Shinobi
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Shinobi is a classic side-scrolling action game featuring a ninja protagonist, known for its challenging gameplay and influential role in the arcade and home console era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ninja Gaiden video game series | 1 |
| Shinobi canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
side-scrolling action game
ⓘ
video game ⓘ |
| audioFeature | chiptune soundtrack ⓘ |
| controlScheme |
action buttons
ⓘ
joystick ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developer | Sega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | high ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
arcade cabinet
ⓘ
cartridge ⓘ |
| enemyType | criminal organization ⓘ |
| franchise | Shinobi series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameplayFeature |
boss battles
ⓘ
melee attacks ⓘ rescuing hostages ⓘ shuriken throwing ⓘ |
| genre |
action game
ⓘ
platform game ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Shadow Dancer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master NERFINISHED ⓘ The Revenge of Shinobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later ninja-themed action games ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | ninja ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging gameplay
ⓘ
influential role in arcade era ⓘ influential role in home console era ⓘ |
| perspective | side-scrolling ⓘ |
| platform |
Amiga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amstrad CPC NERFINISHED ⓘ Atari ST NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System NERFINISHED ⓘ PC Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Master System NERFINISHED ⓘ TurboGrafx-16 NERFINISHED ⓘ ZX Spectrum NERFINISHED ⓘ arcade ⓘ |
| protagonist | Joe Musashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Sega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| setting | modern urban environments ⓘ |
| theme |
martial arts
ⓘ
ninja ⓘ |
| visualStyle | 2D sprite-based graphics ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tomonobu Itagaki
this entity surface form:
Ninja Gaiden video game series