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It's one of the most enjoyable games i've played in a while, pure fun
[/ QUOTE ]If you've got a PS2, keep an eye out for Okami, if you want another fun game. It's also getting a Wii release, but it's nowhere close to being out, and I'm not sure how it'll port.
Basically, you play Ameterasu, the Shinto Sun Goddess, who appears in the form of a pure white wolf.
I spent many, many hours playing it, and my only complaint is that some of the "dialogue" is unskippable, and slow (there's no spoken dialogue, it's all subtitled). Beyond that, I'd say it deserves all the the praise it's received from reviewers, and more.
beyond that, it's really hard to describe. There's traditional combat stuff (with "divine instruments"), but also a "canvas" thing, where you use a "celestial brush" to invoke powers, through a gesture type system.
It's also an amazingly artistic game, passing up realism for an almost "sumi-e" style (
Linkie of example).