Siliconera writes: "Acquire jumped on the motion control train without looking back. Tenchu 4 implements waggle by having players lift the remote upwards to jump. Wiggling the remote left or right makes Rikimaru roll into cover. The first stage has bushes marked with a black mist that Rikimaru can hide in and shaking the remote automatically makes Rikimaru move from one bush to the next.
Since I didn't come in with a weapon it was either do a stealth kill or forcefully retreat. In the first mission I made Rikimaru creep behind a guard by softly walking with the analog stick. Once you're in range you can grab an unsuspecting victim and dispatch them with a motion indicated on the screen. After finishing up the guard I dragged the body out of sight by pressing the B button to make sure the other guards wouldn't notice the fate of his friend. With my back to the wall I peeked around a corner to find my next target."
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.
