Shinobi

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[7009] - published by SEGA. Average Reader Rating: 7.96

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2023-07-01
From: Paul   (
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Comments: As someone who actually did once (accidentally) down a helicopter with a shuriken, I have to say that this game is surprisingly realistic, at least for its time.

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2014-03-19
From: poo   (
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Comments: Pooy motherfucker, I'm the realist motherfucking ninja you'll ever know, I climb trees with spikey hand grips and shit... anyway how fucking dare you say that. This game is THE most pooiest fucked up piece of shit hole on earth.

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2014-01-24
From: BluBlaDe   (
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Comments: Gonna say the same thing bro, I've been coming back here yearly and it's good fun with you guys. Except fuck you you anal douchebag Shinobi fucking rocks and it will always rock u arent a real ninja you fucking pussy!

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2013-10-31
From: poo   (
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Comments: Back again you motherfuckers, after 2 years this game is still the most pooiest fucked up game ever... FUCK you if you don't agree. If you don't agree with me then you can go fuck yourself then suck the sperm right out of my dickhole cunt... back again in 2 years cunts.

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2012-08-24
From: BluBlaDe   (
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Comments: Totally agrees

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2012-05-17
From: Rain   (
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Comments: Classic, nothing much more to say about this game. still hold up today as a great ninja game. 2nd to ninja gaiden on the sms

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2012-02-12
From: BluBlaDe   (
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Comments: I hope grandpa got his share of japanese goods, if you know what I mean. These bitches are fucking tight, I got in prison for the first time because of one. Did not regret it a single day. I met some pretty fucked up people there, some are even regulars here. I don't remember where we discussed our carceral past but it was awesome. This place is pretty good for fucked up people. We even got Bush and fucking terrorists around here. There's professionnal sports players too.

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2012-02-10
From: Ron   (
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Comments: The title screen with Shinobi's eyes shifting back and forth menacingly used to really freak out my grandpa. He was a Marine on Okinawa during the war and I guess it brought up some painful memories for him. He killed a lot of Japanese during the war, some of them soldiers. Good game, too.

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2011-12-15
From: Blublade   (
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Comments: awesome ninja series

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2011-09-26
From: Danny   (
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Comments: Good translation of a great arcade game. Am I crazy, though, in thinking that bosses should get progressively harder rather than the Shinobi method of having the toughest boss (Mandara) in like the third fucking level?

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2011-09-25
From: Peter   (
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Comments: Paul, I know we've been at odds over many different things here, but as something of an olive branch I am going to help you out a bit, though I'm sure you'll take it the wrong way. In your post below you wrote the possessive of "it" as "it's" not "its" as is proper. The form you mistakenly chose is actually an auxiliary contraction for "it is" with the "i" in "is" being replaced by an apostrophe. Worry not, Paul, I suffered from the same confusion once (though mine was in the third grade). You don't need to thank me, just promise to be more careful in the future. All in all, you seem to be one of the more thoughtful contributors to the site; generally I find you to be a refreshing change from the usual jive-ass turkeys that show up here. Peace out.

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2011-07-07
From: Brad   (
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Comments: Shinobi is poo? Go fuck yourself, dipshit.

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2011-06-21
From: poo   (
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Comments: 7 years on and this game is still a silly fucking game with poo all over it...shinobi is a very silly ninja. I left a comment in 04

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2011-04-25
From: Paul   (
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Comments: Ninja Gaiden superior? Why don't you go strap a dildo to your NES so you can suck it's dick. I know, I know, they made a Ninja Gaiden for the SMS, too. Shut up with that shit because any true Sega fan wouldn't have bought that fucking garbage to begin with.

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2009-08-19
From: Ticker   (
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Comments: Very over-rated in my opinion. Drab graphics, powerups aren't impressive, gameplay is too slow and laughable ending. If you want a ninja game, Ninja Gaiden is far superior.

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2008-06-21
From: rage   (
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Comments: one of the best ninja sega games ever.Back then it took me 2 weeks to complete just played the damn thing everyday until i got good at it.It's true what they say practice makes perfect.Like i said before truley an awsome game.

