• 3rd-person ninja fighting game.
• Execute 10 missions spanning feudal Japan, from bustling towns to sprawling forests.
• Wield 20 weapons, ranging from throwing stars to fire spells and magic holograms.
• Unparalleled enemy AI and a unique scoring system that rewards stealth and cunning.
• For 1 player.

Product Description ------------------- Dwell in the shadowy world of feudal Japan--seeking justice as a ninja warrior armed with mystical weapons and your own inherent cunning. In your struggle to overcome the darkest forces of the land, you are compelled to shed blood with discretion and move without detection. For only the unseen survive. Tenchu is a third person ninja fighting game in which the player takes on the role of a ninja in missions requiring stealth, strategy and weapons skills. Employing unparalleled enemy artificial intelligence technology, feudal Japanese environments and a unique scoring system that reqards a player's stealth and cunning, Tenchu sets a new benchmark in the action/adventure genre. Unparalleled enemy AI requires you to use stealth, strategy and espionage to defeat adversaries, rather than random violence. Take on fearsome samurai, black ninjas, shos and demons. As a male or female ninja, grapple up walls, climb trees and run along rooftops, plus utilise motion-captured movements, like crawling, spinning and crouching. Perform long-distance attacks with a unique targeting system, featuring bombs, ninja knives and fire spells. Explore towns, temples, forests, caves and dungeons featuring fully polygonal enemies and objects, plus evocative music, hi-res CG cinematics, a user controllable camera and two never-before seen missions. .co.uk Review ------------- Cast as either the male Rikimaru or the female Ayame, you are a ninja assassin hired to right the wrongs of the land. To aid you in your missions, you have access to a whole arsenal of ninja tools, including a , flash grenades, smoke bombs, grappling hooks, poison pills and throwing stars. Be assured you will need every resource to fight your way through the maze of houses, gardens, forests and castles in ancient Japan. Your target must be eliminated at all costs, but the code of your honorable clan instructs you to harm no innocents. The wise ninja chooses his or her battles; stealth, deception, avoidance and distraction are the tools of your trade. But sometimes combat with guards is unavoidable, and Tenchu offers the best of both third-person action games and two-person fighting games with an interface that allows for multiple forms of attack and defence. Be warned: the animation in this game is not for the faint-hearted. Blood flows freely and realistic sound effects and movie cut scenes make no attempt to hide the brutality of the assassination business. Overall a great game for fans of Japanese animation or martial arts. --Allen Stewart Pros: * Exciting martial arts moves * Non-linear levels--choose your own path to the target * Different moves for Rikimaru and Ayame * Use of many ninja weapons and tools Cons:* Very gruesome violence * Occasionally awkward camera angles * Poor character voice-overs in cut scenes