In Okami, you play as a wolf who is actually the reincarnation of the goddess Amaterasu. The story and characters in this game all relate to Japanese mythology in some way, but don't expect this to be a storybook that will teach you about the real myths.
...read the complete Okami review at Game Vortex
GameZone
But these are minor quibbles. The truth is, Okami is an amazing adventure and a true must-play, regardless of which system you try it on. Do I prefer the PS2 version? Yes. That doesn’t change the fact that Okami on Wii is more dramatic, engaging,
...read the complete Okami review at GameZone
GameZone
Every so often you see lists pop up online chronicling history’s greatest underappreciated games, and there are a few titles that are consistently included: Psychonauts, Ico, and Beyond Good and Evil just to name a few. No list of this type would
...read the complete Okami review at GameZone
GameSpot
There's a blissful moment in the first hour of Okami, one that is repeated several times throughout the game's epic tale: Tasked with restoring an afflicted sapling to its former beauty, you bring it to life with a swirl of your virtual paintbrush. The
...read the complete Okami review at GameSpot
GameSpot
There's a blissful moment in the first hour of Okami, one that is repeated several times throughout the game's epic tale: Tasked with restoring an afflicted sapling to its former beauty, you bring it to life with a swirl of your virtual paintbrush. The
...read the complete Okami review at GameSpot
During the eighteen months since Okami's original release, nothing else has turned up that makes us admire it any less - not even Nintendo's own Twilight Princess comes close to the astonishing cohesion of form and content, style and substance, that
...read the complete Okami review at Eurogamer
Fortunately, the annoyance of the controls is reduced somewhat by several factors, including forgiving some elements with respect to control, not to mention the speed the Wii remote’s IR allows. Equally important, the game’s superb art style, music
...read the complete Okami review at Nintendojo
Okami is just one of those games that lies up to it's hype, and then some. The story is cute, and draws mostly from traditional Japanese folklore. If you know any Japanese fairy tales, you're likely to recognize a lot of reoccurring themes. ...