Tenchu: Return from Darkness
Product Description
Tenchu: Return From Darkness is an updated and expanded version of the incredible Tenchu: Wrath Of Heaven. Advanced graphics, superior AI and all-new gaming features bring the adventures of Ayama and Rikimaru to life. Follow the trails of criminals and traitors, and strike from the shadows, destroying all who stand in your way! Extra maps, new cut-scenes and Xbox Live capability with 2 player co-op gameplay... More >>
- Collect weapons, from traditional ninja swords to ranged weapons -- use them wisely to accomplish your goals, in multiple deadly missions
- Immersive stealth-based action as you try to approach your enemies as silently as possible, moving in for the kill, and escaping without being seen
- Earn new abilities and fighting combos as you advance through levels filled with espionage, theft, and assassination
- New spells like the blinding magic and the viper potion enhance your ability to attack & disappear
- Battle it out in beautifully rendered levels, including a two exclusive to Xbox - a samurai mansion and a deserted pagoda
More Info from Amazon: Tenchu: Return from Darkness $15.00
Current Live eBay Auctions
No items matching your keywords were found.
Average port of a PS2 game, this one was dead before it hit the shelf. Just like True Crime: Streets of LA came out at the same time as the vastly superior Grand Theft Auto made the jump to Xbox, Tenchu shows up practically the same day as Ninja Gaiden. NG has better controls, more addictive game-play, and graphics that make Tenchu look like a Playstation One game.
Tenchu’s been out less than a month and already they’re discounting the price, but don’t waste your money. It’s like kissing your sister. Spend the extra money and get one of the best games ever seen on Xbox – and this isn’t it.
(No I don’t work for Team Ninja!)
Rating: 2 / 5
RETURN FROM DARKNESS on X-Box is nothing but a Playstation 2 version of WRATH OF HEAVEN. As far as I am concerned, Activision deceptively left out information about the game and changed the name to make Tenchu followers believe that it was something different. WRATH OF HEAVEN was cool, but you dont need to have a On-Line Multiplayer mode to enjoy the game. After I completed WRATH OF HEAVEN, I could’nt wait for the next Tenchu game. After being tricked into buying RETURN FROM DARKNESS, I dont care what comes out next, I will never buy another Tenchu game again.
Rating: 2 / 5
First off, why do you morons review something before it is out? What a disservice to have to read! This game should have borrowed heavily from splinter cell, I think any hardcore fan of stealth games would agree. I found the camera adjustments frustrating and some of the AI to be laughable. The only part that I liked was the stealth attacks. I have yet to find a game ported from ps2 to xbox that has been done well, with the exception of Grand Theft Auto.
Rating: 2 / 5
Ninja Gaiden changes things. Before I played it, Tenchu: Return from Darkness probably would’ve gotten four stars. But after I dipped into the pot of Ninja Gaiden-ness, and I returned to Tenchu and saw how limited the game was. Well, I didn’t use those words exactly; I think I said, “Holy crap! This game sucks compared to Ninja Gaiden!”
But I’m here to talk about Tenchu, aren’t I? Yeah, I guess so. Tenchu is a tale of two ninjas, namely a creepy looking ninja-dude, and a hot ninja-chick. There is also a dumpy bald guy, but that comes in later. As these ninjas you fight thru feudal Japan and gain spiffy weapons and crazy abilities. Rikimaru (the dude. Not the Big Lebowski dude though) and Ayame (I forget how to spell it) fight this old dude who is totally whack. Yeah, that makes sense.
What makes Tenchu suck is a lot of things. For starters it has bad graphics. I suppose that could be because it was originally a Playstation game (which I did play with an old buddy of mine who eventually went sort of insane), and after adding “new levels,” the tech boys kind of forgot to make the mouths of the characters move when they spoke.
The multiplayer sucks. You can only play with one other person, and not against the machine itself. That really sucks for people like who have no friends (remember? He went insane). And the co-op thingies are stupid.
But, there are enough saving graces to make this game worthwhile. Heck, the “B-side” soundtrack on the Rikimaru storyline is worth the package. The storylines are varied in theme. The Rikimaru and dumpy guy stories play kind of samurai movies (Lone Wolf and Cub and Zatoichi movies, respectively). The Ayame one plays like a…ninja video game plot outline. It seemed a little less creative to me, and the B-side is not a funny as the other two.
The visual graphics are very nicely done. They are stark, high in contrast and somehow reminiscent of a comic book.
Without a doubt, however, the best feature in the game is the following procedure: after you’ve gained the “animal noise maker” use it with your ninja stars: 1) Toss ninja stars at enemies. They become alert and start searching for who threw that shuriken. 2) Blow the animal noise maker, which will sound like a random animal. (This is normally used when you make noise and alert guards, so as to fool them into thinking it was an animal that made the sound.) 3) Laugh your head off when said enemy reassures himself that it was “just an animal” that attacked him. Also works great when guards find decapitated bodies!
(If you liked that, get the bears to fall down the temple in the Buddhist temple level of the dumpy guy storyline. You’ll figure it out.)
Tenchu gets a 3-star rating because it’s an average game. It’s not evil; it’s just stupid at times. Not that that’s a bad thing. So Tenchu lovers out there rejoice. I just can’t comprehend why.
Rating: 3 / 5
Lets not sugar coat this. Right now this version is a greatest hit on PS2 selling for $19.99. How can you just change the name, add a few “extras”, change the name and turn around and sell it for $49.99. Its a rip off, a con, or even a flim flam. This is the last time I buy a game based on the name alone. The gameplay is still slow. The graphics are not XBox quality. The sound effects are horrible. This is a huge waste of money. In closing, if I could give this game negative stars I would.
Rating: 1 / 5