I bought this game hoping for a good ninja based game and to my suprise I bought a very shallow game. This is a good game if you are not into exploration or difficulty. It really took me about 15 minutes befor I was killing everything in sight without raising alarms. But if you are looking for something to just sit down and not really have to try then this game is for you. I guess I would say that it isn't all that bad. There are ways to customize your character. This system though is flawed itself, you are expected to spend this gold that you get by completing each mission without being able to see the product that you are purchasing. Gold also can be spent to purchase an aray of items to help you through your missions. The player also is able to buy new combos but this still fails to negate the fact that the combat system is very dry and fails myserably. In the end I find the most fun part of this game is dressing up my ninja and then running around jumping from buildings. So if you are looking for a game to play dress up then shove a sword into somones spine then this game would be a good purchase for you.
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