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Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi

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

Publisher: Sega

Developer:

Sega R&D 9

M2^[1]

Distributor:

Tec Toy (BR)

Sound driver: SMPS 68000

Genre: Action^[2]^[3]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-12-01^[3]	¥6,0006,000	G-4043
US	1990-12^[4]	$49.9549.95^[5]	1114
US (Classic)	1992		1114C
US ▼ (Sega Channel)	199x	SUBsub
EU	1991-05		1114
BX	199x
PT	199x
UK	1991-05	£39.9939.99^[6]	1114
AU	199x
CA	1991
BR	1991-06^[7]
UK	199x	£?	?

JP ▼	2006-12-02^[11]	600pts600^[12]
US ▼	2010-01-18^[8]	800pts800^[8]
EU ▼	2010-01-08^[9]^[10]	800pts800^[9]
US ▼	2010-06-01^[13]	$2.992.99^[15]	34282
EU ▼	2010-06-01^[13]	€2.492.49^[14]	34282
UK ▼	2010-06-01^[13]	£1.991.99^[15]	34282
AU ▼	2010-06-01^[13]	$3.493.49^[15]	34282
US ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	$0.990.99^[17]	34282
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	€0.990.99^[17]	34282
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	£0.790.79^[17]	34282
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	$1.351.35^[17]	34282
US ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	$0.990.99^[17]	34282
EU ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	€0.990.99^[17]	34282
UK ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	£0.790.79^[17]	34282
AU ▼	2019-02-01^[16]	$1.351.35^[17]	34282

ESRA

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (シャドーダンサーザ・シークレット・オブ・シノビ) is a Sega Mega Drive action game developed by Sega R&D 2 and published by Sega. First released in Japan in December 1990, the game is an expanded reworking of the 1989 arcade game Shadow Dancer, featuring improved controls and more refined gameplay exclusive to this Mega Drive version.

Story

“

A.D 1997, New York City

Having vanquished the evil crime empire Neo Zeed, Shinobi was not heard from again. His combat ninja skills were not needed in a peaceful world.

But a new threat arose. In a reptilian form that lived on vicious instinct alone. The colossal monster moved slowly and quietly, and its attack was relentless. The souls unfortunate enough to live became 'hostages' mass panic swept the streets.

It remained only for Shinobi to take action. The ninja of the shadows. His weapons were stealth and quickness of attack. His only allies when facing over whelming force.

Relying on ninja weapons and magic, Shinobi fought on. Assisted by his faithful dog. This is the story of their defiance..

„

— Introduction ^[18]

The story according to the US manual adds the extra detail that Joe Musashi (following the events of The Revenge of Shinobi) decided to visit his student, Kato in New York. Shortly after Joe left, Kato learned of the Union Lizard's takeover of an elementary school, and he decided to assist in the rescuing of the hostages. However, Kato was fatally wounded by a subordinate of Union Lizard, and when Joe raced back in to the US, it was too late — Kato died from his wounds. After this, Joe swore to Kato's mother that he and Yamato (Kato's pet dog) would avenge Kato.

The Japanese version of the backstory differs from the overseas releases. The protagonist is not Joe Musashi, but his estranged son Hayate, who was born in 1977 and raised in the United States after being separated from his true parents. Kato (whose full name is Dick C. Kato) was Hayate's foster father in this version and the man who trained him in the ways of ninjutsu. This backstory implies that the events of The Super Shinobi took place sometime before 1977, although there is nothing in the original game to suggest this was meant to be the case.

Gameplay

Shadow Dancer MD, Shinobi and Yamato.png

The game is a side-scrolling action platformer. It more closely resembles its arcade progenitors than the other Mega Drive Shinobi titles do. Shinobi can be moved with or and can crouch with . He can move while crouching with and . Shinobi is armed with a sword, can throw shurikens, and can kick enemies, all performed with depending on his proximity to the target. He has an unlimited number of shurikens. He can jump with . + jumps off platforms and + jumps up to higher platforms; these button combinations are also used for jumping over a fence to the background and back to the foreground in one stage. Shinobi also has a special ninjutsu ability that can be used once per stage with to eliminate all enemies on screen.

