Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch

It’s been a long time since players last experienced the shuriken-slinging excitement of Sega’s classic Shinobi series – 2011’s Shinobi 3D on the 3DS, to be precise – and longer still since the glory days of Shinobi III on the Mega Drive. Bringing the series back after so long could have ended up being little more than an exercise in nostalgia, but with this modern update, it’s safe to say master ninja Joe Musashi is back with, well, a vengeance.

That should come as no surprise with developer Lizardcube at the helm, the same studio that masterfully resurrected Sega's Streets Of Rage and Wonder Boy franchises. Familiarity with prior Shinobi games isn’t required though. All you need to know here is that the ne

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