Platform: Sony Playstation 2
Region: NTSC-J
Country: Japan
Developer(s): Matrix Software
Publishers(s): Bandai Co., Ltd.
ReleaseDate: 2005-03-31
Players: 2
Co-op: No
Onmyou Taisenki - Byakko Enbu [with EyeToy]
Onmyo Taisenki is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroyuki Kaido and illustrated by Yoshihiko Tomisawa. It was adapted into an anime series produced by Sunrise. Storyline of Anime: Riku Tachibana is a 12-year old Japanese boy who lives near Tokyo. Never having met his parents, he lives an ordinary life with his adoptive grandfather. His grandfather had taught him a series of strange hand movements, which Riku did not know the purpose of until the day his grandfather is attacked near his shrine. But it is not an ordinary attacker. The attacker is a Shikigami, strange monsters with human owners. Riku comes to the scene and that's where he first gets in contact with his Drive, the device he uses to call and make a 'contract' with Kogenta of the Byakko, his Shikigami and, from that day on, best friend. The Shikigami needs, for special attacks, a special series of Seal, one of which happens to be the strange hand movements Riku's grandfather always taught him. As Riku's grandfather decides to leave the house for a journey, the 10-year old boy Souma Asuka and the 10-year old girl Nazuna rent rooms in Riku's house. The 17-year old man, Masaomi, who teaches Riku the secrets of Onmyodo (such as the use of Tojinfu, for example), drops by eventually. The three of them have 'contracts' with Shikigami. The main events of Onmyo Taisenki anime are related to the menace of the Chi-ryu, a powerful Japanese financial group related to the Onmyoudou; attempting to open the four Taiten , a boy who was born with the power to control yokai, and had been imprisoned for thousands of years. There are three Onmyou Taisenki games, being two for PlayStation 2, and one for Game Boy Advance. The first PS2 game is called 'Onmyou Taisenki - Byakko Enbu', and was released on March 31, 2005. The PlayStation 2 Eyetoy Camera is required to play this game. The second PS2 game is called 'Onmyou Taisenki - Hasha no In', and was released on June 26, 2005. It is a side-story with the same characters from the anime, where Kogenta and Riku train and become stronger through five Fukumaden, which are parallel worlds with lots of Youkai. The five Fukumaden featured in this game are Fire, Water, Tree, Earth and Disorder. The 'Gold' element from Onmyoudou is also featured in the game, but there is no Fukumaden for it. Onmyo Taisenki - Byakko Enbu: Bandai has taken the popular Onmyou Taisenki anime series and turned it into an Eye Toy-compatible game. To play the game, you aim an included card at the Eye Toy, and based on your movements, the in-game characters perform different attacks. The game includes a scenario mode in which you play as main character Riku, along with a free mode where you use other characters. Voice acting is performed by the cast of the show.
ESRB Rating: E - Everyone
Genre(s): Action | Role-Playing