Ōkami

is a cel-shaded video game developed by Clover Studio for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was released on April 20, 2006 in Japan and is scheduled for release in the United States and Europe in September 2006. Ōkami's main character is the Shinto sun goddess named Amaterasu, who has taken the form of a white wolf. The title of the game is a pun; the word ōkami (狼) in Japanese means "wolf", however the kanji characters used as the title of this game (大神), also pronounced as Ōkami, mean "great deity", so the main character is a great wolf deity. The same characters (大神) are also used to write the full name of the goddess Amaterasu-ō-mi-kami.

A demo of the game is featured in Issue 103 of the Official PlayStation Magazine.

Gameplay

Ōkami has the player controlling the main character, Amaterasu, in a cel-shaded environment.

Players can bring the game to a pause and call up a canvas, where the player can draw onto the screen using the analog stick to control the Celestial Brush. This is used in combat, puzzles, and as general gameplay. For example, the player can create strong wind by drawing a loop, cut enemies by drawing a line through them, or create bridges by painting one. However, in traditional gaming fashion, not all of the abilities are possessed from the beginning of the game and must be collected.

The Imperial Regalia of Japan are used as weapons in the game. The mirror, Yata no kagami, is used as a spinning disc, stored on Amaterasu's back. The jewels, Yasakani no magatama, are used as long-ranged weapons, spit out of Amaterasu's mouth; and are also linked together to form a whip. The sword, Kusanagi, is held in Amaterasu's mouth by the hilt, and used to perform a number of slashing moves.

Screenshots

Image:Okamiscreen1.jpg|Amaterasu standing at a bridge.

Awards

1UP called Ōkami Best PS2 Game, third best Action Game and second best Game of the Show in its review of E³ 2005.
Ōkami received first in Billy's Top 10 Favorite Games of E3 on GameInformer.
GameSpy awarded Ōkami 5th place in its review of E³ 2005.
IGN awarded Ōkami Best PS2 Game of Show, runner-up for Best of Show and runner-up for Most Innovative Design (getting first for both of these in the PS2 section) in its review of E³ 2005.
Famitsu gave Ōkami the score of 10/10/10/9, garnering a total of 39/40.

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