What is Shinobi (2002 video game)?
{{Distinguish|The Revenge of Shinobi (Game Boy Advance)}} {{Infobox VG |title = Shinobi |image = |developer = [[Overworks|Overworks (AM7)]] |publisher = [[Sega]] |producer = Takashi Uriu |artist = Makoto Tsuchibayashi |director = Masahiro Kumono<br />Toru Shimizu |composer = {{ubl|Yasuhiro Kawakami|Teruhiko Nakagawa|[[Tatsuyuki Maeda]]|Fumie Kumatani|Yutaka Minobe|[[Masaru Setsumaru]]}} |series = [[Shinobi (franchise)|''Shinobi'']] |platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Network]] |released = {{collapsible list|title=November 10, 2002|'''Initial Release'''{{vgrelease|NA|November 10, 2002|JP|December 5, 2002|PAL|May 15, 2003}}'''Budget Lines'''{{vgrelease|NA|August 5, 2003|JP|September 25, 2003}}'''PlayStation Network'''{{vgrelease|EU|March 7, 2012|NA|August 14, 2012|JP|October 22, 2012}}}} |genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]], [[Hack and slash]] |modes = [[Single-player]] }} '''''Shinobi''''' is a [[3D computer graphic|3D]] [[action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[video game]], developed by [[Overworks|Overworks (AM7)]] and published by [[Sega]] as a part of [[Shinobi (franchise)|''Shinobi'' series]]. It was released for [[PlayStation 2]] console on November 10, 2002 in [[North America]], December 5, 2002 in [[Japan]], and May 15, 2003 in [[Europe]] and [[Australia]]. The game starts with a young [[ninja]] Hotsuma, a leader of Obara clan, who wields Akuji, a sword that feeds on souls. He can perform ninja [[magic]], [[shurikens]], [[spell]]s, and special ability. Upon finding a golden castle after an [[earthquake]], Hotsuma make it his goals to defeat the powerful Hiruko, who had summoned hellspawn [[creatures]] in feudal Japan to destroy in [[Tokyo]]. Hotsuma's missions is to stop Hiruko destroying the world and avenge the death of his clan. ''Shinobi'' was originally planned for the [[Dreamcast]], but due to the discontinuance of the console, the game has been moved into PS2. The game was also available to the [[PlayStation Network]] in 2012, and sequel entitled [[Nightshade (2003 vide