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+ | {{stub}}'''''Shinobi''''' (忍) is an entry to the ''Shinobi'' series, though is unrelated to the 1987 [[Sega System 16]] release of ''[[Shinobi]]'' despite its title. It was developed by [[Overworks]] and published by Sega for the [[PlayStation 2]] in 2002. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It was followed by a sequel known as ''[[Nightshade]]''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Production credits== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Magazine articles== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Promotional material== | ||
+ | {{gallery | ||
+ | |{{gitem|Shinobi PS2 JP TVAdvert.mp4|JP TV advert}} | ||
+ | |{{galleryPrintAd|dori|2003-02|172}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | + | ==Artwork== | |
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Shinobi2002 logo.png | ||
+ | Shinobi art.png | ||
+ | Shinobi art2.png | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
− | ==Physical | + | ==Physical scans== |
+ | {{ratings|PS2}} | ||
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| console=PlayStation 2 | | console=PlayStation 2 | ||
| region=US | | region=US | ||
| cover=Shinobi02 PS2 US Box.jpg | | cover=Shinobi02 PS2 US Box.jpg | ||
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+ | | manual=Shinobi PS2 US Manual.pdf | ||
}}{{Scanbox | }}{{Scanbox | ||
| console=PlayStation 2 | | console=PlayStation 2 | ||
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| region=JP (The Best) | | region=JP (The Best) | ||
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+ | | cover=Shinobi_PS2_SpecialEdition_AU_Cover.png | ||
| disc= | | disc= | ||
+ | | item1=Shinobi PS2 Special Edition AU Artbook.pdf | ||
+ | | item1name=''[[Shinobi Material Art|Material Art]]'' | ||
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}}{{Scanbox | }}{{Scanbox | ||
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+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
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+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
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+ | | disc=Shinobi02 PS2 EU Disc.jpg | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
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+ | | region=SE/DK/FI/NO | ||
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+ | | disc=Shinobi02 PS2 EU Disc.jpg | ||
+ | }}{{Scanbox | ||
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+ | | region=KR | ||
+ | | cover=Shinobi PS2 KR Box.jpg | ||
| disc= | | disc= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | ==Technical information== |
− | + | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}} | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ===ROM dump status=== | |
− | + | {{romtable| | |
+ | {{rom|PS2|sha1=f4a937c91b6302d6833cdb676ef03d058da2c7d2|md5=c8bfdd67b7fed46c53a07f2ad1b97ccf|crc32=2d1ce57b|size=1,667,432,448|date= |source=DVD-ROM (EU)|comments=SCES-51428 (V1.00)|quality=}} | ||
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+ | {{rom|PS2|sha1=b85b953f0c2dce5cf49eb5fa588c6d1aac08aa04|md5=1f3cd260e7e083d3e4c9269b9e3469cd|crc32=0ce7efc0|size=1,303,281,664|date= |source=DVD-ROM (US)|comments=SLUS-20459 (V1.00)|quality=}} | ||
+ | {{rom|PS2|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=2002-09-12|source=DVD-R|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==External links== | ||
+ | * Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/ps2/shinobi/ PlayStation 2] | ||
+ | * [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/creators/vol_8/ Sega Creators Note interview with designer] [[Masahiro Kumono]] on ''Shinobi'' | ||
+ | * ''Shinobi'' on PlayStation.com: PlayStation 2: [http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65200.html JP], [http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm74415.html JP (PS2 the Best)], [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/shinobi-ps2/ US], [https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/games/shinobi-ps2/ UK], [http://www.playstation.co.kr/game/502 KR]; PlayStation 3: [http://www.playstation.co.kr/game/3082 KR] | ||
+ | * ''Shinobi'' on PlayStation Store: [https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/shinobi/cid=UP9000-NPUD20459_00-0000000000000000 US], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/games/shinobi/cid=EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001 UK], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-au/games/shinobi/cid=EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001 AU], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/ko-kr/%ea%b2%8c%ec%9e%84/%ec%8b%9c%eb%85%b8%eb%b9%84/cid=HP0177-NPHD00007_00-SHINOBIKR0000000 KR] | ||
− | == | + | ==References== |
− | + | <references/> | |
+ | {{Shinobi2002Omni}} | ||
{{Shinobi}} | {{Shinobi}} | ||
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System(s): PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega Corporation (JP), Sega of America (US), Sega Europe (EU) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Overworks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supporting companies: Webtone (recording studio) Wave Master (audio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shinobi (忍) is an entry to the Shinobi series, though is unrelated to the 1987 Sega System 16 release of Shinobi despite its title. It was developed by Overworks and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2 in 2002.
It was followed by a sequel known as Nightshade.
Contents
Production credits
- Main article: Shinobi (2002)/Production credits.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Shinobi (2002)/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in Dorimaga (JP) #2003-02: "2003-02 (2003-01-31)" (2003-01-17)
Artwork
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Shinobi (2002)/Technical information.
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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1,667,432,448 | DVD-ROM (EU) | SCES-51428 (V1.00) | ||||||||||
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1,254,391,808 | DVD-ROM (JP) | SLPM-65200 / SLPM-74415 (V1.01) | ||||||||||
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1,303,281,664 | DVD-ROM (US) | SLUS-20459 (V1.00) | ||||||||||
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2002-09-12 | DVD-R | Page |
External links
- Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): PlayStation 2
- Sega Creators Note interview with designer Masahiro Kumono on Shinobi
- Shinobi on PlayStation.com: PlayStation 2: JP, JP (PS2 the Best), US, UK, KR; PlayStation 3: KR
- Shinobi on PlayStation Store: US, UK, AU, KR
References
- ↑ Press release: 2002-11-04: SEGA Delivers Great Games for All Ages and All Consoles This Holiday Season
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65200.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-04-27 08:19)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm74415.html (Wayback Machine: 2008-07-05 05:03)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.playstation.co.kr/game/502 (archive.today)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 PlayStation Store (en-us; UP9000-NPUD20459_00-0000000000000000) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:23)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 PlayStation Store (fr-fr; EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:24)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 PlayStation Store (de-de; EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-09 18:25)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 PlayStation Store (en-gb; EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:23)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 PlayStation Store (en-au; EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:23)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 PlayStation Store (ko-kr; HP0177-NPHD00007_00-SHINOBIKR0000000) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:24)
- ↑ Click!Konsole, "Lipiec 2003" (PL; 2003-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 76
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-05), page 233
- ↑ GameNOW, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-12), page 66
- ↑ GamePro, "December 2002" (US; 2002-1x-xx), page 134
- ↑ Hyper, "May 2003" (AU; 2003-04-09), page 62
- ↑ PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "May 2003" (UK; 2003-04-18), page 76
- ↑ Play, "December 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 66
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Main page | Comparisons | Credits | Development | Magazine articles | Reception
Music: Shinobi Original Soundtrack (2002)
Demos: Shinobi Taikenban (2002)
Prototypes: 2002-09-12
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