is a side-scrolling action game

Action game

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 by Sega

Sega

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 released for the Game Gear in . It is the sequel to The G.G. Shinobi, an off-shoot of the Shinobi series created for Sega's portable platform. The player controls Joe Musashi as he rendezvous with his ninja allies from the previous game, giving the player access to different characters with unique abilities as the game progresses.

Plot

Joe Musashi

Joe Musashi

is a player character and main hero in Sega's Shinobi series of video games, first introduced in 1987.-Character design:When debuting in the Shinobi series, Musashi was designed with an outfit that would be described by IGN as "thoroughly traditional", whereas Sega would coordinate later characters...

 has to rescue the four fellow ninja and retrieve their corresponding Elemental Crystals, before the final showdown against the evil Black Ninja in his castle.

Gameplay

The first four levels can be played in any order. When the player rescues a ninja they join up with the player and one can switch to them. Each ninja has a different magic power and ability, which must be used in order to progress through the game. When both the ninja and crystal have been recovered from all the levels the final level is unlocked.

Each ninja has a different weapon, special power and skill:

• Red Ninja Katana
  Katana
  A Japanese sword, or , is one of the traditional bladed weapons of Japan. There are several types of Japanese swords, according to size, field of application and method of manufacture.-Description:...
  
   - Teleportation - Can knock back boulders with his sword.
• Blue Ninja: Kusarigama
  Kusarigama
  The is a traditional Japanese weapon that consists of a kama on a metal chain with a heavy iron weight at the end. The kusarigama is said to have developed during the Muromachi period...
  
   - Tornado / flight - Swings on special pipes with chain.
• Yellow Ninja: Boomerang
  Boomerang
  A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced...
  
  /Shuriken
  Shuriken
  A shuriken is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing...
  
   - Limited invulnerability - Walks on water.
• Pink Female Ninja
  Kunoichi
  is the term for a female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu .-Etymology:The term is thought to derive from the names of characters that resemble the three strokes in the kanji character for ; said in the order they are written: ku - no - ichi...
  
  : Bombs - Brighten dark areas - Can crawl on roofs.
• Green Ninja: Shurikens - Earthquake - Can double jump.

External links

• Shinobi II: The Silent Fury at GameFAQs
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