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Sega Officially Reveals Shinobi 3DS

by Neal Ronaghan - May 26, 2011, 8:53 am EDT
Total comments: 5 Source: (Sega)

Developed by Griptonite Games, Shinobi will also make use of StreetPass.

Shinobi is making his return on 3DS this September, Sega confirmed following a reveal on the cover of next month's Nintendo Power.

A prequel starring Jiro Musashi, the father of series star Joe Musashi, the game, simply titled Shinobi, will feature side-scrolling gameplay reminiscent of the original games. In addition, Shinobi will support StreetPass and offer a plethora of achievements and challenges.

The game, as previously rumored, is being developed by portable veterans Griptonite Games, best known for their work on the recent Metroid-esque Spider-Man titles on DS. Griptonite makes their 3DS debut in early June with the movie-based Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters.

Shinobi will be out in stores in September 2011.

A Sega Legend Returns on Nintendo 3DS

Shinobi is back in full 3D after eight years.

LONDON AND SAN FRANCISCO - (May 26, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced Shinobi™ exclusively for Nintendo 3DS™.  Developed by Griptonite Games, Shinobi is the long anticipated return of the fan favorite series and includes the classic side-scrolling action gameplay players have loved since the original. Coming to stores in September 2011, Shinobi introduces several exciting new features such as StreetPass™ and a large assortment of achievements and challenges to unlock.

“For years the fans have been asking for a new Shinobi,” said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing of SEGA West. “With Shinobi on Nintendo 3DS we are able to answer their prayers and bring this legendary series to the next level."

Shinobi tells the story of Jiro Musashi, the leader of the Oboro clan and father of Joe Musashi, the hero of the first iterations of Shinobi. Players will become a true ninja legend by mastering a brand new combo system switching between melee, ranged and acrobatic attacks. They will also need to rely on Jiro’s ninja magic to get an advantage over their enemies and get out of tight spots.

Shinobi will be released for Nintendo 3DS in September 2011.

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Talkback

CericMay 26, 2011

Trailer looks interesting.

Killer_Man_JaroTom Malina, Associate Editor (Europe)May 26, 2011

Never played a Shinobi game before. Also never played anything by Griptonite Games, but I've heard through osmosis that their past work is good, so I'll add this to the steadily growing list of Q3 and Q4 games to look out for on 3DS.

AVMay 26, 2011

did this get leaked and caused Sega to reveal it? If so that sucks that so close to E3 people couldn't keep mouth shut. I am totally ignorant on the franchise but it seems interesting.

No Batman/Spiderman, no sale (unfortunately).

Quote from: Mr.

did this get leaked and caused Sega to reveal it? If so that sucks that so close to E3 people couldn't keep mouth shut. I am totally ignorant on the franchise but it seems interesting.

A Nintendo Power cover announced it already in addition to the leak.

BeautifulShyMay 26, 2011

I played the original arcade game when it came out.They had one set up in a convience store that was near an arcade that was near my house. It was pretty fun back then.

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