The goal of most stages is to rescue all the hostages and reach the exit. Shinobi can only take one hit before losing a life in this game, so the player is forced to engage enemies cautiously. Shinobi takes a hit when he touches an enemy weapon; other contact with the enemy knocks him back instead, potentially leaving him vulnerable to a fatal hit. The player has a limited number of lives (but can collect more over the course of the game). If the player runs out of lives, the game ends, but the player can choose to continue the game at the start of the current round if there are continues remaining.

Rescuing male hostages awards bonus points and occasionally an extra life. Extra lives can also be earned in the bonus rounds that appear in between each round or are occasionally dropped by enemies. Rescuing female hostages give Shinobi enhanced attacks for the rest of the stage (or until he loses a life).

Assisting Shinobi is his loyal companion Yamato. When Yamato finds an enemy, he barks at him; he can be ordered to attack by holding , which charges his meter at the bottom of the screen, and releasing when his meter is full. If the enemy is on the same floor and not blocking the attack, Yamato darts over to him and stuns him, allowing Shinobi to finish him off. The enemy can parry Yamato's attack and hurt him, which causes him to shrink to a puppy and become unable to attack temporarily.

There are three difficulty levels. Changing the difficulty level significantly influences enemy placements and their number (unlike Revenge of Shinobi and Shinobi III, where only health and lives are reduced). Bosses remain unchanged aside from a boost in health. The game gives bonuses for not using shurikens or ninjutsu spells during the stages before the boss. The game also has some secret score opportunities, such as defeating a boss with only one second on the timer remaining (using ninjutsu). There is also a "Non-Shuriken" mode where the player does not have access to shurikens at all and must engage foes in melee range. Shinobi can still use shurikens against bosses and during the bonus stages.

Ninjutsu spells

Each stage gives the player a predetermined ninjutsu spell that can be cast once to eliminate all opponents on screen (as well as enemy projectiles).

	Fire Columns (火炎の術)
	Conjures pillars of flame.
	Tornadoes (風神の術)
	Summons two tornadoes.
	Meteorites (飛岩の術)
	Meteorites rain from the sky.

Items

	Union Lizard Coin
	Dropped by some enemies. Gives the player one or two extra lives.

Rounds

	Burning Downtown

	Battle on the Bridge

	Statue of Liberty

	In the Darkness

	Union Lizard
	The first stage of this round consists of five rooms, each dedicated to a particular enemy from the prior rounds, forcing the player to demonstrate mastery over the enemy. This is the only stage without a time limit. Players can exploit the respawning ninjas in rooms 4 and 5 to augment their score.

Bonus rounds

A bonus round is played in between each round. Shinobi jumps off a skyscraper and throws shurikens at ninjas that are flying toward him. There are fifty ninjas total in each bonus round. The game gives rewards for certain results:

Ninjas Eliminated	Award
50	3-Up
49	2-Up
48	1-Up
1-47	bonus points
0	1-Up

Curiously, the game awards the player an extra life for hitting no ninjas.

Bonus Round 1

Bonus Round 2

Bonus Round 3

Bonus Round 4

History

Release

The game was was banned from sale in Germany^[19], and still classified to be unsuitable for younger audiences in Germany. Therefore, it is missing from the Sega Mega Drive Collection in PAL regions.

Legacy

The game was included on the Sega Mega Drive Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. The game has also been re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console service and on Steam.

It was included as part of the North American and European versions of the Mega Drive Mini 2 in 2022.

Versions

There are no known differences (the Japanese release also displays English text), same ROM is used for all regions. Only music is optimized for PAL system, the gameplay is slower than intended.

Production credits

Main article: Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi/Production credits.

Digital manuals

PDF

Steam manual

PDF

Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual

PDF

Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (JP) #1990-12: "December 1990" (1990-11-08)

Print advert in (JP) #1991-01: "January 1991" (1990-12-08)

Artwork

Japanese cover art
International cover art

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(RU)

70

^[20]

(UK)

78

^[6]

(JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[21]

(UK)

62

^[22]

(UK)

PAL

89

^[23]

(RU)

70

^[24]

(UK)

63

^[25]

(US)

NTSC-U

80

^[26]

(RU)

70

^[27]

(RU)

60

^[28]

(UK)

59

^[29]

(JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[30]

(US)

NTSC-U

80

^[31]

(IT)

89

^[32]

(FR)

82

^[33]

(JP)

NTSC-J

80

^[34]

(ES)

90

^[35]

