Features from older releases will make it into v0.9 as time progresses (or you can make them yourself with C# mod support!). v0.9 and above are the OFFICIAL game versions going forward.

v0.8 was a rushed experimental version to feature physics and multiple characters.

This means that versions 0.75 and below are the old Shinobu versions. Q: Why are the game versions so different? Which one do I pick?Ī: The game started out very small and originally intended to be only featuring Shinobu. However due to legal and creative decisions, the game was changed to support multiple characters, physics, and full mod support.

Ninja Gaiden 2 on the consoles), but it does offer more than a few hours of fun gameplay, and the addictive and original bonus levels are well worth playing for.GAME HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND IS BEING CONTINUED BY NEW DEVELOPERS. Overall, Shinobi isn't as varied or atmospheric as the best ninja platformers (e.g. Although the level bosses are definitely too simple to defeat, some of the later levels will require precise timing and inhuman reflexes. Shinobi is not a hard game, but it is not too easy either. If one of them gets close enough, the stage ends and you don't receive any ninja magic. You must throw shurikens at enemy ninjas in an attempt to keep them from reaching the front of the screen. You view a close platform and a distant one from a first-person perspective. As they are rescued, Jo-Musashi will have his life meter replenished.īonus stages, which become available at the end of a level if enough hostages are rescued, are the most difficult part of the game but also arguably the most fun. Hostages are spread out through each level. There is no time limit in the game, so you can take your time to eliminate one enemy at a time. One key for attacking, one for jumping, another for ninja magic, etc. The controls in the game are easy to use. The PC version of Shinobi has very poor graphics compared to the original arcade game (duh) and suffers from worse playability, but it's a decent action game for PC standards of that time. You slip into the role of Jo-Musashi, a modern ninja who's off to rescue hostages and to kill everything on screen with your shuriken and sword. SEGA's popular side-scrolling arcade game converted to the IBM-PC.

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