OKAMI: for the ps2

Got this game when it first got out, i'm a sucker for the japanese samurai era. so how can you say no to being a wolf god in that time. What really stuck out is the art style, the only style that can come close to this is 'viewtiful joe', which i dont' intend to play.

Basically, the land was tormented by a terrible dark god, but this 'god' is challenged by a wolf god, and a loser warrior. they win, he is banished and trapped in a cave or whatever. didn't really pay attention. anyway history repeats itself, duh. so some idiot unleashes the beast again, and now the forces call forth the wolf gods reincarnate as another wolf god. who cares, wolves looks cool. do it. This game is aimed for kids, especially the humour and violence. it kinda put a damper on it. but i overlooked for over half the game, then i got sick of it, and turned it in for credit.

The art is amazing in this game, they use somewhat of waterbrush technique with cel shading art. the results is crazy. lush environments that move like it's real. you get to run around rapidly with a double jump, it feels like your flying on the clouds. great experience.

There's a bunch of parts where you have to restore the rotten land that is eroding with evil into beautiful gay flowers. Those movies are sick. All these flowers and rainbows fly up everywhere, i'm not gay, but that's how it's potrayed alot in media. and i can still say , this the good stuff.

Another cool aspect of the game is the use of the water brush literally. it freezes the screen and gives you the ablility to paint with ink. this serves as your attack and special abilities, may it be controlling water or drawing a sword slash. fun stuff, the only violence is slicing the bad dudes in half. no blood though, safe fo yo kid. The battle sequences flow great with the real world time. you jump into an enemy and it flawlessly with no load, throws you into battle, it's how games should be. the game is also pretty easy, no hard level.

This game isn't gonna make a huge dent in video game history, but the art will. Never before has a game looked this lush or used this type of style to its advantage. check out some vids on ign.com or something. get a preview, because the game alone is worth it for the art for once. oh and you can't swim. he's a wolf, i don't get it, so you can draw lily pads to jump to them, fun.

i guess, the only objectible part of the game for kids is this one leaf goddess chick, her boobs bounce a ton, and i have no clue why that is in there, for such a kid game. be aware thats all. i got rid of it, because i got bored, it's worth a rent.