(FR)

90

^[36]

(UK)

84

^[37]

(UK)

PAL

84

^[38]

(JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[39]

(US)

NTSC-U

80

^[40]

(UK)

59

^[41]

(ES)

60

^[42]

(UK)

59

^[43]

(FR)

90

^[44]

(DE)

79

^[45]

(UK)

82

^[46]

(UK)

PAL

90

^[47]

(UK)

PAL

75

^[48]

(UK)

89

^[49]

(UK)

PAL

83

^[50]

(JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[51]

(FR)

90

^[52]

(RU)

74

^[53]

(US)

NTSC-U

80

^[5]

(DE)

75

^[54]

(UK)

78

^[55]

	76
Based on 38 reviews

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US (Sega Classic)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, FR

Manual

Mega Drive, IT (US import, Italian Manual)

Mega Drive, PT

Mega Drive, BX^†
Cover

Mega Drive, AU (Horizontal manual)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU (Vertical manual)

Mega Drive, BR (cardboard)

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, CA
Cover

Mega-Tech version

Mega-Tech,

Cart

Technical information

Main article: Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	ebe9ad10
MD5	1f2a9f322e770be0a3cc2aabdf8bc575
SHA-1	c5f096b08470a564a737140b71247748608c32b6

512kB

1990-12

Cartridge

✔

CRC32	5cd3e295
MD5	4bbe8b456f87a22062a98a0d50e41cd5
SHA-1	a3a1c2cb8bd202c5e1b9745b35b2ffb12b2b90f5

512kB

1990-12

Sega Mega Drive Classics

World Trade Center censored

?

CRC32	8497cd8d
MD5	dc0b31209961d401f453918604d7dbc6
SHA-1	37d5dcf8052d523efa395be00df566d99eaaa03f

512kB

1990-10-02

CD-R disc

Page

External links

Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: Mega Drive
Nintendo catalogue pages: US
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi on Steam

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Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi

Music: (2022)

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
	(1989) \| (2002) \| (2009) \| (2012) \| (2014) \| (2015) \| (2016) \| (2022)
	(1994) \| (1995) \| (2002) \| (2002) \| (2002) \| (2003) \| (2003) \| (2004)

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[24] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 184

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[30] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-1x-xx), page 1

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[34] Hippon Super, "January 1991" (JP; 1990-12-04), page 40

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[:File:MDAG_UK_01.pdf_p81-37] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "September 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-38] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Megadrive_Fan_1991-02.pdf_p83-39] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1991" (JP; 1991-01-08), page 83

[:File:MegaPlay_US_03.pdf_p42-40] Mega Play, "March/April 1991" (US; 1991-04-xx), page 42

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p80-41] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 80

[:File:Micromania2_ES_040.pdf_p27-42] Micromanía (segunda época), "Septiembre 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 27

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-43] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_010.pdf_p26-44] Player One, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-03.pdf_p139-45] Power Play, "3/91" (DE; 1991-02-15), page 139

[:File:Raze_UK_09.pdf_p38-46] Raze, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-05-30), page 38

[:File:SegaPower_UK_18.pdf_p32-47] Sega Power, "May 1991" (UK; 1991-04-04), page 32

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-48] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p28-49] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-50] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-51] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Tilt_FR_087.pdf_p54-52] Tilt, "Février 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 54

[53] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 153

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-01.pdf_p83-54] Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 83

[:File:Zero_UK_18.pdf_p88-55] Zero, "April 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 88

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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
	(1989) \| (2002) \| (2009) \| (2012) \| (2014) \| (2015) \| (2016) \| (2022)
	(1994) \| (1995) \| (2002) \| (2002) \| (2002) \| (2003) \| (2003) \| (2004)

Difference between revisions of "Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi"

