Zeed Again...

Wordy preamble for 8-bit Master System sequel The Cyber Shinobi, a minor effort by Sega to say the least. Jerkily contort a hunched, despondent Joe Musashi through six stages of flickery seizure sprites and criminally inaccurate collision detection! What fun. Despite being dreadful, Cyber Shinobi has a stranglehold on my imagination, partially inspiring the half remembered title of this blog. There's a vague hint of premise promise, macabre ninjutsu mixed with techno-brutality like some kiddy cool adaptation of Elektra: Assassin. I remember sitting there fixated, lurching on with Joe on a hand-me-down black and white TV, desperate to smash that test tube brain boss to pieces. Children do not discriminate by quality. The closest thing to proof of concept this title has is this elongated intro sequence: pop science terror spiels accelerating into a prodding, sneaking, electro pulse theme. Techno-Ninja prowls out of sight!