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What's the better ninja action series?
Games
Shinobi:
Shinobi (Arcade/SMS/PC Engine/etc)
Shadow Dancer (Arcade/SMS/old computers)
Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis)
Shadow Dancer: the Secret of Shinobi (Genesis)
The Cyber Shinobi (SMS)
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (SMS)
The GG Shinobi (Game Gear)
The GG Shinobi II: the Silent Fury (Game Gear)
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Genesis)
Shinobi Legions (Saturn)
Shinobi (PS2)
Nightshade (PS2)
Shinobi 3D (3DS)
Ninja Gaiden:
Ninja Gaiden (Arcade/Lynx/etc)
Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES)
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (NES)
Ninja Gaiden Shadow (Game Boy)
Ninja Gaiden (Master System)
Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear)
Ninja Gaiden, Black, and Sigma
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (DS)
Ninja Gaiden II and Sigma II
Ninja Gaiden III and Razor's Edge
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Gotta love how half the games in the Ninja Gaiden series have the same fuckin' title.
Anyway, what do you think?
Both series have some awesome games.
I have to go with Shinobi, because to me only Cyber Shinobi is bad. There are some shitty home ports of Shadow Dancer but the arcade original is pretty good. Shinobi Legions is cheesy as fuck but it pretty much plays like Return of the Ninja Master, and that's not a bad thing. The rest of the series is unassailable. The PS2 games don't get enough credit and it seems like nobody played the 3DS game, but it's pretty solid.
Most of the Ninja Gaiden games are fantastic too, but I think II and III of the 3D series suck and ain't nobody likes Yaiba.
To break it down into some random categories for me
Best handheld game: Shinobi II: the Silent Fury
Best arcade game: Shinobi
Best 2D home game: Shinobi III
Best 3D home game: Ninja Gaiden Black
I think in general the Shinobi games have better power ups, encounter design and boss fights, while the Ninja Gaiden games have better platforming and chaotic action.
Games
Shinobi:
Shinobi (Arcade/SMS/PC Engine/etc)
Shadow Dancer (Arcade/SMS/old computers)
Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis)
Shadow Dancer: the Secret of Shinobi (Genesis)
The Cyber Shinobi (SMS)
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (SMS)
The GG Shinobi (Game Gear)
The GG Shinobi II: the Silent Fury (Game Gear)
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (Genesis)
Shinobi Legions (Saturn)
Shinobi (PS2)
Nightshade (PS2)
Shinobi 3D (3DS)
Ninja Gaiden:
Ninja Gaiden (Arcade/Lynx/etc)
Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES)
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (NES)
Ninja Gaiden Shadow (Game Boy)
Ninja Gaiden (Master System)
Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear)
Ninja Gaiden, Black, and Sigma
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (DS)
Ninja Gaiden II and Sigma II
Ninja Gaiden III and Razor's Edge
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Gotta love how half the games in the Ninja Gaiden series have the same fuckin' title.
Anyway, what do you think?
Both series have some awesome games.
I have to go with Shinobi, because to me only Cyber Shinobi is bad. There are some shitty home ports of Shadow Dancer but the arcade original is pretty good. Shinobi Legions is cheesy as fuck but it pretty much plays like Return of the Ninja Master, and that's not a bad thing. The rest of the series is unassailable. The PS2 games don't get enough credit and it seems like nobody played the 3DS game, but it's pretty solid.
Most of the Ninja Gaiden games are fantastic too, but I think II and III of the 3D series suck and ain't nobody likes Yaiba.
To break it down into some random categories for me
Best handheld game: Shinobi II: the Silent Fury
Best arcade game: Shinobi
Best 2D home game: Shinobi III
Best 3D home game: Ninja Gaiden Black
I think in general the Shinobi games have better power ups, encounter design and boss fights, while the Ninja Gaiden games have better platforming and chaotic action.