3.5/5 ★ – Empyrean's review of The Revenge of Shinobi.

Surprisingly, I felt quite underwhelmed by Revenge of Shinobi considering its status. In terms of gameplay, it didn’t feel like that big of an improvement over Shadow Dancer. It’s still painfully slow (especially compared to what Ninja Gaiden was doing a year prior). Its major selling point is, of course, the absolutely insane bosses. You have T1 Arnold, Rambo, Spider-Man who transforms into Batman (or a Baphomet, depending on what version you’re playing) and GODZILLA. The stages themselves are pretty boring, but it’s worth playing through them just to see what bit of copyright infringement Sega will serve up next.