Shinobi Legions

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Shinobi Legions
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega, Vic Tokai (US)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code

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. 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.

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

Promotional Material

  • ShinobiLegions Saturn US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №46, p126/127/128
84 №166, p46/47
79
40 №24, p76/77
80 №33, p50/51
81 №15, p58/59
88 №45, p22/23 (international)
40 №2, p145
85 №35, p66-69[1]
84 №37, p91[2]
89 №58, p104/105/106
82 №22, p60/61
76 №71, p62/63
81 №49, p54/55
Sega Saturn
 77
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR) NTSC
48
[3]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
92
[4]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
84
[6]
Digitiser (UK)
79
[7]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
40
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[10]
Freak (IL)
85
[11]
Fusion (US)
50
[12]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
94
[13]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
80
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[15]
GamePro (UK) NTSC-J
58
[16]
Gamers (DE) PAL
53
[17]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) NTSC-J
81
[18]
Hobby Consolas (ES) NTSC-J
79
[19]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
88
[20]
Joypad (FR)
91
[21]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
65
[22]
Maximum (UK)
25
[23]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
68
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
85
[1]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
84
[2]
Next Generation (US)
50
[25]
Player One (FR)
89
[26]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
67
[27]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
82
[28]
Secret Service (PL)
80
[29]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
82
[30]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
76
[31]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
81
[32]
Sega Megazone (AU)
85
[33]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[34]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
62
[35]
Super Juegos (ES)
88
[36]
Todo Sega (ES)
79
[37]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-J
50
[38]
Última Generación (ES)
66
[39]
Videogame Advisor (US) NTSC-J
91
[40]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
82
[41]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[42]
Sega Saturn
 74
Based on
42 reviews

Shinobi Legions

Saturn, US
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Cover
Shinobilegions sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
Saturn, JP
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Cover
ShinobiLegions Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
ShinShinobiDen Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, BR
ShinobiLegendsSaturnBRCover.jpg
Cover



Games in the Shinobi series
Arcade
 Shinobi (1987) | Shadow Dancer (1989)
Sega Master System
 Shinobi (1988) | The Cyber Shinobi (1990) | Shadow Dancer (1991)
Amiga
Atari ST
Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
IBM PC compatibles
MSX
 Shinobi (1989)
Sega Mega Drive
 The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) | Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 The GG Shinobi (1991) | The GG Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (1992)
Sega Saturn
 Shinobi Legions (1995)
Game Boy Advance
 The Revenge of Shinobi (2002)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Shinobi (2002) | Nightshade (2003)
Nintendo 3DS
 Shinobi 3D (2011) | 3D Shinobi III (2013)
Nintendo Switch
 Sega Ages Shinobi (2019)
Shinobi related media
Music
 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)
Book
 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)
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf, page 91 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega37UK.pdf_p91" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ CD Consoles, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-09-08), page 126
  4. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 126
  5. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 172
  6. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-11), page 46
  7. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-10-11)
  8. ↑ Edge, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 76
  9. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  10. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-07-07" (JP; 1995-06-23), page 32
  11. ↑ Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  12. ↑ Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 3: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 80
  13. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 15
  14. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 54
  15. ↑ GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 50
  16. ↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 34
  17. ↑ Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 30
  18. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
  19. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 94
  20. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 22
  21. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 62
  22. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 90
  23. ↑ Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 145
  24. ↑ Mega Fun, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-20), page 64
  25. ↑ Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 113
  26. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 106
  27. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 September" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 56
  28. ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 60
  29. ↑ Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1996" (PL; 1996-06-01), page 67
  30. ↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 60
  31. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 62
  32. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 54
  33. ↑ Sega Megazone, "September 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 22
  34. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1995" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 128
  35. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
  36. ↑ Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 88
  37. ↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 52
  38. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-01), page 84
  39. ↑ Última Generación, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
  40. ↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
  41. ↑ Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 65
  42. ↑ VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 70
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