Tenchu: Stealth Assassins has creeped up on your PlayStation, offering a Tomb Raider-like experience that mixes action and stealth into an excellent, well-rounded adventure. If he doesn't see you, more often than not he goes down-if they spot you though, the action turns into a hack-and-siash fest with lots of blood.Įnter the world of feudal Japan where your only friends are your sword and the cover of night. Once you find a target to kill, drop to the floor, sneak up behind him and let rip. Getting there is easy-as you always have a seriously groovy grappling hook at your disposal which you simply aim and fire to get airborne.
Movement around the levels is best made up on the rooftops where no one can see you. The game is full of helpful ninja-ly advice like 'never let your enemy see your face' and from spending some time with a near complete version it would appear to reward you for keeping quiet. As the adventure unfolds you will have to make use of more and more advanced ninja techniques. More often than not these involve bumping off some kind of bad guy as quietly as possible. The basic premise here is this you are a ninja (one of two characters-big, mean-looking chap called Rikimaru-big sword, big flappy trousers, or a petite cheeky-looking girl called Ayame-two small swords, penchant for slitting throats) who has to pop into various feudal situations and complete certain missions.
