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Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen raises the bar over the original with even more stylish ninja action, new gameplay features, intuitive touch controls and a thrilling dynamic storyline. Players will scale sheer…

60 17 December 2011

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen is an adventure developed by ACQUIRE Corp., released 17 December 2011 on PlayStation Vita.

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What Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen is

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen is an adventure game developed by ACQUIRE Corp. and released in 2011. It was published by Bandai Namco Games. It is available on PlayStation Vita only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Set six months after the events of the previous game, Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen lets players step into the shoes of Zen, a master assassin, as he slips through the darkness in a story of betrayal and intrigue set in the once peaceful region of Utakata, now in the grip of a vicious civil war. Betrayed by his companions and left fatally wounded, Zen chooses to live the life of a ninja and sets out to find those who wronged him, stopping at nothing to unleash the full fury of his silent yet deadly revenge.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 8 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen launched on 17 December 2011, within three weeks of Mario Kart 7, Trine 2, Age of Empires III: Complete Collection and Star Wars: The Old Republic. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 7, Trine 2, Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Official trailer

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When did Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen come out?
Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen was released on 17 December 2011 for PlayStation Vita.

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