Gameplayer has gone live with the first online review of Wii excluisve Tenchu 4, awarding the game a great score praises the graphics, battles and the use of the Wii-mote.
"For example, the Remote pulses in time with your ninja's heartbeat; it starts off slowly when there's no immediate danger and gradually quickens as the situation become more tense and edgy. This is a constant feature of the game – a subtle but excellent use of force feedback that really enhances the atmosphere."
Games2C:
"The difficulty in engaging normal soldiers in swordplay is actually toned down a notch when reaching end of level boss characters. This is a very telling sign that the developers knew that the swordplay mechanic was invariably broken and subsequently made tweaks to the big boss characters or face a totally broken game. It's shoddy, and utterly spoils what could have been a great debut for the loveable sneaky ninja. Instead as we said in the beginning, it's a gruelling path that lies ahead for any would–be Wii assassins – patience isn't so much a virtue, rather a prerequisite."
VGC writes: "There hasn't been a bigger surprise this generation than the success of Nintendo's Wii, but while the Wii continues to sell in extraordinary quantities, it has been lacking in some genres. Tenchu: Shadow Assassins is looking to cover one of those gaps in the Wii's library with its unique approach to the stealth genre. As the fourth main title in the series, does Shadow Assassins set a shining example on Wii, or is it doomed to the mediocrity of the recent Tenchu spinoffs?"
From Software published 2 new Japanese TV commercials from Tenchu 4. Enjoy.
finally a good wii game
but I thought the wii only had 4good games?
Dammit. What am I suppossed to buy a Wii game now?
Tenchu is the only real Ninja game as far as I'm concerned and Tenchu Z is probably my favourite X360 game. I'm playing it right now between jaunts on Fable 2.
I have a Wii, it just means I have to dig it out and all the cords, set it up, God. Why couldn't you just be on Playstation?
Sure they have some good ones out there but not enough to keep an avid gamer satisfied if it is in fact the only system they own. Kudos to any developer that puts out a quality title on the Wii but sadly enough, if it is not for us buying the game and encouraging others to do so, I fear they will never make enough money back on the title to continue the trend.