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Mark of the Ninja

Mark of the Ninja is a side-scrolling action stealth video game developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. It was announced on February 28, 2012 and later released for the Xbox 360 via…

91 7 September 2012

Mark of the Ninja is an adventure developed by Klei Entertainment, released 7 September 2012 on Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 9.5 hrs to finish.

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What Mark of the Ninja is

Mark of the Ninja is an adventure game developed by Klei Entertainment and released in 2012. It was published by Microsoft Studios. It is available on Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Proprietary Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mark of the Ninja is a side-scrolling stealth platform game developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. It was announced on February 28, 2012, and later released for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on September 7, 2012. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on October 16, 2012, and for Linux and OS X on September 11, 2013. A remastered version was released on October 9, 2018, for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux by Klei Entertainment.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 38 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Mark of the Ninja holds a critic score of 91 out of 100. That places it above 96% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 21 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 88, across 324 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 9.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 19.8 hrs, roughly 2.1 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD Phenom 9750 or Pentium D 800+, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 3000+ or better. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Mark of the Ninja launched on 7 September 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

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Mark of the Ninja — frequently asked questions

When did Mark of the Ninja come out?
Mark of the Ninja was released on 7 September 2012 for Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Mark of the Ninja?
At minimum, Mark of the Ninja needs AMD Phenom 9750 or Pentium D 800+, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 3000+ or better graphics, 2.5 GB HD space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Mark of the Ninja?
The main story of Mark of the Ninja takes around 9.5 hrs, or 19.8 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Mark of the Ninja?
The PC version needs about 2.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2.5 GB HD space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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