Tenchu Z is a pretty solid Stealth Killer With Potential, but is ruined by Laziness from its creators.

User Rating: 7.5 | Tenchu Senran X360
By Chi-You-Man | Review Date:
For those of you who have not ever experienced the Tenchu games, they are a series of stealth/Action games taking in the Heart of Feudal Japan. Traditionally you play as a number of characters such as Rikimaru, however in Tenchu Z you create your own killing Machine., and Riki dishes out missions. You start the game with a Training Mission, however i chose to skip this as it was actually quite tedious, and i wanted some instant Tenchu Action. You start out in 'Ninja Village', which fooled me into thinking it was a large village but instead it was a cabinet for items and skills and a hut for missions, but this does not really spoil the game. Throughout the duration of the game the missions usually take on one of three structures, Assassinations, collecting Items and reaching target points, each with easy, medium and hard difficulties. Sometimes something more interesting comes along like spying on somebody or rescuing some kidnapped innocents. This was an example of laziness as i felt the missions could have been a bit more varied. Do not get me wrong however, these missions can be quite entertaining, something quite fun about hopping across rooftops and then cutting some poor soul a new spleen. But is there only so far that can go. The graphics are quite sharp, but could have used a bit more of the 360s muscle. The character models are unfortunately quite poor though. Sadly also the settings are all very alike, at first i thought that it must just be because its 16th Century Japan, and theres limitations to how creative one can be. Also i found that there was not really much music variety to the missions, and many tracks being repeated. The game does have a loose story but it is not really tied together effectively. One place this game does shine however is the online multiplayer. I found this hilarious to play with friends and quite good for getting quick thrills out of this title. There are also little features to this game that i liked, such as some comical outfits and a nice variety of weapons, such as mines and wasps. There is also a cool series of special moves for you to unleash, but lets face it we have seen it all before.
All in all i found this title quite fun to play, and i woud recommend it, especially to people who have not experienced Tenchu. I managed to pick up an early Asian copy so when i first played it no reviews were out, and to be honest i though it would get a better reception. Gamespot were to harsh.It is also worth mentioning that this title is slightly cheaper than other titles, so it should be cut some slack.

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