Shinobi (2002)

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Shinobi

System(s): PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Overworks

Distributor: Sony Computer Entertainment (Europe)

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	2002-12-05^[2]	¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140)^[2]	SLPM-65200
JP (The Best)	2003-09-25^[3]	¥3,000 (3,150)3,000 (3,150)^[3]	SLPM-74415
US	2002-12-11	$49.9549.95^[1]	SLUS-20459
EU (Promo)	2003		SCES-51428
DE	2003-05-14		SCES-51428
FR	2003-05-14		SCES-51428
UK	2003-05-14		SCES-51428
FI	2003		SCES-51428
IT	2003		SCES-51428
AU	2003		SCES-51428
AU (Special Edition)	2003
KR	2003-03-14^[4]	₩49,00049,000^[4]
AS	200x
US ▼	2012-08-14^[5]	$9.999.99^[5]	NPUD-20459
EU ▼	2012-03-07^[6]	€9.999.99^[6]	NPED-00035
DE ▼	2012-03-07^[7]	€9.999.99^[7]	NPED-00035
UK ▼	2012-03-07^[8]	£7.997.99^[8]	NPED-00035
AU ▼	2012-03-07^[9]	$14.9514.95^[9]	NPED-00035
KR ▼	2012-12-13^[10]	₩11,20011,200^[10]	NPHD-00007

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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. It was developed by Overworks and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2 in 2002.

The game was originally planned for the Sega Dreamcast, though development was moved to the PlayStation 2 after Sega moved out of the hardware business. It was followed by a sequel known as Nightshade.

Production credits

English Voice Cast
- Hotsuma: Jordan Rosa
- Moritsune: Casey Robertson
- Ageha: Irene Trapp
- Hiruko Ubusuna (old): Roger Labon Jackson
- Hiruko Ubusuna (young): Errin Clark
- Kagari Ubusuna: Theresa Lubeley
- Also Starring: Kevin Miller, Terence McGovern, Gary Martinez, Charles Martinet
Director: Kouichi Nomura

Planners

Main/Enemy: Takao Hirabayashi
Event: Keisuke Suzuki
Main/Chracter/System: Kazutaka Karashima
Map: Kaichi Satoh, Keisuke Fukuzaki

Programmers

Main/System: Kouichi Nomura
Map (Camera/Collision): Tsutomu Matsuo
Map (Gimmick/Effect): Atsushi Kobata
Event: Tatsuhiro Oshii
Character/Enemy/Boss: Shigeharu Yoshikawa, Takahiro Sekiguchi, Osamu Satou, Yuichi Ogawa, Kenji Osawa, Yoshiji Kosaka
Technical Support: Kazuhiro Matsuta, Takayuki Kudou, Hideo Ikeuchi

Artists

Main/System 2D Design: Hirotaka Kanazawa
Character Design/Main Visual: Makoto Tsuchibayashi
Character Model: Satoshi Arai
Character Setup: Tamotsu Kushibe
Map Design Leader: Haruo Nakano
Map Design: Keiichi Kawase, Hiroshi Nishio
Map Model: Makiko Kubo, Yuko Komuro, Yosuke Muto, Tomoyoshi Matsumoto, Yuki Kanayama, Kayo Hoshina, Naoyuki Takashima, Atsuko Moroe, Tadashi Oomine, Rie Aoki
Enemy Design Leader: Hitoshi Fukazawa
Enemy Design: Nobuto Iwao
Enemy Model: Takashi Iida, Makiko Ishizuka, Tetsuya Oguri, Hirotaka Kawai
Animation Leader/Character Animation: Hisashi Tohyama
Animation: Hiroko Ihara, Sachiko Kanemitsu, Tsunemasa Endo, Makoto Shimizu, Keiichi Kizu, Yoshiaki Ide, Daisuke Nakayama
Effect Design Leader: Yasushi Honma
Effect: Tsukasa Mori, Sayaca Takahashi
Event Leader (Effect): Satoshi Arai
Event Motion: Takashi Iida

CG Movies

Movie Director: Takeshi Matsuura
Movie Leader: Tamotsu Kushibe
CG Artists: Satoshi Tomatsu, Kiminori Kusano, Daisuke Kobayashi, Takanori Daito, Koukichi Takahashi, Isao Murata, Koji Kubo
Event Illustration: Makoto Tsuchibayashi
SCRIPT (Cooperation): Shunsuke Ozawa, Kazutaka Karashima, Toru Shimizu
Storyboarding: Naozumi Yamaguchi, Masahiro Kumono
Movie Cooperation: POLYGON PICTURES Inc., PolyAssets United Inc., Pixel Play Studio

Motion Capture StaffJapan Action Enterprise Co.LTD.