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Ninjutsu spells

Items

Rounds

Bonus rounds

History

Release

Legacy

Versions

Production credits

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Mega-Tech version

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References

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-'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (シャドーダンサー ザ・シークレット・オブ・シノビ) is a game created in 1990 for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] by [[Sega]]. Though it shares a similar name and premise, the Mega Drive version of the game is very different to the original ''[[Shadow Dancer]]'' for the arcade, Master System and home computers.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (シャドーダンサー ザ・シークレット・オブ・シノビ) is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] action game developed by [[Sega R&D 2]] and published by [[Sega]]. First released in Japan in December 1990, the game is an expanded reworking of the 1989 arcade game ''[[Shadow Dancer]]'', featuring improved controls and more refined gameplay exclusive to this [[Mega Drive]] version.
 ==Story==
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 This is the story of their
 defiance..
+| Introduction
+| ref={{fileref|Shadow Dancer MD, Introduction.pdf}}
 }}
-The story according to the US manual adds extra detail that Joe Musashi (following the events of ''[[The Revenge of Shinobi]]'') decided to visit his student, Kato in New York. Shortly after Joe left, Kato learned of the Union Lizard's takeover of an elementary school, in which he decided to assist in the rescuing of the hostages. However, Kato was fatally wounded by a subordinate of Union Lizard, and when Joe raced back in to the US, it was too late - Kato died from his wounds. After this, Joe swore to Kato's mother that he and Yamato (Kato's pet dog) would avenge Kato.
+The story according to the US manual adds the extra detail that Joe Musashi (following the events of ''[[The Revenge of Shinobi]]'') decided to visit his student, Kato in New York. Shortly after Joe left, Kato learned of the Union Lizard's takeover of an elementary school, and he decided to assist in the rescuing of the hostages. However, Kato was fatally wounded by a subordinate of Union Lizard, and when Joe raced back in to the US, it was too late — Kato died from his wounds. After this, Joe swore to Kato's mother that he and Yamato (Kato's pet dog) would avenge Kato.
-The Japanese version of the backstory differs from the overseas releases, in which the protagonist is not Joe Musashi, but his estranged son Hayate, who was born in 1977 and raised in the United States after being separated from his true parents. Kato (whose full name is Dick C. Kato) was Hayate's foster father in this version and the man who trained him in the ways of ninjutsu. This backstory implies that the events of ''The Super Shinobi'' took place sometime before 1977, although there's nothing in the original game to suggest this was meant to be the case.
+The Japanese version of the backstory differs from the overseas releases. The protagonist is not Joe Musashi, but his estranged son Hayate, who was born in 1977 and raised in the United States after being separated from his true parents. Kato (whose full name is Dick C. Kato) was Hayate's foster father in this version and the man who trained him in the ways of ninjutsu. This backstory implies that the events of ''The Super Shinobi'' took place sometime before 1977, although there is nothing in the original game to suggest this was meant to be the case.
 ==Gameplay==
-Controls are virtually identical to other ''Shinobi'' games: {{A}} performs a ninjutsu move, {{B}} attacks, and {{C}} jumps. Ninjutsu is NOT selected from the pause menu like with other games. Holding {{B}} charges the attack of a companion attack dog (charge meter shown at the bottom of the screen; releasing {{B}} makes dog charge forward onto enemy to temporary hold him up. Control layout can be changed in option menu.
+[[File:Shadow Dancer MD, Shinobi and Yamato.png|left]]
+The game is a side-scrolling action platformer. It more closely resembles its arcade progenitors than the other Mega Drive ''Shinobi'' titles do. Shinobi can be moved with {{left}} or {{right}} and can crouch with {{down}}. He can move while crouching with {{downleft}} and {{downright}}. Shinobi is armed with a sword, can throw shurikens, and can kick enemies, all performed with {{B}} depending on his proximity to the target. He has an unlimited number of shurikens. He can jump with {{C}}. {{down}}+{{C}} jumps off platforms and {{up}}+{{C}} jumps up to higher platforms; these button combinations are also used for jumping over a fence to the background and back to the foreground in one stage. Shinobi also has a special ninjutsu ability that can be used once per stage with {{A}} to eliminate all enemies on screen.
