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When you’re in an arcade every game has its own way to catch your attention, and your coins. Some use over-the-top sounds or dramatic in-game scenes to entice you in – Shinobi used both of these, as well as a pair of eyes.
It was those menacing eyes that really drew me to Sega’s game, dramatic-looking eyes from the game’s lead, Joe Musashi, who was silently challenging me, “Come and have a go… if you think you’re hard enough.” Well it turns out I was hard enough and I quickly became very good at Sega’s game, much to the annoyance of my local Circle K.
Sega’s franchise has had many ups and downs over the years, from the glorious heights of the Mega Drive games, to the disappointment that was The Cyber Shinobi. The iconic ninja is now returning to modern systems thanks to Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance so we’ve spoken to creatives old and new to find out why Sega’s iconic franchise remains so popular with gamers.