Easy
mode:
Start a game and die three times. A message will appear to indicate that a
new easy difficulty setting is available. Note: You cannot achieve an
Onimusha rank when playing in easy mode.
Hard
mode:
Successfully complete the game under the normal difficulty setting.
Critical
mode:
Successfully complete the Team Oni mini-game. You must hit with a One Flash
attack in order to do damage to opponents.
Ending
bonuses:
Successfully complete the game to unlock the Scenario Route option, Man In
Black mode, and Team Onimusha mode; as well as a FMV preview of Onimusha
3.
Team
Onimusha one hit kills:
Successfully complete the game in Team Onimusha mode to unlock an option to
replay Team Onimusha with one hit kills.
Ultimate
mode:
Successfully complete the game under the hard difficulty setting. Enter the
"Special Features" menu and enable the "Ultimate Mode"
option to begin a new game with the Rekka-Ken Sword, 20,000 in money, 30
Perfect Medicines, 10 Talismans, all level 3 armors, unlimited ammunition,
unlimited magic, and skill always full. Your NPCs will also have unlimited
sub-weapons.
Puzzle
Phantom Realm:
Successfully complete the game with all paintings.
Jubei's
alternate costume:
Collect the Fashionable Goods item and successfully complete the game with
an ''S'' rank. Enter the "Special Features" menu and enable the
"Extra Jubei" option to dress her in leather and sunglasses (press
L2 to toggle). In the Japanese version, successfully complete the
game with the Onimusha rank.
Oyu's
alternate costume:
Get a 100% scenario completion by playing the game multiple times to make
good alliances with all NPCs. After all scenarios are unlocked in the
"Scenario Route" viewer, enter the "Special Features"
menu and enable the "Extra Oyu" option to dress him in a 1970's
style costume.
Extra
missions:
There are three extra missions in the game, all located in the town of
Imasho.
After the event in which you
obtain the Red Ring, talk to Ekei. He will say that a woman pickpocket has
taken a special item from him. First, seek her out behind the stables.
Next, she will be in the second-floor balcony of the bar. After that, she
goes to the blacksmith's shop. Finally, she will be back at the first
hiding spot. Take the item she gives you to Ekei, and you should receive a
technique book.
After the event in which you
obtain the Red Ring, talk to a man that is in the shop next to the bar. He
will give you chalk. Trade this with Ekei to get a book. Trade the book
with Magoichi to get an emblem. Finally, give this to Kotaro in return for
a melon. Take the melon to the man. After you rescue Oyu from Gifu Castle,
talk to the man's father, who is standing next to him. He will give you a
special necklace.
After you rescue Oyu from
Gifu Castle, this will be your final opportunity to buy items and receive
gold from enemies. Your goal is to clean out the store next to the bar.
After this is accomplished, talk to the salesman again, and he will give
you a special necklace.
Extended
opening sequence:
Allow the game to remain idle at the "Press Start" screen. After
about five minutes, a music video will start, featuring all the characters
in the game.
Hint:
Special secret:
While in the town of Imasho, trade with the other characters until you get
three fossilized bones. Later in the game, after you teleport from Gifu
Castle back to the Oni Sacred Place, you will find two doors in the second
room. Place the bones in the middle door to reveal a secret.
Hint:
Issen kill for all onscreen enemies: Get the book of Tech 2 so you can charge up any of your weapons
three times. Then, performed the Issen kill, but continue holding Square.
Jubei will do the Issen kill for all enemies on the screen. o this on a
lesser enemy such as a Crocodile Man or Rolling Orc to get the much larger
one.
The Issen Strike works on
Bosses. However, it will not kill them in one strike.
To increase the chance for
Issen Strike, hold Square when an enemy strikes you instead of
pressing it once. You may get a better chance for a one hit kill.
Hint:
Instant kill: To instantly kill any normal enemy, walk near them and wait until
they try to strike you. Just before it is about to hit you, tap Attack
and a yellow streak will instantly kill the enemy. Note: This attack does
not work on Bosses.
Hint:
Easy Issen attacks: Move to your left or right for a thrust attack and press Square;
move one step back for a slash attack and press Square; or use a
timing attack on a rolling enemy.
