Shinobi Legions

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Shinobi Legions
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega (Japan, Europe), VIC Tokai (US)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (2 tracks)
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥4,8004,800 GS-9010
Sega Rating: 18 and Up
Sega Saturn
US 		T-2301H
ESRB: Teen
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81082-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE 		MK81082-50
USK: 16
Sega Saturn
PT
Sega Saturn
UK 		£49.9949.99[7] MK81082-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL 		199zł199
Sega Saturn
AU 		FSHI06SSC
OFLC: M15
Sega Saturn
BR 		192136
Tectoy: 13+

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. During development the game was known as Shinobi EX.

Gameplay

Shinobi Legions 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.

History

Development

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. Since the game only credits those who were involved with the live action cutscenes, it is unknown who composed the original soundtrack.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Shinobi X Shinobi X
English (US) Shinobi Legions Shinobi Legions
Japanese 新・忍伝 Shin Shinobi Den

Screenshot

Main article: Shinobi Legions/Comparisons.

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

Magazine articles

Main article: Shinobi Legions/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #75: "October 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 [9]
84 [10]
79
40 [11]
65 №342, p32
60 [12]
80 №33, p50/51
81 №15, p58/59
88 [13]
40 [14]
85 [15]
84 [16]
89 №58, p104-106
82 №22, p60/61
76 №71, p62/63
81 №49, p54/55
60 [17]
62 [18]
Sega Saturn
 74
Based on
18 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR) NTSC
48
[19]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
92
[20]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[21]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
84
[22]
Digitiser (UK)
79
[23]
Edge (UK) NTSC-J
40
[24]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[25]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[26]
Freak (IL)
85
[27]
Fusion (US)
50
[12]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
94
[28]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
80
[29]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
90
[3]
GamePro (UK) NTSC-J
58
[30]
Gamers (DE) PAL
53
[31]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) NTSC-J
81
[32]
Hobby Consolas (ES) NTSC-J
79
[33]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
88
[34]
Joypad (FR)
91
[35]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
65
[36]
Maximum (UK)
25
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
68
[37]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
85
[38]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
84
[16]
Next Generation (US)
50
[39]
Player One (FR)
89
[40]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
67
[41]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
82
[42]
Secret Service (PL)
80
[43]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
82
[6]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
76
[44]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
81
[45]
Sega Megazone (AU)
85
[46]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[47]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
62
[48]
Super Juegos (ES)
88
[49]
Todo Sega (ES)
79
[50]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-J
50
[51]
Última Generación (ES)
66
[52]
Videogame Advisor (US) NTSC-J
91
[53]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
82
[54]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[55]
Sega Saturn
 74
Based on
42 reviews

Shinobi Legions

Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Shinobi Legions Sat JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, US
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Cover
ShinobiLegions Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
Shinobilegions sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
ShinobiX Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, DE
ShinobiX Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
ShinobiX Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, PT

Saturn, AU
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Cover
ShinobiX Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, BR
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Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
497,772,576 CD-ROM (EU) MK81082-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
✔
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
466,879,056 1995-05-19 CD-ROM (JP) GS-9010 V1.000

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Saturn

References

  1. ↑ File:Shinshinobiden sat jp backcover.png
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 50
  4. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/ivuWzYpiWFA/m/nNUByjcw4-0J
  5. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/tFzyf-Seg_E/m/qX0lOt93AcYJ
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 60
  7. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 96
  8. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 59
  9. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 126-128 (126)
  10. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-11), page 46/47 (46)
  11. ↑ Edge, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 76/77 (76)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Fusion, "Volume 1, Number 3: October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 80
  13. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 22/23 (22)
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 145
  15. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 66-69 (66)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Mean Machines Sega, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-29), page 91
  17. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1995" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 126 (128)
  18. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14 (16)
  19. ↑ CD Consoles, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-09-08), page 126
  20. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 126
  21. ↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 172
  22. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-11), page 46
  23. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-10-11)
  24. ↑ Edge, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 76
  25. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  26. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-07-07" (JP; 1995-06-23), page 32
  27. ↑ Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  28. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 15
  29. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 54
  30. ↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 34
  31. ↑ Gamers, "Dezember 1995" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 30
  32. ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 58
  33. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 94
  34. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 22
  35. ↑ Joypad, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 62
  36. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-08), page 90
  37. ↑ Mega Fun, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-20), page 64
  38. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 66
  39. ↑ Next Generation, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 113
  40. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 106
  41. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 September" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 56
  42. ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 60
  43. ↑ Secret Service, "Czerwiec 1996" (PL; 1996-06-01), page 67
  44. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 62
  45. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 54
  46. ↑ Sega Megazone, "September 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 22
  47. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1995" (JP; 1995-06-08), page 128
  48. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
  49. ↑ Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 88
  50. ↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 52
  51. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-01), page 84
  52. ↑ Última Generación, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 80
  53. ↑ Videogame Advisor, "Volume 1, Number 3: July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
  54. ↑ Video Games, "8/95" (DE; 1995-07-26), page 65
  55. ↑ VideoGames, "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 70


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Games in the Shinobi series
Arcade
 Shinobi (1987) | Shadow Dancer (1989)
Sega Master System
 Shinobi (1988) | The Cyber Shinobi (1990) | Shadow Dancer (1991)
Amiga
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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)
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Book
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