

In one part I must have spent half an hour trying to figure out how to get to a seemingly impossibly high ledge. Some of the puzzle elements of the game may have the player scratching their head. And when you thought all that sounded fun, you can even run along walls like in the Matrix! Control is simplified for ease of use so that you can only run sideways and not climb up or down. It’s a shame you can only use them a handful of times per level. The real stand out element in this game is the magic effects. The control is simple square is sword, x is stealth dash and circle is jump. The art is commendable yet brief, coming free with the game we can’t complain can we? This highly stylised slash’em up comes with a small comic book with illustrations of some of the enemies. Hotsuma wins and must journey to through city streets to battle against an evil threat that has erupted through the centre of the city. The two must fight to the death, done with admirable enthusiasm. Hotsuma and his brother Moritsune discover a sword with magical powers and to wield it there must be only one master. Those familiar to the megadrive version such as myself will be pleased to know that the graphics have definitely seen a change in the transition from 16 to 128 bit heh heh. Shinobi will have the player taking control of Hotsuma the sword slinging, Essendon scarf wearing ninja, extraordinaire. These are the kinds of games meant for the PS2. Shinobi written for PS2 by Sega is all about style and grace with the sword. These maps do not contain those files and will fail to load if the game tries to load them.Ī test map which contains various colored floors and moving platforms.Īnother test map which contains various walls which you can traverse.Distributed By: Sony Computer Entertainment When selecting any of these maps, you will need to turn off the SE and Enemy options. Using the AREA SELECT menu, you can easily warp to these maps. This allows you to quickly jump into a map based on story progression. Pressing 元 over the New Game option in the main menu will allow you to enter this menu. Setting the PLAYER option to off will allow you to enter a free camera state. This also allows you to toggle various map settings on or off. This menu allows you to warp to any map in the game, assuming you know their correct map IDs. This menu allows you to toggle various debug information on-screen. This menu mostly lets you unlock various items in the game, such as items in the Extras menu. While holding still, press and also hold the following on controller 2: R2 + L2 + L1 + D-Pad Right + D-Pad Down.ĭoing those steps would have enabled the debug menu without the use of cheats. Back at the Press START button screen, press and hold R1 on controller 1.
#SHINOBI PS2 RELEASE DATE MOVIE#
Wait until the demo movie ended (or skipped). Wait at the Press START button screen for the demo movie to play. Normally this debug menu would have been accessed by the following methods but cannot be anymore because the game disables controller 2 inputs: Press 元 At Press Start Screen For Debug Menu You can also press 元 over the New Game option as well to access a quick start menu.
#SHINOBI PS2 RELEASE DATE CODE#
With the below code on, press 元 at the Press START button screen. This allows you to select any level in the game, as well as toggle debug information, and unlock various options.

A decent sized debug menu can be re-enabled with the below code.
