Capcom Co., Ltd. has set the release date of " Onimusha 2 " for Friday, May 23, 2025. Pre-orders for the downloadable version of the game began on February 13, 2025 (Thursday), and the characters that color the story and the game system that makes it even easier to play have also been revealed.
Pre-orders for the downloadable version will begin on February 13!
Onimusha 2" is a remastered version of "Onimusha 2" released in 2002. The revenge story of "Jubei Yagyu" has been revived with new elements while maintaining the same world view and game system.
The release date for the remastered "Onimusha 2" has been set for Friday, May 23, 2025. Pre-orders for the downloadable version began on Thursday, February 13, 2025.
The following stores have begun accepting reservations for the downloadable version.
Various special offers are also available!
If you pre-order Onimusha 2 or purchase Onimusha 1+2 Pack before the release date, you will receive "Onimusha 2 - Orchestral BGM Selection Pack which includes selected orchestral background music and a pack of useful gameplay items!
Orchestral BGM Selection Pack
The "Onimusha 2 - Orchestral BGM Selection Pack" contains five tracks selected from the CD "Onimusha 2 - Orchestral Album - Taro Iwashiro Selection" released in 2002 by Taro Iwashiro, who was in charge of music production for Onimusha 2. The breakdown is as follows
- Truth Of Brave ~Warring Mix
- Truth Of Resolution ~Kotani no Oup Theme
- Truth Of Edge ~Soga Magoichi's Theme
- Truth Of Loyalty ~Ankokuji Keiki's Theme
- Truth Of Desire ~Kotaro Fuuma's Theme
"Item Packs".
You can get a pack of safe and secure items that will help you in your gameplay. The breakdown is as follows
- Herbs: 3 pcs.
- Pills: 2
- 1 secret potion
- Super Demon Pills: 2 pcs.
- Pill: 1 pc.
- Wooden tag for substitute: 1 pc
- Red soul: 10,000
Onimusha" save data benefits are also available!
If you have "Onimusha" save data saved, you can get "Jubei: Samasuke Equipment," which is modeled after the "Onimusha" hero "Akechi Samasuke," as a bonus!
A special "Onimusha" set will also be available!
In conjunction with the release of "Onimusha 2" on May 23, 2025 (Friday), a set of products with the "Onimusha" currently on sale will also be available. This is recommended for those who want to start playing this series with "Onimusha!
Onimusha 2" characters
Jubei Yagyu
PR TIMESA master swordsman, famous throughout history as the founder of the Yagyu Shinkage style of swordsmanship. Later he became Ishifusai. Jubei's objective is to find the five balls that are said to save people from the underworld and to defeat "Nobunaga," who has become the Phantom Demon King. By using the soul of the demon, he can transform into a demon warrior.
Oodani no Oyu
PR TIMESDressed in Western-style clothing, she uses a sword imported from the West as her weapon of choice. She is a bewitching beauty, but she is somewhat mysterious and shadowy. As she fights alongside Jubei, she gradually develops special feelings for him...
Kotaro Fuuma
PR TIMESKotaro Fuuma is a ninja in the service of the Kanto Hojo clan. He makes full use of his numerous ninja techniques and plays tricks on his opponents with his quick movements. He is distrustful of women due to a past incident, and has a strict attitude toward Oup.
Magoichi Zoga
PR TIMESHe is the leader of the "Zoga-shu," the Kii artillery corps. He is bold and clear-headed, and is a first-rate swordsman as well as a gunner. He is thoroughly rationalistic and sometimes makes ruthless judgments.
Ekei Ankokuji
PR TIMESA master of the Hozoin style of spear fighting. Although he is a Buddhist monk, he is a man of money, liquor, and women, and spends his days in self-indulgence. His dream is to become the lord of a whole kingdom, but he has a cruel past.
