the "onimusha" series has received overall positive reviews with most of the main games on the playstation 2, receiving average scores of more than 80%. as a comparison, most spin-offs from the series have not been as successful. the titles have influenced other games from the company including "devil may cry", "shadow of rome" and "resident evil 4". the samurai game "" was cited by inafune as an ""onimusha" clone" although its designer yoshiki okamoto denied such statement.