SHINOBI Art of Vengeance

[heyadol]

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance | Announce Trailer - YouTube

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance emerges from the shadows on August 29, 2025!

Play as Joe Musashi in a new 2D action platformer that marks the return of the iconic SHINOBI franchise. Battle challenging enemies and epic bosses in a uniquely hand-drawn world.

Pre-order now to receive a 10% discount and bonuses!

Get the ultimate experience with the Digital Deluxe Edition - includes the Ghost Outfit, 3 days early access, and more.

Available on PS5/4, Xbox Series X|S/One, & Steam. Nintendo Switch and physical soon. https://www.sega.com/shinobi/shinobi-art-of-vengeance

[Zivouhr]

That looks mostly faithful to the original Revenge of Shinobi game and Shinobi 3. Shinobi Shadow Dancer was way better on Genesis than the Arcade version.

Thanks, looks promising.

[heyadol]

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance ❘ Oboro Village Stage Introduction Video

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance � Oboro Village Stage Introduction Video - YouTube

The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4. Pre-order SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance to receive a 10% discount, the Original Arcade Outfit, and the Fortune Hunter Amulet. Opt for the SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Digital Deluxe Edition to play 3 days early and receive the Ghost Outfit, Medic Lite Amulet, 2000 Gold, Digital Art Book & Soundtrack, and the SEGA Villains Stage, featuring bosses based on iconic SEGA villains

Available August 29, 2025!
Pre-order Now: Shinobi.sega.com

[Zivouhr]

Good to see. The art style is more cartoon anime style than the original sprite drawn games. But looks like this Shinobi has a lot more moves to unleash against enemies.

I'm mostly a Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi Shadow Dancer and Shinobi 3 fan. Shinobi 1 arcade is extra difficult so I don't remember completing that one yet.
Shinobi 3 is probably the "easiest" of all the series.

I wonder what happened to the Golden Axe reboot 3rd person game they were planning. No word since first announced.

Power Surge: SEGA TRAILER (New Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi) - YouTube

Streets of Rage reboot too in 3rd person. Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, etc.

[emailking]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Good to see. The art style is more cartoon anime style than the original sprite drawn games. But looks like this Shinobi has a lot more moves to unleash against enemies.

I'm mostly a Revenge of Shinobi, Shinobi Shadow Dancer and Shinobi 3 fan. Shinobi 1 arcade is extra difficult so I don't remember completing that one yet.
Shinobi 3 is probably the "easiest" of all the series.

I wonder what happened to the Golden Axe reboot 3rd person game they were planning. No word since first announced.

Power Surge: SEGA TRAILER (New Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi) - YouTube
Streets of Rage reboot too in 3rd person. Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, etc.

When do you think jet set radio will come?

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by emailking

When do you think jet set radio will come?

I think it'll be ready late 2025 or 2026.
Golden Axe remake, maybe 2025 late.
Streets of Rage remake, 2026 for sure is my guess.
Crazy Taxi, probably 2025.
Shinobi remake, first out of the doors. It looks slightly generic like many platformers with the art style, losing some of the details and shading of the originals. That aside, it still looks artistically good, and is probably a great game. I'll buy it.

I'd like to see a classic arcades Sega collection, along with unreleased games like 18 Wheeler from Sega. I have a port on Dreamcast, but not sure how it compares to the arcade version. Fun game though.

18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker Arcade - YouTube

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

I think it'll be ready late 2025 or 2026.
Golden Axe remake, maybe 2025 late.
Streets of Rage remake, 2026 for sure is my guess.
Crazy Taxi, probably 2025.
Shinobi remake, first out of the doors. It looks slightly generic like many platformers with the art style, losing some of the details and shading of the originals. That aside, it still looks artistically good, and is probably a great game. I'll buy it.

I'd like to see a classic arcades Sega collection, along with unreleased games like 18 Wheeler from Sega. I have a port on Dreamcast, but not sure how it compares to the arcade version. Fun game though.

18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker Arcade - YouTube

Let's add Harley-Davidson & L.A. Riders to the hypothetical collection, it was a lot of fun. Also, Gunblade NY and L.A. Machineguns were released on Wii. Time for a remaster/remake/whatever for modern consoles.

[heyadol]

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance | Story Trailer

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance | Story Trailer - YouTube

Discover the motivation behind Joe's quest for vengeance as he faces an unparalleled evil.

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance launches on August 29th

[Zivouhr]

Shinobi reboot August 29th is pretty much September 1st almost. That gives gamers interested in Mafia 4 plenty of time to play that release from August 8th 2025.

