Nightshade (2003)

not as bad as u would think

Nightshade is slightly better equipped than Hotsume was. In addition to her katana, she wields a pair of kodachi as well. You can execute combos with these by hitting down and X, and holding Square will drain a bar of ch... Read Full Review

A Retry Counter....that should tell you right there how difficult this game can be....

First of all, to state the obvious to most. Nightshade is an action game brought to you by the makers of Shinobi for the PS2. Simply put, if you liked Shinobi, you'll like this game. In Shinobi for the PS2, you played... Read Full Review

Ah, Hibana... There is so much -good- about this game it makes you want to forget all the bad aspects of it.

Nightshade...if you're like me, you bought Nightshade because Shinobi's difficulty beat you bloody, and you hoped you might actually see the end of this game. Well good luck. After three months i finally beat this, bu... Read Full Review

Repetitive gameplay, Crappy Graphics, and over all, too easy game, makes Nightshade a game too stay away from.

Remember Shinobi. It was mediocre, but it was challenging and fun. Nightshade on the other hand is a poor game. First the Graphics in Nightshade are, well... CRAP. You get lost in this game because every thing looks the ... Read Full Review

Everybody watch out for flying controllers!

Nightshade is a promising game. Too bad it's not much more than that. I usually like games with a lot of challenge. But Nightshade is, even in my opinion, not challenging, just plain HARD. I just hate it when a game g... Read Full Review

While this has the chance to be a truely great ninja game, you eventually feel like your playing a pattern puzzle game.

Gameplay- Nightshade is an interesting ninja action game. In this game, you must attempt to defeat enemies usually in a pattern, as set up by the way enemies are placed. Unfortunately, this restrictive gameplay is more o... Read Full Review

I love the heart and soul of Nightshade. They just need to improve the plain Genesis-like presentation.

Nightshade is a lot like playing a 3-D version of one of the old 16-bit fighter/platformers. Since it is the follow-up game to Shinobi which had it's roots in the 16-bit era, this is no surprise. However, we demand more ... Read Full Review

Great, but lacking Shinobi's intuitive design

Gameplay: The gameplay is a strong point about Nightshade. The controls are alot more fluid than they were in Shinobi. The "unique once you've mastered it" mechanic from Shinobi is still intact though if you havn't maste... Read Full Review

Nightshade is a true sequel of Shinobi that lives up to its word. It takes place after the twist of events in Shinobi, with Hotsuma's victory over Hiruko, now its your job to find the pieces of Akujiki. Everything on t... Read Full Review