Shinobi
Shinobi is a third-person action game developed by Overworks and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2. It follows Hotsuma, leader of the Oboro clan, as he investigates the destruction of his clan and…
Shinobi is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Overworks, released 10 November 2002 on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2.
What Shinobi is
Shinobi is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Overworks and released in 2002. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After defeating his older brother Moritsune in a ritual duel to become the leader of the Oboro Clan, Hotsuma is left burdened by his past. When an earthquake devastates Tokyo, and a mysterious Golden Palace appears, a sorcerer unleashes hellspawn across the city and ravages the clan. Hotsuma enters the ruined capital to avenge his comrades and reach the palace.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Shinobi series
Shinobi is the 17th of 36 entries we hold in the Shinobi series. It arrived 10 months after Sega Smash Pack: Twin Pack. The next entry was The Revenge of Shinobi in 2002. Its critic score of 30 is 43 points below the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed at 88.
How it was received
Shinobi holds a critic score of 30 out of 100. That places it above 1% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 38 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Shinobi launched on 10 November 2002, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Metroid Fusion. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Metroid Prime, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Metroid Fusion.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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