Hell, you can even be a blend of both if you so see fit. Want to throw that out of the window and go at this like a quiet Chuck Norris? You can do that too. Want to be the ninja that you’re clearly suggested to be? Stealth is always going to be your best friend. Perhaps my favorite thing about Mark of the Ninja, is that it caters for varying play-styles. Despite the occasional environmental issue and a few bugs, most of your failures will be a result of human error. Thankfully, Mark of the Ninja’s controls are as accurate and as precise as you could hope for them to be. It’s fulfilling them that’s the hard part. Nevertheless, your tasks are always well laid out and easy to understand. On top of that, you’re also given a range of optional tasks to complete – though these tend to push your ninja skills to the max and mostly require that you to do things you probably wouldn’t normally do. As such, the crux of play usually sees you moving from one portion of the map to the next and fulfilling your current assignment, before consecutively being sent on the next assignment. You’re oftentimes given several objectives per-level, though very rarely do these ever deviate from stacking on top of one another. Your objectives will vary throughout each level, such as grab three keys from three different guards, activate a switch, escape a room before it fills with toxic gas, and so on and so forth.
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Each of the campaign’s thirteen levels typically offer a similar template make it to a specific section marked on your map, and then haul ass. Here, players assume the role of the aforementioned unnamed ninja. Thus, the Campaign is where I spent most of my time with Mark of the Ninja. It’s a neat addition to say the least and certainly worthy of the main event, but for me, I have to say I much preferred getting up close and personal with a blade. Instead, he relies heavily on his flexibility via some good old fashioned fisticuffs. The main difference between the two, mechanically speaking, is that Dosan doesn’t use a sword. The latter being a short prequel that throws players into the role of the titular Dosan, a character that we meet in the main story.
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Starting up, you’re free to select whether or not you want to play the Campaign or Dosan’s Tale. This means you’re getting the core game, as well as some additional story elements, a new character, extra items and heaps of developer commentary and like-minded goodness – a decent return for your investment. By and large, it’s a much cleaner game when compared to the much loved original version, complete with the fairly bulky special edition expansion. The visuals, cutscenes, audio files and effects have all been redefined to sit inline with current gen expectations. Now, with this being a remaster, you can expect the usual touch-ups. The actual gameplay, on the other hand, is as sharp, as deep and as fluid as a stealth game should be. I wouldn’t say the story is the strong suit here, but even so, it held my attention nicely throughout. There’s a relatively interesting revenge plot to soak up throughout, a plot that’s told through a mixture of both gorgeously drawn animated cutscenes and some decently voiced narration from your brand new female accomplice, Ora. The catch? The bearer who wears these tattoos will eventually be driven insane. These aren’t normal tattoos, but tattoos that enable the protagonist to wield powerful and deadly abilities. Mark of the Ninja is a 2D side-scroller that throws players into the role of a nameless, tattooed ninja. That said, how did I feel when I hit the end of Mark of the Ninja? Like a freakin’ ninja myself! There’s issues to overlook, indeed, but this is a solid game to play.
Although of an entirely different design, I felt that Aragami hit all the right spots. When it comes to games like this, it’s vital that there’s a good blend of gameplay options within, or else the whole formula becomes stale. Having never played the original version, and being somewhat of a fan of stealth games, I was quite excited to get hands on with Mark of the Ninja: Remastered.
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