Shinobi Legions

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Shinobi Legions

Publisher: Sega, Vic Tokai (US)

Developer: Sega, Tose

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (2 tracks)

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-06-30	¥4,8004,800	GS-9010
US	1995-09^[1]		T-2301H
EU	1995		MK81082-50
BR	199x		192136

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Shinobi Legions, known as Shinobi X in Europe and Shin Shinobi Den (新・忍伝) in Japan, is a video game in the Shinobi series, originally released for the Sega Saturn in 1995. During development the game was known as Shinobi EX.

It is a 2D game, similar to Shinobi games found on earlier consoles, and makes heavy use of live action cutscenes which have since been criticised for having poor acting.

Programming errors mean that Shinobi Legions cannot be played if two controllers are connected to the console.

Sega of Europe's producer David Nulty was reportedly unimpressed with Shinobi Legions's quality, and decided to delay the game from seeing a European release so that the entire soundtrack could be replaced. The new soundtrack was produced by Richard Jacques, who aimed for a style closer to that of Yuzo Koshiro, the man behind The Revenge of Shinobi's musical score. For this reason, this version of the game is often seen as superior to its North American and Japanese counterparts. Since the game only credits those who were involved with the live action cutscenes, it is unknown who composed the original soundtrack.

Production credits

Shin Shinobi Den/Shinobi Legions

Cast

Sho: Tetsuya Aoki
Kazuma: Hiromitsu Miyamoto
Aya: Kumiko Odaka
Ukyo: Masayuki Ohta
Sakyo: Narito Shigemi
Kouryuu: Tatsuo Inada
Talace: Shinnosuke Yagami
Nicholi: Kouichi Natsuyama
Rushudo: Eiichi Takagi
Swordman: Taketo Nakamura
Stickmaster: Yoshiki Tsujimoto
Ninja: Arata Okumiyama
Martial Artist: Eiichi Takagi

Staff

Camera: Yasuhiro Kinoshita
Lighting: Manabu Yasuda
Recording: Shuuichi Oki
Video: Eiji Hiroishi
Artwork: Touei Bijyutu Center
Stylist: Masako Yamada
Decorations: Keiichi Tamai
Propman: Kouzu Shoukai
Clothing: Tokyo Ishou
Special Effects: Ryuuichi Ito
CG: Axe
Editing: Yasurou Mizukami
MA: Masaya Ishihara
Record: Hisayo Shiba
Assistant Director: Hiroyuki Shimizu, Kouji Yamamoto, Fumie Saito
Action Coordinator: Yuuta Morokaji
Business Coordinator: Isao Nagaoka
Camera Assistant: Toshihiro Gotsubo
Lighting Assistant: Akio Yamanaka, Harumi Sumiyama, Masatsugu Inoue
Cooperation: Toei, Japan Action Club, AD Studio
Director: Nagi Onomichi
Producer: Hirofumi Nakanishi
Co-production: Kids Company
Presented by: Sega Enterprises

Shinobi X

Cast

Sho: Tetsuya Aoki
Kazuma: Hiromitsu Miyamoto
Aya: Kumiko Odaka
Ukyo: Masayuki Ohta
Sakyo: Narito Shigemi
Kouryuu: Tatsuo Inada
Talace: Shinnosuke Yagami
Nicholi: Kouichi Natsuyama
Rushudo: Eiichi Takagi
Swordman: Taketo Nakamura
Stickmaster: Yoshiki Tsujimoto
Ninja: Arata Okumiyama
Martial Artist: Eiichi Takagi

Staff

Camera: Yasuhiro Kinoshita
Lighting: Manabu Yasuda
Recording: Shuuichi Oki
Video: Eiji Hiroishi
Artwork: Touei Bijyutu Center
Stylist: Masako Yamada
Decorations: Keiichi Tamai
Propman: Kouzu Shoukai
Clothing: Tokyo Ishou
Special Effects: Ryuuichi Ito
CG: Axe
Editing: Yasurou Mizukami
MA: Masaya Ishihara
Record: Hisayo Shiba
Assistant Director: Hiroyuki Shimizu, Kouji Yamamoto, Fumie Saito
Action Coordinator: Yuuta Morokaji
Business Coordinator: Isao Nagaoka
Camera Assistant: Toshihiro Gotsubo
Lighting Assistant: Akio Yamanaka, Harumi Sumiyama, Masatsugu Inoue
Cooperation: Toei, Japan Action Club, AD Studio
Director: Nagi Onomichi
Producer: Hirofumi Nakanishi
Co-production: Kids Company

