It was released for the PlayStation 2 console on Novemin North America December 5 in Japan and in Europe.
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Getting TATE will fully restore your Slash Meter, and it will also show a nice cut-scene of all your enemies perishing at once.Shinobi is a 3D action-adventure video game developed by Overworks and published by Sega as part of the Shinobi series. If you defeat them all in a short period of time, you will obtain TATE. When enemies attack, icons will appear in the upper-right corner, showing how many are attacking at once. When fighting multiple foes, it's usually a good idea to fight the smaller and easier enemies first, so that your sword will be charged a bit while attacking the stronger enemies. Use this to your advantage to slice through enemies. When Akujiki is charged, it will cause much greater damage than normal. When this happens, the sword will change colors, first to blue, and then to a red-purple. If so, start chopping down enemies to feed it.ĭefeating multiple enemies in a short period of time will cause Akujiki to become charged. Watch the Slash Meter, and make sure that Akujiki isn't getting hungry. If Akujiki is not fed for a while, it will start to eat away at its wielder's life. The sword feeds off the pain and suffering of defeated souls. Raijin - This magic will allow Hotsuma to become invincible for a short period of time.Īt the start of the second level, Akujiki (Hotsuma's sword) will become alive.Using sword pressure, Hotsuma will hurl shock waves at enemies. It inflicts fire by combusting vital energy absorbed and stored in the body. Ka'en - This is an area effect damage spell.Hotsuma can hold three Makimono at a time. You can collect Makimono, which look like scrolls, to use Ninjutsu. Hotsuma has three types of Ninjutsu (magic) available to him. In order to move up or down the wall, jump once to release, and either double jump immediately to go up, or let yourself fall a bit before grabbing a lower section. Once on there, you can run from side to side. To perform a wall run, jump at any clean wall at an angle. He can't run along walls that are damaged or black colored. Wall run - Hotsuma can run along certain walls.The attack will cause greater damage than normal, but it will also eat up some of your Slash Meter, so use it wisely. Special Attack - Pressing Square will perform a normal slash, but holding it while targeting an enemy will perform a Special Attack.
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You must have plenty of shurikens to use this maneuver. Pressing Triangle after a double jump will perform a Shuriken Burst, which will thrown shurikens in many directions simultaneously, and stun any nearby enemies. Shurikens will inflict a bit of damage, and also stun most enemies. Shuriken - Press Triangle to use shurikens.Use this to travel greater distances and reach new heights. Double jump - Pressing Circle to jump again while already airborne will cause Hotsuma to double jump.This technique is also useful to attack enemies who are adept at blocking your attacks. This will cause Hotsuma to run around and behind the enemy, where you'll be able to strike from behind and cause much greater damage than normal. If an enemy is targeted, press the Left Analog Stick to the side and press X to perform the Stealth Dash. Use this to move from place to place very quickly, and use it while jumping to extend the jump distance. When this happens, he's impervious to damage and he travels at very fast speeds. Stealth Dash - Pressing X will have Hotsuma perform a Stealth Dash.Control Pad - Change Ninjutsu type (magic).