For quick Issen kills, wait
until someone is about to strike you. Then, pause game play. As soon as the
menu appears hold R1 and start tapping Square. After a moment,
press Start again, release R1, but continue tapping Square.
If you time the monster's attack correctlyJ ubei will do a yellow slash,
killing the monster in one hit. You will get a lot more souls this way.
Hint:
Easy gold and souls: Go to the road to the gold mine. Some of Nobunaga's guards will
be there. Kill them all, and they will drop some gold and some souls. Keep
exiting the path and go back into it repeatedly.
On your final trip before you
talk to Jujudormah (woman with the umbrella), go to the mines. On the way
there you will encounter several demons. Do away with them, then go into the
mine. Once inside, if you have the orange necklace equipped you will be able
to absorb about 200 to 300 souls in some rooms. Proceed further and you will
encounter some Hyukane. Wait until they start spinning very fast, then
attack them. You should get a one-hit kill getting more souls. Often they
will drop 500 gold each. If not, go back they way you came from then return.
Repeat this as often as needed. This is a good way to maximize your swords
and armor early in the game.
Hint:
Extra power and magic jewels: Magoichi should be your best ally. When you exit the forest and
obtain the last Nobunaga statue (from the left of the save point near the
pond where fishes appear from a "cocoon"), he will blow this with
a cannon to reveal the jewels.
Hint:
Health from arrows: On some occasions, it is possible to cut an arrow and get a
portion of health from it, if timed correctly. It may require some practice,
but it is very useful.
Hint:
Rakka-Ken Fire sword: You can get the Rakka-Ken fire sword by completing the Purple
Phantom Realm. This Phantom Realm is in a small room just of right of the
bridge that leads to the Gingamphats fight. It is the most powerful weapon
in the game and can easily defeat Nobunaga.
Hint:
White Necklace: Buy everything from the store in Imasho town. Go to the mines and
fight the Boss. Return and the store will be replenished. Buy everything
again. Then, once you return on the Iron Horse you will find that the shop
has more items. Once you buy them all, talk to the store keeper to get the
White Necklace. It fills your life slowly when you are standing still.
Hint:
Eternal Oghi: Use Oghi near a save point. Save the game when the Oghi is still
on. It will be gone for now, but when you load the game again, the Oghi will
still be on. It will still stop when you use a magic attack or switch
weapons.
Hint:
Defeating: Giganhamphats: Make Magoichi your closest ally. When you battle this Boss the
last time, just damage him slightly and Magoichi will appear and kill him.
Hint:
Defeating Gogandantess: An easy way to end the first and second Gogandantess is attack
her until both of your swords are up and creating sparks multiple times. You
should keep trying until she appears to make the fight shorter and waste
less time.
Hint:
Defeating critical mode enemies: Use the following trick to defeat enemies that do not die with
one Issen hit (for example, Red Bulls, all Bosses, Gerehones, and Robots).
All enemies take damage, even in critical mode. The key is that they can
only die with an Issen hit. Do triple charged and magic attacks many times.
Once you feel that the enemies should have died if you were playing a normal
mode game, stop and execute an Issen hit. They should die immediately. If
they do not, do more regular hits, then try Issen again. Note: You have to
do this twice with Nobunaga; once to make him start flying, and again when
he is in the air. Also, some enemies are better Issened with the Block Issen
(for example, Oda bodyguards and skeletons). To do a Block Issen, time your
block with the enemies attack (similar to how you time a normal Issen). If
you time the block correctly, you will hear a different blocking sound
(higher pitch) and see a white circular flash similar to when you charge a
weapon. Tap Attack when you see this flash, or just tap Attack
whenever you try an Issen block. The only disadvantage to this Issen is that
you might get less Souls. Even Yellow Souls are not guaranteed with Block
Issen, unlike the regular one.
Hint:
Defeating Bosses: The following information lists the Bosses followed by their HP
which varies by difficulty setting then the recommended weapons to be used
against them.
