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Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews
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Rating:8.3
Shinobi is one of the best title when sega system was still alive
Shinobi was a difficult game in it time and still now is pretty dificult but is fun. Gameplay:is very basic hack and slash in old style way.Fight is very dificult in the boss stages and the gameplay is complex.The gam... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
What Gamespot Users have to say about Shinobi (1987)
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Rating:7
Solid Shinobi
Shinobi on the Sega Master System is a port of the successful arcade title to the 8-bit system. The game has you act as Joe Musashi, rescuing the children, killing bad guys, throwing ninja stars (or even shooting a gun)... Read Full Review
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Rating:10
The G.G. Shinobi - not be confused with The Master System Shinobi
The G.G. Shinobi, along with it's sequel are undoubtedly the systems best games and one of the best 8 bit action side-scrollers made. It takes what made the original Master System game, fixes practically all issues and e... Read Full Review
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Rating:8
Good, with cheap bosses
One of the Master Systems best titles and one of the better Shinobi portsThe original is slower paced than the other games, with usually only 1-3 enemies on screen at once, and these are dealt with by using a little thou... Read Full Review
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Rating:8
A great arcade game on the AMIGA
Shinobi was a fun but hard game for the Amiga.If you get hit by an enemy attack just ONCE,your character will die and you have a limited number of lives.Your character is a ninja who can throw shurikens(he has an unl... Read Full Review
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Rating:9
My first game ever and what a ride ...
Shinobi was the first game I ever bought, not counting the buy-in version of Columns that came with my Game Gear. I really loved it at the time and I still feel the game holds up very well even after almost 20 years. ... Read Full Review
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Rating:9
The best ninja game of the '80's.
Sega is pretty well known in the arcade realm for delivering quality games. Outrun, Virtua Fighter and Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder are prime examples of this. Shinobi however, might just be the best Sega arcade ga... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9
This was and still is one of the best arcade games out there.
In Shinobi, you are ninja but not in ancient times. You are actually like a spy. Anyway this is an awesome 2d sidescroller that one should not miss. Period. If you are a gamer you should play this at least. I'm serious, ... Read Full Review
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Rating:8
A fun arcade game in its own merit, and a great value at only 400 points, Shinobi might just get your attention.
I recall wanting to play Shinobi in the arcades so badly when I first got word of its existence. When I finally found an arcade machine, I went away only having played it once. A shame, really, because amidst a sea of ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:5
Those looking for a fun trip down memory lane might want to avoid 'Shinobi', since this game has not aged well at all.
Before booting this game up, I hadn't played Shinobi in years. In fact, I didn't really play it that much when it was out. I played it when it was in the arcade, but I don't remember it being this lame. After playing thi... Read Full Review
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Rating:6
Nothing can explain this video game. . . . At least in my standards. ^_^
Shinobi still lives up to it's name on the TurboGrafx16, with the same amount of gameplay as the arcade version, it actually looks like the arcade version! But still a few flaws are given here. . . and let me put them... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
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