2D action platforming fans have never eaten better than they have in the past five years. There has been a cascade of excellent 2D action platformers that fans of every genre could appreciate, and for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is one of those special games ...

Bosses are introduced with intricate title cards and cap off with wallpaper-worthy finishing flashes. Special ultimate attacks see famed protagonist Joe Musashi slam down scrolls that summon vast ...

2025 is turning out to be a stellar year for fans of 2D ninja platformers. The 16-bit blood sprites have barely dried on Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound’s katana, and now Sega’s iconic Shinobi series has ...

At the end of 2023, Sega announced its intention to revive a handful of dormant franchises from its heyday. Some of them came from the Sega Genesis era, including the action-focused ninja franchise ...

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Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of GameRant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a throwback platformer packed full of all the campy goodness one would expect from a 90s action title. Except this time the controls are actually smooth and the game looks ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. You spend years waiting for a new 2D action platformer starring ninjas to come along, and then two show up within a month of each other. Both Ninja ...