Sega of Europe Staff

Music: Richard Jacques
Producer: David Nulty
Technical Support: Tokuhiko Uwabo
Localization Team: Lia Ithell, Simon Bradley, Cara McMullan
Quality Control: Paul Chapman, Darren Jones, Chris Wesson
Sega Sound Library by InVision Interactive
Presented by: Sega Enterprises

Magazine articles

Main article: Shinobi Legions/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #75: "October 1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

NTSC

48

^[8]

Consoles + (FR)

NTSC-J

92

^[9]

Consoles + (FR)

92

^[10]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

NTSC-J

84

^[3]

Digitiser (UK)

79

^[11]

Edge (UK)

NTSC-J

40

^[12]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[13]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[14]

Freak (IL)

85

^[15]

Fusion (US)

50

^[16]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

94

^[17]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[1]

GamePro (UK)

NTSC-J

58

^[19]

Gamers (DE)

PAL

53

^[20]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

NTSC-J

81

^[21]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

NTSC-J

79

^[22]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

88

^[23]

Joypad (FR)

91

^[24]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

65

^[25]

Maximum (UK)

25

^[26]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-J

68

^[27]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

85

^[4]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

84

^[5]

Next Generation (US)

50

^[28]

Player One (FR)

89

^[29]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

67

^[30]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

82

^[31]

Secret Service (PL)

80

^[32]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

82

^[33]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

76

^[34]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

81

^[35]

Sega Megazone (AU)

85

^[36]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[37]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

62

^[7]

Super Juegos (ES)

88

^[38]

Todo Sega (ES)

79

^[39]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

NTSC-J

50

^[40]

Última Generación (ES)

66

^[41]

Videogame Advisor (US)

NTSC-J

91

^[42]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

82

^[43]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[44]

	74
Based on 42 reviews

Shinobi Legions

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:GamePro US 075.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 075.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:SSM UK 01.pdf, page 96
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↑ File:SSM_JP_19950701_1995-07.pdf, page 128
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
↑ CD Consoles, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-09-08), page 126
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 126
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 172
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-10-11)
↑ Edge, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 76
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
↑ Famitsu, "1995-07-07" (JP; 1995-06-23), page 32
↑ Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 3: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 80
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 15
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 54
↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 34
↑ Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 30
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 22
↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 62
↑ MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 90
↑ Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 145
↑ Mega Fun, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-20), page 64
↑ Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 113
↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 106
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 September" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 56
↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 60
↑ Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1996" (PL; 1996-06-01), page 67
↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 60
↑ Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 62
↑ Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 54
↑ Sega Megazone, "September 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 22
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1995" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 128
↑ Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 52
↑ Ultimate Future Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-01), page 84
↑ Última Generación, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 65
↑ VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 70

Games in the Shinobi series
	Shinobi (1987) \| Shadow Dancer (1989)
	Shinobi (1988) \| The Cyber Shinobi (1990) \| Shadow Dancer (1991)
	Shinobi (1989)
	The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) \| Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) \| Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)
	The GG Shinobi (1991) \| The GG Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (1992)
	Shinobi Legions (1995)
	The Revenge of Shinobi (2002)
	Shinobi (2002) \| Nightshade (2003)
	Shinobi 3D (2011) \| 3D Shinobi III (2013)
	Sega Ages Shinobi (2019)
Shinobi related media
	The Super Shinobi & Works (1989) \| Shinobi Original Soundtrack (2002) \| Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection (2009) \| Shinobi 3D Original Soundtrack (2012) \| Kunoichi Original Soundtrack (2014) \| Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (2015) \| The Revenge of Shinobi (2016) \| Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (2022)
	Shinobi: The Fear Pavilion (1994) \| Shin Shinobi Den Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1995) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shinobi (2002) \| Shinobi: The Rise of Hotsuma (2002) \| Shinobi: The Complete Guide (2002) \| Shinobi the Wide Ilustration Archive (2003) \| Kunoichi Koushiki Guide Book (2003) \| Kunoichi Perfect Guide (2004)

