Nightshade

"Those who like their games nice and easy shouldn't bother with Nightshade, while the rest of us can heartily appreciate it for its monumental challenge and tight, responsive controls."

"...Nightshade seems like a step in the right direction. The more player-friendly aerial combat system, more interesting level design and newly colorful graphics all help to add appeal to a game that may have previously been too spartan and hardcore for its own good..."

"Shinobi, that love-it-hate-it icon of hardcore notoriety, finally gets a sequel. This time, though, normal humans have a better chance of enjoying it."

"...it fills a certain desire to bash things and to do so real quick like."

"If you thrive on super unforgiving titles that'll make you rip live hamsters in half with your bare teeth out of agonizing frustration -- and you simply have to have every ninja game on the planet, well then, by all means, be my guest. If you didn't like the first, I can easily say there is nothing that'll make you want this game the second time around."