Retro Game of the Day! Revenge Of Shinobi
Revenge Of Shinobi was a Sega Genesis release, appearing shortly into the system's lifespan in late 1989. "What?" you say, "haven't we already covered enough Shinobi games on Retro game of the day?" Apparently,
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This game was a little ridiculously badass. To be honest, I was never really a convert into the Shinobi way-of-life previously, the first game had made a strong showing in the arcade and was one of the more well-known ports to appear on the 8-Bit Sega Master System - but I was not really hip to any of that at the time. However, when some screens of this forthcoming game reared their heads in
Electronic Gaming Monthly, I was more than a little flabbergasted - "what.. is this? This thing looks pretty good!" So I was a little eager to get my hands on it, and I scooped it up when it released - and to no disappointment. The game was pretty rockin'.
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Your typical side-scrolling fare, you'd walk ot the right, jump and slash enemies with your sword - collect shurikens (throwing stars) for distance attacks, and of course you could utilize a little bit of MP as well (high jump, lightning force, or the dreaded-suicide attack). It was all very stylish, very cool, and quite well-rendered. They pulled out all the stops on this title, it was a showcase for the system at the time.
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In hindsight, the game got a little famously memorable for its "cameos" - there's a couple tongue-in-cheek bosses in here, which a few of Sega's partners took issue with (an homage to Spider-man, who turns into Batman....) also, Godzilla and even the Terminator. But it was all good. An excellent game, a little "easy" for a Shinobi game but a fair challenge nonetheless. This game kid of brought the brand "to the masses," as it were, though obviously it's not made much noise since the days of 16-bit.
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I could really go on and on about the virtues of Revenge of Shinobi. They nailed everything - colorful and detailed graphics, Yuzo's soundtrack, the play control, the whole nine yards - you get the point. The game is good. if you like retrogames, and you haven't played this one yet - do it. NOW!
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