Nightshade (PlayStation 2)

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Description

The Nakatomi company is searching for the pieces of the Akujiki sword, shattered by Hotsuma in the predecessor, Shinobi. Luckily, the Oboro ninja clan has since reformed. As Hibana, kunoichi (female ninja) of the Oboro clan, you are charged with the task of finding the pieces of the Akujiki before Nakatomi does.

Nightshade is a sequel to Overworks' Shinobi for the PS2. Like its predecessor, it features several levels full of challenging enemies to fight using a combination of your sword, shuriken, and magic scrolls. Speed and stealth remain the emphasis, as you use stealth dashes and the ability to walk on walls to perform long strings of kills called tates. One of the main improvements to the gameplay system is the ability to create much larger combos/tates. In order to facilitate this, they've expanded the battle system to include flying kicks to break your opponent's guard and stealth attacks to kill unsuspecting foes in a single blow.

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Alternate Titles

• "Shinobi 2" -- Common title
• "Kunoichi" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Protagonist: Female
• Shinobi series
• Theme: Ninjas

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Critic Reviews

Gamezone (Germany)	Mar 12, 2004	7.8 out of 10	78
Looki	Apr 02, 2004	75 out of 100	75
GameZone	Feb 11, 2004	7.5 out of 10	75
Netjak	Apr 23, 2004	7.3 out of 10	73
Daily Game	Mar 02, 2004	7.2 out of 10	72
Jeuxvideo.com	Feb 25, 2004	14 out of 20	70
Game Informer Magazine	Mar, 2004	6 out of 10	60
GamesRadar	Mar 15, 2004	6 out of 10	60
4Players.de	Mar 17, 2004	51 out of 100	51
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Mar 19, 2004	4 out of 10	40

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• Official Nightshade Website (Featuring details and footage of the game, characters and scenario's.)