Shinobi (2002)

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Shinobi

System(s): PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Overworks

Supporting companies: Webtone (recording studio)

Wave Master (audio)

Distributor:

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (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 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

Main article: Shinobi (2002)/Production credits.

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

^[11]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

82

^[12]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[13]

GameNOW (US)

NTSC-U

42

^[14]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

90

^[15]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

80

^[16]

PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK)

PAL

60

^[17]

Play (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[18]

	68
Based on 8 reviews

Shinobi (2002)

PlayStation 2, US
Cover
Disc Manual

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

Main article: Shinobi (2002)/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)

✔

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)

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

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

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)

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

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_136.pdf_p76-12] Consoles +, "Mai 2003" (FR; 2003-0x-xx), page 76

[:File:EGM_US_161.pdf_p233-13] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-05), page 233

[:File:GameNOW_US_14.pdf_p66-14] GameNOW, "December 2002" (US; 2002-11-12), page 66

[:File:GamePro_US_171.pdf_p134-15] GamePro, "December 2002" (US; 2002-1x-xx), page 134

[:File:Hyper_AU_115.pdf_p62-16] Hyper, "May 2003" (AU; 2003-04-09), page 62

[:File:OPS2_UK_033.pdf_p76-17] PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "May 2003" (UK; 2003-04-18), page 76

[:File:Play_US_012.pdf_p66-18] 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