It’s always challenging to breathe new life into a dormant, fan-favorite franchise. The Shinobi series was one of Sega’s pre-Sonic crown jewels, but aside from a brief revamp in the early aughts as a PS2 title (and a fairly awful and rightfully forgotten GBA outing), the series has been relegated …
Read More »Shinobi 3DS gameplay trailer has all the right moves
Shinobi 3DS, Griptonite’s reboot of Sega’s classic ninja platformer series, is still on track for its revised November release date. From the looks of this new gameplay trailer, Griptonite appears to have been spending the extra time watching videos of the series-defining Genesis titles on double-speed – then making sure …
Read More »E3 2011: Shinobi hands-on preview – it’s back, and it’s about damn time
Yes. Shinobi is coming back. Even better, this is no mere port. Sega’s much vaunted franchise is finally returning to us with the brand new Shinobi 3DS. Game developer Griptonite Games has returned Shinobi to its 2D (but viewed in 3D) side-scrolling roots and, having played the game for way …
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