Okami

This is my favorite game, it is for the ps2 and recently the wii. It is based off of Japanese mythology, but all of the gods are in the form of animals. You play as the sun goddess Amaterasu, who is in the form of a white wolf. You are sealed within stone and are released by a spirit when a dark evil has covered the earth to help restore balance. As you play, you must defeat different bosses and learn the divine powers of the other gods then eventually find your way back to the heavens. The graphics are not amazing, but are meant to be an old style form of Japanese ink art. The fighting style is also incredibly smooth and easy to use.