Why do they release games like this? Oh yes, I remember.. because they are abusing game fan-bases to make money.

User Rating: 1.9 | Tenchu Senran X360
By Ashywashywoo | Review Date:
I have been a fan of stealth-em-ups since their creation, and became a huge fan of tenchu since the first PS1 game was released... Unfortunately, for some reason none of the sequels are much of an improvement on the ps1 version, and after playing this latest game, all I can do is wonder why certain games developers do not think long-term. It makes no sense at all to create games of this exceptionally poor standard knowing that they will sell a few because there is already a fanbase for the game before it comes out.. Certainly I bet they have made a bit of money off of it, but now the next game will not sell as well because fans will be dubious to the quality of it. Luckily I did not fall into this trap this time, I played the demo and the game round a friend's house and will definitely NOT be spending any money on this game, and I would definitely not recommend it to anyone as it puts the first tenchu game to shame.

As for the review: I would totally agree with gamespot on this one, and for an accurate description of the games multiple flaws in practically every aspect, I would recommend reading that. Imagine how good this game could be if the developers had spent the time and effort on it like the creators of games such as elder scrolls: Oblivion have done. < /br>
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This game could and should have been a two-player co-op stealth-em-up which actually requires the player(s) to use stealth and intelligence to complete. The items could have been made to be worth using - perhaps if you are seen the only easy way to escape quickly would be to use a smoke-bomb.. not just jump to the other side of a wall! The music should drawn more from Japan's history like the first tenchu and be used to create tension etc. The AI on other games has dramatically improved, why not on tenchu? The enemies should be harder, which would make it much more rewarding to get stealth kills. The combat system is barely adequate as it is, and could be improved to be more flowing and less linear like most other games in this day and age. The missions could of had more flavor too, perhaps requiring teamwork from both co-op players to complete, and a larger variety of objectives with more plot direction..

The only thing that this game isnt worse than all other tenchu games is the customisable costumes and characters.. other than that, this game is a complete step backward from the games before it, and definately does not deserve to be on a next-gen console like the 360, or even bear the Tenchu name.

It frustrates me when I see games like tenchu which have a lot of potential be abused in this way. I could have been enjoying this game for months if it had been even a reasonable game to play. I rarely write reviews, but I felt strongly enough about this to write one. A real thumbs-down all round

I love Tenchu, this game makes a mockery of it. Thus it recieves the lowest ever score ive given.

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