Action Director: Yuuta Morokaji
Motion Capture Actor: Kazuki Tsujimoto, Tetsuya Aoki, Mako Shimizu, Taketo Nakamura, Risa Kobayashi

Motion Capture Studio Staff

Visual Science Laboratory, Inc.: Nobuyoshi Ono
Motion Capture Studio dynamo: Hiroshi Hirokawa, Hiroki Minami, Keisuke Maruyama
SEGA-AM2 Co.LTD. - Motion Capture Studio: Hans van Veenendaal, Takeo Iwata, Hideaki Fukai, Katsuhiro Fujita

SoundWave Master Inc.

Sound Producer: Masaru Setsumaru
Sound Creator: Teruhiko Nakagawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Fumie Kumatani, Yutaka Minobe, Seiroh Okamoto

English Voice Recording Staff

Webtone Productions: Greg Weber, Errin Clark, Steven Duell, Kevin Miller, Kim Weber

Sega Europe Ltd

COO Sega Europe: Naoya Tsurumi
Director of Product Development: Kats Sato
Producer: Peter O'Brien
Assistant Producer: Alison Lau
Senior Producer: Matt O'Driscoll
Technical Producer: Elliott Martin
Commercial Manager: Mark Horneff
Sega Europe QA: Chris Geiles, Darnis Sadeghain, David Smith, Marcus Joseph, Paul Joseph, Roy Boatang

SEGA CORPORATION

Localization Support: Shinobu Shindo
Domestic License Coordinator: Toshiki Izawa
Overseas License Coordinator: Yoshiaki Takagi
Software Manual & Package Design: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hiroki Osawa, Naohiko Iida, Asako Miyajima, Satoru Ishigami
QA: Junichi Shimizu (Sega), Akira Nishikawa (Sega), Hiroyuki Miyano (Sega), Satoshi Yamagata (Sega), Yutaka Kawasaki (Sega), Kenichiro Suizu (Sega), Kazuhiko Morii (Sega), Sunao Murayama (Sega)
Special Thanks: Toru Shimizu, Atsushi Seimiya (Overworks), Tomoyuki Ito (Overworks), Akira Nishino (Overworks), Tohru Yoshida (Overworks), Yoshiaki Endo (Overworks), Takaharu Terada (Overworks), Peter Moore (Sega of America), Chris Gilbert (Sega of America), James Harris (Sega of America), Scott Lambrecht (Sega of America), Kirsten Merit (Sega of America), Bryce Baer (Sega of America), Caroline McNiel (Sega of America), Teri Higgins (Sega of America), Sandra Castagnola (Sega of America), Sega.Com (Sega of America)
Chief Director: Masahiro Kumono
Executive Producer: Noriyoshi Ohba
Created by: Overworks

© Overworks/Sega, 2002

Presented by: Sega

Source:

In-game credits ^[11]

SEGA of America Inc.

Senior Product Manager: Rob Alvarez
Associate Product Manager: Cord Smith
VP of Entertainment Marketing: Mike Fischer
Creative Services: Robert Schonfisch, Erica Forte, Vicki Morawietz, Arianne McCarthy
VP of Product Development: Jin Shimazaki
Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamiya
Localization Producer: Klayton Vorlick
Director of QA: Deborah Kirkham
QA Manager: Arnold Feener
Lead Tester: Demetrius Griffin
Special Thanks: Peter Moore, Chris Gilbert, Kirsten Merit, Bryce Baer, Caroline McNiel, Teri Higgins, Sega.com

SEGA CORPORATION (Sega Of Japan)

Manual Production:
- Supervisor: Yoshihiro Sakuta
- Designer: Satoru Ishigami
- Writer/Translator: Asako Miyajima

Webtone Productions

English Voice Cast:
- Hotsuma: Jordan Rosa
- Moritsune: Casey Robertson
- Ageha: Irene Trapp
- Hiruko Ubusuna (old): Roger Jackson
- Hiruko Ubusuna (young): Erin Clark
- Kagari Ubusuna: Theresa Lubeley
- Also Starring: Kevin Miller, Terry McGovern, Gary Martinez, Charles Martinet
Japanese Voice Cast:
- Hotsuma: Daisuke Kishio
- Moritsune: Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Ageha: Kayo Deguchi
- Hiruko Ubusuna (old): Kan Tokumaru
- Hiruko Ubusuna (young): Wataru Takagi
- Kagari Ubusuna: Kumi Sakuma
- Also Starring: Tomomichi Nishimura, Takashi Nagasako, Tetsuo Mizutori, Osamu Hosoi, Masahiro Okazaki, Sayaka Aida, Kohsuke Toriumi, Chieko Sasai, Sayori Ishizuka, Michihiko Hagi
Special Thanks:
- Sega Of Japan: Shinobu Shindo

Source:

US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Shinobi (2002)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP TV advert

Print advert in Dorimaga (JP) #2003-02: "2003-02 (2003-01-31)" (2003-01-17)

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Click!Konsole (PL)

