Don't look this game from it's cover, but try! I got excited when started this game 2 years ago. This game has lot of secrets and another features to play which never ever available in another ninja game.

Gameplay (I would say 9/10)
In Shinobido Way of the Ninja (let's just say 'WotN'), the first time you play as Goh, the Ninja who had lost his memories, and now he must find purple stones which were contains all of his memories. Next is Kinu, a female ninja which you can unlock in the middle of story. Goh has many movesets, so as Kinu. You can make enemies being juggled in the air, or make them collapse, or maybe you can combo them to death which you can do it by Kinu. Using R1+Triangle to throw your enemy away and R1+Cross to walk up on enemy's body and get to enemy's behind. Use this moves to kill your enemy, like throw them to well or abyss. You will have your own techniques to mow the enemies down. You also can use objects like statue or box to take the enemy down. Press Circle to sprint, although you can be tired if you cantinue sprinting. Running on the wall is very helpful too. The buttons are easy to use, you will fast adapt the buttons. Be careful not too running without see what ahead, you might fall and take damage.

Stealth kill is a truly ninja's number one skill. You can do this from back, up, front, hanging on the wall, side, water, or while an enemy is collapse, and even while them eating. You do stealth kill while there are two enemies in an area, you might get caught while doing stealth kill. To make them away from where they were stand, use food or something to attract them to where the food fell. Then, they will walking away after know it's only a food, now it's the best time to kill one and hide the corpse somewhere hidden such as well and then you may kill the next one. Resisting enemy would be hard to be forced Stealth Kill. There are many different effects from bombs and foods, like Amnesia, Knock Down (I call this as collapse), Confuse (they will fight each other), Explode, and Healing. A lot of items can be collected on field, buy from shop, and created by Alchemy feature. Alchemy let you to create something that not in the shop list, for example you can create Explode Bomb with +999 status, which is can kill so many enemies in one throw (if they aren't parting), the bigger the status, more damage/effect and range you will get. You even can create Double Jump scroll, Master Understanding scroll (this let you to stealth kill enemies even spotted), or even Invisible scroll which is let you to become invisible in a moment. There are still another things you can create.

You will have 3 different normal endings and one special ending. You are free to serve which lord you want. Each of warlord have respect status to you, success their missions to raise their respect status. There are many different missions in the game like Total Destruction, Transport, Robbery, Thief, Travel, Assassination, Kidnapping, and Collect. Some missions might have time limit. And I wanna say the places are only about 8 or 10.

You have a Garden behind your house. You can customize the garden with traps or guard, and also the ground.

This may be weird but true, as the game goes, the enemies become smarter to get away from your tactics. Sprinting in the rain would be hard to stop and turning left or right. You have inventory which let you bring any items you want to stage, and 8 slots for equipped items. You also have inventory in house which you can store or save your items and Alchemy ingredients.

Story (8/10)
The story is good, not to complicated too. .
Many CG Cutscenes are ready to watch. Different missions will come and if you succeed it will change the condition, like the guards become hungry, hungry guards might become weak. And they might find new fighting techniques, even weapon.

Graphics (8/10)
This is what I love in Shinobido. A body or things will follow ground conditions which means if your put a body over a ledge, it will slowly falling off. The body is very flexible I could say. And some the things will be fall or moving if you run to them. The face will change if they calling someone or dead. I also like the bursting blood. Just it, the shadow is a normal black circle in the down. And the CG movies quality is normal too.

Music (8/10)
For me, turning on the music and voice in this game is very useful. Because the music will change every enemies see you from far, you being spotted, and while the enemies lost you. The musics are good and very fit the game.

Replay Value (8/10)
You will have 4 endings to unlock and about 30 models to collect as one of the secrets. So, I think you won't get bored if you like this game.

Add ons (7/10)
You can create your own stage and mission in Mission Editor. If you have Shinobido Tales of the Ninja(TotN) for PSP, you can send it and play in PSP.

Conclusion:
I recommend this to you who like ninja game.

Overall score:7.8

Holy this is going to be very helpful Kaneruwa, Jsun was planning to add this section to the main site, we just don't have / lack of the review part at the moment, I'm glad you did this, this is so cool, IT'S DESTINY!!!

I also made Shinobido Takumi too. Now is Shinobido Tales of the Ninja.