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2008-06-21
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2008-04-15
From: ShaG   (
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Comments: Awsome game loved it to bits i remeber being 8 yrs old and staying up till 2am playing this buga, unfortunately to this day i still havent clocked it :( but awsome game either way

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2007-07-19
From: orm and cheep   (
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Comments: cool and superb. perfect sms

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2007-07-06
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Mystic  (more)
Comments: True legend. Huge atmosphere, hard difficulty, great BOSSES. I must agree with MJ about Masked Ninja. One of the greatest bosses ever.

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2007-06-16
From: Kris   (
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Comments: The revenge of shinobi is better

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2007-05-10
From: cedoc ed   (
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Comments: greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

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2007-04-22
From: cossieboy   (
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Comments: ninja's kick ass!!!

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2007-03-05
From: MJ   (
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Comments: Awesome! ninjas rule and this game is the shit! great graphics and gameplay for the sms and its a challenge as well, the masked ninja is the best final boss in any game! HIYAH!!!!

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2006-12-28
From: Daniel G.   (
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Comments: I think this was a pretty good conversion of the original Arcade game.

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2006-08-29
From: Drew Meister   (
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Comments: I can't help but to think that I have played a game just like this somewhere before. Perhaps this isn't the most original platform ever. But then again I should play this before I give opinions. Nah, it's more fun judging a game by it's cove, title screen and screen shot.

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2006-08-28
From: Ro   (
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Comments: YIPPEE! I finally found this game at the same expo where I found Space Harrier!

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2006-04-25
From: Sir David   (
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Comments: Nice start to one of the best ninja game series ever but I am sure everyone perfers the arcade version. Great game to play with the converter on Game Gear.

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2006-03-28
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2006-03-21
From: Swill   (
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Comments: The atmosphere and music of the game is compelling. The graphics and backgrounds are charming. I don't like the fact that the player has to "wait" until they've killed half a level before the magic becomes accessible. Press and hold jump, when Joe lands he looks like he's doing some mystical prayer-like pose, he is then ready to use magic, just push button A (attack). What also sucks about the magic is that you can't use it on the mothers (bosses).

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2006-03-21
From: Swill   (
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Comments: This game is great. It reminds me of my second eldest brother. I was the Sega Champion, but he was the first I remember watching play it at primary school when we had a fete. Everyone had a stall of their wares, and a kid in my brothers class had his Sega Mark I and people lined up to play. I just finished the game today on emulator/rom. Classic. The end is sad though (black screen - "The End"). I give this about a 7 out of 10. Until Joe Musashi becomes Godfather of Neo Zeed, make mine SMS!

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2006-03-19
From: the cloudmaster   (
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Comments: the first in an amazing ninja game series. gets way less cred than it deserves.

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2006-02-07
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Zoran  (more)
Comments: It is one of the best games .

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2006-01-15
From: eric banna   (
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Comments: this is a fucking stupid fucking game it has poo all over it

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2006-01-15
From: eric banna   (
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Comments: tjsi is a very silly ninja game, all the time it is a very very silly ninja game ninjas aren't like this ninja i want to pour water on it gosh shinobi is a silly ninja

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2006-01-07
From: yea   (
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Comments: I got the majic to work when I didn't want it too.

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2005-12-02
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FlameChocobo  (more)
Comments: I love Shinobi. But Ninja Gaiden was the best

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2005-11-29
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PEN15  (more)
Comments: It is a good game already. I guess the master system couldn't handle anything better than tiny like flea sprites. Just a few tunes and bland use of colours and backgrounds and a horrifying spitting sound that can be heard when you fire your weapon. But it isn't really the arcade version. WTF should I play I ghastly home version with a lifebar and with nearly impossible to pull off ninjamagic's? You pathatic wankers go play this crap, I stick with the REAL arcade version.

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2005-10-14
From: stink fat   (
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Comments: memories!!! i wish yall had video clips of some of these games.

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2005-10-02
From: Dick   (
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Comments: Sam, yer a man whore aren't ya?