60

^[12]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

82

^[13]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[14]

GameNOW (US)

NTSC-U

42

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[16]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

80

^[17]

PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK)

PAL

60

^[18]

Play (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[19]

	68
Based on 8 reviews

Shinobi (2002)

PlayStation 2, US
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, JP
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, JP (The Best)
Cover
Disc Promotion disc

PlayStation 2, CN
Cover

PlayStation 2, AU
Cover

PlayStation 2, AU (Special Edition)
Cover
Material Art

PlayStation 2, EU (Promo)

Disc

PlayStation 2, NL/DE/IT/FR
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, UK
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, FR
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, DE
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, ES
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, ES (Display)
Cover

PlayStation 2, IT
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, SE/DK/FI/NO
Cover
Disc

PlayStation 2, KR
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	2d1ce57b
MD5	c8bfdd67b7fed46c53a07f2ad1b97ccf
SHA-1	f4a937c91b6302d6833cdb676ef03d058da2c7d2

1,667,432,448

DVD-ROM (EU)

SCES-51428 (V1.00)

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CRC32	3bafe6de
MD5	ba8652ab36d7a88e480ba1f5e6ffb69d
SHA-1	250a349ae4a932ddaf258c424c8471796b096193

1,254,391,808

DVD-ROM (JP)

SLPM-65200 / SLPM-74415 (V1.01)

?

CRC32	0ce7efc0
MD5	1f3cd260e7e083d3e4c9269b9e3469cd
SHA-1	b85b953f0c2dce5cf49eb5fa588c6d1aac08aa04

1,303,281,664

DVD-ROM (US)

SLUS-20459 (V1.00)

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)
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8TD6AXB2Hs
↑ 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

Shinobi (2002)

Books: Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shinobi (2002) | Shinobi: The Rise of Hotsuma (2002) | Shinobi: The Complete Guide (2002) | Shinobi the Wide Ilustration Archive (2003)
Music: Shinobi Original Soundtrack (2002)

Demos: Shinobi Taikenban (2002)

Prototypes: 2002-09-12

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)

[Press_release:_2002-11-04:_SEGA_Delivers_Great_Games_for_All_Ages_and_All_Consoles_This_Holiday_Season-1] Press release: 2002-11-04: SEGA Delivers Great Games for All Ages and All Consoles This Holiday Season

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20070427081922.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.jp.playstation.com.2Fsoftware.2Ftitle.2Fslpm65200.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65200.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-04-27 08:19)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20080705050301.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.jp.playstation.com.2Fsoftware.2Ftitle.2Fslpm74415.html-3] 3.0 ^3.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm74415.html (Wayback Machine: 2008-07-05 05:03)

[http:.2F.2Farchive.is.2FE0WaK-4] 4.0 ^4.1 http://www.playstation.co.kr/game/502 (archive.today)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180402232329.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Fen-us.2Fproduct.2FUP9000-NPUD20459_00-0000000000000000-5] 5.0 ^5.1 PlayStation Store (en-us; UP9000-NPUD20459_00-0000000000000000) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:23)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180402232410.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Ffr-fr.2Fproduct.2FEP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001-6] 6.0 ^6.1 PlayStation Store (fr-fr; EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:24)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20181209182533.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Fde-de.2Fproduct.2FEP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001-7] 7.0 ^7.1 PlayStation Store (de-de; EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-09 18:25)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180402232335.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Fen-gb.2Fproduct.2FEP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001-8] 8.0 ^8.1 PlayStation Store (en-gb; EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:23)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180402232345.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Fen-au.2Fproduct.2FEP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001-9] 9.0 ^9.1 PlayStation Store (en-au; EP0177-NPED00035_00-GSHINOBIXX000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:23)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180402232420.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Fko-kr.2Fproduct.2FHP0177-NPHD00007_00-SHINOBIKR0000000-10] 10.0 ^10.1 PlayStation Store (ko-kr; HP0177-NPHD00007_00-SHINOBIKR0000000) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-02 23:24)

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3DB8TD6AXB2Hs-11] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8TD6AXB2Hs

[12] Click!Konsole, "Lipiec 2003" (PL; 2003-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_136.pdf_p76-13] Consoles +, "Mai 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:EGM_US_161.pdf_p233-14] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-05), page 233

[:File:GameNOW_US_14.pdf_p66-15] GameNOW, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-12), page 66

[:File:GamePro_US_171.pdf_p134-16] GamePro, "December 2002" (US; 2002-1x-xx), page 134

[:File:Hyper_AU_115.pdf_p62-17] Hyper, "May 2003" (AU; 2003-04-09), page 62

[:File:OPS2_UK_033.pdf_p76-18] PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "May 2003" (UK; 2003-04-18), page 76

[:File:Play_US_012.pdf_p66-19] Play, "December 2002" (US; 2002-xx-xx), page 66

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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 (2002)

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Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References