Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, iOS, Steam

Publisher:

Sega

Developer: Sega CS, Megasoft,

Smashing Studios

Sound driver: SMPS 68000

Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-07-23	¥6,800	G-4085
US	1993-09More...^[1]	$54.99More...^[1]	1136
EU (Classic)	1995	€?	?
UK	1993-09More...^[3]	£44.99More...^[2]	1136-50
FR	1993	?F	1136-50
DE	1993	DM 99,95More...^[4]	1136-50
ES	1993	?Ptas	1136-50
AU	199x	$?	?
AU (Gold)	1994	$?	FSHI05SMC
BR	199x	R$?	044440
AS	199X	?	G-4085
KR	199x	₩?	GM8075JG


JP	199x	¥?	?

JP ▼	2007-07-03^[5]	600pts^[6]
US ▼	2007-08-20^[7]	800pts^[7]
EU ▼	2007-08-03^[8]	800pts^[8]
AU ▼	2007-08	800pts^[9]
US	2010-06-01^[11]	$2.99^[10]	34277
EU	2010-06-01^[11]	€2.49^[10]	34277
UK	2010-06-01^[11]	£1.99^[10]	34277
AU	2010-06-01^[11]	$3.49^[10]	34277


JP ▼	2011-01-28^[15]	¥350^[15]		9+
US ▼	2011-01-27^[12]	$2.99		9+
EU ▼	2011-01-27^[12]	€2.39^[13]		9+
UK ▼	2011-01-27^[12]	£1.79^[14]		9+

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PEGI

OFLC

CERO

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, called The Super Shinobi II (ザ・スーパー忍II) in Japan, is an entry in the Shinobi Series of video games, and the direct sequel to 1989's The Revenge of Shinobi, called The Super Shinobi in Japan. It was released in 1993 exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive, though has since been included in many compilations and released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service, as well as Steam and iOS. The iOS version is no longer available on iTunes as of 2015.

Gameplay

Controls are virtually identical to The Revenge of Shinobi: jumps and pressing again at he peak of the jump performs a double jump, shoots a shuriken or attacks with the sword when close to an enemy or object, and performs a ninjutsu move selected from the pause menu. Every ninjutsu is carried from The Revenge of Shinobi with almost no changes in the function. Support for the Six Button Control Pad is only available by using a Cheat Code.

New manouvers are a dive kick, performed by pushing + at the same time during a jump, and a dash attack that grants short invincibility, performed by ,+B

Rounds

	Zeed's Resurrection

	Secret Entry

	Body Weapon

	Destruction

	Electric Demon

	Traps

	The Final Confrontation

History

Development

Main article: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Development.

Legacy

Versions

There are minimal visual differences between the western and Japanese version, like the transition to the cave in stage 1 happening earlier
The PAL version was partially optimized to play the background music at the correct speed. However, gameplay is still slower compared to NTSC versions. Forcing the game into NTSC mode makes the music play too fast.
The ASIA version is mostly identical to the japanese release, the only difference being the label on the back of the cartridge is in english.

Comparisons

Main article: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Comparisons.

Version history

Main article: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Changelog.

System	Version	Size	Date	Comment	Ref	Icon
	0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0	5.3MB	201211302012-11-30	iOS 6 support.	^[16]
	0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0	5.2MB	201101272011-01-27		^[17]

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master	Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
English (US)	Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master	Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Japanese	ザ・スーパー忍II	The Super Shinobi II

Production credits

Directors: Tomoyuki Ito, Takeshi Matsuhashi
Programmers: Tsukasa Aoki, Toshiaki Yajima, Akio Ooi
Graphic designers: Kazuyuki Iwasawa, Katsuhiko Ogikubo, Hiroyuki Hirama, Hideaki Moriya, Masanori Hara
Music and sound: Masayuki Nagao, Hirofumi Murasaki, Morihiko Akiyama
Planner: Naohisa Nakazawa
Supervisor: Noriyoshi Ooba
Producers: Tomio Takami, Tokinori Kaneyasu
Special thanks to: Kazuo Fuchigami, Isao Okano, Yasuo Minowa, Kouji Umeda, Kouji Iwashita, Hiroshi Ooba, Toshiyasu Kamiko, Akira Terasawa, Takayuki Yanagihori, Yuusuke Yoshida

Digital manuals

Steam manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-07: "July 1993" (1993-06-08)

PDF

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-08: "August 1993" (1993-07-08)

