

Groups of enemies in the overworld are depicted as scrolls surrounded by plumes of colored fire. The battle system is rather unique, in that it combines elements of role-playing and action-adventure games. Ammy (the nickname given to Amaterasu by Issun) does this primarily with the Celestial Brush, a paintbrush with powers awarded by the 13 brush gods that she meets over the course of the game. The player starts the game in the northern parts of Hokkaido, Japan, and travels through the game world in linear fashion, saving each area from evil by rejuvenating Guardian Saplings. Ōkami is somewhat reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda games Ōkami director Hideki Kamiya has stated that Zelda had a huge influence on himself and the game. In Ōkami, the player controls the sun goddess Amaterasu, who takes the form of a wolf. A high definition remaster, developed by Hexa Drive, was released through the PlayStation Network on PlayStation 3 on October 30, 2012, and features PlayStation Move support. The game was developed by Clover Studio, and the port for the Wii was developed by Ready at Dawn Studios which was released in North America on April 15, 2008, and released in Europe on June 13, 2008, respectively. Ōkami was released for the PlayStation 2 on Apin Japan, on Septemin North America, and on Februin Europe and Australia. In Ōkami players take control of the newly re-awakened god Amaterasu, who's been in a deep 100-year slumber and is summoned to once again save the great nation of Nippon from the evil powers that are consuming and destroying the life and plants of the land.
