Shinobi Legions
Shinobi Legions is a side-scrolling action game that continues the classic Shinobi series with new protagonist Sho. The game combines traditional ninja platforming with digitized actor sprites and FMV sequences, featuring the return of iconic ninja magic and swordplay across challenging stages with multiple pathways.
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Story
Years of civil war have brought the ninjutsu code and its warriors to the brink of extinction. A ninjutsu master selects three children to carry on the ninja traditions for the next generation: two brothers, Kazuma and Sho, and his own daughter Aya. He begins to train them. Fifteen years pass.
The oldest boy, Kazuma, begins to reject all the ninjutsu teachings, save for the technique of strength. Obsessed with power, Kazuma demands that the master teach him the ultimate technique. The master refuses, and Kazuma vows to return one day and take revenge. Sho and Aya continue their studies and master the ninjutsu teachings.
Kazuma returns with an army and the resources to build a fortress. Although the old master has died, his pupils contain the secrets of the ultimate technique. Kazuma sets up a trap to lure Sho into his hideout and kidnaps Aya to use her as bait. In the ending, Kazuma sacrifices himself to save Aya and Sho from an explosion.
Gameplay Systems
Shinobi Legions is a 2-D side-scrolling hack and slash platform game in which the player controls Sho, the ninja protagonist of the game. The game has largely similar gameplay to previous games in the Shinobi series - The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) and Shinobi III: Return Of The Ninja Master - but also introduces new elements. As well as shurikens , which are secondary ranged weapons, the player's primary weapon in the game is a katana , which can be used by the player either as an offensive tool for a close-range attack or as a defensive tool for blocking enemy projectiles. Power-ups can be found scattered throughout levels or defeated enemies, which, when obtained, give the player a temporary boost to either health or offense, such as how yellow and red orbs can regain lost hit points .
Alongside power-ups, the player can also obtain permanent health upgrades by picking up enough blue orbs. The majority of gameplay takes place in 2-D linear levels, containing various obstacles and enemies that must be traversed to progress. At the end of a level, a boss battle will take place. The player is given several lives, which are lost if Sho loses all his available hit points or falls into a pit, and the game ends when the player runs out of lives, although the player can continue from their most recent stage.
Occasionally, such as after completing a level, a FMV cut scene will play as a way of bridging levels and advancing the game's plot.
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About Shinobi Legions
Shinobi Legions is a classic video game released for the Sega Saturn on January 1, 1995. Developed by Sega and published by Sega, this title has become a beloved entry in the retro gaming library.
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