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2005-10-02
From: old man   (
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Comments: this wasn't as good as the arcade, nor was it fast, but it was decent back in the day.

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2005-09-20
From: Sam   (
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Comments: Tyler is a cunt.

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2005-07-28
From: hi   (
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Comments: porn rocks!!! ehh.... what ya talking about?

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2005-07-04
From: john   (
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Comments: This game is sicc because you get to be a ninja and get to throw ninja stars at bad guys and other ninjas you also get to jump from upstairs to downstairs.I reccomend this game for anyone!

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2005-05-08
From: thoughtless   (
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Comments: WHY DO YOU KEEP MAKING FUN OF ME ..... YOU THINK ITS FUNNY WHAT THE FUCK YOU THINK ITS DOING TO ME ... YOU TAKE YOUR TURNS LASHING OUT AT ME .... ILL BE THERE LAUGHING WHILE YOUR LYING DOWN INFRONT OF ME

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2005-01-12
From: Village Idiot   (
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Comments: Hey Hey, you ass licker. Don't say anything to The voices. That guy has strucken fear into our hearts for a long time now. I hate people that try to sensor others ill ass thoughts. Here's an idea: How bout you SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!! and let the voices be heard.

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2005-01-12
From: Village Idiot   (
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Comments: Hey Hey, you ass licker. Don't say anything to The voices. That guy has strucken fear into our hearts for a long time now. I hate people that try to sensor others ill ass thoughts. Here's an idea: How bout you SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!! and let the voices be heard.

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2004-09-10
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Jose Celio  (more)
Comments: Este jogo e muito bom. queria fazer o dowloand dele sera que vc pode me ajudar..

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2004-08-07
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paul frith  (more)
Comments: now this is the joint best ever MS game with (WB IN MONSTER LAND)FUCKING EXCELLENT so much playabillity keeps you coming back for more a absolute CLASSIC

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2004-07-06
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2004-05-19
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mark  (more)
Comments: where can i download this game

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2004-05-08
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jason  (more)
Comments: shinobi loves the first boss,they had sex

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2004-03-05
From: Jnerd   (
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Comments: This is the most overrated game on the SMS. My friend in college had Genesis and it was okay, but I could never understand why everyone this was so great.

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2004-03-03
From:
ombra  (more)
Comments: SORIYAAAAAA!!!! ahem.. yes, this game was classic, not at all that bad on the master system, i enjoyed it! and came to enjoy the future incarnations of this series just as much Shinobi III being my alltime favorite..

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2004-02-16
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Plumper  (more)
Comments: This game was the mutts! I completed it over and over again and never got bored of throwing the shuriken at those damned green ninjas, they needed and asked for a good butt kicking!!

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2004-01-24
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2004-01-07
From: poo   (
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Comments: very pooy game

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2003-12-02
From: daniel   (
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Comments: cool game but third level is hard

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2003-11-16
From: Brido   (
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Comments: True classic. Original and best, as good as revenge of shinobi was ( Mega Drive / Genesis ), this still feels the best to play and has stood the test of time well.

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2003-08-19
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Ro  (more)
Comments: Just Got Shinobi for the PlayStation 2! It's a good one. You can view the game ad at Sega.com. Never EVER mess with Shinobi!

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2003-07-19
From: strawberry_loli   (
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Comments: how do you beat the boss on the third level?? I can't get past the buddah looking guys. Can anyone help? Will you please e-mail me if you know how. thanks. Lisa

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2003-07-11
From: marko   (
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Comments: this game lost me more girlfriends than enough.shinobi i salute you.the best game ever.could clear it with one man easy once you had the gun.wish there were more games like you.

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2003-06-20
From: JJ   (
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Comments: Good game, loved it, although ending was weak. About the comments of NES beating the SMS, it only beat the SMS in the USA. SMS kicked the shit out of NES in Europe, and South America as well I think. SMS was a superior system, had a larger palatte, meaning more colorful, meaning better graphics, and had better sound, just compare the tech specs of both systems. NES monopolized on game developers by requiring developers such as Konami to sign a contract stating that they would only develop games for their system. Most NES games look half assed compared to SMS games(play castlevania or metroid for example, only 2 colors are used for the character and detail is low, where SMS characters are much more detailed and colorful, such as in Zillion, Space Harrier, etc).