+The goal of most stages is to rescue all the hostages and reach the exit. Shinobi can only take one hit before losing a life in this game, so the player is forced to engage enemies cautiously. Shinobi takes a hit when he touches an enemy weapon; other contact with the enemy knocks him back instead, potentially leaving him vulnerable to a fatal hit. The player has a limited number of lives (but can collect more over the course of the game). If the player runs out of lives, the game ends, but the player can choose to continue the game at the start of the current round if there are continues remaining.
+Rescuing male hostages awards bonus points and occasionally an extra life. Extra lives can also be earned in the bonus rounds that appear in between each round or are occasionally dropped by enemies. Rescuing female hostages give Shinobi enhanced attacks for the rest of the stage (or until he loses a life).
-===Tips and tricks===
+Assisting Shinobi is his loyal companion Yamato. When Yamato finds an enemy, he barks at him; he can be ordered to attack by holding {{B}}, which charges his meter at the bottom of the screen, and releasing when his meter is full. If the enemy is on the same floor and not blocking the attack, Yamato darts over to him and stuns him, allowing Shinobi to finish him off. The enemy can parry Yamato's attack and hurt him, which causes him to shrink to a puppy and become unable to attack temporarily.
-*Changing the difficulty level has a big influence on enemy placements and their number. (unlike the other two Shinobi games on the system, where only health, lives etc. are reduced) Bosses remain unchanged aside from a boost in health.
-*The game has a few secret score opportunities e.g. defeating a boss with only one second on the timer remaining (using Ninjutsu) gives a big score bonus. Not using shurikens and Ninjitsu during the pre-boss sections also gives a score bonus.
+There are three difficulty levels. Changing the difficulty level significantly influences enemy placements and their number (unlike ''[[Revenge of Shinobi]]'' and ''[[Shinobi III]]'', where only health and lives are reduced). Bosses remain unchanged aside from a boost in health. The game gives bonuses for not using shurikens or ninjutsu spells during the stages before the boss. The game also has some secret score opportunities, such as defeating a boss with only one second on the timer remaining (using ninjutsu). There is also a "Non-Shuriken" mode where the player does not have access to shurikens at all and must engage foes in melee range. Shinobi can still use shurikens against bosses and during the bonus stages.
-*Stage 5 is the only stage without a time limit. One can exploit the respawning Ninjas in room 4 and 5 to accumulate infinite score. Whether this is by design or an oversight isn't clear. However, the fact that this makes all other score techniques obsolete strongly hints at an oversight.
+===Ninjutsu spells===
+Each stage gives the player a predetermined ninjutsu spell that can be cast once to eliminate all opponents on screen (as well as enemy projectiles).
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Fire Columns ({{rolloverText|火炎の術|Kaen no Jutsu}})
+| sprite={{sprite | Shadow Dancer MD, Ninjutsu Spells.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Conjures pillars of flame.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Tornadoes ({{rolloverText|風神の術|Fujin no Jutsu}})
+| sprite={{sprite | Shadow Dancer MD, Ninjutsu Spells.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=16}}
+| desc=Summons two tornadoes.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Meteorites ({{rolloverText|飛岩の術|Tobiiwa no Jutsu}})
+| sprite={{sprite | Shadow Dancer MD, Ninjutsu Spells.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=16 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=32}}
+| desc=Meteorites rain from the sky.
+}}
+}}
+===Items===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Union Lizard Coin
+| sprite={{sprite | Shadow Dancer MD, Items, Extra Life.png | 2}}
+| desc=Dropped by some enemies. Gives the player one or two extra lives.
+}}
+}}
 ===Rounds===
-{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Burning Downtown
-| image=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 1-1.png
