The Revenge of Shinobi | |
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Sega Genesis cover
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Developer(s) | Sega |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Director(s) | Noriyoshi Ohba |
Designer(s) | Shizuoka Taro |
Composer(s) | Yuzo Koshiro |
Series | Shinobi |
Platform(s) | Mobile |
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Genre(s) | Platform, hack and slash |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
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Publication | Score |
MegaTech | 94% |
Mega | 91% |
Wizard | C- |
Award | |
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Publication | Award |
MegaTech | Hyper Game |
The Revenge of Shinobi, also known as Shinobi II: The Revenge and originally known in Japan as The Super Shinobi (ザ・スーパー忍 Za Sūpā Shinobi), is a video game developed and published by Sega in 1989. It was the first Shinobi game developed for the Sega Genesis, and was later released on the coin-operated version of that console, the Mega-Tech.
Alongside Shadow Dancer, the game is a sequel to Shinobi, and features a soundtrack by video game music composer Yuzo Koshiro. The game was included in the compilations: Mega Games 2, Mega Drive 6 Pak, Sega Classics Arcade Collection (for the Sega CD), and Sega Smash Pack (for the PC and Dreamcast). It was re-released for the Wii Virtual Console in 2009 and on both the PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network and Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade download services in 2012 And On IOS in 2017 Of Part Of Sega Forever .
Taking place three years after the first game, the criminal organization Zeed from the original game has since reformed and have renamed themselves "Neo Zeed". They decide to have their revenge on the Oboro Ninja clan and Joe Musashi by killing his master and kidnapping Joe's bride, Naoko (ナオコ). Joe, having reached the clan too late, manages to learn about Neo Zeed's plot by his dying master. Joe decides to travel the world to gain his revenge on Neo Zeed as well as try to save his bride before it's too late.