Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Review - Mini-Metroidvania

About this episode

The episode reviews Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, comparing it to classic Sega Genesis games and current Metroidvania trends.

We finally dive into one of Sega's attempts to bring back a classic franchise with Shinobi Art of Vengeance. After many years we try to see how the update to the Shinobi series compares to the old Sega Genesis games and current Metroidvania trends.

Topics covered

• Shinobi
• Art of Vengeance
• Metroidvania
• Sega
• video games

Keywords

• Sega Genesis
• franchise revival
• game review

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Shinobi, Genesis, Metroidvania, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Books & works: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

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