As much fun as quietly knifing a guard can be (don't try this at home), it gets old when all challenge is removed. Stealth games rely on the hunt: the cat and mouse interplay of assassin and victim.
Yet in Shinobido 2, there's no consequence to breaking cover; at least, nothing running away for a few seconds and trying again when guard patterns reset can't easily fix.
Once you discover that rooftop sprints into jumping executions will see you through most situations, it's easy to be as loud as a one-man band and still walk away without trouble.
Sure there are plenty of missions and some varied game types later on, but those dimwitted enemies keep everything sub-par. Easy to exploit and uneasy on the eye, then: Shinobidon't.
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obliviondoll on 22 Feb '12 said:
Well this is a shame. The original Shinobido games (both PS2 and PSP) filled the Tenchu void REALLY nicely - I had a LOT of fun with both of them, and each offered something different to make the dual purchases worthwhile. PS2 Shinobido tracked "respect" from the different factions, and you got a different ending based on who you'd helped out the most (with an awesome "secret" ending for making sure everyone liked you by the end). Sounds like they took the worst parts of the PSP version and didn't bother improving on the problems we had in both previous titles. I was REALLY hoping this would be the game to sell me a Vita, too...
EDIT: Been looking at a few other reviews, and while the graphics AREN'T up to Vita standards, they're still an improvement on the previous games, AND the gameplay is actually terribly described in this review. I recommend hunting around for more info before taking this review at face value like I did... Other sources sound more promising about it, so I may have to give it another look before settling on a yes or no...
madscar on 26 Feb '12 said:
As a stealth genre fanatic, i am disappoint.