Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask

by Bandai

Product Features

• Play as new in-game characters as you unravel the mystery surrounding the Cursed Mask
• Includes over 30 minutes of exclusive footage made especially for the game
• Meet all your favorite characters from the TV show -- the relationships you build will change the outcome of your game

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001WN0VI
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches ; 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 1, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,045 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Explore the fascinating world of Inuyasha and encounter your favorite characters from the hit Cartoon Network TV series in this highly anticipated RPG by Bandai. As one of 2 original characters created especially for the game, you will find yourself back in feudal era Japan. How will you get back to the present day? Can you unravel the mystery of the Cursed Mask?

Features

• Encounter and build relationships with your favorite characters from the TV series Ð as seen on Cartoon Network!
• Includes more than 30 minutes of exclusive anime footage made especially for the game!
• Encounter all your favorite characters from the hit TV series. The relationships you make will affect the outcome of your adventure.

Product Description

Inuyasha: Secret of the Cursed Mask takes you back to fedual Japan with the cast of the popular anime! Learn the secret of the Cursed Mask and make it back to the present day, while interacting with your favorite characters from the TV series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This game lets you interact with the cast? I'm interested!, September 22, 2004

By 

Christopher P. Cecena "ssjanifan" (Pine Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask (Video Game)

I must say, Bandai does have my interest. A game that lets you create your own character and meet the Inuyasha cast, building relationships with them? Sounds pretty good. The story involves the original character you can control, who you pick is male or female, winds up getting transported to the feudal era and encountering none other than everyone's favorite dog-demon. Shortly afterwards you team up with the regular cast of the show, including Kagome, Shippo, Miroku, and Sango. Having played the demo, I can confirm the game will feature the English Dub cast, such as Richard Cox, Moneca Stori, Jillian Michaels, and the rest. Inuyasha also follows you around on the game map, similar to, say, how Pikachu follows Ash in Pokemon Yellow. Although the graphics are nothing ground-breaking, they are at least okay to look at, despite the fact that the characters are in a super-deformed style similar to the older Final Fantasy games, but you must admit seeing a chibi Inuyasha running around isn't boring, to say the least. Sadly, I wasn't able to experience combat yet, but the game does seem to be satisfying on the most part. Apparently this game will also include the many aspects of the series, including the action(boss battles) romance(relationship forming... hmm....), and humor(...... if you've seen the series you'll probably have an idea), so the game looks to be at least satisfying to the Inuyasha fans, like me. I wouldn't know about the casual RPG fans yet, though. But still, being an Inuyasha fan I can must say I am looking forward a lot to this title. See you in November for a full review.

ANTICIPATION: 5/5

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars InuYasha; a fan favorite, and an interesting game, September 7, 2005

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask (Video Game)

I find Inuyasha: The Cursed Mask, an overall excellent game, and a much needed improvement to the InuYasha game series. Compared to the original, playstation game InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale, this one provides graphics far beyond that of the original.

Story: As a young boy/girl with the surname Kururugi, ventures into the store house behind their shrine, they fall into a time rip and are transported into the Feudal Era. Immediately, they are faced with InuYasha, the half-demon dog. Soon enough you are introduced to Kagome,Shippou, and later on, Sango and Miroku. The main character accompanies the group, on their journey, encountering evils they never would have dreamed imaginable.

Gameplay: I played as the girl character, so the boy might be a bit different. Overall, it was an easy gameplay with a very likeable, and original story. Although the many battles against random demons proved a bit "tiresome" and annoying, the game itself made me forget about those petty things. The fact that you can bond with the other characters is quite interesting, and the events that take place with them are enjoyable, and very in-character. Speaking of in-character, all the cast in this game is, if you watch or read the series. They react just how you'd think they would with a new person; Kagome instantly reacting kindly, understanding the situation for the character, InuYasha; at first a bit brash, but soon becomes good friends, Shippou; acting as though he were tougher than he was, but all-in-all a great kid, Miroku; flirtatious as ever, even asking "the" question to the girl, Sango; at first a little wary, considering that the character is getting hit on by Miroku, but understands later and starts to trust her. The boss battles can be a bit hard if you don't fight many of the lesser battles and level up.

Graphics: Very nice, 8/10. The characters are all chibi though, which you may find is nice, or just kind of weird... (I love it though!)

Difficulty: 8/10. The gameplay wasn't all that difficult, but it was easy to get lost in castles, and not find certain items.

Entertainment: 10/10. I loved the entire game, considering it brought "you" into the adventure. Also a lot of the humor that you find in the series was included.

Story: 10/10 Very original, and kept in canon with the series. It seemed like one of the InuYasha movies; taking place away from the series, but still making sense.

All in all, I thought it was an excellent game, where the player, a fan of the series or new to it, can easily understand and enjoy the game.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inuyasha on the PS2!!!, August 17, 2004

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask (Video Game)

Well my dad bought it from Japan and I got a taste of it. I LOVED IT!!! Inuyasha fans will love it! The story is: In the begining, you chose either a boy or girl who's...YOU! (doesn't effect story) The boy/girl somehow breaks a sacred seal and ends up in Feudal Japan. The person's confused and walks around, sees some villages, they think your person's a demon, you meet a demon and run. Then you meet Inuyasha! Later on you meet Kagome and Shippo and your adventure begins! This is a 1-player game. The battling doen't come for a bit but it's GREAT! It's same type of battle mode as Final Fantasy and 3D! The only reason for 4 stars is because in one place the battle mode gets annoying a tiny bit but a true Inuyasha fan won't get super annoyed and stop. (My dad did.)
~TZ (I'm NOT a 'kid'!)