SHADOW OF THE NINJA REBORN REVIEW

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company PR Hound @pr_hound Publisher ININ Games @ININ_Games Developer Tengo Project @TENGO_PROJECT

This is released in the UK on the 29/8/2024 and in the UK is priced at £19.99.

INTRODUCTION

After 33 years Tengo Project is remaking the cult classic and bringing it back looking and playing better than ever.

FEATURES

  • An arsenal of deadly weapons:
    Caltrops, shuriken, and more!
  • Jungle of concrete and steel:
    5 completely recreated stages featuring devious traps and challenging platform puzzles. Plus, a 6th entirely new stage!
  • Two ninjas are better than one:
    Grab a friend and get ready for the critically acclaimed couch co-op!
  • A fresh new look:
    Beautiful modern sprite art as a faithful update to the 8-bit original.
  • A Star-Studded, Rockin’ Soundtrack:
    Play along with the legendary Hiroshi Iwatsuki’s and Iku Mizutani’s electrifying guitar riffs and fast-paced retro melodies.
  • The Lethal Tools of the Trade:
    Use your hard-earned points in the tool shop and customize your loadout for the next play session.

FAN ART

Enemies all have own look and alot of variety to them and own attacks to learn in order to beat them.

Characters that you can play as have own look and own feel to them.

Nostalgic vibes very old school feel to it reminds me of old SNES or Mega Drive style games.

Items that you can pick up and use all have own look and own feel to them.

Challenging old school difficulty easy to die.

Controls are easy to pick up and easy to play.

Easy to understand and suitable for all players of all skill levels.

Can be frustrating as easy to die especially in boss fight you die alot trying figure out how to beat them.

No reason to replay after you finish game as no collectables or secrets to find.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall enemies all have own look and own attacks to learn in order to beat them and characters you play as have own look and feel to them and has big nostalgic vibes very old school and is challenging and easy to understand the game and has easy controls and pick up and play style. However for £19.99, can be frustrating as easy to die especially in boss fights and no reason to replay after you finish the game as no collectables or secrets to find.

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Enemies own look and attacks to learn.
Characters own look and feel.
Nostalgic vibes old school retro fun.
Items pick up use, all own look, feel.
Challenging game easy to die.
Controls easy pick up and play.
Easy understand suitable for everyone.
Can be frustrating as easy to die especially in boss fights.
No reason replay after finish as no collectables, secrets to find.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/HLrQ26GhyKg?si=c7V806Tm6_9lrlYu

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPzlJmLcUakQK0wfG_Ly3CEI&si=L6QrdIta3Kmym5Ri

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