
To be a True Ninja, One Must Utilize Accurate Precision, Quick Reflexes, and Avoid MSG.
Review created: 01/21/06
by: emmit_brown -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Challenging, entertaining cut-scenes, amazing stages.
Cons:
The lack of Ninjitsu spells; no save state.
Shinobi, a platform game that dominated the Sega Genesis and arcade machines well before treacherously moving onto the Playstation 2, was a most-superior 2-D game in which you were a ninja who threw Shirukens and had magical abilities - okay, so it was a blatant rip-off from Ninja Gaiden. Yet, unlike the earlier Ninja Gaiden titles, Shinobi was more of a calm ninja then the quick Ken Hayabusa; who scurried across the screen more like an action hero than a tactical ninja. In Shinobi, success requires the gamer to slice enemies before they are able to make their retaliation and, in turn, you...
Review ID: 10000000000705783

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