The game is divided into four difficulties: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Hardest. Besides power-ups, some crates may contain time bombs: explosives that detonate when their fuse runs out or if Musashi comes too close. These include simple power-ups such as extra shuriken or health packs, as well as special items to gain lives or extra ninjutsu turns. If the player does not have a life to spare Mijin becomes inaccessible.Ī variety of bonus crates can be found in each level, some hidden in the scenery. Musashi explodes, damaging all enemies on screen at the cost of one life. * Ninjutsu of Mijin (the art of pulverizing): The most powerful ninjutsu technique in the game. * Ninjutsu of Fushin (the art of floating): Improves Musashi's agility by heightening his jumping capability. * Ninjutsu of Karyu (the art of fire): Summons four dragon-shaped columns of flame that move across the screen and damage all enemies in their path. * Ninjutsu of Ikazuchi (the art of thunder): Envelopes Musashi with a shield of lightning energy that sustains damage for four consecutive hits. The four ninpo techniques employed by Joe Musashi are as follows: Only one can be used in each level, unless an additional bonus was picked up or the ninjutsu of Mijin was used to reset your life total. Switching between layer (outdoor/indoor, or on-the-highway/next-to-it) is also done with the somersault move.īesides his regular assortment of moves and attacks, Musashi has the ability to perform four special ninjutsu techniques. Additionally, some stages consist of multiple layers, such as the first scene of the Military Base and the freeway in Area Code 818.
The somersault maximizes Musashi's jumping height and enables him to throw 8 shuriken at once in mid-air. The most important move in "The Revenge of Shinobi" is the somersault, performed by pressing the jump button and then pressing it again at the height of a jump. The D-pad moves Musashi around while the A, B and C buttons are used to perform a ninjitsu technique, attack and jump respectively. Each district consists of 3 scenes, the last of which is a battle against a unique boss-character. The player controls Joe Musashi and must complete 8 districts before the final confrontation with the head of Neo Zeed. The game is a traditional side-scrolling platform game. The game was included in the compilations: Mega Games 2, Mega Drive 6 Pak, Sega Classics Arcade Collection (for Sega CD), and Sega Smash Pack (for the PC and Dreamcast). The game is a sequel to Shinobi, a 1987 arcade game, and boasts an acclaimed soundtrack by the famous video game music composer Yuzo Koshiro. It was the first Shinobi game developed for Sega Mega Drive. "The Revenge of Shinobi", published in Japan as nihongo| "The Super Shinobi"|ザ・スーパー・忍|Za Sūpā Shinobi is a video game developed and published by Sega in 1989.
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