Capcom has announced a remastered version of the PlayStation 2 title Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny. The remaster will launch sometime in 2025 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, NIntendo Switch, and PC via Steam. A trailer showing cutscenes and remastered models was also released. Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny first launched on August 27, 2002 outside Japan for PS2.
Details for the latest and upcoming Onimusha title, Onimusha: Way of the Sword:
Fight through bloodbaths of intense swordplay action. Explore the historic Japanese capital of Edo-era Kyoto, twisted by malevolent clouds of Malice. With every stage cloaked in mystery, danger and intrigue. Battle against monstrosities from the underworld known as Genma in a tale of dark fantasy. Follow the tale of a samurai who wields the Oni Gauntlet, a mystical artifact that grants its bearer the power to slay Genma. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
About the Onimusha Series
Debuting in 2001, the first game in the Onimusha series tells the story of a young warrior during a time of widespread war in feudal Japan. Acquiring the power of the Oni, he becomes an Onimusha and battles against the evil Genma that are attempting to conquer of the world.
The game’s “Issen” critical counter action mechanic and satisfying swordplay action became defining pillars of the series.
With people and events inspired by real-life history cast into its eerie dark fantasy setting, the trials and fates of the characters painted a unique and engrossing tale that drew widespread acclaim.
Building on that success, the series has gone on to spawn numerous hit titles and even an original Netflix animation. To date the Onimusha series has sold over 8.7 million units worldwide.
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