Shinobi

Description

You control a ninja, Shinobi, who must battle his way through each level in search of hostages which must be rescued. You have shurikens, kicks and punches to defend yourself with. As well as the powerful ninja magic which can clear the screen of enemies in one go.

Each level is broken down into smaller scenes and hostages are guarded by big blokes who throw swords. Watch out for gun-toting enemy henchmen and ninjas.

Reaching the end of each level will find you battling it out with a boss. These range from 8ft giants to helicopter gunships.

Alternate Titles

• "忍" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• SEGA Vintage Collection series
• Shinobi series
• Theme: Ninjas

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User Reviews

A “modified port” of the original game	SEGA Master System	*Katakis* (37458)
A colorful and challenging little game	SEGA Master System	Chris Wright (101)
How dare they!	NES	Fake Spam (94)
P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N-!	TurboGrafx-16	Fake Spam (94)

The Press Says

The Games Machine (UK)	SEGA Master System	Jan, 1989	82 out of 100	82
VideoGame	SEGA Master System	Mar, 1991		80
Defunct Games	SEGA Master System	Feb 14, 2009	80 out of 100	80
Impulse Gamer	Xbox 360	2009	7.5 out of 10	75
SegaFan.com	SEGA Master System	Dec 22, 2002	7.3 out of 10	73
HonestGamers	SEGA Master System	Jan 12, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Atari ST	Nov, 1991	60 out of 100	60
IMPLANTgames	SEGA Master System	May 20, 2009	6 out of 10	60
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Dec, 1989	48 out of 100	48
IGN	Xbox 360	Jun 11, 2009	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

Arcade version

In comparison to the original arcade version, there are a few missing features in the TurboGrafx-16 version (the status of the other home conversions is unknown): the machine gun, the bonus round and a few enemies (including the boss of the second mission).

Title

Shinobi in Japanese means: stealing (into); spy; sneak thief; surreptitious visit to house of ill repute. The Chinese character displayed on the title screen and throughout the game is the character for Shinobi in Japanese.