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Onimusha: Dawn Of Dreams
Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Series	Onimusha series
Aspect ratio	480i (SDTV)
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release date(s)	JPN January 26, 2006 NA March 8, 2006 EUR March 18, 2006
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: M (Mature) USK: 16+ PEGI: 12+ OFLC: MA15+ CERO:C(15+)
Media	2 DVDs
Input methods	DualShock

Onimusha: Dawn Of Dreams, released in Japan as Shin Onimusha Dawn of Dreams (新 鬼武者 DAWN OF DREAMS, Shin Onimusha Dawn of Dreams^?), is the fourth canonical installment of Capcom's Onimusha series, released in March 2006. Dawn of Dreams focuses on a new protagonist, Soki (灰燼の蒼鬼 a.k.a. Yuki Hideyasu), the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Gameplay

Like Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Dawn of Dreams utilises a complete 3D rendition of its environment rather than pre-rendered backdrops. However, the player is now able to control the camera for most of the game, as opposed to the static camera angles employed within its predecessors. A shop system allows the player to purchase weapons that they can also upgrade along with valuable supplies such as medicine and accessories that convey a variety of benefits. Finally, a second party member now accompanies the player which they can also switch to and control. During gameplay, the second character that is not under the control of the player can be issued commands via the directional buttons (for tactics) with the AI performing them to the best of its abilities. This was also the second canonical game in the series to allow the players to hear either English and Japanese voice-overs, a feature that was omitted in both the second and third games.

Story

The game takes place in 1597, some fifteen years after the defeat of Oda Nobunaga at the end of Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. Nobunaga's vassal, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, takes control of the country, unifying it under one banner and essentially ending the wars that had torn the land apart under his former lord's banner. However, this period of peace ends with several natural disasters acting as an omen of things to come including the appearance of an "Omen Star" in the sky. The Genma return to Japan due to all of the natural disasters and prey on the innocent. Hideyoshi ignores all of the chaos sweeping the land. In addition, Hideyoshi sends massive armies of men and Genma to invade the Asian continent over seas. Two years Hideyoshi uses the Genma armies to gather "cherry trees" across Japan.

Characters

• Sōki (蒼鬼, Sōki^?): A strong warrior who possesses the dark power of the Oni, referred as the Blue Oni. Having learned about Hideyoshi's insidious scheme, he sets out on a journey to burn the Genma trees and defeat the Genma running rampant across the land. Wielding two swords with such grace, precision and power, Sōki is soon referred to by townsfolk as "Oni of the Ashes" (灰燼の蒼鬼, Kaijin no Sōki^?). He is also called the "Black Oni" due to his extreme resemblance to the Oni God. Sōki's hidden costume is that of Ryu from Capcom's Street Fighter series. Sōki uses a variety of heavy broadswords and katana's. Soki is confirmed to appear as a playable character in the upcoming crossover fighting game, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes.

• Akane Yagyū (柳生茜, Yagyū Akane^?): A young woman with exceptional skills who carries on the name of the famous Yagyū clan, possessing the rare Eye of the Oni trait. Prior to the beginning of the game itself, Akane is assigned the duty of hunting down Munenori Yagyū to restore her clan's honor. Assuming the name of Jubei (十兵, Jubei^?), Akane hears of Soki's deeds and finds him at the Plains Outpost at Suruga to defeat him. But after losing to him, she joins him in his fight with the Genma. Near the end of the game, she is depicted wearing eye patch to cover her Oni Eye. This is likely a reference to the widespread image of the historical Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi as wearing an eyepatch. Akane's swift, iaijutsu-like style of attack is similar to that of Kaede from Onimusha: Warlords. At one point in the game, Akane is confused as to whether she is romantically interested in Sōki, or he is just her elder 'brother'. Shikomizue swordsticks are her main weapons. Her alternate costume is Cammy White from the Street Fighter series.

• Ohatsu (王初, Ohatsu^?): Younger sister to Lady Yodo. Since the birth of Hideyori to her older sister, Ohatsu has been very troubled by the change she has noticed in the two. Friends since childhood, Ohatsu holds intense feelings for Hideyasu. She is an expert marksman under her mentor, Magoichi Saika of Onimusha 2, able to use variety of firearms as well as explosives and a grapple hook. In the aftermath, she married to a noble of a Kyoto house. Her alternate costume is of Chun-Li from the Street Fighter series.

• Roberto Frois: A Christian missionary born to a Japanese mother and Spanish father. After being betrayed by Luís Fróis, who was possessed by a Genma who tried to use him as a experiment, Roberto is now on a mission of pure revenge. Roberto's weapon of choice are his enhanced arms and fists, capable of numerous destructive boxing combinations. Roberto's gauntlets are based on the Christian archangels, Raphael, Uriel and Michael. Ordered from weakest gauntlet to strongest respectively. Although he appears to have a tough exterior, deep inside he's a romantic as you will discover the book he was reading was 'Romeo and Juliet'. Roberto and Ohatsu have their moments in the game. In the end, Roberto leaves for Spain to battle the Genma there so his country wouldn't suffer as Japan had. His alternate costume is of Guile from the Street Fighter series

• Tenkai Nankobo (南光坊 天海, Nankobo Tenkai^?): A mysterious monk residing at the ruins of the temple on Mt. Hiei, he senses a evil starting to spread across the land and eventually discovers Hideyoshi Toyotomi's bold and insidious scheme. He then sets out on a journey to find one who possesses the power of Oni to help him bring Hideyoshi down. He uses pole arms that are named after Hindu deities for example, Varuna, Indra, and Rakshasa. Tenkai's skills are based on Buddhist and Hindu terminology, such as Enlightenment and Nirvana. Tenkai's alternate costume is Ken Masters from the Street Fighter series. During the game's end credits it is revealed that Tenkai is none other than Samanosuke Akechi.

