Hey guys, any idea whether this games gonna have good gameplay mechanics? I kinda liked the other tenchu games but i kinda felt my ninja's running slower than they should...and seriously there should be a way for ur ninja to pick up his own spikes...still i cant see any other good ninja games out there that available...

yeah you really have to be into ninjas/stealth to even begin to like this game, if not then forget it.

its pretty much just like the other tenchu's, but im glad to say without the demons/ghosts, and with a crap draw distance.

There are ways around the dark surroundings and draw distance. And you can get used to it pretty quickly.

I dont see what people's problems are with ghosts and demons... but hey- there is none in this game. Only Onikage! And he has his own playable story mode! Also, nearly all of the characters (including enemies) from the Tenchu games on the PS2 are now totaly playable. Which is awesome!

Rikimaru's running speed (and all of the characters for that matter) has increased suprisingly. But there is no return of the draw/sheath blade feature, unfortunately. The ninja items in this game are the same as that in Wrath of Heaven, and the combat moves and stealth kills mainly reflect those of Fatal Shadows.

But overall this game, in my opinion, is the greatest stealth game on the PSP, and i highly recommend it to Tenchu fans or fans of Ninja games in general.