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Capcom's remaster of Onimusha 2 does what it can, but its fixed camera angles and cramped levels did not make me nostalgic for 2002

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Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
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Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Genres · action
Release · Mar 7, 2002
Developer · Capcom
12 articles 9 writers 1 reviews
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1985–2026
Latest · Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Top genres · adventure, fps, fighting
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