painted, watercolour look, is absent; it's not a major difference but the colours seem a little stark. Personally I preferred the PS2's graphics. (Possible) Pro - the audio chatter that goes with the on-screen dialogue has been quietened down a lot - a lot of people found this irritating on the PS2; personally I think it's pretty charming.
The controls are different, but whether they're better or worse is debatable. They're just... different. Personally I find they work better for the painting elements - it's slightly more fluid using the Wii remote - though I've had a few difficulties where the game suddenly decides to make the strokes huge or tiny for no apparent reason (supposedly determined by your distance from the sensor bar), which can be frustrating. Combat can be a little clunkier, mapped to shakes of the remote which aren't always detected accurately (or sometimes at all), which of course is maddening in the middle of a scrap. Largely I've gotten used to them, but honestly it often seems like something to put up with rather than something that really brings the game to new a level.
At the end of the day, the pros and cons that the Wii version provides kind of balance each other out - if you have the choice of console, I guess it's down to control preference, and how bothered you are by the cosmetic differences I've mentioned. Console comparisons aside, Okami is a fantastic game, and if you haven't played it yet you've really no excuse - it's stunning to look at, fun to play (if a little patronising in parts, puzzle-wise), lengthy and very funny (mysoginistic pixie Issun still cracks me up). This game deserves your attention!
Wow June 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Definitely one of the best games i've played for the Wii. I can't imagine how the game play would work on the PS2 since the actions and interface in the game rely heavily on the Wii remote's unique interactions.
The games style is just eye-candy to watch through out the game, sometimes after a long day I switch on this game just to wind down.
But don't let that fool you, the game can be very engaging. The battle sequences are unique and well thought out, i've not experienced it in another game before.
All in all, a must have title for your Wii.
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