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2003-06-20
From: LaFemmeVelveeta   (
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Comments: There are some interesting people on this site. Anyway, Shinobi was always one of my most coveted SMS games. It was one all my Nintendo owning friends really took to. It looks great, it plays great, and you can make steady, if slow, progress through it. I least I could until I ran afoul of that Mandara asshole. I never did beat that fuck. My friend did once and it tainted our relationship forever. Once I learned the level select trick I didn't have to worry about Mandara ever again, but it still bothers me that I never beat him. What is ridiculous about the whole thing is that Lobster, the next boss after Mandara, is a complete puss. Overall, a good game and a very good showcase to all the Nintendo victims I knew that the Master System was the superior machine.

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2003-06-17
From: 187mofo   (
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Comments: A real classic and my personal favorite.

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2003-06-07
From: Styles   (
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Comments: ok first off it's a ninja game so that makes it kick ass there isnt enuff of them the new shinobi for ps2 kix ass but is mad hard old skool shinobi owns j00!

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2003-06-01
From: kjiing   (
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Comments: shinobi on ps2 is very, very good.

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2003-04-30
From: jigga what   (
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Comments: I remember playing this as a kid in the 80 and it still kicks ***today shinobi rules all if the games got in a fight shinobi would like throw shurikens in there heads!

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2003-04-28
From: Phatass   (
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Comments: I am only 14 years old and I know what shinobi looks and plays like on the segs master system and I think this is one of the best master system game ever.

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2003-03-31
From: Master Blaster   (
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Comments: Nothing like this... It kept you in the tube for hours...

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2003-03-19
From: blabediblah   (
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Comments: Aren't ninjas supposed to rely on stealth? So why are old video game ninjas always acting like samurais or Clint Eastwood? I don't care what kind of shurikens they are, a ninja is no match for a bunch of gun-toting mo-fos--especially if they know you're coming. Unless, of course, said mo-fos are packing guns that shoot bullets that move slower than a knuckle-ball... A good, solid, but unspectacular game.

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2003-03-13
From: Jacko   (
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Comments: The bonus round game is so crap. the rest isnt 2 bad though

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2003-02-25
From: strongbad   (
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Comments: Another awesome hard sega turd with a CRAPPY ending. I mean, 'game over'? GAME OVER! I can get that ending, eaaaasssyyy. Just die, man. But you kill yourself for over a year as a young kid, neglecting friends, family, school, playing Shinobi every day for 10 hours a day, and you beat it, expecting to see something cool, something awesome, some kind of reward for all of this dedication and hard work, and it's like, 'GAME OVER'. I threw the cartridge out the window.

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2003-02-25
From: JJ   (
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Comments: The last boss is a bit of a dissapointment.

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2003-02-11
From: Marc   (
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Comments: I got quickly bored of this game. Used to be good to throw in to swap-deals, though. Give 'em an ok game with this one, then they'll give you a cool one back. Sorted! Until they realise that Sinobi really is poor and that G-LOC isn't an 'ok' game, then they come round your house, with big brother et al, and then your left with the little ninja. Never completed it, but used to like the title screen ninja's eyes moving from side to side. If thats the highlight of the game then I guess that says a lot! Just the 3 Alex's for this one.

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2003-02-04
From: weed   (
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Comments: Classic, tough to beat.

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2003-01-23
From: Bruce Lee   (
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Comments: This game is sexy

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2003-01-20
From: Sean Casey   (
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Comments: This game was at the same time the most addictive and rewarding game, and the biggest dissapointment of my gaming life. After spending months and months honing my ninja skills, finally getting to beat the game, only to see a black screen with the words "GAME OVER" in white as the ending... ARRRRGGGHHHH!!! I want a fucking cut-scene you stupid motherfuckers!!! The best game, the worst ending EVER!!!

