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Here is some new details on both games

Now onto Buraiden. It was confirmed that the game's engine is based on Onimusha 3's, so expect them to look similar. The game will support four players and will feature a story mode in which players can level up their characters by gaining experience. Leveled-up characters can then be used in four-player versus mode.

The game is quite similar to Capcom's Powerstone series in many respects. Players will be given a zoomed out view to get a greater view of the area and provide them with greater freedom to move around. Many of the environments in the game will be taken directly from the first two Onimusha games and will feature many interactive objects. And, just like in other Onimusha games characters are able to steal orbs from each other that can be used to power-up special moves.

Well it sounds cool, I wonder if that is why Capcom never announced a PowerStone 3, maybe they used some of the technology for this game?

According to producer Keiji Inafune, Onimusha 3 will be the last of the series. He said that this was because it was only designed to be a trilogy to begin with. The game's storyline focuses on the final confrontation between Akechi Samanosuke (the samurai from the original Onimusha) and Nobunaga. As we mentioned in earlier stories, Onimusha 3 will include a new character named Jacques Blanc (modeled after actor Jean Reno). Blanc must fight off Nobunaga's demons in the city of Paris, a large portion of which was actually mapped out by the development team.

Also, players will be able to use both characters throughout the game, and sometimes both at the same time. To add to the coolness factor, Inafune-san hinted that the motorcycle scene with Jacques shown in the trailer might be a playable sequence. We shall see.

Well, I always heard that Onimusha was intended to be a trilogy, I guess this confirms it, even though I winder if they would make any spinoffs to the title or maybe even a sequel in spirit.

I still don't know how the dual character thing works since they exist so many years apart.

Onimusha 3 is slated for a March 2004 release in Japan, and supposedly will release in North America shortly thereafter. Onimusha Buraiden, on the other hand, will make it out this year. It is scheduled for release in Japan in November and in North America before the year is out.