Onimusha Tactics

Onimusha Tactics
Onimusha Tactics
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Developer(s) Capcom
Publisher(s) Capcom
Director(s) Fumihiro Asami
Producer(s) Yuichi Kobayashi
Series Onimusha
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance
Release date(s)
  • JP July 25, 2003
  • NA November 11, 2003
  • EU December 5, 2003
Genre(s) Tactical RPG
Mode(s) Single-player
Rating(s)

Onimusha Tactics (鬼武者タクティクス Onimusha Takutikusu?) is a strategy installment in the Onimusha series released for the Game Boy Advance. It does not follow the storyline of the previous PlayStation 2 games and is considered a side story. However, the game features a similar plot: a samurai who possesses the Oni Gauntlet can become the Onimusha and fights against Nobunaga and his army of genma.

Gameplay

Onimusha Tactics is very similar to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, also released for the Game Boy Advance. The player is presented with an 3/4 camera view of a detailed and grid-like battlefield. The point of the game is to defeat the opposing team of demon or opponents and raise the player's character by experience points gained in battle. By defeating enemies, such statistics for a character include strength to dictate attack power, speed to decide turn order and others. The game allows the player to equip their warrior with various weaponry for different situations, such as katana, spears and other bladed tools.

Characters

Onimusha series fictional chronology

Warlords
Samurai's Destiny
Tactics
Blade Warriors
Demon Siege
Dawn of Dreams

The samurai is Onimaru, who is supported by a wide range of characters, many of whom are the same as their PlayStation 2 equivalents. However, there are some returning characters from other Onimusha games such as Saika Magoichi, Ankokuji Ekei, Fuuma Kotaro, and Mitsuhide Akechi. Onimaru battles the genma until you ultimately reach the notorious Nobunaga. New to the series are additional chosen warriors whom receive the power of the phoenix, tortoise, tiger and dragon to assist Onimaru. These animals correspond with the Chinese celestial animals that represent the cardinal directions. This reference was also a puzzle in Onimusha 2.