Nightshade (2003 video game)
| Nightshade | |
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North American cover art | |
| Developer | Sega AM1 |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Director | Masahide Kobayashi |
| Artist | Makoto Tsuchibayashi |
| Composers | Fumie Kumatani Tomonori Sawada Keiichi Sugiyama Yutaka Minobe Teruhiko Nakagawa Masaru Setsumaru |
| Series | Shinobi |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Release | |
| Genres | Action-adventure, hack and slash |
| Mode | Single-player |
Nightshade is a 2003 action-adventure game developed by Sega AM1 and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2. It is the eleventh game in the Shinobi series and follows the exploits of a female ninja named Hibana. The game is a sequel to the 2002 PlayStation 2 game, Shinobi, although it focuses on a new set of characters and a separated plot line.
The game was released for PlayStation 2 consoles in Japan on 4 December 2003, and later for North American and Europe in early 2004. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, with many praising the game's soundtrack, lead character, difficulty, and hack-and-slash combat system but criticizing its camera angles, graphics, and repetitive levels.