Shinobi (home computers)/Reception

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Critical reception

Amiga version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
39	ACE	1989-10-xx	UK UK	^[1]	[details]
53	Amiga Computing	19xx-xx-xx	UK UK	^[2]	[details]
36	Amiga Format	1989-10-xx	UK UK	^[3]	[details]
62	Amiga Joker	1989-11-26	DE DE	^[4]	[details]
66	Amiga Power	1991-10-24	UK UK	^[5]	[details]
77	Commodore User	1989-08-xx	UK UK	^[6]	[details]
50	The Games Machine	1989-10-12	UK UK	^[7]	[details]
10	Games-X	1991-09-12	UK UK	^[8]	[details]
0	New Computer Express	1989-10-05	UK UK	^[9]	[details]
75	Pixel	1989-xx-xx	GR GR	^[10]	[details]
48	Power Play	1989-11-13	DE DE	^[11]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	11	47	0	77	77	Very mixed
UK	All	8	41	0	77	77	Very mixed
DE	All	2	55	48	62	14	Average
GR	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive

Amstrad CPC version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
75	Computer & Video Games	1989-07-15	UK UK	^[12]	[details]
60	The Games Machine	1989-10-12	UK UK	^[7]	[details]
75	Pixel	1989-xx-xx	GR GR	^[13]	[details]
58	Zzap!	1989-xx-xx	IT IT	^[14]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	4	67	58	75	17	Positive
UK	All	2	68	60	75	15	Positive
IT	All	1	58	58	58	0	Average
GR	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive

Atari ST version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
39	ACE	1989-10-xx	UK UK	^[1]	[details]
79	Computer & Video Games	1989-07-15	UK UK	^[12]	[details]
60	Computer & Video Games	1991-10-15	UK UK	^[15]	[details]
48	The Games Machine	1989-11-09	UK UK	^[16]	[details]
60	Micromanía (segunda época)	19xx-xx-xx	ES ES	^[17]	[details]
75	Pixel	1989-xx-xx	GR GR	^[18]	[details]
38	ST Action	1989-xx-xx	UK UK	^[19]	[details]
47	ST Format	1989-11-16	UK UK	^[20]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	8	56	38	79	41	Mixed
UK	All	6	52	38	79	41	Mixed
ES	All	1	60	60	60	0	Average
GR	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive

Commodore 64 version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region
30	[[\|Commodore & Amiga]]	1992-xx-xx	PL PL	^[21]	[details]
80	Commodore Force	1993-06-24	UK UK	^[22]	[details]
82	Commodore Format	1991-09-19	UK UK	^[23]	[details]
76	Commodore User	1989-09-26	UK UK	^[24]	[details]
87	Computer & Video Games	1989-07-15	UK UK	^[12]	[details]
90	Computer & Video Games	1991-09-15	UK UK	^[25]	[details]
90	Games-X	1991-08-15	UK UK	^[26]	[details]
75	Pixel	1989-xx-xx	GR GR	^[27]	[details]
50	Your Commodore	1991-09-27	UK UK	^[28]	[details]
86	Zzap!64	1989-xx-xx	UK UK	^[29]	[details]
86	Zzap!	1989-xx-xx	IT IT	^[30]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	11	76	30	90	60	Mixed
UK	All	8	80	50	90	40	Mixed
IT	All	1	86	86	86	0	Very positive
GR	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
PL	All	1	30	30	30	0	Negative

IBM PC version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
23	Aktueller Software Markt	1991-11-15	DE DE		^[31]	[details]
70	Joystick	1990-05-xx	FR FR		^[32]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	2	47	23	70	47	Mixed
FR	All	1	70	70	70	0	Positive
DE	All	1	23	23	23	0	Negative

MSX version

Ratings

No results

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views

ZX Spectrum version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region
76	Crash	1989-09-19	UK UK	^[33]	[details]
85	Computer & Video Games	1989-07-15	UK UK	^[12]	[details]
54	The Games Machine	1989-10-12	UK UK	^[7]	[details]
75	Pixel	1989-xx-xx	GR GR	^[34]	[details]
75	Sinclair User	1989-10-18	UK UK	^[35]	[details]
71	Your Sinclair	1989-10-16	UK UK	^[36]	[details]
73	Your Sinclair	1991-09-05	UK UK	^[37]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	7	73	54	85	31	Positive
UK	All	6	72	54	85	31	Positive
GR	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive

Sales

Amiga version

Date	Europe	Worldwide

Amstrad CPC version

Date	Worldwide

Atari ST version

Date	Europe	Worldwide

Commodore 64 version

Date	Worldwide

IBM PC version

Date	Worldwide

MSX version

Date	Europe	Worldwide

ZX Spectrum version

Date	Worldwide

Software charts

Amiga version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari ST version

Commodore 64 version

MSX version

IBM PC version

ZX Spectrum version

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 56
↑ Amiga Computing, "Volume 2, Number 8: January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 43
↑ Amiga Format, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 50
↑ Amiga Joker, "Dezember '89" (DE; 1989-11-26), page 24
↑ Amiga Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-24), page 96
↑ Commodore User, "September 1989" (UK; 1989-08-xx), page 20
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 The Games Machine, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-12), page 82
↑ Games-X, "12th-18th September 1991" (UK; 1991-09-12), page 15
↑ New Computer Express, "October 7, 1989" (UK; 1989-10-05), page 59
↑ Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53
↑ Power Play, "12/89" (DE; 1989-11-13), page 68
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 Computer & Video Games, "August 1989" (UK; 1989-07-15), page 16
↑ Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53
↑ Zzap!, "Novembre 1989" (IT; 1989-xx-xx), page 77
↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-15), page 91
↑ The Games Machine, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-09), page 79
↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1990" (ES; 19xx-xx-xx), page 33
↑ Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53
↑ ST Action, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 34
↑ ST Format, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-16), page 58
↑ Commodore & Amiga, "Maj 1992" (PL; 1992-xx-xx), page 33
↑ Commodore Force, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 20
↑ Commodore Format, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-19), page 41
↑ Commodore User, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-09-26), page 68
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-15), page 85
↑ Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 11
↑ Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53
↑ Your Commodore, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 39
↑ Zzap!64, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 17
↑ Zzap!, "Ottobre 1989" (IT; 1989-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 76
↑ Joystick, "Juin 1990" (FR; 1990-05-xx), page 143
↑ Crash, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-09-19), page 46
↑ Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53
↑ Sinclair User, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-18), page 35
↑ Your Sinclair, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 35
↑ Your Sinclair, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61

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[:File:ACE_UK_26.pdf_p56-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ACE, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 56

[:File:AmigaComputing_UK_020.pdf_p43-2] Amiga Computing, "Volume 2, Number 8: January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 43

[3] Amiga Format, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-xx), page 50

[:File:AmigaJoker_DE_1989-12.pdf_p24-4] Amiga Joker, "Dezember '89" (DE; 1989-11-26), page 24

[:File:AmigaPower_UK_07.pdf_p96-5] Amiga Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-24), page 96

[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_72.pdf_p20-6] Commodore User, "September 1989" (UK; 1989-08-xx), page 20

[:File:TGM_UK_24.pdf_p82-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 The Games Machine, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-12), page 82

[:File:GamesX_UK_21.pdf_p15-8] Games-X, "12th-18th September 1991" (UK; 1991-09-12), page 15

[:File:NewComputerExpress_UK_048.pdf_p59-9] New Computer Express, "October 7, 1989" (UK; 1989-10-05), page 59

[10] Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-12.pdf_p68-11] Power Play, "12/89" (DE; 1989-11-13), page 68

[:File:CVG_UK_093b.pdf_p16-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 Computer & Video Games, "August 1989" (UK; 1989-07-15), page 16

[13] Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53

[:File:Zzap_IT_39.pdf_p77-14] Zzap!, "Novembre 1989" (IT; 1989-xx-xx), page 77

[:File:CVG_UK_120.pdf_p91-15] Computer & Video Games, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-15), page 91

[:File:TGM_UK_25.pdf_p79-16] The Games Machine, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-09), page 79

[:File:Micromania2_ES_020.pdf_p33-17] Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1990" (ES; 19xx-xx-xx), page 33

[18] Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53

[:File:STAction_UK_19.pdf_p34-19] ST Action, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:STFormat_UK_05.pdf_p58-20] ST Format, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-16), page 58

[21] Commodore & Amiga, "Maj 1992" (PL; 1992-xx-xx), page 33

[:File:CommodoreForce_UK_08.pdf_p20-22] Commodore Force, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 20

[:File:CommodoreFormat_UK_13.pdf_p41-23] Commodore Format, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-19), page 41

[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_73.pdf_p68-24] Commodore User, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-09-26), page 68

[:File:CVG_UK_119.pdf_p85-25] Computer & Video Games, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-15), page 85

[:File:GamesX_UK_17.pdf_p11-26] Games-X, "15th-21st August 1991" (UK; 1991-08-15), page 11

[27] Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53

[:File:YourCommodore_UK_84.pdf_p39-28] Your Commodore, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-27), page 39

[:File:Zzap64_UK_054.pdf_p17-29] Zzap!64, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 17

[:File:Zzap_IT_38.pdf_p36-30] Zzap!, "Ottobre 1989" (IT; 1989-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:ASM_DE_1991-12.pdf_p76-31] Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1991" (DE; 1991-11-15), page 76

[:File:Joystick_FR_006.pdf_p143-32] Joystick, "Juin 1990" (FR; 1990-05-xx), page 143

[:File:Crash_UK_69.pdf_p46-33] Crash, "October 1989" (UK; 1989-09-19), page 46

[34] Pixel, "Noémvrios 1989" (GR; 1989-xx-xx), page 53

[:File:SinclairUser_UK_092.pdf_p35-35] Sinclair User, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-18), page 35

[:File:YourSinclair_UK_47.pdf_p35-36] Your Sinclair, "November 1989" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 35

[:File:YourSinclair_UK_70.pdf_p61-37] Your Sinclair, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 61

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Shinobi (home computers)/Reception

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Contents

Critical reception

Amiga version

Ratings

Breakdown

Amstrad CPC version

Ratings

Breakdown

Atari ST version

Ratings

Breakdown

Commodore 64 version

Ratings

Breakdown

IBM PC version

Ratings

Breakdown

MSX version

Ratings

Breakdown

ZX Spectrum version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Amiga version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari ST version

Commodore 64 version

IBM PC version

MSX version

ZX Spectrum version

Software charts

Amiga version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari ST version

Commodore 64 version

MSX version

IBM PC version

ZX Spectrum version

References