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Okami (Wii) | 
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| From: Capcom
Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 1120
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: action-games
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 5055060951002
EAN: 5055060951002
ASIN: B0016OIITY
Release Date: June 13, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new and sealed - will post within 24 hours via Royal Mail 1st class
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 play it on the PS2 November 4, 2008
Donna Simmill (uk)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was really excited to find out okami was coming out on the wii but having played it i wish i hadn't spent the money.
sorry if i come across as an "idiot" however having playing the PS2 version and buying this version i can honestly say it is a waste of money, the controls are unresponsive on things such as the power slash - this move is done by drawing a straight line easy huh? well appaently not, any slight wabble - it doesn't work, 2 hours into the game the susano style susano move is actually near impossible since horrzonal lines sometimes dont even slash the item being aimed for. - we actually found it worked more if every horrizontal line was done diagonally and went from from 1 side of the screen to the other where as on the ps2 you just drew the line across your target and it didn't have to be all that straight- (hope this helps other people with this issue)
This is a really charming game, but as a gamer who has played many games on almost every platform i find this remake for this console so disapointing.
The only thing that is better is the running controls, the numchuck controls are far better than the PS2 analog and the graphics are a little better but if you can't perform some essential moves properly there is no point, the controls are too picky about what it will and wont accept.
boring!! October 22, 2008
Angela Hosking
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
ok, so i read all the reviews over and over on here before buying this game, full of excitement when i bought it only to be majorly disappointed!! this game is so boring, and i only went as far as an hour in, and have not picked it up again since!! would not recommend!! specially for the money it cost!
 An essential Wii game August 7, 2008
Malcolm Harding (Ipswich, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Zelda franchise has always been my Nintendo favourite. Now, 37 hours into Okami, it has a serious rival. Okami is, quite simply, the best Wii game I have played since it's release, and I got mine the day they came out. If you are looking for PS3 pin sharp graphics then forget it. What Okami offers is a tapestry of swirling colours and images that truly represent the feel of Japanese mythology that is the basis for the story. The controls, whilst a little awkward to start with, quickly become second nature and don't let any adverse review put you off. Okami will immerse you in a sprawling, adventurous universe, without your heroes being child like sprites with their annoying cool, irritating dialogue. The best game I have played for ages and thoroughly recommended.
As fun as it is beautiful August 5, 2008
Mr. George T. Warburton (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Put quite simply, Okami is the most balanced, intuitive, enjoyable and beautiful game I have played in a long time. Below is a more detailed breakdown of the game:
Gameplay:
The gameplay of Okami is seamless. Travelling the vast and wonderful land doesn't become a chore due to the ease of the controls and the fact that they just work. Ready At Dawn have done a fantastic job to make the control scheme so simple yet so intuitive. The world is entirely free-roaming with the combat being contained to a ring when contact is made with a demon scroll. This, to any Zelda fans (like myself), initially seemed like a drawback to the game having experienced Wolf Link, however, I personally think th the containment of these combat episodes actually works very well and allows the player to more freely explore the world without the constant threat of attack from all angles. The Celestial Brush, despite the opinion of some reviewers, I found to be very effective and thought it worked incredibly well with the Wii Remote - I can't imagine how it worked without it!
Story:
The story is actually one set quite deeply in real Japanese legend (a statement that doesn't work as legends, by their own nature, cannot be real). After conducting some research I found that Amaterasu (the main protagonist) is a real Japanese deity, the goddess of the Sun - as she is in the game, only in Okami she is embodied by a white wolf. There are endless references to other elements of Japanese folklore and legend and I would strongly recommend anyone who enjoyed the game to do some research into it - Issun for example is the equivalent to our Tom Thumb (His actual name is Issun-boshi meaning One Inch Boy) I won't talk about the plot here so that it remains a surprise for those of you who haven't yet played it.
Visuals:
The visuals of Okami are truly breathtaking. After roaming through the world and rejuvenating many blossom trees you are surrounded by scenery which looks as though it has been taken straight out of a Japanese artist's work. It looks beautiful but not in the conventional, well represented and realistic way. Instead it boasts an air of actual artwork which has come to life in your hands.
In conclusion, Okami has solid and well thought-out controls which are simple to grasp but still require some practice to perfect, many hours of gameplay through the expansive storyline which is, in places, humorous and finally it has the best art style that I, personally, have ever seen in a game. It is simply a masterpiece.
 Overated? July 30, 2008
Ms. L. Rivers (Stamford, England)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I feel inclined to write a review because all the reviews i have seen for Okami seem terribly one-sided and not very informative.
I have had this game for about a week now, and have to say after reading the reviews and seeing the beautiful imagery on adverts, i feel really dissapointed.
Although i agree that the game is visually stunning, its not unlike the PS2 game XIII (13), CellDamage and dreamcast game JetSet Radio, in its cartoon/brushstroke graphics. It's been done before, and in Okami i felt sometimes the graphics made it hard to see what was going on.
The story was also really good and really set the atmosphere. As did the characters and small tasks you're set, but I can't help but think: "Zelda?" which incidentally achieved this in a far more beautiful fashion.
The fight scenes are extremely repetitive and get tedious very quickly, also most of them seem to not acheive anything at all.
As for the celestial brushstrokes, yes it is a very nice addition to the game and makes good use of the wii remote and kind of makes you feel good as you add bloom to the trees, it is VERY hard to use.
My final and most important complaint about this game is the RIDICULOUSLY ANNOYING little "artist/bug" guy that lives on you. He pops up CONSTANTLY, telling you about stuff that either you already know or that is common sence. This makes everything you do seem completely pointless as your being led step by step through the whole game and makes the game very unrewarding.
I felt this has completely let the whole game down as the other cons of the game were not that bad and are to a large extent were overshadowed by the magic of this game, but being told what to do constantly by something very obnoxious is not my idea of fun and gives you no freedom.
My advice is to buy Zelda: Twilight Princess, it has basically all the same aspects but executed 100 times better with more charm and depth and magic than Okami.
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