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

• Console Generation Exclusives: PlayStation 2
• Protagonist: Female
• Shinobi series
• Theme: Ninjas

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Critic Reviews

GameSpot	Feb 10, 2004	7.9 out of 10	79
Looki	Apr 02, 2004	75 out of 100	75
GameZone	Feb 11, 2004	7.5 out of 10	75
Game Captain	Mar 19, 2004	71 out of 100	71
Games TM	Feb 26, 2004	7 out of 10	70
PSX Extreme	Feb 18, 2004	6 out of 10	60
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.)