

DEEP IN THE SHADOWS A NlNJA WAlTS TO STRIKE It is the 16th century. The once peaceful province of Utakata now lies in a state of despair. The elite ninja clan who once protected the region are all but dead and with no safeguard, Utakata‘s enemies are starting to stir. War is surely near. As the last of the Asuka Ninja you must rise up and choose a new path. Exact revenge on those who sought to end your clan and decide upon a new fate for the land. -Use Stealth or aggression to defeat your enemies -Combine your equipment to form over 150 weapons and items -Create maps and missions and transfer them to Shinobido: Tales of the Ninja on your PSP (PlayStation Portable) (sold separately)
AdventureActionStealthmartial artsninjasamuraideath16th centuryaction-adventureespionagejapanhigh scorefeudal japangrapplemoving bodiesPlayStation 2
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Where do you stand?
Three questions people argue about. Answer first, then see how your circle and the community split.
Would Shinobido: Way of the Ninja hit harder if it came out today rather than in 2005?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Has Shinobido: Way of the Ninja aged badly?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Is this ACQUIRE Corp.'s best work?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Ask the title a question
Answered from the reviews and content notes on file, never made up. If nothing on file settles it, it says so.
Character
Grave, earnest, plot-driven and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Developer
- ACQUIRE Corp.
- Publisher
- Spike, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
- Released
- November 10, 2005
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Engine
- RenderWare
IGDB rating 7.0/10 from 10 ratings.
Screenshots

Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Tenchu: Time Of The Assassins 200591% alikeBoth earnest, grave, plot-driven.
Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen 201182% alikeBoth grave, earnest, plot-driven.
Astalon: Tears of the Earth 202181% alikeBoth earnest, grave, plot-driven.
Caravan 201681% alikeBoth earnest, grave, plot-driven.
Death to Spies 200780% alikeBoth grave, earnest, plot-driven.
Planet of the Eyes 201580% alikeBoth earnest, grave, plot-driven.
Return 202380% alikeBoth grave, earnest, plot-driven.
Jekyll & Hyde 200179% alikeBoth earnest, grave, plot-driven.
Series · Both grave, earnest, classical in form.
Reign 201374% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
Often played with
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.