Ginghamphatts (1): Easy 8,000
Normal 10,000 Hard 13,500; Buraitou Level 2, Hyoujin-yari,Level 1
Gogandantess (1): Easy 6,500
Normal 8,500 Hard 13,000; Buraitou level 2, Hyoujin-yari Level 2, Yagyu
armor Level 2
Ginghamphatts (2): Easy
10,000 Normal 14,000 Hard 18,000; Buraitou Level 3,
Baguwassha (Oyu): Easy 3,000
Normal 5,000 Hard 7,000 ; Gradius, Adarga, Silver Armor
Baguwassha (Eikei): Easy
3,000 Normal 5,000 Hard 7,000; Halberd, Fudo Leg gaurd, Nioh Protector or
Ashura Garment
Baguwassha (Magoichi): Easy
3,000 Normal 5,000 Hard 7,000; Goraishinki, Western Boots, Pirate Costume
Gogandantess (Final): All
Weapons Level 3, Yagyu armor Level 3, Yagyu Foot Armor Level 2, Yagyu Arm
Armor Level 2
Ginghamphatt s(Final): Easy
9,000 (united)/8,000 (upper body after split) Normal 12,000
(united)/11,000 (upper body after split) Hard 15,000 (united)/16,000
(upper body after split); all weapons and armor maxed
Nobunaga (Demon Form): Easy
7200 (ground)/10,800 (air) Normal 10,000 (ground)/15,000 (air) Hard 13,040
(ground)/19,560 (air); all weapons and armor maxed
Golden Evil statue: Easy
30,000 (head, arms)/20,000(legs) Normal 48,000 (head, arms)/32,000(legs)
Hard 66,000 (head,arms)/44,000 (legs); all weapons and armor maxed
Gyaran Queen: Easy 5,000
Normal 8,000 Hard 13,500; all weapons and armor maxed.
Hint:
Rare enemy appearance: When playing in critical mode, you may encounter a rare enemy.
This enemy resembles a large flower, and is attached to a door. The only way
to defeat it is to feed it souls. It takes about eight or nine bars to make
it go away. To feed it the souls, make sure you have some saved up then walk
up to it and press X. Jubei will say that his hand is aching and will
ask to feed it the souls. Answer "Yes" and continue to hold X.
Hint:
Weapon recommendations: The following is a list of weapons and which enemies they are
useful against as well as ones you should avoid.
Non-magical weapons Yagyu sword (Jubei's starting weapon): You will only face enemies from
the Oda soldier family before you get the Buraitou. Avoid using it unless
you have to.
Bow and arrow: One of the
four non-magical ranged weapons.Note: Jubei cannot block with this weapon.
Use them against Archers and Gyaran. Avoid everything else.
Bow and fire arrow: Does more
damage than normal arrows. Save these for when Nobunaga hovers. Avoid
using these until you reach Nobunaga.
Tanegashima: A gun that has a
delay between shots. Jubei cannot block with this weapon. It is useful
against Archers, Gyarans, and distant enemies. Avoid using it in close
combat, as you are too vulnerable.
Tri-Barrel Gun: Fires three
shots quickly.Jubei cannot block with this weapon. It is useful against
larger enemies. It requires three to four shots. Avoid close combat with
any ranged weapon.
Magical weapons Buraitou: Jubei's first magical weapon. It has a devastating magic
attack. It is useful against the early enemies in the game. Its magic
attack will drop almost any non-Boss enemy. Avoid using it against the
bigger enemies unless you are using the magic attacks or secret combo.
Hyoujin-Yari: Most efficient
and useful in the game because of its long reach and high damage output.
It is useful against everything if used correctly. Avoid the smaller and
more agile demons because of its slower speed.
Senpumaru: A fast
double-bladed weapon. Its magic attack damages all nearby enemies. It is
useful against the faster, more agile demons. Its fast combos and short
delay makes it a good weapon. Avoid using it against anything larger than
Baragaidoro. It does not do well against the larger demons because of its
light damage.
Dokoutsui: It is a
devastating weapon without its magic attack. However, it is slow. It is
useful against the bigger but slower demons. Use its magic attack to
damage anything in the room, regardless of where it is. -Avoid using it
against the smaller more agile demons because it is slow. Switch to the
Senpumaru for those types of opponents.
Rekka-Ken: Found towards the
end of the game on the last level of the Purple Phantom Realm. Since it is
found towards the end of the game, you will not be using it on most of the
demons. However, you can use it on Ginghamphatts (final). Use its secret
combo Plus to finish it quickly. Also, use its secret combo against
Nobunaga while he hovers above you. It is probably the most powerful
weapon in the game.
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