The graphics in tenchu z are okay, but you'd expect better from an xbox 360 game. The sound is great and the voices aren't dubbed over. The gameplay is fun, and you can kill just about any enemy in one blow. Which is called a stealth kill, by the way, and there are thirteen different stealth kills that the player can do to the enemy, depending on many factors like if you are facing the left, right, back, or in front of the enemy. You can also jump from a building and on contact with an enemy you can do another stealth kill. The only bad thing about the game is the combat. It is TERRIBLE. You attack so slow and the techinques you can get are extremely hard to use. Escape items are useless, too. Just as are shuriken(ninja stars). They are labeled in the game as "deadly" but they are less lethal than a dirtclod. You can throw seven of them at an enemy and it will not die (not even a guard dog!). Another thing that ticks me off about this game is that there are some skills that you can buy, but you need alot of points in the category of either health, strength, or agility. In fact, you need more than the game will allow you to get.
I will start by agreeing with many that this game is indeed under-rated. A score below 5 is absolutely abysmal, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. I think Tenchu deserves a score in the 7's for this reason: it's ... Read Full Review
This is my first time playing Tenchu so try to keep this in mind. I can't relate to any of the past titles, so this is a review from a new player. Before I actually purchased the game, I downloaded the demo from XBOX... Read Full Review
