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Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi, also known as just Shadow Dancer, is a side-scrolling action game produced by SEGA that was originally released for the SEGA Genesis in 1990. It has been re-released via…

1 December 1990

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd., released 1 December 1990 on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux and Mac.

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What Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. and released in 1990. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A.D 1997, New York City Having vanquished the evil crime empire Neo Zeed, Shinobi was not heard from again. His combat ninja skills were not needed in a peaceful world. But a new threat arose. In a reptilian form that lived on vicious instinct alone. The colossal monster moved slowly and quietly, and its attack was relentless. The souls unfortunate enough to live became 'hostages' mass panic swept the streets. It remained only for Shinobi to take action. The ninja of the shadows. His weapons were stealth and quickness of attack. His only allies when facing over whelming force. Relying on ninja weapons and magic, Shinobi fought on. Assisted by his faithful dog. This is the story of their…
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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

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi is the seventh of 36 entries we hold in the Shinobi series. The next entry was Shinobi in 1990.

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What it launched against

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi launched on 1 December 1990, within three weeks of Super Mario World, F-Zero and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

Released around the same time: Super Mario World, F-Zero, Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

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When did Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi come out?
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi was released on 1 December 1990 for Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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