PDF

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

PDF

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #60 (2002-09-05)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Ação Games (BR)	85	№42, p18-21
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)	68	More...^[18]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)	80	More...^[19]
Console Mania (IT)	93	More...^[20]
Consoles + (FR)	89	№23, p138-140
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)	85	More...^[21]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	84	More...^[22]
Computer & Video Games (UK)	82	More...^[23]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)	90	№50, p156-157
Game Power (IT)	84	№21, p72-73
GameFan (US)	96	More...^[24]
GameFan (US)	92	Vol.1 №10, p14
GamePro (US)	95	More...^[25]
Gamers (DE)	65	№06, p64-65
Hippon Super (JP)	80	№1993-08, p42
Hobby Consolas (ES)	86	More...^[26]
Joypad (FR)	90	More...^[27]
MAN!AC (DE)	81	No results^[28]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	88	More...^[29]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	89	More...^[30]
Mega (UK)	79	№13, p34
Mega Action (UK)	85	№5, p32/33
Mega Force (FR)	89	More...^[31]
Mega Fun (DE)	73	More...^[32]
Mega Sega (ES)	89	№5, p34/37
MegaTech (UK)	88	№14, p22-25
MegaTech (UK)	93	№21, p46-48
OK Consolas (ES)	84	№13, p70-71
Play Time (DE)	85	№, p108
Power Unlimited (NL)	90
Sega Force (SE)	82	More...^[33]
Sega Force Mega (UK)	80	More...^[34]
Sega Magazin (DE)	86	№2, p64
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)	93	№6, p46-48
Sega Power (UK)	79	More...^[35]
Sega Pro (UK)	89	№17, p38/39
Sega Pro (UK)	80	№24, p74
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)	80	№129, p83
Sonic the Comic (UK)	85	№7, p10
Sonic Videogame & Fumetti (IT)	82	№2, p24-25
Super Juegos (ES)	86	№17, p56-61
Supergame (BR)	75	№26, p18-20
Supersonic (FR)	88	№13
No results	90	№3
Todo Sega (ES)	85	№6, p64-65
Video Games (DE)	91	№, p94

	85
Based on 46 reviews

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (Classic Mega Drive)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Manual

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, AU

Cart Cart (Silver variant)

Mega Drive, AU (Sega Gold Collection)
Cover
Cart Cart (Silver variant)

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AS^†
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, FR

File:Shinobi III MD FR Manual.pdf Manual

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US, AU
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master on iTunes: JP, US, UK (offline)
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master on Steam

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 60
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 38
↑ Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 57
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (DE; 1993-03-26), page 33
↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (archived: 2018-03-05 23:40)
↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_shinobi2/ (archived: 2007-07-08 21:15)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/m119YR7nVb2n5rkbv3FFQUNWshT_28YQ (archived: 2010-11-23 02:24)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/shinobi_iii_return_of_the_ninja_master (archived: 2017-07-04 14:47)
↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19768&pageID=4 (archived: 2012-04-03 02:20)
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 http://steamdb.info/app/34277/ (archived: 2013-05-22 20:14)
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 https://steamdb.info/app/34277/ (archived: 2017-05-25 00:15)
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 http://blogs.sega.com/2011/01/27/shinobi-iii-out-now-on-iphone/ (archived: 2018-02-17 01:11)
↑ http://itunes.apple.com/es/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (archived: 2011-02-16 08:11)
↑ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (archived: 2011-02-04 02:56)
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004989/20110128005/
↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (archived: 2014-08-03 00:16)
↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (archived: 2011-02-14 14:00)
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 18 (20)
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; xxxx-xx-xx), page 36-39 (36)
↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; xxxx-xx-xx), page 109
↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 22-24 (22)
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 38/39 (38)
↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
↑ GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 58/59 (60)
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 68-71 (68)
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 148-150 (148)
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 18-21 (18)
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 60-63 (60)
↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 98/99 (98)
↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 80-82 (72)
↑ Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 12/13 (12)
↑ Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 56/57 (56)
↑ Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 38/39 (38)

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

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 (TBD)
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)
	Shin Shinobi Den Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (199x) \| Shinobi: The Rise of Hotsuma (2002) \| Shinobi The Complete Guide (2002) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shinobi (2002) \| Kunoichi Koushiki Guide Book (2003) \| Kunoichi Perfect Guide (2004)

[:File:GamePro_US_049.pdf_p60_-1] 1.0 ^1.1 GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:CVG_UK_143.pdf_p38_-2] Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 38

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_04.pdf_p57_-3] Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 57

[:File:SegaPro_DE_06.pdf_p33_-4] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (DE; 1993-03-26), page 33