+| screenshot2=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 1-2.png
+| screenshot3=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 1-3.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Battle on the Bridge
-| image=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 2-1.png
+| screenshot2=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 2-2.png
+| screenshot3=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 2-3.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Statue of Liberty
-| image=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 3-1.png
+| screenshot2=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 3-2.png
+| screenshot3=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 3-3.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=In the Darkness
-| image=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 4-1.png
+| screenshot2=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 4-2.png
+| screenshot3=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 4-3.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Union Lizard
-| image=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 5-1.png
-| desc=
+| screenshot2=Shadow Dancer MD, Stage 5-2.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=The first stage of this round consists of five rooms, each dedicated to a particular enemy from the prior rounds, forcing the player to demonstrate mastery over the enemy. This is the only stage without a time limit. Players can exploit the respawning ninjas in rooms 4 and 5 to augment their score.
+}}
 }}
+===Bonus rounds===
+A bonus round is played in between each round. Shinobi jumps off a skyscraper and throws shurikens at ninjas that are flying toward him. There are fifty ninjas total in each bonus round. The game gives rewards for certain results:
+{| class="prettytable"
+! Ninjas Eliminated
+! Award
+|-
+| 50
+| 3-Up
+|-
+| 49
+| 2-Up
+|-
+| 48
+| 1-Up
+|-
+| 1-47
+| bonus points
+|-
+| 0
+| 1-Up
+|}
+Curiously, the game awards the player an extra life for hitting no ninjas.
+{{gallery|widths=200|screens=yes|
+{{gitem|Shadow Dancer MD, Bonus Stage 1.png|Bonus Round 1}}
+{{gitem|Shadow Dancer MD, Bonus Stage 2.png|Bonus Round 2}}
+{{gitem|Shadow Dancer MD, Bonus Stage 3.png|Bonus Round 3}}
+{{gitem|Shadow Dancer MD, Bonus Stage 4.png|Bonus Round 4}}
 }}
 ==History==
-The game is available as part of the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service.
+===Release===
+The game was was banned from sale in Germany{{fileref|MD UK Box Back SonicEASDH Alt.jpg}}, and still classified to be unsuitable for younger audiences in Germany. Therefore, it is missing from the ''[[Sega Mega Drive Collection]]'' in PAL regions.
+===Legacy===
+The game was included on the ''[[Sega Mega Drive Collection]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation Portable]]. The game has also been re-released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service and on [[Steam]].
-The game was was banned from sale in Germany{{fileref|MD UK Box Back SonicEASDH Alt.jpg}}, and still classified to be unsuitable for younger audiences in Germany. Therefore it's missing from the [[Sega Mega Drive Collection]] in PAL regions.
+It was included as part of the North American and European versions of the [[Mega Drive Mini 2]] in 2022.
 ==Versions==
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 ==Production credits==
-{{creditstable|
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
-{{multicol|
-*'''Program:''' [[Takubon]], Kazu.K
-*'''Character Design:''' [[Hiroyuki Kawaguchi|Hiro.K]]
-*'''Graphic Design:''' [[Rieko Kodama|Phenix Rie]]
-*'''Assistant Graphic Design:''' [[Rew]]
-*'''Game Design:''' [[Tomohiro Kondo|Mu]]
-*'''Music Composer:''' [[Keisuke Tsukahara|Tsukachan]]
-*'''Supervisor:''' [[Kankan]], [[Tantan]], [[Hayhay]]
-*'''Test Player:''' [[Yasushi Yamaguchi|Judy Totoya]], [[Atsuhiko Nakamura|Kyamura]], [[Yuichiro Mine|Proto‑2]]
-*'''Thanks to:''' Arcade 'Shadow Dancer' Staff and Arcade 'Shinobi' Staff
-*'''and ... Special Thanks to:''' All Players
-}}
-| source=In-game credits
-| console=MD
-}}
 ==Digital manuals==
 {{gallery
 |{{gitem|ShadowDancer Steam manual.pdf|Steam manual}}
+|{{gitem|ShadowDancer MD EU MDMini2 manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini 2 EU manual}}
+|{{gitem|ShadowDancer MD US MDMini2 manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini 2 US manual}}
 }}
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+|{{galleryPrintAd|bemega|1990-12|2-3}}
