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Onimusha Tactics

Onimusha Tactics is a turn-based strategy game between the player's side and the enemy's side. In each level you can bring a squad of no more than 10 people. There are no items to buy or sell, however…

60 25 July 2003

Onimusha Tactics is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Capcom, released 25 July 2003 on Wii U and Game Boy Advance. The main story takes about 29.5 hrs to finish.

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What Onimusha Tactics is

Onimusha Tactics is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Capcom and released in 2003. It is available on Wii U and Game Boy Advance.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Young warrior, Onimaru is given the Oni Gauntlet as he rushes to defend his village from the demon hordes of Nobunaga Oda. Onimaru soon discovers from the old man Sandayu, that although he has been living in the peaceful province of Iga, he is of the Oni clan and had been secreted away. Additionally, with the power of the Oni Gauntlet, he can absorb the souls of enemies and use the demon Genma stones to recreate lost weapons and armor. With this new knowledge of who his is and of his destiny, he assembles a hasty squad of fighters including his sister Ororo and sets off to avenge his province and stop Nobunaga's demonic war upon the land.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Onimusha Tactics holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 9 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 29.5 hrs.

What it launched against

Onimusha Tactics launched on 25 July 2003, within three weeks of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, F-Zero GX, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 and Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, F-Zero GX, Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic.

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Quick answers

Onimusha Tactics — frequently asked questions

When did Onimusha Tactics come out?
Onimusha Tactics was released on 25 July 2003 for Wii U and Game Boy Advance.
How long does it take to beat Onimusha Tactics?
The main story of Onimusha Tactics takes around 29.5 hrs.

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