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2003-01-14
From: randy   (
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Comments: ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMES EVER...BUT I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET PAST THE 4TH LEVEL I JUST CANT JUMP THAT FAR

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2002-11-30
From: jb   (
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Comments: this game was smooth and pissed off my nes owning friends in '88

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2002-11-22
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Ro  (more)
Comments: Just tried Shinobi on the PlayStation 2. NEVER EVER MESS WITH SHINOBI!

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2002-11-21
From: Jeremy   (
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Comments: Cool game, but I wish there could've been some pirates in it. Everyone know ninjas and pirates are natural enemies, except when they team up to fight robots.

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2002-11-13
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Ro  (more)
Comments: Log on to www.sega.com and duke it out in Shinobi Rivalclash!

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2002-11-13
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Ro  (more)
Comments: Log on to www.sega.com and duke it out in Shinobi Rivalclash!

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2002-10-25
From: Orville Riemer   (
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Comments: Now see her' kwitcherbichn'!!!! shinobi dont need to be commin to no tennessee now ya her!!!we don wan nun' of thim karateka guys romin' roun' her ya see!! Socko ma' pet sock ill' take er o' im!!!

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2002-10-24
From: Gus Feffercor   (
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Comments: The Nes version was brilliant!! It moved at a faster pace than this one ,the Black turtle stage was also better than on the sms.This game helped the nes beat the sms!!!! kewl!!!yahhhhhhhhhhy!!!

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2002-10-18
From: Lou   (
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Comments: Its a damn shame this franchise is going to PS2...Sony heads don't deserve such a treat! Not as good as the arcade(of course)but a valliant effort on Sega's part. I think this was definately Sega's first "system seller". And if you bought the NES version of this game...you should be shot with super-soakers full of urine!

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2002-08-01
From: Rudolf Inderst   (
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Comments: Shinobi, soon it will return on PS2! Great deal. Great sound, too. Shuriken for everybody, make your hood most safe!

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2002-07-31
From: nnn   (
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Comments: u suck

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2002-07-10
From: rob   (
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Comments: yo, shinobi the best fuckin game on earth ya heard. yo, ta anybody who dont no yet shinobi\'s comin to playstation 2

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2002-07-07
From: ken   (
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Comments: i cant beat the boss when ur on the jetski???? in need of help. game:shinobi 3 return of the ninja master p.s. shinobi is the hottest game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2002-05-18
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Ro  (more)
Comments: Yippee!! I have heard that Shinobi is making a comeback and Joe Musashi is heading for the PlayStation 2. Now that the PS2 slashed the price, I gotta get myself a PS2 and get every Sega-made game for it(Including Ecco the Dolphin, Crazy Taxi and 18-Wheeler). I love the Shinobi franchise. NEVER MESS WITH SHINOBI!!!

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2002-04-27
From: SMS Gamer 86   (
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Comments: This game kicked ass up down left and right. I mean no other game like at the time could touch its graphics, gameplay, and challenge. Sweet Lord, please calm my soul!!!! The worst thing about this game was the ending. All it said was \"GAME OVER\". What kind of jacked up piece of crap ending is that? You basically had to play your ass off until the end. And the last boss was a nightmare. He was a ninja that would disapear and then materialize somewhere and blow this whirlwind thing at you. If you were lucky to kill him, then you can see the terrible ending. I would of gave it a 10 if not for the sucky end.

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2002-04-27
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Bruno C.  (more)
Comments: Its awesome! This game changed my life!!!!

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2002-04-12
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Mesca  (more)
Comments: thats´s not my game.. to hard to boring, but i know many like it!

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2002-03-14
From: Irwin   (
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Comments: Who did\'nt love this game? I borrowed this game constantly from my friend just so I can beat it over and over again! I did love the remake for the Sega genesis \"Revenge of Shinobi\" with a title like that it had to sell.....and those graphics, and multiple endings to the game....it was to die for!!!!!

