Demon Chaos known in Japan as Ikusagami (戦神, lit. "War God"), is a video game co-developed by Genki and Now Production for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) home game console. The game was published by Genki in Japan on November 24, 2005 and by Konami in PAL regions in 2007.

Demon Chaos
Developer(s)Genki, Now Production
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • JP: November 24, 2005[2]
  • EU: April 27, 2007[1]
  • AU: May 11, 2007
PlayStation Network
  • JP: August 20, 2014
Genre(s)Hack and slash, Action
Mode(s)Single-player

It is set in feudal Japan in the 16th century and revolves around a priestess who has been given eternal youth until she exterminates all the demons. She has been given charge of a mystical beast from the gods, Inugami, which is controlled by the player.

The game is in the vein of the well-known Dynasty Warriors series, in which the player battles crowd after crowd of hostile enemies. The unique aspect of the game is that up to 65,535 enemies can be on-screen at once.[3]

Reception edit

Demon Chaos received mostly mediocre reviews, currently holding a 62 out of 100 on Metacritic.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Bramwell, Tom (April 27, 2007). "What's New? (27th April, 2007)". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Konami staff. 戦神-いくさがみ- [Ikusagami] (in Japanese). Genki. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ^ IGN staff (August 10, 2005). "Genki Takes on Dynasty Warriors". IGN. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Demon Chaos". Power Unlimited (in Dutch). August 1, 2007. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Demon Chaos (PS2)". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2012.