There is a complex scoring system always at work while you play Onimusha 2. You are awarded points based on your performance in several criteria. What follows is a table that breaks down the scoring system:
COMPLETION TIME
SOULS ABSORBED
TOTAL KILLS
|
CRITICAL HITS
PHANTOM REALM LEVELS
SCENARIO PERCENTAGE COMPLETED
|
| 54+ points | Onimusha |
| 45-54 points | A |
| 35-44 points | B |
| 20-34 points | C |
| 19 points or less | D |
There are plenty of reasons to replay Onimusha 2 including new mini-games, bonus modes, and hidden costumes. To unlock all these features you will need to replay the game several times, completing all the scenarios and increasing the difficulty settings. After you finish the game the first time you are given a flowchart of the game's story that shows the route you took for that game. Any unexplored areas, side-quests, or sub-character encounters are color coded and those that haven't been explored are grayed out. Use this chart to figure out which characters you need to bond with and which path you need to take the next time you play. Scenario percentages are cumulative for all games played as long as you don't delete your Onimusha system settings.
Gameplay Modes
EASY MODE
If you die more than three times in one game you will be given the choice to enable this mode for the current game or restart the game in Easy Mode. This mode makes the game much easier to finish, but you will be unable to achieve an Onimusha Ranking if you enable it. It is a great way to quickly finish the game multiple times to get all of the Scenario Routes completed. You can also unlock the Onimusha 3 teaser and two mini-games; "The Man in Black", and "Team Oni".
HARD MODE
If you thought the Normal Mode was just too darn easy then you can try the Hard Mode once you have beaten the game in Normal mode. In this challenging mode there are twice as many monsters and they all have double their normal strength, speed, and hit points. To make it even harder, all of your healing items restore 25% less health to your power meter.
ULTIMATE MODE
If you somehow manage to finish the game on the Hard difficulty setting you will unlock this fun bonus feature. Simply start a new game and toggle Ultimate Mode to ON and you will get to play the game with these settings:
- Unlimited Magic
- Tanegashima w/ Unlimited Normal Bullets
- Tri-Barrel w/ Unlimited Burst Bullets
- Bow w/ Unlimited Arrows
- Bow w/ Unlimited Fire Arrows
- Rekka-Ken (The ultimate sword from Level 20 of Purple Phantom Realm)
- All Yagyu Armors at Level 3
- Perfect Medicine x30
- Talisman x10
CRITICAL MODE
This mode is unlocked after you have completed the Team Oni mini-game. The difficulty level is the same as the Normal Mode but you can only kill enemies with Critical Hits. Yes - that includes boss fights too.
THE MAN IN BLACK MINI-GAME
After you finish Onimusha 2 on any difficulty level this mini-game will be available in the Special Features menu. This game has Jubei dressed in a black suit and armed only with a stick made out of sponge. You are on a 5-minute timer as you explore your house in the Yagyu Village and the first part of the Fog Valley level. You must collect 20 rolls of film and make it to the exit before the timer or Jubei expires. To make things even more challenging you will have to fight plenty of demons and your sponge stick only knocks them down. You cannot kill them.
Your reward for completing this challenging game are 20 movies you can view that feature events from the game with Jubei dressed in his black suit. Use the following map to aid your in your quest. Note: You will need to solve the Guardian Puzzle but don't waste time collecting the two halves of the picture. Simply use the ring and align the dragons so the Black is on top, Blue on the right, Red on the bottom, and White on the left.