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2002-02-25
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Ro  (more)
Comments: Do yourself a favor. Grab Sega Smash Pack Volume 1 for the PC and you will find \"Revenge of Shinobi\" (also known as Super Shinobi). It\'s a very good sequel with a good soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro.

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2002-02-14
From: Lonewolf   (
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Comments: A verry good game, the difficult is nearly for \"Game-Masters\"(Like my girlfriend saids), the only shit is the %&%$ing color used by the programers, the dammed streets looks like a 60\'s Disco-nightmare!!!!

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2002-02-09
From: B   (
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Comments: This was the first game I played on the Master System. It is cool, and I have beat it with one life.

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2001-12-21
From: Gustavo Gonzále   (
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Comments: Es un magnifico juego de aventuras y me facina aun tengo mi sega

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2001-12-05
From: darkhorse   (
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Comments: shinobi was a pimp. \'nuff said

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2001-07-24
From: Fly   (
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Comments: The first SMS I played and one of the best

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2001-07-21
From: Vito Corleone   (
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Comments: Il jogo e molto bueno, though Musashi its an stronzo for killing mafia leaders, I also like to kill rival mafia leaders who are competing against me. But sega, I asked you for an ending and you insult me with this? But I forgive you because the gameplay kicks ass. Ciao bambinos, I am on my way to kill the Mario family.

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2001-07-21
From: chemicalagent   (
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Comments: this game is excellent in NEARLY every way. TRUE STORY!!!! when it first came out i was about 9 yrs. old with nothing better to do than perfect my ninja skills by beating this game. i figured:"this is for sure the coolest game in the world! the ending must be amazing!" so i spent the majority of the school year ignoring my homework and practicing Shinobi. when i wasn't practicing i was reading about ninjas and japanese history, culture etc. So when victory day comes (and i've driven myself past the point of insanity figuring out the tricks to beating that scary "Masked Ninja") i'm so pumped to see the ending....here it comes..drum roll.....GAME OVER WHAT??? GAME OVER???? WHAT THE @%#$ KIND OF ENDING IS THAT????? DAMN YOU SEGA!!! you flawed a nearly perfect game in a REAL bad way. and i always did wonder why Musashi didn't have his ninja mask on in the game!?.......narcissism?

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2001-07-07
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Ro  (more)
Comments: Shinobi is by far the BEST Sega game ever made. The NES version is a shitty port of the Master System. The Arcade version is frickin' challenging. One hit and you're dead! The home version is better, cause you got a life bar at the top of the screen.

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2001-06-29
From: wren the great   (
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Comments: an arcade site has this to say about shinobi: "it takes the classic platform beat 'em up games and... does abosolutly nothig with it" graphics:one sound:two play control:two fun:one innovation:one

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2001-06-23
From: CASE   (
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Comments: THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST AND BEST GAMES TO COME OUT ON THE SEGA. GOOD GRAPHICS, GOOD MUSIC, NOT EASY TO FINISH AND VERY ORIGINAL (IN IT'S TIME).

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2001-06-20
From: Jairo Gomez ase   (
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Comments: a good very very very good game,even i played when i buyed master sistem 10 years ago,one of the first games y played,and when i played it emulated 2 days ago...ive got to cry to remember that damn good game....SEGA REBORNSSSS!!!!!

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2001-06-17
From: pancake yip   (
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Comments: This game is so much the classic. Why does it have to be so goddammed hard? What's the level select cheat I keep reading about? I think Tengen made a deal with Sega, where they would purposefully make the NES version as SHITTY as possible. Boy it looks and plays like SHIT! The SMS version is a breath of fresh fucking air, and one of the best games for the system. 9 AKs

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2001-06-10
From: NetLink-1   (
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Comments: Shinobi is Sega's masked ninja and can kick some serious ass! Game is not like the arcade version, but pretty good translation for the Master System. Cool boss charactors, average graphics, and classic gameplay make this game a winner. Shinobi makes Sega proud!

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2001-06-09
From: wren   (
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Comments: This game is kewl, but is Ninja Gaiden better? Probobly. I thaught that the characters moves in a way that was a bit to stiff, not unlike al gore.

