Musashi's mastered was killed and his girlfriend taken hostage. Joe's clan was attacked and destroyed by the criminal organization called Neo Zeed. Series Storylineįrom the first game in the series to Shinobi III, the storyline focused on the heroic efforts of modern day Ninja, Joe Musashi of the Oboro Clan. The game achieved some success, but many gamers and critics consider the game inferior to the first Shinobi for the PS2. The game was called Nightshade and is the first game in the series to star a female Shinobi. In 2004, Sega released the sequel to the PS2's version of Shinobi. However, some gamers and critics complained about the game's very high difficultly. The game was a commercial success for Sega. It featured a new main character, a new story, and a new gameplay system. Shinobi for the PS2 was a complete overhaul of the series. The developers were now focused on making games for other consoles. At this time, Sega was no longer making consoles as their last two big efforts (Saturn and Dreamcast) met with failure. The next game in the Shinobi series didn't come until the Xbox, Gamecube, and Playstation 2 era in 2002. Shinobi Legions achieved moderated success for the would be ill fated console. The game was also the only in the series to feature live video cut-scenes that looked like they were taken from an average Ninja movie in Japan. Called Shinobi Legions, the game featured realistic 2D sprite characters and graphics, replacing the pixel like ones from the past. Now an establish franchise, Sega made a sequel to Shinobi III for their new 32-bit console the Sega Saturn. Because of these positives, Shinobi III is considered the best in the series of Genesis games. The gameplay was considered a lot more fluid as well. The game featured many graphic effects that many people thought the Sega Genesis wasn't capable of producing. Called Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, Sega once again pushed the envelope in graphics and sound. Years later in 1993, Sega released the direct sequel to Revenge of Shinobi. Sega's handheld called Game Gear would also see a Shinobi game. The game was a sequel to the Master System's port of Shinobi. In 1990, Sega released The Cyber Shinobi. Sega continued to make Shinobi games for the Master System. It would later get ported to the Sega Genesis. Unlike Revenge of Shinobi, Shadow Dancer was a game released in the arcades. Sega, realizing they had a hit game series on their hands, decide to make a another sequel in the same year called Shadow Dancer. Sequel that put the Genesis (Mega Drive) on the map. The sequel was also known as Super Shinobi in Japan. It featured graphics that was above any on the home consoles at the time, as well as, a memorable soundtrack that first introduced many gamers to the talents of video game music composer Yuzo Kishiro. Released in 1989, Revenge of Shinobi was considered a perfect showcase for the power of the Sega Genesis. When the 16-bit console the Sega Genesis (also known as the Mega Drive in other regions) arrived, a sequel to Shinobi was one of the first games released for the console. The game (called Shinobi) became a huge arcade success causing Sega to release ports for the Sega Master System, the Nintendo Entertainment System, and various home PC gaming formats. The first game in the Shinobi franchise was an arcade action adventure game developed by Sega in 1987. Overview of Games Sega's classic Ninja game.
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