578: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (The Super Shinobi II)

[JaySevenZero]

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[Alex79]

I owned this back in the day and it was always a favourite. I replayed it today and it's held up very well. Looks good, nice animation and even decent boss fights! The game is a perfect length to blast through in an afternoon, and although it's tough in places, the checkpoints are generous enough that you're never put too far back to try again. I have one tip for the final boss. There's a magic you can use that damages the boss, kills your Shinobi and puts you back with full health (with one life lost). It's effectively a life bar extender seeing as you don't need to save your lives any more - managed the final boss on the second attempt using this method. All in all this is worth a play for sure. The only question I have is that at the end of the credits, it says "...to be continued", but as far as I know, it never was, was it?