At first, I had high hopes for Tenchu Z. At first, the bloody Stealth Kills were pretty sweet. Then it took a turn for the worst. The number of Stealth Kills was few, and after seeing them a few times each, got extremely boring. The graphics are absolutely dreadful, with very little inspiration. The combat system is... Wait. What combat system? All it is is button-mashing, watching your character do the same moves over and over again. The ranged part of the 'combat system' is ridiculously hard to use, almost never hitting when you need it to. The AI has an I.Q. of about 3, giving up on finding you as soon as you move away. But if they have spotted you, they conveniently look in your direction and find you no matter where you are. The 'stealth' is limited to simple jumping from poorly rendered rooftop, to poorly rendered rooftop, jumping down and killing a guy when he's not looking. Bottom line is, if Tenchu Z was a ninja coming to assassinate you, it would walk up, introduce itself, and ask for permission to do so. Whatever you do, stay away. Far, FAR away.
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
