You control a ninja, Shinobi, who must battle his way through each level in search of hostages which must be rescued. You have shurikens, kicks and punches to defend yourself with, as well as powerful ninja magic which can clear the screen of enemies in one use.
Each level is broken down into smaller scenes and hostages are guarded by big blokes who throw swords. Watch out for gun-toting enemy henchmen and ninjas.
Reaching the end of each level will find you battling it out with a boss. These range from 8ft giants to helicopter gunships.
1. Tony
16 Mar 2009, 12:23 GMT
I played it many times in the arcade. Its similar to Rolling Thunder except with Ninjas
2. KnucklesSonic8
16 Mar 2009, 12:39 GMT
Pass for me.
3. slangman
16 Mar 2009, 12:41 GMT
Looks very basic now. This might be good though.
4. KillerinstinctFan
16 Mar 2009, 13:51 GMT
I dont know much about shinobi so ill pass this
5. Dazza
16 Mar 2009, 14:12 GMT
The TurboGrafx port of Shinobi was much better than this, sadly it misses some levels from the arcade. The Master System version was still pretty reasonable at the time, but yes it is now very dated!
6. pikmin95
16 Mar 2009, 14:30 GMT
Boring.
7. The Fox
16 Mar 2009, 14:59 GMT
The arcade version was great for its time, but this version looks to be a bit weak.
8. Sharecrow
16 Mar 2009, 15:25 GMT
May be dated but I'm in...
9. Relevant Latty
16 Mar 2009, 16:48 GMT
Meh, I'll wait till Shinobi Kid/Alex Kidd in Shinobi World comes out (if that ever does
)
10. 7th lutz
16 Mar 2009, 17:50 GMT
The Sms version is better than the Nes version based on what I remember from playing both versions.
It is not my favorite Shinobi game though. I rank it below Shinobi 3 and Revenge of Shinobi for the Sega Genesis.
11. WarioFan63
16 Mar 2009, 18:13 GMT
What?? A life bar?? Man that wouldve helped me out so much!
12. KeeperBvK
16 Mar 2009, 21:22 GMT
Oh man, I love this game. Even more so than the sequels...but the player in that vid sure sucked badly.
13. morphballer
16 Mar 2009, 23:02 GMT
Spiderman sighting!
Copyright alert!
Copyright alert!
14. Amorous Badger
17 Mar 2009, 14:34 GMT
Blimey, this looks to have aged very badly
15. 7th lutz
18 Mar 2009, 02:47 GMT
There is no Spiderman in Shinobi for the Sms. Spiderman is found in Revenge of Shinobi.
16. VenomTheEvil
18 Mar 2009, 12:48 GMT
I love this series but I am waiting for ROS to come out over here!
17. Ricardo91
18 Mar 2009, 17:04 GMT
I'll pass. I think this is supposed to be on the Sega Ultimate Collection.
18. AlphaNerd01
18 Mar 2009, 21:51 GMT
@Ricardo91 The Shinobi arcade game is on the Ultimate Collection, but not the Master System version. It might be interesting to see the differences if you're a Shinobi fan like me.
19. niggyt2004
31 Mar 2009, 13:44 BST
this was my favourite game of all time, i managed to clear it with one credit after watching people play it over and over again. The arcade version is still better then the Master System version. I would love this to be released on virtual arcade (original version) its on the xbox and PS3 collections
20. MegaMX4
30 Apr 2009, 19:50 BST
Played this game until the cartridge burned out. Could never beat that Masked Devil at the very end, though. Looks like I'll have the opportunity to quench my ninja thirst for revenge!
21. Supermarioman
10 May 2009, 04:23 BST
Yet another Shinobi game. Well I hope we see it soon.
22. Uncle_Rick
26 Jul 2009, 14:14 BST
I'll be getting this one...
23. Pocketim
07 Sep 2009, 03:35 BST
Looks a bit simplified compared to Shinobi 3 (only Shinobi game I've played) but it looks like it could still be a bit of fun.
24. niggyt2004
02 Oct 2009, 20:36 BST
the arcade version is awsome, please release it on Virtual Arcade for the uk. i dont want to buy a PS3 or Xbox to play the best arcade game ever!!!
25. cheetahman91
16 Oct 2009, 23:59 BST
At least it ain't the NES version.
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