Shinobi (PS2)
Posted: April 14th, 2016, 5:58 pm
I've got a stack of Sega PS2 games I never got round to playing so I thought I would make a start with Shinobi.
First things first this is balls horrifically difficult. Thankfully the European version has an easy option which is what I'm playing on at the moment as I struggled to beat stage 3a on normal.
The camera is always great and doesn't seem to 'swing' in the appropriate direction. But the action is always fluid and smooth. Graphics are a mixed bag, very bare bones in some areas and pretty lovely in others the main character is animated extremely well.
The main thing is though, the game is a lot of fun. It's very satisfying to string a 'tata' together and see the enemy split into half. Alas the insane difficulty level and lack of checkpoints (yup you have to start the level over old school style) lowers the potential score for me it's sitting somewhere between a C+ and B- at the moment depending how frustratingly difficult I'm finding a particular stage.
I've read there are multiple characters to unlock but if I'm finding it heavy going on easy I don't fancy my chances of finishing it on hard and collecting all the coins to unlock Joe.
First things first this is balls horrifically difficult. Thankfully the European version has an easy option which is what I'm playing on at the moment as I struggled to beat stage 3a on normal.
The camera is always great and doesn't seem to 'swing' in the appropriate direction. But the action is always fluid and smooth. Graphics are a mixed bag, very bare bones in some areas and pretty lovely in others the main character is animated extremely well.
The main thing is though, the game is a lot of fun. It's very satisfying to string a 'tata' together and see the enemy split into half. Alas the insane difficulty level and lack of checkpoints (yup you have to start the level over old school style) lowers the potential score for me it's sitting somewhere between a C+ and B- at the moment depending how frustratingly difficult I'm finding a particular stage.
I've read there are multiple characters to unlock but if I'm finding it heavy going on easy I don't fancy my chances of finishing it on hard and collecting all the coins to unlock Joe.