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Okamiden: Chisaki Taiyou is an action-adventure video game to be published by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is a direct sequel to the PlayStation 2 and Wii title ?kami. It is being designed by Kuniomi Matsushita, the director of the Wii port of ?kami, and Motohide Eshiro, producer of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny. It is slated for a Japanese release sometime in 2010. It will star Chibiterasu, a small celestial wolf who bears a resemblance to Amaterasu, protagonist of ?kami, as well as feature much of the same gameplay as its predecessor, including the Celestial Brush which allows players to freeze the gameplay and draw shapes or patterns using the touch screen.

Development began when Matsushita expressed an interest in creating a new ?kami game, and showed Eshiro a technical demo of such a game in December 2008. Because the demo was so well-done, development began on a sequel. The Nintendo DS was chosen due to both it being the most successful platform of this generation as well as the touch screen being ideal for controlling the Celestial Brush.

Gameplay
The Celestial Brush returns in ?kamiden: Chiisaki Taiy?, allowing players to interact with the game’s world by drawing on the DS’ touch screen to evoke special magic such as plant restoration.

The game plays similarly to its predecessor, ?kami. It retains the ability to freeze the gameplay and use the Celestial Brush to solve puzzles and fight enemies. The theme of returning life to the world also returns from ?kami. A new feature is the ability for Chibiterasu to team up with partners. They can be used to explore the overworld with, as well as battle enemies. The “Shirabe brush” or “courage brush” as called by Daniel Felt of Wired, may be used to move Chibiterasu’s partner independently across areas Chibiterasu cannot cross; this is often required to progress in the game. The game uses both the face and shoulder button controls (the latter used to bring up the Celestial Brush) alongside the stylus and touchscreen, but never at the same time, giving players the time to switch between the two control schemes.

Plot
The game takes place three months after the events of ?kami. In spite of Amaterasu’s battle against the Dark Lord Yami, which would kill all the demons in Nippon, they return. The Konohana Sprite Sakuya, a character from the original ?kami, summons the Sun God Amaterasu, but instead finds Chibiterasu, who looks like a young version of Amaterasu. It is speculated that Chibiterasu could be Amaterasu’s son, but Motohide Eshiro, the game’s producer, said that this will remain a secret for now. He added that he is a “young form of existence” and not fully grown; he retains several abilities of Amaterasu, including the Celestial Brush, but lacks her power, which will be reflected in the plot and gameplay. Chibiterasu’s partners will be incorporated into the main plot as well. One of the partners that accompanies Chibiterasu is Nushi, the son of Susano and Kushi, two characters from ?kami. He was born after the events of ?kami, and appeared in the ending of the first game. They did not reveal how Susano had a son in such a short amount of time, but stated that they would reveal it eventually.

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