Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
Tenchu 2 is a prequel to Tenchu, telling a tale of events prior to those of the previous game. Once again, you can play as Ayame or Rikimaru, two faithful and honorable ninja whose lord is a gentle man in an…
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins is an adventure developed by ACQUIRE Corp., released 15 August 2000 on PlayStation.
What Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins is
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins is an adventure game developed by ACQUIRE Corp. and released in 2000. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation only. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game is intended as a prequel to the game Tenchu: Stealth Assassins and depicts the series' heroes Rikimaru and Ayame as teens, being taught by their elderly master named Shiunsai as well as another Azuma ninja named Tatsumaru. The game reveals how Rikumaru got the famous scar over his right eye (not depicted in the game's cover). The Azuma Ninja have served the House of Gohda for countless generations. Now three young ninja, Rikimaru, Ayame, and Tatsumaru, must protect Lord Gohda Matsunoshin against a coup d'état attempt and a mysterious ninja group calling themselves the Burning Dawn. After the three ninja are accepted into the Azuma clan, they are called to Gohda castle, which is…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins launched on 15 August 2000, within three weeks of Paper Mario, Grandia II, Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 and The King of Fighters 2000.
Released around the same time: Paper Mario, Grandia II, Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000, The King of Fighters 2000.
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