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[:File:SSM_UK_01.pdf_p96-2] File:SSM UK 01.pdf, page 96

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[:File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p91-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf, page 91 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p91" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SSM_JP_19950701_1995-07.pdf_p128-6] File:SSM_JP_19950701_1995-07.pdf, page 128

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_10.pdf_p126-8] CD Consoles, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-09-08), page 126

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_046.pdf_p126-9] Consoles +, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 126

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_048.pdf_p172-10] Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 172

[digitiser1995-10-11-11] Digitiser (UK) (1995-10-11)

[:File:Edge_UK_024.pdf_p76-12] Edge, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 76

[:File:EGM_US_074.pdf_p36-13] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36

[14] Famitsu, "1995-07-07" (JP; 1995-06-23), page 32

[15] Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Fusion_US_0103.pdf_p80-16] Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 3: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 80

[:File:GameFan_US_0309.pdf_p15-17] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 15

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0810.pdf_p54-18] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:GamePro_UK_03.pdf_p34-19] GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 34

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-12.pdf_p30-20] Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 30

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_15.pdf_p58-21] Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 58

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_049.pdf_p94-22] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Joypad_FR_Supplement_045.pdf_p22-23] Joypad, "Septembre 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 22

[:File:Joypad_FR_047.pdf_p62-24] Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 62

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-12.pdf_p90-25] MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 90

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_02.pdf_p145-26] Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 145

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-10.pdf_p64-27] Mega Fun, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-20), page 64

[:File:NextGeneration_US_10.pdf_p113-28] Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 113

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_058.pdf_p106-29] Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 106

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-09_19950915.pdf_p56-30] Saturn Fan, "1995 September" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 56

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_01.pdf_p60-31] Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 60

[:File:SecretService_PL_36.pdf_p67-32] Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1996" (PL; 1996-06-01), page 67

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_22.pdf_p60-33] Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 60

[:File:SegaPower_UK_71.pdf_p62-34] Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 62

[:File:SegaPro_UK_49.pdf_p54-35] Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 54

[:File:Sega_MegaZone_55_Sep_95.pdf_p22-36] Sega Megazone, "September 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 22

[:File:SSM_JP_19950701_1995-07.pdf_p128-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1995" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 128

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_042.pdf_p88-38] Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:TodoSega_ES_32.pdf_p52-39] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 52

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_10.pdf_p84-40] Ultimate Future Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-01), page 84

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_06.pdf_p80-41] Última Generación, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:VideogameAdvisor_US_0103.pdf_p34-42] Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-08.pdf_p65-43] Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 65

[:File:VideoGames_US_81.pdf_p70-44] VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 70

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Games in the Shinobi series
	Shinobi (1987) \| Shadow Dancer (1989)
	Shinobi (1988) \| The Cyber Shinobi (1990) \| Shadow Dancer (1991)
	Shinobi (1989)
	The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) \| Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) \| Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)
	The GG Shinobi (1991) \| The GG Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (1992)
	Shinobi Legions (1995)
	The Revenge of Shinobi (2002)
	Shinobi (2002) \| Nightshade (2003)
	Shinobi 3D (2011) \| 3D Shinobi III (2013)
	Sega Ages Shinobi (2019)
Shinobi related media
	The Super Shinobi & Works (1989) \| Shinobi Original Soundtrack (2002) \| Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection (2009) \| Shinobi 3D Original Soundtrack (2012) \| Kunoichi Original Soundtrack (2014) \| Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (2015) \| The Revenge of Shinobi (2016) \| Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (2022)
	Shinobi: The Fear Pavilion (1994) \| Shin Shinobi Den Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1995) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shinobi (2002) \| Shinobi: The Rise of Hotsuma (2002) \| Shinobi: The Complete Guide (2002) \| Shinobi the Wide Ilustration Archive (2003) \| Kunoichi Koushiki Guide Book (2003) \| Kunoichi Perfect Guide (2004)

Shinobi Legions

From Sega Retro

Contents

Production credits

Shin Shinobi Den/Shinobi Legions

Shinobi X

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References