Most of the writers' praise focused on the improved controls and the use of a 3D engine that allowed better combat and visuals, respectively. Onimusha 3 has been generally well received by publications for video games. In order to appeal to the Western market, the team set this game in Paris and chose French actor Jean Reno to portray Jacques. The development from this game started after the release of the PlayStation 2 which allowed the team to work on a 3D engine to design 3D backgrounds.

The two are able to exchange items in order to solve puzzles. This time the player primarily controls both Samanosuke and Jacques in separate scenarios. The game retains elements from previous games in the franchise including the use of multiple special weapons in order to fight enemies and absorb their energy to enhance the weaponry. However, Samanosuke changes places with a French officer from the future named Jacques Blanc, and both have to adapt to their new worlds to get rid of Genma army and stop Oda Nobunaga's ambitions to conquer the world. The story focuses on the returning hero, swordsman Hidemitsu Samanosuke Akechi, who is in his quest to defeat his nemesis, Nobunaga Oda, who wishes to conquer Japan with his army of demons known as Genma. It was later ported to Windows on December 8, 2005. It is the third game of the Onimusha series and was released for the PlayStation 2 on April 27, 2004. Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, released in Japan and Europe as Onimusha 3 ( 鬼武者3, Onimusha Surī), is a hack-and-slash action-adventure video game developed and published by Capcom.

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