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2001-06-09
From: j green   (
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Comments: best game EVER! still play it on my sms. these old games were so much funner than any of the stuff today.

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2001-06-05
From: Juggalo Master   (
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Comments: Mutha fucka! This game's the shit! Bustin' up with all them ninja stars and shit, and stabbin' mutha fuckers. And then you bust out some of that ancient ninja magic voodoo shit, and it's like.. Magic Magic Ninja Whut! Magic Magic Ninja Whut! Magic Magic Ninja Whut! Magic Magic Ninja Whut! My rating.....PPPHHHHAAATTT!

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2001-06-02
From: Mr MiagiMusashi   (
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Comments: I remember when I Was in grade school I used to get one of those wish making weeds and wish that I'd get Shinobi. Back then carts would cost ya 60 bucks or more! IT was insane! Although carts have always been that much, for the time...it never seemed worth it. Also...who loves the Shinobi games on Genesis...I wasn't too much into the second but Shinobi III kicks so much ass. Kiler graphics...just to die for. I often go into the options and put my shuriken level to 0 to all that I use is my blade. God it's so much fun when you have to get right up in there face and then CUT IT OFF!!! WOO HOO!! Shinobi RULES!!!

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2001-05-31
From: TIM DAVIS   (
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Comments: SIMPLE, ONE OF MY FAVS!, I LOVE ANY SHINOBI GAME. BEATS ANY NINJA GAME HANDS DOWN. NOT AS GOOD A THE ARCADE BUT A BALST TO PLAY LOVE THE BONUS ROUNDS

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2001-05-22
From: dwayne j.   (
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Comments: *k-sht* come in wayne... important message, over... *k-sht* important message for wayne... can you hear me?... *k-sht* wayne, if you can hear me... SHUT THE FUCK UP, you goddamned, sweaty, rotting man sack.. shinobi was sleep inducingly boring, like a night in the sheets with wayne.. (his sister told me everything).. and shinobi is one slow ass mutha fucker.. dwayne feels this one deserves a 5 only cuz its more fun to bonk than wayne... its quite the opposite with wayne's mom... good night!!

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2001-05-22
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Gam09Bo07  (more)
Comments: While Astrosmash on the Intellevision was the first video game I ever played, Shinobi was the first Sega game I ever played. And it was and still is one of the best Sega games out there, even today. The way I see it, this game rocked, and the series is Sega's oldest and longest running. They won't be making one for Dreamcast since it won't be around much longer, and XBox and Playstation 2 blow, so I had better get my Jo Musashi fix on Gamecube. This game was pretty difficult in the later levels, and those ninja on the conveyor belts in the bonus rounds were just too hard and too many to kill. But the level design kicked ass, and even though Musashi moved slow, that didn't matter 'cause it gave you more time to examine your surroundings. I have never beat this one, but I have never used to code in an attempt to do so, and I did know it. I'll beat it some day.

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2001-05-07
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Joe Musashi  (more)
Comments: The Shinobi series is my favorite game series. The SMS version of the original is much better than the NES version. Not my favorite Shinobi game(It would be a toss up between Shinobi 3 on Genesis or Shinobi Legions on Saturn), but the original still rocks!

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2001-05-06
From:
Bryan Kuzma  (more)
Comments: I just bought this game today(may 6 2001) and I am soooo adicted to it, possibly hte best sega gamne that I have played.

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2001-05-05
From:
emjay313  (more)
Comments: This game was great it gave me hours of fun , but it was just to hard, it got so hard near the end i never got to complete it.

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2001-04-30
From: serpico   (
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Comments: i'm buying a system.....this game is engrained in my memory. i sucked out it. i remember the frog men from the wharf level. or is that the sequel. whatever. this game fucking kicks the sweat off a donkey's balls, then drinks it. thats tough. props to wayne. i'm only giving nine becuase i have a grudge against this game: it was too hard so the prick who let me play it at his house always yanked the controller away from me and did much better. i had sex before him tho. natch.