I hope the music is good like in the original too.
Can this Ninja do the double jump toss of about 8 shrunkiens? How do you spell the word for those spinning sharp metal stars? I think maybe shuriken.

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Shinobi reboot August 29th is pretty much September 1st almost. That gives gamers interested in Mafia 4 plenty of time to play that release from August 8th 2025.

I hope the music is good like in the original too.
Can this Ninja do the double jump toss of about 8 shrunkiens? How do you spell the word for those spinning sharp metal stars? I think maybe shuriken.

They showed a jumping attack launching multiple shuriken in the announcement trailer (looked like 3 or 4 vs. 8 from the Genesis games). Seems like most gameplay is cqb with handheld weapons though.

Sega dropped another new promo today:

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance | Behind the Game: Story

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance | Behind the Game: Story - YouTube

Meet the good and bad and adorable characters featured in SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance launching on August 29th.

[BubblegumMecha]

Really excited for this one. It’s a shame that a physical copy will be more difficult to obtain than it should in North America. 3 is still probably my favorite out of the 2D Shinobis. The ability to run and expanded melee options greatly improved the flow of the game over Revenge. This also reminds me that I need to finish play throughs of Vengeful Guardian Moonrider and Ganryu 2.

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by BubblegumMecha

Really excited for this one. It’s a shame that a physical copy will be more difficult to obtain than it should in North America. 3 is still probably my favorite out of the 2D Shinobis. The ability to run and expanded melee options greatly improved the flow of the game over Revenge. This also reminds me that I need to finish play throughs of Vengeful Guardian Moonrider and Ganryu 2.

Shinobi III was a pretty good 3D game as well, if you count the 3DS port

A bit OT but M2 really did some magic with their 3DS ports. "Super Scaler" arcade games like Space Harrier and Outrun were obvious picks, but the way they expanded the view of Genesis and SMS games was really impressive. Too bad eyestrain was a problem (for me) until the New Nintendo 3DS with the eye tracking, huge improvement in eye comfort.

[dyne]

There was an amazing blog about those m2 ports that I think has since been taken offline. I’ll see if I can find the links I had sometime today.

[Zivouhr]

My rank of Shinobi games

Shinobi Shadow Dancer Genesis
Revenge of Shinobi Genesis
Shinobi III Genesis
Shinobi Arcade
Shinobi Shadow Dancer Arcade
Shinobi Sega Master System
Alex Kidd Shinobi Sega Master System

Shinobi 4 Art of Vengeance - pending August 29 2025

I'm surprised there weren't more games in the popular series. Sega took forever to reboot their franchises, too over-consumed with Sonic games for decades.

[dyne]

Originally Posted by dyne

There was an amazing blog about those m2 ports that I think has since been taken offline. I’ll see if I can find the links I had sometime today.

Can't believe I found them and that they're still active. Well worth a read.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170630...er-interviews/

[heyadol]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

My rank of Shinobi games

Shinobi Shadow Dancer Genesis
Revenge of Shinobi Genesis
Shinobi III Genesis
Shinobi Arcade
Shinobi Shadow Dancer Arcade
Shinobi Sega Master System
Alex Kidd Shinobi Sega Master System

Shinobi 4 Art of Vengeance - pending August 29 2025

I'm surprised there weren't more games in the popular series. Sega took forever to reboot their franchises, too over-consumed with Sonic games for decades.

Well there was a 2D Shinobi on Saturn, it was decent but people didn't seem to like the graphics style (similar look to the original Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter: The Movie). Also, the live-action cinematics in between levels were b-movie gold

Shinobi and Nightshade/Kunoichi for PS2 might be the only 3D entries, they were really challenging and could use a port with some control updates. After that, a generic GBA game or two killed off the series for years.

[BubblegumMecha]

Originally Posted by heyadol

Shinobi III was a pretty good 3D game as well, if you count the 3DS port

A bit OT but M2 really did some magic with their 3DS ports. "Super Scaler" arcade games like Space Harrier and Outrun were obvious picks, but the way they expanded the view of Genesis and SMS games was really impressive. Too bad eyestrain was a problem (for me) until the New Nintendo 3DS with the eye tracking, huge improvement in eye comfort.

Haha, yes. I loved those ports. While we’re talking about 3D Shinobi, it’s a shame that we haven’t seen modern follow-ups to the PS2 games. Hotsuma and Hibana are lost to time I’m afraid.

[Zivouhr]

A 3DS Shinobi III must have been very cool to see in stereo 3D. I should've bought the 3DS as a big 3D fan.

[heyadol]

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance | Behind the Studio: Vol 3 - YouTube

[dyne]

Absolutely LOVE Lizardcube. So I'll probably buy this and be awful at it.