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180305234050.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp.2Fwii.2Fvc.2Fsoftware.2F04.html-5] ttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html (archived: 2018-03-05 23:40)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20070708211528.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fvc.sega.jp:80.2Fvc_shinobi2.2F-6] ttp://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_shinobi2/ (archived: 2007-07-08 21:15)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20101123022410.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.2Fgames.2Fdetail.2Fm119YR7nVb2n5rkbv3FFQUNWshT_28YQ-7] 7.0 ^7.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/m119YR7nVb2n5rkbv3FFQUNWshT_28YQ (archived: 2010-11-23 02:24)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170704144725.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendolife.com.2Fgames.2Fmegadrive.2Fshinobi_iii_return_of_the_ninja_master-8] 8.0 ^8.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/shinobi_iii_return_of_the_ninja_master (archived: 2017-07-04 14:47)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20120403022050.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.nintendo.com.au.2Findex.php.3Faction.3Dcatalogue.26prodcat_id.3D41.26prod_id.3D19768.26pageID.3D4-9] ttp://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19768&pageID=4 (archived: 2012-04-03 02:20)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130522201450.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsteamdb.info.2Fapp.2F34277.2F-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 http://steamdb.info/app/34277/ (archived: 2013-05-22 20:14)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170525001518.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsteamdb.info.2Fapp.2F34277.2F-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 https://steamdb.info/app/34277/ (archived: 2017-05-25 00:15)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180217011132.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fblogs.sega.com.2F2011.2F01.2F27.2Fshinobi-iii-out-now-on-iphone.2F-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 http://blogs.sega.com/2011/01/27/shinobi-iii-out-now-on-iphone/ (archived: 2018-02-17 01:11)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20110216081145.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fitunes.apple.com.2Fes.2Fapp.2Fshinobi-iii-return-ninja-master.2Fid415942619.3Fmt.3D8-13] ttp://itunes.apple.com/es/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (archived: 2011-02-16 08:11)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20110204025617.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fitunes.apple.com.2Fgb.2Fapp.2Fshinobi-iii-return-ninja-master.2Fid415942619.3Fmt.3D8-14] ttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (archived: 2011-02-04 02:56)

[http:.2F.2Fwww.4gamer.net.2Fgames.2F049.2FG004989.2F20110128005.2F-15] 15.0 ^15.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004989/20110128005/

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20140803001627.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fitunes.apple.com.2Fus.2Fapp.2Fshinobi-iii-return-ninja-master.2Fid415942619.3Fmt.3D8-16] ttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (archived: 2014-08-03 00:16)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20110214140045.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fitunes.apple.com.2Fus.2Fapp.2Fshinobi-iii-return-ninja-master.2Fid415942619.3Fmt.3D8-17] ttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (archived: 2011-02-14 14:00)

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-08.pdf_p20_.2818.29-18] Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 18 (20)

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85_.2883.29-19] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)

[:File:ConsoleMania_IT_023.pdf_p36_.2836-39.29-20] Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; xxxx-xx-xx), page 36-39 (36)

[:File:CVG_IT_31.pdf_p109_-21] Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; xxxx-xx-xx), page 109

[:File:CVG_UK_135.pdf_p22_.2822-24.29-22] Computer & Video Games, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-15), page 22-24 (22)

[:File:CVG_UK_143.pdf_p38_.2838.2F39.29-23] Computer & Video Games, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-15), page 38/39 (38)

[:File:GameFan_US_0103.pdf_p10_-24] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10

[:File:GamePro_US_049.pdf_p60_.2858.2F59.29-25] GamePro, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 58/59 (60)

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_023.pdf_p68_.2868-71.29-26] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 68-71 (68)

[:File:Joypad_FR_023.pdf_p148_.28148-150.29-27] Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 148-150 (148)

[:File:Joypad_FR_023.pdf_p28_-28] Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 28

[:File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf_p18_.2818-21.29-29] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-28), page 18-21 (18)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega11UK.pdf_p60_.2860-63.29-30] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 60-63 (60)

[:File:MegaForce_FR_20.pdf_p98_.2898.2F99.29-31] Mega Force, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 98/99 (98)

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-09.pdf_p72_.2880-82.29-32] Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 80-82 (72)

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_07.pdf_p12_.2812.2F13.29-33] Sega Force, "7/93" (SE; 1993-11-04), page 12/13 (12)

[:File:SegaForceMega_UK_04.pdf_p56_.2856.2F57.29-34] Sega Force Mega, "Autumn 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 56/57 (56)

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p38_.2838.2F39.29-35] Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 38/39 (38)

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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 (TBD)
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)
	Shin Shinobi Den Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (199x) \| Shinobi: The Rise of Hotsuma (2002) \| Shinobi The Complete Guide (2002) \| Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shinobi (2002) \| Kunoichi Koushiki Guide Book (2003) \| Kunoichi Perfect Guide (2004)

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

From Sega Retro

(Redirected from The Super Shinobi II)

Contents

Gameplay

Rounds

History

Development

Legacy

Versions

Comparisons

Version history

Localised names

Production credits

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

External links

References