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2001-04-08
From: Andrew Paul   (
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Comments: Not a bad game overall...for the level select cheat...press down & 2 on the title screen...couldn't be easier!

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2001-04-05
From: shinobi dude   (
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Comments: whoa this kicks a lot of the same type of ass just like its arcade predecessor, despite of it being that f***ing slow

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2001-04-02
From:
TheUnknown  (more)
Comments: Wayne is sleeping with webpage owner.

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2001-04-02
From: wayne m.   (
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Comments: Shinobi is a god damn classic. Too bad the sms couldn't handle the game. Too damn slow. I love games where you play a ninja though and you're battling the whole god damn world. Notice how on the box art though they didn't want to make Shinobi's eyes too chinky. Don't you nerd idiots see that? No insight. You would think you had it too, because I'm sure a lot of you have had real lonely lives, which makes a person insightful. But still you don't. But fuck you Sega America for being ashamed of chinky eyes because I don't like gooks too much but be proud of what you are. I do like ninja's though. The graphics of the title screen kick ass and shinobi has his chinky eyes again. You will triumph against ninjitsu mother fucker.

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2001-03-29
From: Adam   (
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Comments: This was the first SMS game I got hooked on. Revenge of Shinobi on the the Genesis was also good but it's not the original.

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2001-03-29
From:
bed ridden mom  (more)
Comments: never got to the end.(what lvl code?)anyway, its good.

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2001-03-23
From: Shinobi   (
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Comments: How is everyone! I am glad some of you like my game. If you don't, I will hunt you down with my superior ninja skill. To the guy with the shrine: I am your god.

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2001-03-09
From:
Scott  (more)
Comments: When I used to own this game, I played it on the emulator on my computer so I could save my position. By simply reloading my saved state every time I died, I virtually had infinite lives. It's the only way I can finish it. Boy, you should see the ending. The screen goes black, and in little white letters in the centre of the screen are the words "the end". No credits or anything! If it had a better ending I would have given more Alex's

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2001-03-09
From: Matt   (
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Comments: Excellent game. You should use the knives, when facing the buddha statues. When you start fighting them, just stand there (meaning don't move from your spot) and fire away. Don't use the Sega rapid fire, because it'll screw you over!!! This is the best Ninja game out there. Cyber Shinobi sucked (real bad), and I have yet to play Shadow Dancer. Game is very addicting. The nintendo version was terrible. Excellent game.

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2001-03-05
From: Trance Strider   (
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Comments: Damn! what's up with that? I can beat the game without the cheat code. Anybody else out there that can do that let's race.

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2001-03-03
From:
Rick Lappeman  (more)
Comments: This was a grat ninja game because every additional Shinobi Title just got better so you have to give credit to the original where it is due. Play it!

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2001-03-03
From:
JJShireman2  (more)
Comments: I could only beat this game using the level cheat. On statue boss u shold pace urself with stars. If you throw too fast u wont get hits off on the statues as much.(A much older and wiser SMS player)

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2001-03-02
From: silent death   (
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Comments: I have this game on a shrine in my room. It inspired me to become a ninja. Now i kill people(bad people) for honor instead of fun.

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2001-02-26
From:
Wilburt  (more)
Comments: an awesome game. I was first introduced to it by these teenagers across the street, when I was in 4th grade, we used to lend each other SMS games, and after I borrowed this one, I had to have it. It took me 9 years to get it though, but atleast its mine eh? The damn Buddah statues are hard as hell to shoot though.

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2001-02-24
From:
Kid Icarus  (more)
Comments: A great game and a must have for any SMS owner. Very good for an 8-bit arcade translation. Much better than Tengen's shitty NES version. This is the one to own. I have played this game a lot, but to this day have never beat it (the ending is really shitty). If you want a great game with a great challenge, get off your ass and get this!

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2001-02-22
From: shizumadrive   (
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Comments: A good good game though I hate that dang buddha statue boss which is nearly unbeatable. Sega loved making their second to last boss the hardest in the whole game.

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2001-02-20
From:
tyler canopy  (more)
Comments: the best ninja game to date!!!

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