For a hot intro to the series, feel free to check out Overlord Arcade's run of Mark of the Ninja. For fights, you're relegated to slap fights and kickery-doos.īut hey, different approaches, branching pathways, and multiple skill sets leave a lot of experimentation for multiple replays. As players traverse through side-scrolling levels. It only comes out for contextual kills, but never in combat. This is an action game in which players assume the role of a ninja seeking revenge on behalf of his clan. The katana is a finicky little bit of metal. Checkpoints are generous, and reloading can sometimes even net you a little hop forward in progression because of it. If the enemy goes on alert, just put your sword down and eat a bullet. My one gripe is concerning being spotted. There are crisp AI routines to play with, from distracting guards, to outright terrifying them, causing them to become a little more trigger happy, or fall off ledges. visible, and maintaining each state is pretty manageable. You've got a good idea when you're hidden vs. The gameplay is satisfying stealth action. I've done a few complete playthroughs of the game, and even started a run for Overlord Arcade, so even though this game is almost a decade old, I'd still say pick it up and give it a whirl. I would definitely recommend Mark of the Ninja.
