Okami is an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and North America, and in 2007 in Europe and Australia. After the closure of Clover Studio a few months after the release, a port for Wii was developed by Ready at Dawn, Tose, and Capcom, and released in 2008. Set in classical Japan, Okami combines Japanese mythology and folklore to tell the story of how the land was saved from darkness by the Shinto sun goddess, named Amaterasu, who took the form of a white wolf. It features a sumi-e-inspired cel-shaded visual style and the Celestial Brush, a gesture-system to perform miracles. The game was planned to use more traditional realistic rendering, but this had put a strain on the graphics processing of the PlayStation 2. Clover Studio switched to a cel-shaded style to reduce the processing, which led to the Celestial Brush concept. The gameplay is modeled on The Legend of Zelda, one of director Hideki Kamiya's favorite series. The game's name is a pun, as "okami" can mean either "great god" or "wolf" in Japanese. Okami was one of the last PlayStation 2 games released prior to the release of the PlayStation 3. Although it suffered from poor sales, the game received critical acclaim, earning IGN's 2006 Game of the Year. The Wii version earned similar praise, though the motion control scheme received mixed reviews. A high-definition port, remastered by Capcom and HexaDrive, was released on the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network in October 2012 and for retail in Japan in November, supporting the use of the PlayStation Move motion controller. The port was also released for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in December 2017 worldwide, and for Nintendo Switch in August 2018. Mainstream adoption of the game has improved with the release of these remasters, and Okami is now considered to be one of the best video games ever made, as well as an example of video games as an art form, aided by the improved art details and graphics resolutions. A spiritual successor on the Nintendo DS, Okamiden, was released in Japan in September 2010, followed by North America and Europe in March 2011. Here's some posters to peruse for the videogame fan in your life! Surprise them with some awesome videogame art on their wall...frame it or just tack it up! PLEASE NOTE: I have a frame available I can ship with this poster...contact me and I'll put up a special listing for you! (Poster with frame is $59.99 shipped!) Shipping is only $1 more per additional item! This poster is in near mint condition and will ship folded if that's the way it came! May or may not have pinholes along the fold. Note to overseas bidders- I ship Global Express ONLY. I will not make an exception just for you. Shipping is full price plus $1 for additional items! All items shipped in cardboard, your item WILL arrive undamaged! Please consider some of my other listings to save on shipping! to view the list! If you have any questions, don't hesitate! All orders shipped securely within 1 business day! PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS! If you don't see it- ask! It MAY be in stock! We'll be glad to put a listing up for you! Respond to messages in 24 hours or less!