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Wednesday, Dec. 11
The Indiana Daily Student

No bad 'Demons' for 'Onimusha 3'

These 'Demons' will 'Siege' your social life

Attention all game developers and wannabe developers: if you're going to make the last entry of a definitive series, take notes from Capcom; these guys know how to do it right. "Onimusha 3: Demon Siege" improves on every aspect of the first two entries and adds some variety to spice up the gameplay. \nSeries vets will be happy with some immediately noticeable changes, like full analog control and a tweaked "Oni-state" ability, yet disappointed that the co-star Jacques (the "Professional," Jean Reno) may actually outshine series' star Samanosuke (Japanese star Takeshi Kaneshiro). It's still fun all the way around: awesome graphics, more impressive animation, responsive controls and enough thinking puzzles to balance out the (somewhat) non-thinking hacking-and-slashing. \nOf course, even samurais and frenchmen have their weak points. The camera, as in all action-adventure games, can still be a little frustrating especially during boss fights. The exclusion of the option for Japanese and French voices is annoying. I know it's for a story-driven reason that they have to speak in English, but I'd prefer to hear Reno's voice and read subtitles than suffer through the forced voice-acting that you can't change.\nSo, whether you're long-time fan rabid for the final chapter of this demon killing spree or looking for a new, solid game to sink your teeth into, you can't go wrong with this "Demon"

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