Nobunaga Oda
PR TIMESOda Nobunaga is a demi-god of the Warring States who colluded with a phantom to achieve unification of the country. He was once killed in the Battle of Okehazama, but was resurrected after receiving the blood of a phantom demon. In order to defeat Nagamasa Asai, he orders an attack on Kotani Castle using a phantom demon.
Gorgandantes
PR TIMESA high level demon who excels in swordsmanship and body art. He is acknowledged by both himself and others as the best swordsman in the Phantom Realm. He takes great pleasure in meeting with his opponents. He boasts of his magnificent body movements and strength like a demon god, and his conquest of Onigashima Island with only three followers is passed down in the human world as the anecdote of "Momotaro".
Easier-to-play game system
Mutual
The four friends who travel together with Jubei, the main character of the game. Although they have different aspirations, these four friends are somehow connected, sometimes fighting, and sometimes fighting together.
The main character Jubei and his four companions have a "bond value," which is the strength of the bond between them. By deepening the bond with the companions by giving them their favorite gifts, they can participate in battles as helpers and unexpected events may occur.
Since the bond value is not a tangible parameter, players can strategically choose their actions by watching the reactions of their friends to their actions.
Battle
In battle, you will use various weapons such as swords, bows, spears, and hammers to fight with phantoms.
"Demon Tactics".
The "Oni Tactics," which consume Oniryoku (demon power), have various effects depending on the weapon and unleash a powerful attack. Weapons can be strengthened up to three levels.
Characteristic special move "Isshin" (flash)
The "Isshin" is a special move that can be activated by attacking at the perfect moment to attack an opponent. The attack is difficult because if the timing is wrong, the attacker will receive the attack, but when the move is executed, the "crisp" feeling is something to savor.
Once you have become accustomed to the controls, you can try the "Chain Isshin! After a successful "Isshin", you can launch a series of "Isshin" attacks by timing your attacks with those of surrounding enemies!
Soul Absorption
By absorbing souls released from defeated enemies, players can strengthen their equipment and recover their strength and demon power, depending on the color of the souls (red, blue, yellow, and purple)! By collecting five purple souls, you can transform into an "Onimusha" who becomes invincible for a short period of time.
In the original version, the player automatically transformed into an Onimusha when five souls were collected, but in this version, the timing of transformation into an Onimusha can be controlled at the player's discretion!
Growth System
By collecting red souls and injecting them into weapons, attack and defense power can be increased. In addition, the "power stone" item increases the upper limit of physical strength, and the "demon stone" item increases the upper limit of demon power.
New "Shura Mode" element
The "Shura Mode" is a high difficulty mode in which even a single attack will result in death.
If you have cleared the "Hard" and "Isshin" difficulty levels in the past, please give it a try. Other updates from the original version are as follows
PR TIMES- All elements such as 3D characters, effects, movies, backgrounds, UI, and fonts are now in high quality.
- Easy" mode for those who want to enjoy the story is now available from the start.
- Skip demo scenes
- Auto-save function
- 16:9" and "4:3" switching of images during gameplay.
- Weapon switching without having to open the menu
- Gallery" now supports high-resolution and zoomed-in views, and more than 100 new "special artworks" have been added.
- Onimusha 2" original soundtrack includes 43 tracks.
Other minor adjustments have been made, so please visit the official "Onimusha 2" website for more details.
An SNS campaign to celebrate the start of "Onimusha 2" pre-orders is now underway!
To celebrate the start of "Onimusha 2" pre-orders, 10 winners will be selected in a drawing to win a 2,000 yen Amazon gift card until February 22, 2025 (Sat.) at 23:59. To enter, follow the official "Onimusha" series X account (@onimusha_capcom ) and repost the campaign post!
The campaign post will be posted every day for 10 days, so you can enter up to 10 times!
- Prize: "Onimusha 2" Original Amazon Gift Card 2,000 yen x 1 person x 10 days
- Campaign Period: February 13, 2025 (Thu) - February 22, 2025 (Sat) 3:59