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Shinobi, that love-it-hate-it icon of hardcore notoriety, finally gets a sequel. This time, though, normal humans have a better chance of enjoying it. Read Review
Sequel to Shinobi. As menacing demons and monsters fill the city of Tokyo, panicked government officials call upon the extreme cunning and power of a new ninja talent named Hibana. Hibana alone must power through 13 incredible, destructible environments to defeat hordes of Hellspawn newly awakened by the ancient Akujiki curse. Play as Hibana, the sleek and deadly ninja heroine and experience intense non-stop combat action with devastating mid-air assaults and defense maneuvers. Test your ninja skills in Story, Time-Attack, and Survival Modes. Destroy evil and restore health with powerful Ninja Magic. Invoke a ghost-image decoy to surprise enemies in the Stealth Dash Attack. Endless enemies will be destroyed instantly with the mighty Tate Attack.
Few recent games have sparked as much conflict between gamer and reviewer as Sega's PS2 Shinobi. Many reviewers, myself included, found it to be an interesting but flawed action game. But serious fans proclaimed it to be one of the best of the generation, an incredible title unfairly snubbed by the gaming media who didn't appreciate its hardcore, unforgiving subtleties. Regardless of who's right, the follow-up game Nightshade attempts to bridge the gap with gameplay that's a little more forgiving while retaining the Shinobi feel. The result isn't perfect, but for most of us it's probably a step in the right direction. Read More »
I think it's fair to say that everyone was a bit surprised by Sega's PS2 version of Shinobi. Series veterans were taken aback by the radically different gameplay style; while the series' transition to 3D made change inevitable, it really played nothing like past Shinobi games. Reviewers and various other professional wusses were surprised by just how hard it was. Hardcore players and masochists were surprised by how much they liked it. And me? I was just shocked at how well it sold despite everything mentioned above -- Shinobi was one of Sega's biggest hits in 2002. Is there still a market for hardcore action games after all, or was this just a fluke? Read More »
Also known as: Shinobi 2: Nightshade, Kunoichi
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