#Gamespot shinobi ps2 upgrade#
#Gamespot shinobi ps2 series#

You basically run through levels killing enemies and. Gameplay:10/10 This game essentially feels like a 2D platform/action game. I have to say- this game is INCREDIBLY fun the first time through. Gasp! Improving your skill through practice?! The audacity. Ninja wicked cool I recently gave Shinobi a rent after reading up on several of the previews before its release. Back with NES if you died, you continued and did it better the second time around. The sound effects in the game also really add to the experience.Īnother comment on the difficulty. It refrains from being bland techno, and really helps to keep the fast pace of the game going.

The cutscenes are gorgeous, and the visuals are very smooth over all considering the amount of action going on during each scene. With the sword draining your life, you don't have much time to analyze the texture mapping on the corner of an alley wall. I have seen many criticisms of the level design and display, but I think that the levels serve to advance the player through higher levels of combat encounters. I enjoy the graphics style in this Shinobi. Boss battles show no mercy, but once you reach that point, you won't be sent back to the beginning of the level for dying. There is no enemy you can't handle, so long as you suck it up and keep at it. You can also target an enemy and dash behind them to lay the proverbial smackdown. Fortunately, attacking multiple enemies will give you more powerful attacks, and lead to greater style points at the end of the level. You have the sword Akujiki which drains your life unless you feed it the blood of your enemies. The combat difficulty of the game is very well balanced. Wall running also plays a critical role in combat in the later levels. Wall running and jumping is key to advancing, and a wrong move will earn you a big old pile of death. The levels are built to optimize the functionality of the gameplay mechanics. However, it is far from a normal hack-n-slash platformer. It focuses on close combat slashing, as opposed to long range projectile fighting. This game would have been a huge hit back in. This game isnt your average today action game. But once I put it in for the first time, I got something completely different. I was expecting more of a Devil May Cry action game with power-ups and a great storyline.

#Gamespot shinobi ps2 upgrade#

This Shinobi version is a worthy 3D upgrade to the series. Ive been waiting for Shinobi for a long time. Magic moves were limited, and hand-eye coordination was key to surviving. It was very challenging, but every level completed gave the player a sense of accomplishment.

#Gamespot shinobi ps2 series#

Shinobi was a fantastic Ninja game series featured on the Sega Genesis. Those of us from gaming's mythical past understand what this game is about. Many noobs will probably be unhappy that they have to attempt levels more than once, as their skills have been dulled by the existence of such marshmallow gamer creators as Animal Crossing. By analogeist83 | Review Date: NovemI am troubled by the frequency with which I hear people complaining about how hard Shinobi is as though this is some game flaw.