HIGH Surfing a missile into a building is rad as hell.
LOW There’s a suboptimal amount of downtime in the stage design.
WTF Joe’s eloquent way with words.
Tag: Ninja
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Review
HIGH Linking seamlessly flamboyant chains of acrobatics and death.
LOW No rapid-fire option for automatic sword swings can wear on the thumb.
WTF Super Express to Hell!
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review
HIGH An exceptional narrative and combat system that builds upon years of experience.
LOW Some slowdown and visual quirks.
WTF I urge all readers to watch Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai before playing this game
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Accessibility Spotlight
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Shadow Of The Ninja: Reborn Review
HIGH Brutal artisanal arcade action. Dense, lush pixel art.
LOW Desperately needs a proper practice mode.
WTF A ninja with a shotgun just feels wrong (but also kinda right?)
Ed-0 Zombie Uprising Review
HIGH Picking up zombies and using them as a club to smash other zombies.
LOW The boss whose whole mechanic simply doesn’t work.
WTF I just got that boss so drunk he had to spend ten seconds vomiting all over the arena.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Review
HIGH My second playthrough, geeking out over everything with friends.
LOW Already itching for a third playthrough.
WTF Can we get a revival of The Simpsons arcade game in this style?
Neptunia X SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars Review
The Breast Of Both Worlds
HIGH The main villain’s style is beyond compare.
LOW The lack of danger indicators makes boss fights a slog.
WTF “In this game, we’re ninjas instead of videogame goddesses!”
Ninja Gaiden Master Collection Review
Return Of The Master
HIGH The Ninja Gaiden series is finally available on PC!
LOW It’s a barebones port offering few additional features or graphic options.
WTF It seems a little suspicious that only the source code for the original Itagaki versions were lost…
Shaking Up Souls: The Divergence Of Sekiro
If you’ve experienced FromSoft’s blood-boiling, hardcore RPGs, you’ll know that the company managed to establish a sub-genre focused on experiencing defeat over and over again to achieve victory in the end. Reception is generally split — players either love its delicate design or hate the unforgiving nature of its world and combat.