Sega Ages: Shinobi
"Ninjutsu master Joe Musashi returns in this classic side-scrolling platformer. Utilize shurikens, throwing knives, and more to defeat the enemy and free the hostages. Need more time? Use the rewind feature to…
Sega Ages: Shinobi is an arcade developed by M2, released 31 October 2019 on Nintendo Switch.
What Sega Ages: Shinobi is
Sega Ages: Shinobi is an arcade game developed by M2 and released in 2019. It was published by Sega. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"Ninjutsu master Joe Musashi returns in this classic side-scrolling platformer. Utilize shurikens, throwing knives, and more to defeat the enemy and free the hostages. Need more time? Use the rewind feature to move back in time to make sure you’re using your best moves. Challenge the Sega Ages version of Shinobi by using the newly added melee button for a special bonus score. Or if you prefer something more achievable, try out the Ages mode and Joe Musashi will have upgraded weapons and increased durability."
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Shinobi series
Sega Ages: Shinobi is the 33rd of 36 entries we hold in the Shinobi series. It arrived 11 months after Sega Classics for Amazon Fire TV. The next entry was Shinobi: Art of Vengeance in 2025.
What it launched against
Sega Ages: Shinobi launched on 31 October 2019, within three weeks of Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds and Disco Elysium. It arrived 2 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Outer Worlds, Disco Elysium.
Official trailer
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