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 chakra and execute an unblockable shadow attack. The gameplay here is pretty much the same as it was in Shinobi.In Nighshade, just like in Shinobi, you have “Tate” sequences. This time they’re not there to satiate your blade, they're just there for style (repetitive style, once again). The main difference with the Tate sequences in this game is that occasionally, you'll get set-ups tossed to you that allow you to execute long kill sequences. If you get a 10 Tate combo, you'll get a special sequence, and 30 Tate will give you a blood red screen. 5 Tate doesn't give you anything, but thanks to the font, it looks like "State Combo". and the graphics? Um...they suck again. but its still a nice game.
Nightshade, or a kunoichi, a female ninja which is best suited for hotsuma (lol) well how do we begin, first the story, the story is a sequel to the famous "shinobi" by hotsuma, you play the role of hibana a female ninja... Read Full Review
I loved Shinobi when it came out for the PS2, even with its over-the-top difficulty. It took me 2 years (almost) to finally slay the final boss of the game, which was just in time for Nightshade to come out. If there was... Read Full Review
