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Griptonite Games working on Shinobi 3DS
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@MUWANdo said:
i'm not sure, i sort of just ignored the magic when it told me you lose points for it. didn't know about the one health thing, maybe i just didnt notice it though.
kind of interested to see what other people think of this, i think its awesome they made a game so hard, but i never played shinobi before so perhaps everyone else will find it easy lol
the furthest i made it in the first level had you making jumps onto small platforms with enemies standing on them while they threw stuff at you, with instant death if you miss a platform..
i'm definitely getting better at the combat, and its really cool that there are some enemies where parrying is pretty much required to kill them without being hit.
New review, 4/5 stars.
http://www.3news.co.nz/Shinobi-3DS-review/tabid/418/articleID/232719/Default.aspx
Oh, on the subject of magic - only one of the spells reduces you to 1 hp, the one that makes you ridiculously powerful for a while. They all penalize you the same in terms of points though.
The Fire spell is a smart bomb but also leaves you able to fire split-shot kunai that pierce through enemies and shields for a time (works extremely well on certain enemies and bosses).
The Water spell gives a big increase to your movement speed, jump height, and kunai reload speed for a long time (the point penalty may sometimes be worth it if its the difference between getting a good time bonus or not).
The Lightning spell lets you take 3 hits without any damage or recoil/knockback (very useful to prevent getting knocked into pits).
Finally, the Earth spell makes you extremely powerful, fast, and invincible for a brief time but when it wears off it reduces your health to 1 and causes you to be slightly slower with no kunai for a while (great for pushing through to the next checkpoint in areas that are giving you a lot of trouble).
http://www.3news.co.nz/Shinobi-3DS-review/tabid/418/articleID/232719/Default.aspx
Oh, on the subject of magic - only one of the spells reduces you to 1 hp, the one that makes you ridiculously powerful for a while. They all penalize you the same in terms of points though.
The Fire spell is a smart bomb but also leaves you able to fire split-shot kunai that pierce through enemies and shields for a time (works extremely well on certain enemies and bosses).
The Water spell gives a big increase to your movement speed, jump height, and kunai reload speed for a long time (the point penalty may sometimes be worth it if its the difference between getting a good time bonus or not).
The Lightning spell lets you take 3 hits without any damage or recoil/knockback (very useful to prevent getting knocked into pits).
Finally, the Earth spell makes you extremely powerful, fast, and invincible for a brief time but when it wears off it reduces your health to 1 and causes you to be slightly slower with no kunai for a while (great for pushing through to the next checkpoint in areas that are giving you a lot of trouble).
Detailed write-up (no review score):
http://hg101.kontek.net/shinobi/shinobi7.htm
"There are few other classic game reimagenings that do such a great job at modernizing a franchise while still capturing the original's spirit as well as Shinobi 3D. It effortlessly plays in the same league as Bionic Commando Rearmed and Contra 4."
http://hg101.kontek.net/shinobi/shinobi7.htm
"There are few other classic game reimagenings that do such a great job at modernizing a franchise while still capturing the original's spirit as well as Shinobi 3D. It effortlessly plays in the same league as Bionic Commando Rearmed and Contra 4."
One more question for those of you with the game... I know you can save replays to the SD card, but are you able to copy other peoples' replays to your SD card and watch those as well? It seems like such an obvious thing, but there are games that copy-protect such files, or don't let you run files originally saved to different copies of the same game, and it's a complete pain in the arse.
Another 4/5 star review, this time from a site that at one point said they thought the game would turn out terrible and that Sega should "kill it with fire".
http://www.modojo.com/reviews/3ds/shinobi/
http://www.modojo.com/reviews/3ds/shinobi/
nincompoop
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Brazil said:
Oh my god. I remember this. One of my first RPGs too.
Rubikant, are you the guy posting all the info on GFAQs? If so, thanks a lot, that's exactly the sort of stuff I was hoping to hear.
Really hoping some more reviews start dropping soon - the only thing that really bugs me about the ones I've read so far are complaints about the level design later in the game, which I'm hoping are just a reflection on the reviewers being wimps. I really, really wanna like this game.
Really hoping some more reviews start dropping soon - the only thing that really bugs me about the ones I've read so far are complaints about the level design later in the game, which I'm hoping are just a reflection on the reviewers being wimps. I really, really wanna like this game.
Yeah that's me - its the kind of stuff I personally like to know about games myself. The details make a difference to me both in playing a game and deciding if I want to purchase it or not, and so often its hard to find that stuff past the typical marketing blitz and reviews that focus on the big ticket categories and just make passing references to game mechanics. I decided to put that stuff out there for anyone like me who would find that kind of thing interesting or useful. I may post more, since there's plenty more depth to the game that is not yet being discussed, but didn't want to hog the board 
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.IGN:
http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1212847p1.html
7.5 Presentation
The story isnt told very clearly, but its everything youd want from a Shinobi game - silly, but totally badass.
7.5 Graphics
The gorgeous art design towards the games beginning impresses, but the latter parts arent as interesting to look at.
7.0 Sound
The music sets the tone well, though its not quite as good as in the original games.
7.5 Gameplay
Some great ninja action with sufficient move variety, though the enemies can be too repetitive.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
Beating the game on the hardest difficulty will take some time, and StreetPass challenge maps add even more to do. Still, its a relatively short adventure.
http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1212847p1.html
7.5 Presentation
The story isnt told very clearly, but its everything youd want from a Shinobi game - silly, but totally badass.
7.5 Graphics
The gorgeous art design towards the games beginning impresses, but the latter parts arent as interesting to look at.
7.0 Sound
The music sets the tone well, though its not quite as good as in the original games.
7.5 Gameplay
Some great ninja action with sufficient move variety, though the enemies can be too repetitive.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
Beating the game on the hardest difficulty will take some time, and StreetPass challenge maps add even more to do. Still, its a relatively short adventure.
Yeah, I'm tempted to trade a few things in for this game now, but I think I'm going to wait for xmas and see if a deal pops up. Sorry guys for not supporting your game day one, there are just too cool many games this year!
Seriously, though I'm glad this game turned out to be above average. The parrying shit sounds so core. I want to play this badly! =)
Seriously, though I'm glad this game turned out to be above average. The parrying shit sounds so core. I want to play this badly! =)
sixteen-bit
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I dunno what to think. I loved BCR and hated Contra 4.Rubikant said:
Has anybody been playing this? I'm having a great time with the game. The gameplay is wonderful, just deep enough to give you several options for any encounter, and I love the parry. Stages have some secrets to find, too. I could do without the gimmick parts of some of the levels (like fighting on top of cars, or riding a horse) but other than that I like it quite a bit.
I really like the game too. I'm playing on hard, and it is difficult, but when I die, it's because I messed up and not the game. It is a great game that I'm glad I picked up.