Once you have exited the challenge you can view these movies:
- Film 1: Evil Attack on Yagyu Village
- Film 2: Meeting Takajo
- Film 3: Meeting Oyu
- Film 4: Meeting Ekei and Magoichi
- Film 5: Eerie Monsters
- Film 6: Meeting Ginghamphatts
- Film 7: The Exhausted Factory Owner
- Film 8: Meeting Tokichiro
- Film 9: Gogandantess Battle 1
- Film 10: Oyu Assists Jubei
- Film 11: Ride an Iron Horse
- Film 12: Meeting Jujudormah
- Film 13: Jujudormah and Ginghamphatts
- Film 14: Jujudormah Battle 2
- Film 15: Gogandantess Battle 2
- Film 16: Oyu Hands Over the Sacred Flute
- Film 17: Tokichiro's Trap
- Film 18: Gogandantess Final Battle
- Film 19: Finds an Ancient Flying Device
- Film 20: Attack of Oda's Horse Soldiers
PUZZLE PHANTOM REALM
If you managed to collect all 18 pieces of Artwork in the main game you will be able to access this twisted collection of 36 Trick Treasure Box Puzzles scattered throughout a demon-free Phantom Realm. Here are the solutions to all 36 Puzzle Boxes. I am using the following format and abbreviations: SA where S=side of puzzle and A=arrow to click. So if you see RB-BL-RT you would press the bottom arrow on the right side, left arrow on the bottom, and top arrow on the right side. Use the blue light to save your progress or once you have solved the final puzzle.
Level #
Artwork Piece
Puzzle Solution
Level 1
Artwork 19
RB-BL-RT
Artwork 20
BL-LT-TR
Artwork 21
TL-LT-BL
Level 2
Artwork 22
BR-RB-RT-BL
Artwork 23
RT-BM-RM-BL
Level 3
Artwork 24 (Left Box)
LT-BL-RB-TL
Artwork 25 (Right Box)
RB-BR-LT-TR
Artwork 26 (Middle Box)
TM-RB-TR
Level 4
Artwork 27
BR-RB-BL-RT
Level 5
Artwork 28 (Top Left Box)
BL-LT-TL-LB
Artwork 29 (Top Right Box)
TR-LB-BR-RT
Artwork 30 (Lower Left Box)
TL-RB-BL-LB
Artwork 31 (Lower Right Box)
RB-BL-RT
Level 6
Artwork 32
TR-RM-TM-RB
Artwork 33
LB-BR-RB-TR
Level 7
Artwork 34 (Small Box)
TR-RB-BL-LB
Artwork 35 (Large Box)
BR-RM-TL
Level 8
Artwork 36
RT-BR-RM-BL-RB
Level 9
Artwork 37 (Top-Left Small Box)
LT-TR-RT-TL-LT
Artwork 38 (Top-Right Small Box)
BR-RT-TR-LB-BR
Artwork 39 (Bottom-Left Small Box)
LB-BR-RT-TL-LT-RB
Artwork 40 (Bottom-Right Small Box)
RT-TL-LB-BL-LT-TL
Artwork 41 (Large Box on Left)
RM-BL-RB-BR-RT-BM
Artwork 42 (Large Box on Right)
BM-RT-TL-LM
Level 10
Artwork 43
TM-LB-BM-RM-TL
Artwork 44
LB-LT-BR-RM-TM
Level 11
Artwork 45
TM-LT-TR-LB-BM-RT
Level 12
Artwork 46
BL-RT-TL-RB-TR-LT-BL
Level 13
Artwork 47
TM-RB-BL-LT-TM
Level 14
Artwork 48
RB-TL-LB-BL-LT-BR-RB-TR
Level 15
Artwork 49
BR-RT-BM-LM-LT-TR-RM
Level 16
Artwork 50
BL-LB-TR-TL-LB-BM
Level 17
Artwork 51
RM-BL-RB-LT-BM-LM-TR-TM
Level 18
Artwork 52
RB-TR-BL-RT-TL-BR-LT-TR
Level 19
Artwork 53
RM-BR-LB-TL-RT-TR-RB-BM-LM
Level 20
Artwork 54
RM-BR-LM-TR-RB-TM-RM-BR-LM-TL-LB-BM
Hidden Demon Treasure Boxes
What follows is a listing of Hidden Demon Treasure Boxes you will find throughout Onimusha 2. You must be wearing the Green Necklace for these boxes to appear on the screen. This list is arranged in the order you find the boxes after obtaining the Green Necklace.
