Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA young ninja and his dog take on the thugs of the Neo-Zeed Corporation and their boss the Union Lizard.A young ninja and his dog take on the thugs of the Neo-Zeed Corporation and their boss the Union Lizard.A young ninja and his dog take on the thugs of the Neo-Zeed Corporation and their boss the Union Lizard.
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- WissenswertesThis game actually takes place twenty years after the original Shinobi (1987). The main character is not actually Joe Musashi, but his raised-in-America son named Hayate.
- Alternative VersionenThe home-console versions omit all references to the Asian Dawn and the character of Hayate. Instead Joe Musashi returns, the plot is rather more generic and several levels have been omitted/replaced.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Gamesmaster: Folge #1.9 (1992)
Ausgewählte Rezension
Shinobi was always a hot license for Sega. After Joe Musashi's initial appearance in the Arcades in 1986, everyone wanted a piece of him. Shinobi was released on almost all of the major formats, and sold like hotcakes. Shinobi made his MegaDrive debut in 1989 with the Revenge of Shinobi, which, in terms of Shinobi games, was pretty good (especially compared to the god awful mess that was Cyber Shinobi).
And then Sega tarnished the name of Shinobi again. Poor Joe Musashi is being tossed around like a rag doll, and now he has been tossed into a large pile of turds. Which is exactly what Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is....nothing but a big, fat, steaming, stinky pile of turds. This game reeks. Get it away. It is a stain on what would have been a great MegaDrive game collection (mine that is, don't let it stain yours) I once suffered the curse of being an impulse buyer. Whenever I had money, I'd buy a game, I didn't care what game it was, as long as it was a new game. I bought this heap of turds for £20 along with other games at car boot sale. of course, once I got home, I was immediately in denial over whether it was crap or not. Shadow Dancer is the runt of the series. It's easy as hell, and it sucks to play. The Secret of Shinobi was that Joe Musashi was in a really, really crap game.
It makes Cyber Shinobi seem good Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is a bit of a graphical mess. It doesn't look as good as Revenge of the Shinobi, which came out a whole year earlier, yet, it uses a lot more colour. Joe himself looks stupid now, more like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man than the ninja he was in Revenge of Shinobi. Enemies are ugly and generic, no imagination put to work here at all. Backgrounds are nice and colourful, which is a bonus, except for the fact you don't want to play the game for more than 20 minutes. The game does, however, run a little smoother than it's older brother. A complete shame.
The soundtrack of Shadow Dancer isn't too shabby, being compiled of techno-ish toons which are easy on the ears, but then again, it's nothing memorable. Sound effects are bland and outright disgusting. To make things worse, they are limited too, so you'll be hearing the same awful sounds over and over and over again.
'So what is this supposed stinking heap of turds all about, stoney? I hear you cry. Well, for starters, Joe Musashi doesn't really have any big secrets. All the game is really about is a rather angry lizardman creatures taking over New York City, and taking various citizens of the Big Apple captive. Seeing Joe is the hero sort, he decides to rid the streets of the ninja scum, and be praised and such. Nothing to write home about.
Shadow Dancer screws part of the Shinobi formula up...you can only take one hit. In a cheap attempt to give the game higher difficulty, all Sega have done is increase the frustration level. So here we have Joe, who has obviously been weakened by staring in a bad game, taking on the bad ass ninjas of NYC. He has the edge over the average ninja these days...he has a dog. This white pooch is quite handy, but as weak as Joe, one hit, and you're canine friend is turned back into a lovable puppy. Joe still has his stock standard magical powers, but now, he can only handle one at a time, and you'd better not waste it.
Don't expect this one to last you long folks. Apart from the fact that it plays quite horrendously, it's also pretty short, and easy game. The cheap system of only letting you have one hit won't worry you too much after long. After you finish it, I guess you can always try to get 100% on the bonus stages, but why you would want to play through it again is beyond me.
Avoid it in any way you can. It drags the name of Shinobi through dirt, and then hangs it out to dry. Even Cyber Shinobi was better, and it was pretty damn bad.
And then Sega tarnished the name of Shinobi again. Poor Joe Musashi is being tossed around like a rag doll, and now he has been tossed into a large pile of turds. Which is exactly what Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is....nothing but a big, fat, steaming, stinky pile of turds. This game reeks. Get it away. It is a stain on what would have been a great MegaDrive game collection (mine that is, don't let it stain yours) I once suffered the curse of being an impulse buyer. Whenever I had money, I'd buy a game, I didn't care what game it was, as long as it was a new game. I bought this heap of turds for £20 along with other games at car boot sale. of course, once I got home, I was immediately in denial over whether it was crap or not. Shadow Dancer is the runt of the series. It's easy as hell, and it sucks to play. The Secret of Shinobi was that Joe Musashi was in a really, really crap game.
It makes Cyber Shinobi seem good Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is a bit of a graphical mess. It doesn't look as good as Revenge of the Shinobi, which came out a whole year earlier, yet, it uses a lot more colour. Joe himself looks stupid now, more like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man than the ninja he was in Revenge of Shinobi. Enemies are ugly and generic, no imagination put to work here at all. Backgrounds are nice and colourful, which is a bonus, except for the fact you don't want to play the game for more than 20 minutes. The game does, however, run a little smoother than it's older brother. A complete shame.
The soundtrack of Shadow Dancer isn't too shabby, being compiled of techno-ish toons which are easy on the ears, but then again, it's nothing memorable. Sound effects are bland and outright disgusting. To make things worse, they are limited too, so you'll be hearing the same awful sounds over and over and over again.
'So what is this supposed stinking heap of turds all about, stoney? I hear you cry. Well, for starters, Joe Musashi doesn't really have any big secrets. All the game is really about is a rather angry lizardman creatures taking over New York City, and taking various citizens of the Big Apple captive. Seeing Joe is the hero sort, he decides to rid the streets of the ninja scum, and be praised and such. Nothing to write home about.
Shadow Dancer screws part of the Shinobi formula up...you can only take one hit. In a cheap attempt to give the game higher difficulty, all Sega have done is increase the frustration level. So here we have Joe, who has obviously been weakened by staring in a bad game, taking on the bad ass ninjas of NYC. He has the edge over the average ninja these days...he has a dog. This white pooch is quite handy, but as weak as Joe, one hit, and you're canine friend is turned back into a lovable puppy. Joe still has his stock standard magical powers, but now, he can only handle one at a time, and you'd better not waste it.
Don't expect this one to last you long folks. Apart from the fact that it plays quite horrendously, it's also pretty short, and easy game. The cheap system of only letting you have one hit won't worry you too much after long. After you finish it, I guess you can always try to get 100% on the bonus stages, but why you would want to play through it again is beyond me.
Avoid it in any way you can. It drags the name of Shinobi through dirt, and then hangs it out to dry. Even Cyber Shinobi was better, and it was pretty damn bad.
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