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What an absolutely awesome game Shinobi Legions is! The whole Shinobi series by Sega is great, but Legions by far is my favorite. The game is a side-scrolling platformer that pits Sho against his bro. Kazuma. Kazuma is using their sister Aya as bait to get Sho's ultimate ninjitsu technique for himself. As in most games from this era, the live video cut-scenes are cheesy as hell. ( but way cool, I like cheesy! ) The graphics are great for the day, and the control is good too! The only problem I have with the control is the double jump you have to do to get to hard to reach areas. For me this gets frustrating at times, but the game is so cool it really doesn't matter much. I love the fact that your main weapon is a katana ( a sword ) and not the shuriken like in Shinobi 3. It's great fun to slice & dice your way through Kazuma's legions of darkness, and it is very cool the way your blade hacks through most everything it touches. I loved when the first time I played I jumped up to slice at an enemy and missed, then the trees next to me fell to the ground. Heck, it's fun just jumping around and cutting all you see in half, I.E. the trees, lamp posts, flag poles, statues, and even the bad guys. You also have throwing knifes to attack at a distance with, but you can use them up fast so be careful. There are cool power-ups and you also have magic that can help you on your way. In level three there is even a dinosaur to fight, strange! The bosses are grand, the levels are many and beautiful, the game play rocks, and Shinobi Legions is one of the best 2-D platform games Sega ever made. It is a must buy for any Sega Saturn owner! " Happy Gaming "
Best Shinobi I never heard of. Reviewed great and they are right. Great 2D graphics slightly digitized like Mortal combat but still comic book like. His animations are so cool with sword slices that cut things in half as they slide apart. Music and backgrounds are interesting and driving. The pace is just right. Bonus is the super cheesy intro and in between full motion video cut scenes as the ninja. Reminds you how far we have come but they are a nice retro slice of nostalgia and they arent bad. Superfun if you like Shinobi or otherwise. So glad I picked this one up for Saturn.
If you can find it buy it(...and is an excellent 2-D side scrolling game. You assume the role of an ancient ninja that has been betryed by another klan who has taken a certain family hostage and you seek revenge. This game has got it all awesome detailed 2-d graphics,realtime digitalized backgrounds that are interactive(yes you can destroy almost any background on the screen,trees,limbs,signs,doors etc) the sound is great too,with a great fitting soundtrack to the sound ninja stars,to swords clanging. The game has 8 or 9 levels I believe and is a challenge but not immpossible,plus it has a level code if you must. GREAT SEGA SATURN GAME,A CLASSIC,DECENT STORY AND GAMEPLAY
shinobi legions for the sega saturn..is one of those hidden unknown gems of this excellent sega system. i first heard of this game back in 1999 and looked for a long time to get a copy..and boy am i glad i did. this game is a worthy successor to the shinobi series.. and shows that the saturn was and still is a great system..
the game features a great storyline..excellent music and game play..although the movement in my opinion is not as fluid as lets say shadow dancer, revenge of shinobi or shinobi 3 but..this can be overlooked though...the graphics are incredible and slightly digitized (think mortal Kombat) and still hold up rather well today...the cut scenes were shot in live action which gives the game a cinematic feeling.
like i said this game is unknown by most..even the video game store never heard of this one...found it online.
Botton line..shinobi legions is an awesome game! if you loved any of the other games in the series you'll feel right at home its worth picking up..