Box #
Hidden Treasure Location
What's Inside
Special Notes
Box 1
Dragon Pond outside Yagyu Village
Secret Medicine
Same location as Green Necklace
Box 2
Oni Place - Fog Bridge
N. Bullets x10
Third section down
Box 3
Gifu Lake - Star Tower
N. Bullets x10
Near fence entrance
Box 4
Castle Gifu - Evil Gate Ruins
Perfect Medicine
Near the gate
Box 5
Castle Gifu - Well Room
Special M. Liquid
Behind the well
Box 6
Castle Gifu - Tunnel
Super M. Liquid
Tunnel to West Courtyard
Box 7
Castle Gifu - Coal Room
N. Bullets x10
Near coal chute
Box 8
Demon Cave - East Path
N. Bullets x10
Third cave section in alcove on right
Box 9
Gifu Lake - Mountain Path
Medicine
Near the breakable stone lantern
Box 10
Oni Place - Fossil Passage
Secret Medicine
By east door
Box 11
Oni Place - Maze
N. Bullets x10
Northeast corner of the maze
Box 12
Oni Place - Treasure Room
Medicine
Near throne
Box 13
Oni Place - Furnace
Secret Medicine
Next to entrance
Box 14
Oni Genbu - Cargo Hold
Medicine
Near the exit
Box 15
Castle Gifu - 4F Hallway
Medicine
Just as you enter
Hidden Red Soul Clusters
What follows is a listing of Hidden Red Soul Clusters you will find throughout Onimusha 2. You must be wearing the Orange Necklace for these boxes to appear on the screen. This list is arranged in the order you find the boxes after obtaining the Orange Necklace.
Cluster #
Hidden Souls Location
Special Notes
Cluster 1
Imasho Town - Mine Entrance
Near the guard post
Cluster 2
Gold Mine - Entrance
Near magic mirror
Cluster 3
Gold Mine - Storage Area
Above exit
Cluster 4
Gold Mine - NW Storage Area
NE corner of area
Cluster 5
Yagyu Village - Main Street
Above entrance to house
Cluster 6
Yagyu Village - Dragon Pond
Above Lightning Dragon Shrine
Cluster 7
Fog Valley - Log Bridge
North exit
Cluster 8
Fog Valley - Path
Above Wind Dragon Shrine
Cluster 9
Fog Valley - Cave Entrance
East side of ramp
Cluster 10
Fog Valley - Mountain Stream
Near broken rope ladder
Cluster 11
Fog Valley - First Cave
Above Gerhohone and near magic mirror
Cluster 12
Fog Valley - Poison Gas Trap
Middle of the cave
Cluster 13
Oni Place - Beach
East side
Cluster 14
Oni Place - Entrance Hall
Above Earth Dragnon Shrine
Cluster 15
Oni Place - Acid Pool Room
Near iron maiden
Cluster 16
Oni Place - Lower Water Room
Above Gerohone and behind yellow Mozun
Cluster 17
Oni Place - Parcel Room
Above north exit
Cluster 18
Oni Place - Robot Factory
West alcove
Cluster 19
Gifu Lake - Star Tower
NW corner of the roof
Cluster 20
Gifu Lake - Star Tower Ramp
Center of the tower
Cluster 21
Gifu Lake - Tower Passage
Outside East Tearoom
Cluster 22
Castle Gifu - Courtyard
Above sealed west door
Cluster 23
Castle Gifu - Dragon Tail
Center of spiral ramp
Cluster 24
Castle Gifu - Destroyed Room
Near left exit
Cluster 25
Castle Gifu - Evil Gate Ruins
Alcove behind the gate
Cluster 26
Castle Gifu - West Commons
Above servant's quarters
Cluster 27
Castle Gifu - Entrance
East side of balcony
Cluster 28
Demon Cave - West Path
Middle of third cave section
Cluster 29
Demon Cave - Drawbridge
East of the drawbridge
Cluster 30
Demon Cave - East Storage
Near Great Powder Tube location
Cluster 31
Gifu Lake - Lakefront Shore
Over east gate
Cluster 32
Gifu Lake - Boat Dock
Floating over the middle of lake
Cluster 33
Gifu Lake - Lakehouse Passage
Near two petrified men
Cluster 34
Oni Place - Blood Pond
To the right of the door
Cluster 35
Oni Place - Fossil Passage
Middle of the hallway
Cluster 36
Oni Place - Coliseum
Left wing of horseman statue
Cluster 37
Oni Genbu - Engine Room
Opposite the puzzle on starboard side
Cluster 38
Castle Gifu - Roof
East side of roof
