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Mark of the Ninja: Remastered has an excellent learning curve/difficulty level. There are a couple of approaches you can take to each level, though not as much variety as The Church in the Darkness, and the solution often means throwing a kunai, disabling a security system or throwing a smoke bomb or some other stealth-type approach. Movements are slick, and for a 2D platformer, the ninja jumps over objects, climbs up walls and makes good use of crawlspaces through the level designs. During loading screens, we have tool tips for some of the weapons and their uses too. The overall presentation of the game is outstanding. Between missions you have some classic cutscenes, and the illustrations are brilliant. A takedown of one of the many guards cuts to a relatively gruesome animation that looks pretty cool. The actual character animations are excellent, and at times it looks like you’re watching a cartoon. Out of the Darkness Comes the Ninjaįor a game mostly set at night, the graphics and colours are relatively vibrant. Of course, you can eliminate spotlights too so that it’s harder for guards to find you, but this alerts them and can increase their numbers temporarily. Your primary weapon is the sword, but you could argue that it’s your skills that are more important – hiding behind plants or in bins, outside of spotlights. The same applies in this game – the more you avoid conflict, the more likely you’ll get through the levels. Ninjas were about espionage, and if an assassination was the goal, they needed to remain undetected and not take a samurai head-on. No doubt you know a little bit about ninjas, i.e., they don’t do kung fu, they aren’t programmers, and they aren’t tanks either.

Of course, if you prefer a more gung-ho approach, then the upcoming The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors may be more up your alley. Machine guns are simply much faster and efficient than a sword head-on. Unlike other games that insist that stealth is the way forward, you must hide in the shadows in Mark of the Ninja. As you progress, your character finds out more about the tattoo’s origin and a little bit more on his sensei and the future of the clan. You employ traditional methods of stealth, espionage and takedowns against a modern private army, armed to the teeth with advanced technology. Sounds like a plan.Īwakened by your female ninja companion, Ora, you must take revenge on the corporation responsible for attacking your clan and abducting your sensei. On that basis, those marked with the tattoo agree to kill themselves on the first sign of insanity. Your ninja clan has a bit of a heritage, and in the past, there have been mighty warriors to emerge, only to become mad with power. All those who have had the tattoo descend into madness. It allows for your character to have heightened senses and reflexes – making you one formidable foe. This tattoo has a lot of mystery surrounding it. Your character doesn’t have a name, but he certainly has a distinguishing feature: a prominent tattoo. It would be somewhat unorthodox if you didn’t play as a ninja in a game called “Mark of the Ninja”, so without any element of surprise, you play as a ninja. It came out on the Switch (and other current gen systems) in 2018, but as with most titles found on the eShop, appears to have been buried a little. Initially released in 2012, Mark of the Ninja: Remastered by Klei Entertainment is a welcome addition – featuring extras from the special edition, including the DLC. Who doesn’t want to assassinate wrong ‘uns on the train commute home? It isn’t a new title, but making its way to current gen systems, including the Switch, as Mark of the Ninja: Remastered, it is a title worth having on your trusty portable. Mark of the Ninja is undoubtedly up there as one of the best ninja games.

Mark of the ninja remastered length series#

While there is certainly a fanbase for the ninja mythology, few games have been able to stand out, other than arcade classics like Shinobi, Tenchu and possibly the Naruto series – if you’re committed to the franchise. There aren’t enough ninja games, in my opinion, like Mark of the Ninja.