Okage: Shadow King

Conquer your demons and you can conquer the world in this role-playing adventure for the PlayStation 2, which has a style all of its own. Some have compared the look of this game to Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. The fluid stop-motion appearance of the three-dimensional characters is not entirely dissimilar to that seen in seasonal television specials. However, OKAGE: Shadow King is not a Christmas story, but a dark tale of polar opposites that questions fundamental notions of identity and being. Players take on the role of Ari, a young man with a remarkable affliction. A powerful demon, who calls himself "Stan", has sought refuge in Ari's shadow and interfered in the boy's life. To free his demon and himself, Ari embarks on a dangerous and complicated quest to rid the world of seven other rival demons. Although he suffers from the burden of being Stan's host, Ari is aided from time to time by his demon's powers and the two begin to build a symbiotic relationship.