Tenchu Z
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| Developer(s) | K2 LLC |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Kiyoji Tomita |
| Producer(s) | Masanori Takeuchi |
| Designer(s) | Kiyoji Tomita |
| Programmer(s) | Tadao Maruta Shinichi Shimizu Osamu Matsuki Kazufumi Yoshida Masato Ōbuchi Tomoaki Niki Hiroshi Kondo |
| Series | Tenchu |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, stealth |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, co-op |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 56/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | C+ |
| Edge | 6/10 |
| Eurogamer | 3/10 |
| Game Informer | 6.5/10 |
| GamePro |    |
| Game Revolution | D |
| GameSpot | 4.9/10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GameTrailers | 5.9/10 |
| GameZone | 5.5/10 |
| IGN | 5.2/10 |
| OXM (US) | 5/10 |
| The A.V. Club | C |
Tenchu Z (天誅 千乱 Tenchu Senran?) is an action-adventure stealth video game developed by K2 LLC and published by From Software for the Xbox 360 in 2006.
It is different from previous games in the series in that the player creates their own ninja characters, then builds up their skills as they play through the game rather than choosing from a small selection of pre-made characters, as they take orders from the series' previous main male character, Rikimaru. It also features four-player cooperative play through Xbox Live.
The country of Gohda, where the Azuma clan of ninja reside under the service of Lord Gohda, is on the brink of war with the neighboring country of Ogawara. As a new recruit in the Azuma clan, the protagonist is sent to assassinate those who are assisting Ogawara, including army officials and spies who have infiltrated Gohda, as well as recover stolen items and rescue prisoners. In between thwarting Ogawara's plans, the protagonist also receives missions in which he/she eliminates evil people such as abusive monks and greedy merchants.
There is no connection between Tenchu Z's plot and those in the previous games, nor are there any returning characters with the exceptions of Rikimaru and Lord Gohda.
Tenchu Z is the largest game in the series to date, containing 50 missions with different difficulty settings and objectives. Characters also have different attributes (which are strength, agility, and health) that can be altered to make a ninja all your own.
The game's character edit features are quite in-depth, allowing the player to use gold obtained by doing well in missions both in single player and multiplayer to purchase new aesthetic styles for your ninja, new abilities, items to use during missions, and different special attacks to use in combat, in addition to combo-editing abilities.
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