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The Legend of Kage 2

While being transported to the Iga village, the secret princess Kirihime is kidnapped by the evil Yoshiro Yukikusa, commander of an evil demon army. Kage and Chihiro are ninjas from the Iga village, and are…

80 7 November 2008 ESRB E10+

The Legend of Kage 2 is a video game, released 7 November 2008 on Nintendo DS.

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What The Legend of Kage 2 is

The Legend of Kage 2 was released in 2008. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on Nintendo DS only. It carries an ESRB E10+ age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

While being transported to the Iga village, the secret princess Kirihime is kidnapped by the evil Yoshiro Yukikusa, commander of an evil demon army. Kage and Chihiro are ninjas from the Iga village, and are sworn by their loyalty to do all they can to rescue her. They must face Yoshiro's endless demon ninja army on their quest across Japan. As ninjas, Kage and Chihiro make use of a variety of ninja equipment and abilities. Kage uses katana and shuriken, while Chihiro uses a kusarigama (a chain with a blade on the end). Between stages, the player can arrange orbs they've collected on a grid to create different ninjutsu, or ninja magic. These have a variety of uses, including elemental…
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

How it was received

The Legend of Kage 2 holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 15 points above the year average.

What it launched against

The Legend of Kage 2 launched on 7 November 2008, within three weeks of Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2 and Left 4 Dead. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead.

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When did The Legend of Kage 2 come out?
The Legend of Kage 2 was released on 7 November 2008 for Nintendo DS.