Shadow Assault: Tenchu
{{Short description|2008 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
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| image = Shadowassaulttenchucover.jpg
| developer = FromSoftware
| publisher = FromSoftware
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| series = Tenchu
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| platforms = Xbox 360
| released = October 8, 2008
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
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Shadow Assault: Tenchu is a 2008 action game by FromSoftware for the Xbox 360. It is a part of the Tenchu series. Shadow Assault: Tenchu received mixed reviews from critics.
Shadow Assault is the only game in the series to be free of graphic violence, and was thus rated Everyone 10+ by the ESRB{{cite web |title=Shadow Assault: Tenchu |url=https://www.esrb.org/ratings/25126/shadow-assault-tenchu/ |website=Entertainment Software Ratings Board |access-date=25 March 2025}} as a major departure from the more mature atmosphere of other games in the series.
Gameplay
The game places the player in charge of one of several selectable characters from the Tenchu universe. Players are given a task to complete on each level, playing out much like Bomberman, where players must place ninja traps and other items on the field for enemies to run afoul of.
Enemies in the game have a hit point total, displayed above their heads, and a line of sight grid, shown as yellow squares over the regular terrain. When a player is spotted by a unit, its sight turns to red squares, and it begins to chase the player. After a time, if the player has yet to be reacquired by the enemy, it will return to its original pathfinding.
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 46/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/shadow-assault-tenchu/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Shadow Assault: Tenchu for Xbox 360 Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-date=January 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114112448/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/shadow-assault--tenchu- |url-status=live }}
| 1UP = C{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/tenchu-shadow-assault |title=Tenchu: Shadow Assault
| GSpot = 5.5/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/shadow-assault-tenchu-review/1900-6199681/ |title=Shadow Assault Tenchu Review |last=Shau |first=Austin |work=GameSpot |date=October 20, 2008 |access-date=December 20, 2013 |archive-date=November 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102092319/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/shadow-assault-tenchu-review/1900-6199681/ |url-status=live }}
| IGN = 4.7/10{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/10/09/tenchu-shadow-assault-review |title=Tenchu: Shadow Assault
| OXM = 5/10{{cite magazine |title=Review: Shadow Assault: Tenchu |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |date=December 25, 2008 |page=74}}
| OXMUK = 5/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.oxm.co.uk/6477/reviews/shadow-assaulttenchu-review/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131220044010/http://www.oxm.co.uk/6477/reviews/shadow-assaulttenchu-review/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |title=Review: Shadow Assault/Tenchu |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine UK |date=October 8, 2008 |access-date=December 20, 2013}}
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Shadow Assault: Tenchu received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080927145311/http://www.tenchu.net/sat/ Official website]
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Multiplayer online games
Category:Video games developed in Japan