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+|{{galleryPrintAd|bemega|1991-01|2-3}}
 }}
 ==Artwork==
 <gallery>
-ShadowDancer MD JP Art Cover.jpg
+ShadowDancer MD JP Art Cover.jpg|Japanese cover art
-ShadowDancerSoS Art.jpg
+ShadowDancerSoS Art.jpg|International cover art
 </gallery>
 ==Physical scans==
 ===Mega Drive version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|MD}}
-| icon=MD
-| ace=78
-| ace_source={{magref|ace|41|68}}
-| bemega=73
-| bemega_source={{magref|bemega|1990-12|28|printpage=26}}
-| bemega_r=68
-| bemega_r_source={{magref|ssmjp|1995-09|87}}
-| cvg=63
-| cvg_source={{magref|cvg|111|76}}
-| cvgit=63
-| cvgit_source={{magref|cvgit|3|44}}
-| famitsu=58
-| famitsu_source={{num|116}}, ''[https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7193]''
-| gamepro=80
-| gamepro_source={{magref|gamepro|20|70|printpage=54/55}}
-| gamesmachineit=89
-| gamesmachineit_source={{magref|gamesmachineit|28|71}}
-| gen4=82
-| gen4_source={{magref|gen4|30|96}}
-| hippons=80
-| hippons_source={{num|1991-01|page=40|pdf=}}
-| hobbyconsolas=90
-| hobbyconsolas_source={{magref|hobbyconsolas|3|86|printpage=94}}
-| joystick=90
-| joystick_source={{magref|joystick|12|122}}
-| mdag=84
-| mdag_source={{magref|mdag|1|81}}
-| megatech=59
-| megatech_source={{magref|megatech|1|80}}
-| playerone=90
-| playerone_source={{magref|playerone|10|26|printpage=26/27}}
-| pp=79
-| pp_source={{magref|pp|1991-03|139}}
-| raze=82
-| raze_source={{magref|raze|9|38}}
-| segapower=90
-| segapower_source={{magref|segapower|18|32|printpage=32/33}}
-| segapower_1=80
-| segapower_source_1={{magref|segapower|23|54}}
-| segapro=89
-| segapro_source={{magref|segapro|6|28}}
-| segapro_1=83
-| segapro_source_1={{num|18|page=67}}
-| vgce=83
-| vgce_source={{num|25|page=44}}
-| zero=78
-| zero_source={{num|18|page=88}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=JP
+| cover=ShadowDancer MD JP Box.jpg
+| cart=ShadowDancer MD JP Cart.jpg
+| carttop=ShadowDancer MD JP CartTop.jpg
+| manual=Shadowdancer md jp manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
 | region=US
@@ Line 251: / Line 328: @@
 | cover=ShadowDancer MD EU Box.jpg
 | cart=ShadowDancer MD EU Cart.jpg
+| manual=Shadow Dancer MD EU Manual.jpg
+| item1=ShadowDancer MD EU pcb.jpg
+| item1name=PCB
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=FR
+| manual=Shadow Dancer The Secret of Shinobi MD FR Manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=IT (US import, Italian Manual)
+| cover=
+| cart=
+| manual=
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=PT
+| cover=
+| cart=
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=BX
+| cover=ShadowDancer MD BX Box.jpg
+| cart=
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=JP
+| region=AU (Horizontal manual)
-| cover=ShadowDancer MD JP Box.jpg
+| cover=ShadowDancer MD AU cover.jpg
-| cart=ShadowDancer MD JP Cart.jpg
+| cart=
-| carttop=ShadowDancer MD JP CartTop.jpg
-| manual=Shadowdancer md jp manual.pdf
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=AU
+| region=AU (Vertical manual)
 | cover=
 | cart=
@@ Line 281: / Line 379: @@
 | cart=
 | manual=
-}}{{Scanbox
-| console=Mega Drive
-| region=FR
-| manual=Shadow Dancer The Secret of Shinobi MD FR Manual.pdf
 }}
@@ Line 296: / Line 390: @@
 ==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
 ===ROM dump status===
 {{romtable|
+{{rom|MD|sha1=c5f096b08470a564a737140b71247748608c32b6|md5=1f2a9f322e770be0a3cc2aabdf8bc575|crc32=ebe9ad10|size=512kB|date=1990-12|source=Cartridge|comments=|quality=good|prototype=}}
+{{rom|MD|sha1=a3a1c2cb8bd202c5e1b9745b35b2ffb12b2b90f5|md5=4bbe8b456f87a22062a98a0d50e41cd5|crc32=5cd3e295|size=512kB|date=1990-12|source=''[[Sega Mega Drive Classics]]''|comments=World Trade Center censored|quality=good|prototype=}}
+{{rom|MD|sha1=37d5dcf8052d523efa395be00df566d99eaaa03f|md5=dc0b31209961d401f453918604d7dbc6|crc32=8497cd8d|size=512kB|date=1990-10-02|source=CD-R disc|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}}
 }}
@@ Line 304: / Line 401: @@
 * Sega of Japan Virtual Console pages: [http://vc.sega.jp/vc_shadow/ Mega Drive]
 * Nintendo catalogue pages: [https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/u44QhunUW7oGLY02HorOacEG6EJWz7m8 US]
-* [http://store.steampowered.com/app/34282/ ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on Steam]
+* [https://store.steampowered.com/app/34282/Shadow_Dancer/ ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on Steam]
 ==References==
@@ Line 312: / Line 409: @@
 {{Shinobi}}
-[[Category:Sega Channel games]]
 [[Category:Mega-Tech games]]
+[[Category:Mega Drive Mini 2 games]]