On the other hand, your ninja can only see his enemies if his line of sight isn’t blocked in some way. For example, running along a rooftop will cause large ripples of sound that will attract a guard’s attention should the ripples activate near them. The visual language that bleeds across the screen notifies the player’s hidden presence by displaying any sound and sight reached within a certain radius. The team down at Klei Entertainment has done a wonderful job at sinking the player into the shoes of what a ninja assassin is traditionally portrayed as. This all leads to a lot of sneaking around and the assassination of enemies that even Solid Snake would tip his eye-patch to. The burden itself lies within the special power contained in such ink, for it will eventually send the host insane if he doesn’t agree to take his own life once his job is done. The plot of the story has the lead protagonist heavily burdened with a special responsibility to protect the Hisomu Clan and rescue his sensei, Azai.

In this stealth-puzzle adventure, you play solely as an unnamed male ninja etched with a fleshy canvas of badass dragon tattoos. Sound is a dead giveaway of your position after all.

Just remember to bear in mind to make sure that you keep the volume down. What does make this particular version special though, is that, for the first time ever, you can now play the game while perched in a tree at nightfall waiting for that bully who used to steal your dinner money to gormlessly wander past. There’s a few quality of life improvements such as improved audio and visual upgrades, along with the small amount of downloadable content that was released to support the game back in the day. It certainly did so for me at least, as I had no idea of its original existence before Nintendo had spotlighted it earlier this year.įor many new players like myself, Mark of the Ninja Remastered probably won’t feel like much of a remaster at all. Despite receiving critical praise in its own right, the shadow-dwelling original may have easily passed you by in 2012. The first was the excellent, time-swapping Ninja Gaiden-esque adventure The Messenger, and, of course, Mark of the Ninja Remastered – a remastered port of the original Xbox Live Arcade game. It doesn't feature any actual gameplay, but it'll give you a decent idea of what the new and improved cinematic visuals will be like.When Nintendo had broadcast their Nindies Showcase Spring 2018 presentation back in May, there was not just one, but two side-scrolling indie adventures starring a lead ninja protagonist. Just don't expect to find much right now as concrete information really is in short supply.Īnd finally, allow me to leave you with a brief teaser trailer. Once more details come in I'll make sure to cover them, but if you would like to stay in the loop yourself I would recommend visiting the official website. There is currently no release date available, but you can expect the remastered version to arrive on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Switch at some point later this year. The details are still cloaked in darkness, but you can expect Mark of the Ninja: Remastered to arrive with redone 4K Visuals for both gameplay and cutscenes, enhanced audio, a variety of new special effects, as well as all of the content from the Special Edition expansion. As such, I am very happy to say that the developer Klei has now announced that they are working on a remastered version! While it might seem simple on first glance, Mark of the Ninja is one of the most impressive stealth games I've played in quite a few years, purely because of all the viable playstyles and routes each level offers.

Mark of the ninja remastered gameplay