Genesis

The Revenge of Shinobi

Ele ataca novamente, como o próprio nome sugere (A vingança de Shinobi). Depois de muita preparação, o herói volta para pôr à prova sua capacidade em artes marciais. E uma das armas das quais ele se valerá é o shurikin - aquela espécie de estrela pontiaguda que é arremessada contra os inimigos.

Revenge of Shinobi gilt nicht umsonst als der beste Teil der Reihe und ist seit der Veröffentlichung ein absolutes Must-Have für das Mega Drive. Jeder, der sich auch nur ein bisschen für Jump n’ Runs interessiert, sollte das Spiel besitzen.

At least initially, the critics thought Sega just had well known titles without substance for its fledgeling console. However, The Revenge of Shinobi helped define the Genesis as the leading 16-bit console of choice. It's still fun and challenging to this day, assuming you like ninja action.

I’d be more than impressed if I’d played this game in the arcades. But on the Megadrive? Wow! It’s an absolute treat for the ears and eyes. Each level is a graphical masterpiece, from the depths of Chinatown to the top of the tallest skyscrapers, and the animated opening sequence will leave you gasping with admiration. The sprites are simply superb – the animation on all of the enemies and Shinobi himself just has to be seen to be appreciated. On top of that are the incredible rock soundtracks and stunning sound effects! All that would be useless without decent gameplay, but Revenge of Shinobi doesn’t dissapoint here. It’s challenging and amazingly addictive and keeps you glued to the machine for hours at a time – I just didn’t want to stop playing. Revenge of Shinobi really shows off the abilities of the Megadrive – if there’s one game to buy for it, it’s this!

Für das Mega Drive sind Sega anscheinend ihre eigenen Spielautomaten-Hits zu schäbig. Nach "Space Harrier II" und "Super Thunder Blade" ist mit "Super Shinobi" schon die dritte Umsetzung erschienen, die mit zusätzlichen Features und mehr Levels gegenüber dem Original aufgepeppt wurde.

Revenge of Shinobi è un titolo di altissimo livello che assicura un lungo ed appagante divertimento. Il gameplay, infatti, fonde efficacemente lo stile arcade con il più pacato ed “esteso” ritmo da console in una sintesi vincente che, inoltre, si avvale di una difficoltà ben calibrata e di un’ampia rosa di opzioni per adattare il livello di sfida ad ogni esigenza.

The Revenge of Shinobi is one of the finest purchases you can make for the Genesis. The gameplay is very frantic and keeps you on your toes, it controls like a dream, the music is incredible, and the graphics give it a charm that has yet to be matched.

It's a long time since I've seen this sort of attention to detail in a game. The sprite have to be seen to be believed, especially some of the level guardians. Sound is just as impressive, with a dozen or so soundtracks that must push the Mega Drive's sound chip to the limit. And don't say, 'Oh yeah, this is just another oriental beat-'em-up', I assure you The Super Shinobi is worthy every penny of the asking price.

C'est un jeu 16 bits qui n'arrive pas encore à se trouver, qui ne sait pas encore ce qui définit un jeu 16 bits. Qu'on se rassure, ce sera pour plus tard, avec les autres tentatives que seront Shadow Dancer et surtout Shinobi III.

Concluyendo, The Revenge of Shinobi es un excelente capítulo de la saga, posiblemente el mejor en Megadrive, y sin duda el más largo (y difícil, con fases como la última, un desesperante laberinto). Aunque a día de hoy nos pueda parecer desfasado, es sin duda uno de los juegos de culto de la Megadrive.

Do real ninjas have to put up with that kind of crap? The game has an excellent old-school soundtrack, and the stage theme reminds me of Streets of Rage - it's that good. The sound effects of crackling flamethrowers and clanking swords are terrific, although the voice samples are generally awful (typical for the Genesis). Revenge of Shinobi had the makings of a truly great game, but it's entirely too hard. I had to do some serious research just to figure out how to defeat the first boss, and I never would have been able to properly review this game without my Game Genie. The difficulty is brutal, and the ending is weak. I can only recommend Revenge of Shinobi to gamers to insist their games be hard as nails. The game has a lot to offer, but casual players probably won't survive long enough to see much of it.

That's about the only way I could pump myself up enough to finish each stage — the anticipation of being able to incinerate the next level's weenie private, weenie sergeant, or weenie lieutenant, in Nasty Ninja style. Toss out the Assassin-Hero gimmickry and the game feels to be little more than a slow-arse stroll through drab scenery, tossing darts at drab grey ninjas and drab green soldiers. Sure, we can whittle any game, no matter how fantastic or how mind-numbingly dull, down to such bare-boned concepts... but it's hard to candy-coat the misguided nature of Revenge of Shinobi.