The 2 Shinobi games I played on the MD didn't have run n gun.
A) You couldn't run in Revenge of Shinobi.
You do not run in Contra either, you do not have to run to fall in the run and gun genre.
In Contra you are always running, and you can shoot while you are moving.
B) In Return of the Ninja Master, you couldn't throw a Shuriken when running as he would swing his sword instead.
That was a powerup.
No, No. Look you double tap to run and in running mode pressing the action button does a running slash.
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So how are they run and gun?
Because you see, you go in any direction and you shot things with shurikens. It is a platform / run and gun hybrid.[/quote]
But you couldn't aim in the game like in Contra or Metal Slug but I guess if MegaMan is run and gun then this could match the criteria as well.
Challenge, do you not know what it is? It's a key aspect that me, Pao, probably Sanus and whoever likes Shinobi enjoyed, taken away and replaced with a pansy auto aim mode, oh and they were dumb down say they do not cause damage, great idea.
But the fact you hold this opinion already tells me you're not much of a fan of the original games or just a casual gamer.
I've spend countless hours on the Genesis games and I simply prefer the PS2 games just like I prefer Sonic Adventure over the Genesis series.
While I guess an aiming cursor would definetly spice things up, I am happy with out it I wouldn't object to it though.
I know this is the worst example but I think of Shadow while imagining a Manual aiming system. The modern Shinobi games were modelled closely on Sonic games you can see the whole bouncing off enemy similarity and the whole speed of things.
But yeah if they have a normal cursor based aiming system, I wouldn't object to it but I have a fear if they changed it, it would be something like Shadow.
Again, you act like I have no vested interest in my favourite series. I play Revenge of Shinobi and Shinobi 3 weekly and even with those videos, the games feel too different to even feel like Shinobi. I could get some classic vibes going with Sonic Unleashed and Sonic 2, that does not mean that it is found throughout the game.
Aki I think the problem is you think just because you weren't able to accept the modern games, no body did.
I hate the Unleashed Sonic Boost based model I find it a devolution, where as others see it as evolution.
He already screwed over his own series, they are just finishing off the job.
That is just your opinion and your entitled to it.
Many people found Sonic Adventure a bastardization back in my school days people hated the 3D shift, I accepted it.
If you honestly think Shinobi on the Playstation 2 was true to the spirit of the original Shinobi games then you're not really much of a fan or even bothered to play any Shinobi games prior to the move to Sony platforms.
Here you go again.
I've beaten all the MD games countless times
I still own Shadow Dancer & Return with cases and Manuals, you want to buy them?
I'll throw in Shinobi & Nightshade for free.
