Deluxe Edition content
This edition includes the base game and the Onimusha: WotS - Deluxe Kit.
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword base game
- Charm: Oni Lady
- Charm: Little Dancer
- Charm: Mentor
- Sword appearance: Bamboo and Panda
- Sword appearance: Whittled Oar
- Sword appearance: Raizan
- Sword appearance: Enryuu
- Musashi outfit: Red Armor
- Oni Gauntlet appearance: Crimson Lotus
Game overview
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a sword-focused action game set in a dark fantasy version of Edo-period Kyoto. Miyamoto Musashi fights Genma creatures while searching for his reason to continue fighting.
Combat
Combat is built around close-range sword fights against supernatural creatures and skilled human opponents.
- Use sword attacks in direct melee encounters
- Fight Genma created by the influence of Malice
- Face powerful rivals in one-on-one duels
- Absorb Genma souls with the Oni Gauntlet
- Convert collected souls into additional power
Miyamoto Musashi
Musashi is a young samurai who arrives in Kyoto to prove his skill with a sword. His connection to the Oni Gauntlet gives him abilities beyond normal human limits.
- Playable protagonist based on the historical swordsman Miyamoto Musashi
- Face model based on Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune
- Uses the Oni Gauntlet alongside traditional sword techniques
Kyoto under Malice
The game takes place across a corrupted version of Kyoto filled with Genma and supernatural threats.
- Explore areas inspired by historic shrines, temples, and city locations
- Visit locations including Kiyomizu-dera Temple
- Move through stages containing combat encounters, mysteries, and environmental dangers