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Ōkami
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Also known as Okami, 大神

is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and North America, and in 2007 in Europe and Australia. After the closure of Clover Studio a few months after the release, a port for Wii was developed by Ready at Dawn, Tose, and Capcom, and released in 2008.

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Ōkami is an adventure and action video game developed by Clover Studio and HexaDrive, and published by Capcom. It was released in 2006, with specific launch dates recorded as April 20, September 19, February 9, and February 14 of that year. The title supports single-player gameplay and is rated Teen by the ESRB.

The game is available on PC, PlayStation 2, Wii, and PlayStation 3. It incorporates puzzle and role-playing elements alongside its primary genres. Critical reception includes a Metacritic score of 93 and an IGDB rating of 88 based on 256 user ratings. Additionally, it holds a critic rating of 90 from five critics and a RAWG score of 4.39.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Game data

Metacritic 93
Released
2006-04-20
User rating
4.39 / 5
Genres
Adventure, Action
Platforms
PC, PlayStation 2, Wii
ESRB
Teen

via RAWG

Game details · IGDB

90Critic score · 5 ratings
88User score · 256 ratings

Set sometime in classical Japanese history, Ōkami combines several Japanese mythology and folklore to tell the story of how the land was saved from darkness by the Shinto sun goddess named Amaterasu, who took the form of a white wolf with celestial markings covering its fur. It features a distinct sumi-e-inspired cel-shaded visual style and the Celestial Brush, a gesture-system used to perform miracles.

Released
2006
Genres
Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms
PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2
Game modes
Single player
Developer
Clover Studio, HexaDrive
Publisher
Capcom

Key facts

Video game.title
Ōkami
Video game.image
OkamiNTSCcoverFinal.jpg
Video game.caption
North American PlayStation 2 cover art
Video game.developer
Clover Studio
Video game.publisher
Capcom
Video game.director
Hideki Kamiya
Video game.producer
Atsushi Inaba
Video game.designer
Hiroshi Shibata
Video game.programmer
Ryuta Takahashi
Video game.writer
Hideki Kamiya
Video game.genre
Action-adventure
Video game.modes
Single-player
Album.name
Ōkami Original Soundtrack
Album.type
soundtrack
Album.artist
Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh, and Akari Kaida
Album.released
31 May 2006
Album.genre
Soundtrack
Album.label
Suleputer

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
United States
Publisher
Capcom
Followed by
Ōkamiden
Composer
Akari Kaida
Narrative location
Japan
Performer
Masami Ueda
Developer
Ready at Dawn
Platform
Q10680
Distribution format
optical disc
Official website
www.okami-game.com
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Commons category
Ōkami (video game)
input device
DualShock
publication date
2009-10-15
language of work or name
Spanish
title
大神
Sources (7)

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • Gameplay
  • Celestial Brush
  • Plot
  • Characters
  • Story
  • Development
  • Naming and allusions
  • Audio
  • Wii port
  • High-definition remaster
  • Related titles
  • ''Ōkamiden''
  • Unnamed ''Ōkami'' sequel
  • Reception
  • Reviews
  • Awards
  • Sales
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and North America, and in 2007 in Europe and Australia. After the closure of Clover Studio a few months after the release, a port for Wii was developed by Ready at Dawn, Tose, and Capcom, and released in 2008.

Set in a fictional version of classical Japan, Ōkami combines Japanese mythology and folklore to tell the story of how the land was saved from darkness by the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu, who took the form of a white wolf. It features a sumi-e-inspired cel-shaded visual style and the Celestial Brush, a gesture-system to perform miracles. The game was planned to use more traditional realistic rendering, but this had put a strain on the graphics processing of the PlayStation 2. Clover Studio switched to a cel-shaded style to reduce the processing, which led to the Celestial Brush concept. The gameplay is modeled on The Legend of Zelda, one of director Hideki Kamiya's favorite series. The game's name is a pun, as "ōkami" can mean either or in Japanese.

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