
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
4:49 or less | 10 points |
5:00 to 6:59 | 7 points |
7:00 to 8:59 | 5 points |
9:00 or more | 3 points |
SOULS ABSORBED
12,0000 or more | 10 points |
80,000 to 119,999 | 7 points |
40,000 to 79,999 | 5 points |
39,999 or less | 3 points |
TOTAL KILLS
900 or more | 10 points |
600 to 899 | 7 points |
300 to 599 | 5 points |
299 or less | 3 points |
|
CRITICAL HITS
450 or more | 10 points |
300 to 449 | 7 points |
150 to 299 | 5 points |
149 or less | 3 points |
PHANTOM REALM LEVELS
41 | 10 points |
30 to 40 | 7 points |
20 to 29 | 5 points |
19 or less | 3 points |
SCENARIO PERCENTAGE COMPLETED
65% or more | 10 points |
60% to 64 % | 7 points |
55% to 59% | 5 points |
54% or less | 3 points |
|
FINAL RANKING
54+ points | Onimusha |
45-54 points | A |
35-44 points | B |
20-34 points | C |
19 points or less | D |
Unlocking Extras

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 |