• Minokichi (蓑吉, Minokichi^?): A bagworm creature who aids Sōki with instant "teleported" travel, insight on the various creatures & places they traverse, and quips about the allies they eventually obtain.
• Arin: A girl with mysterious powers and a nun-like quality who travels with Tenkai.
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣 秀吉, Toyotomi Hideyoshi^?): Formerly known as Tokichiro Kinoshita, he succeeded Nobunaga in not only setting up the new government of Japan, but in league with the Genma to resurrect Fortinbras. However, Hideyoshi dies fighting Sōki in a suit of Genma armor.
• Mitsunari Ishida (石田 三成, Ishida Mitsunari^?): Hideyoshi's retainer, who is actually Claudius of the three Genma who intend to resurrect Fortinbras. Upon being revived, Caludias reveals his true form being a Mukade Genma before slained by Tenkai.
• Luís Fróis: Roberto's guardian who betrayed him after becoming the Genma high priest/scientist Rosencrantz, one of the three Genma bend on the resurrection of Fortinbras. Once revived, he assumes his true form, a giant fly demon, before slained by Roberto.
• Lady Yodo (淀殿, Yodo-dono^?): The daughter of Oyu who became a royal concubine to Hideyoshi and High Priestess Ophelia, one of the three Genma bend on the resurrection of Fortinbras. Her true form being a humanoid mantis Genma before slained by Ohatsu.
• Danemon (右衛門, Danemon^?): A Genma samurai who battled Sōki and died at his hands.
• Sakon Shima (島 左近, Sakon Shima^?): A human made into a Genma general after his mind is twisted and brainwashed by Ophelia, fighting Sōki and company until he was defeated at the Port of Seikai and abandoned by his masters once Tenkai Nankobo uses his purification skills to free Sakon of the Genmas' hold over him.
• Munenori Yagyū (柳生宗矩, Yagyū Munenori^?): A member of the Yagyū whose heinous acts in betraying in joining the Genma and killing his kin are the reason Jubei accepts the task to capture her cousin dead or alive. However, though she defeat him, Munenori lived long enough to make a vain assassination attempt on Fortinbras that cost him his life.
• Fortinbras: The Genma Lord, also known the God of Light or the White Serpent. He is portrayed as a gargantuan serpent-like demon lord, with a pair of large wings intact on his back and a third eye on top of his head. He attempted to rule the world with aid from Oda Nobunaga, only to be slain by Samanosuke Akechi. However, Fortinbras is eventually resurrected by the Genma Triumvirate, assuming his true form, a human-like figure resembling a European noble in dress and sporting a pocket watch who has been viewing the events of the game before revealing himself. Though he was the most powerful, Fortinbras died against Sōki and his friends.

Cast

English voice actors

• Dan Conroy
• Beng Spies
• Andre Stojka
• Phil Proctor
• Kathryn Fiore
• J. Grant Albrecht
• Dave Fennoy

Music

The game's music and soundtrack is composed by Hideyuki Fukasawa and Jamie Christopherson. Hideyuki Fukasawa, who first came onto the video gaming music scene with his work on Chaos Legion, is responsible for most of Shin Onimusha's in-game music and soundtrack (most gamers who are familiar with his work on Chaos Legion will notice his style of composing) while Jamie Christopherson was in charge of the game's CG cut scenes and FMV's Hollywood-style orchestral scores. The soundtrack of Dawn of Dreams has a different tone from other entries in the series, with more electronic tones.

Two songs by Ayumi Hamasaki, one titled "Startin'" and the other "Rainy Day" , are featured as the opening and ending themes for the game respectively in the Japanese version. The opening theme has been removed from the western versions (unless the player selects the game system to 'Japanese' in the options).

Other Media

2 comic book tie-ins have been published by Udon Entertainment, filling in some of the background information behind the game:

• Onimusha: Twilight Of Desire, by Takashi Yaguchi, talks about the battle between Tenkai and the nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Toyotomi Hidetsugu, who was at the time utilizing Genma Power introduced by Ophelia. This story takes place before the game and is also part of the reason why Hideyoshi came to utilize the Genma Power.

• Onimusha: Night Of Genesis Volumes 1 & 2, by Mitsuru Ohsaki, explains some of the story between Soki and Hideyoshi, Soki's subsequent quest to destroy the Gemna trees, and the machinations of Soki's birth family, the Tokugawa. It also details Jubei's inheritance of her grandfather's name and the awakening of her Demon Eye, as well as her start of her quest to hunt down Munenori.

External links

• Shin Onimusha DAWN OF DREAMS official website (Japanese)

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