Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $29.99. It has been as low as $14.99.
- Combat: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 5k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
- Combat: *The crowning jewel of the whole experience*, the combat in Shinobi resembles a beautiful balance between the spectacle action game (Ex.
- Visuals: Shinobi ́s art style did not appeal to me in the trailer, it feels like hand drawn 2d games are a dime and a dozen.
*Gameplay*: This is a 2D action adventure with *elements* of the metroidvania genre
*Story*: The narrative in Shinobi is intentionally cheesy, it is delightfully self aware, and will only serve as a vehicle to put you in ever cooler situations so that your "being a cool guy" fantasy only gets cooler every minute you keep being cool... cool.
- Music: The best compliment I can give the team over at Sega is that this soundtrack is 100% gym material.
Final note, I played this on both a lower-mid tier PC and steam deck.
+1 more the community rallied around
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Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.
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