Okami
Developer: Clover Studio, Ready at Dawn, HexaDrive
Publisher: Capcom
Okami was released near the end of the PlayStation 2 lifecycle. Clover Studio developed a beautiful cel-shaded video game where the scenery looked much like an animated ink-illustration. Players control Amaterasu, a white wolf as they solved puzzles and navigate through the platform levels. One of the unique features added to Okami is the Celestial Brush.
This is a weapon and a tool that helps progressing through Okami. Accessed by pausing the game, players can control an on-screen brush in which creating certain shapes and lines will ultimately cause an effect upon resuming the game. For instance, if players create a loop it would release a giant gust of wind or by drawing a line through a target would allow Amaterasu to attack that particular individual.
