======Shinobi======

[[company:sega|Sega]]'s answer to //[[Rolling Thunder]]// in the company's never-ending arcade feud with [[company:Namco]], the //Shinobi// series follows various members of the Oboro ninja clan through various struggles for Truth, Justice, and the Japanese Way.

This overall series is in turn broken up into about four major subseries: the main thread, that runs through (for better or worse) to //Shinobi Legions//; the //Shadow Dancer// thread; the //GG Shinobi// thread; and the [[hardware:ps2|PS2]] series thread. You can follow the series evolution below.

=====Series Titles=====
    * //[[Shinobi]]// (1987)
      * //[[The Revenge of Shinobi]]// (1989)
        * //[[Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master]]// (1993)
          * //[[Shinobi Legions]]// (1995)
        * //[[The GG Shinobi]]// (1991)
          * //[[The GG Shinobi II]]// (1992)
      * //[[Shadow Dancer]]// (1989)
        * //[[Shadow Dancer - The Secret of Shinobi]]// (1990)
      * //[[The Cyber Shinobi]]// (1990)
      * //[[the_revenge_of_hinobi_gba|The Revenge of Shinobi]]// (GBA) (2002)
    * //[[shinobi_ps2)|Shinobi]]// (PS2) (2002)
      * //[[Nightshade]]// (2004)

====Other====
  * //[[Alex Kidd in Shinobi World]]// (1990)

=====Major Characters=====
  * Joe Musashi (Shinobi 1-3)
  * Hayate Musashi (Shadow Dancer 1-2)
  * Yamato (Shadow Dancer 1-2)
  * Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink (The GG Shinobi 1-2)
  * Sho (Legions)
  * Hotsuma (Shinobi PS2)
  * Hibana (Nightshade)

=====Further reference=====
  * [[http://www.classicgaming.com/reviews/shinobi/shinobi.htm|Hardcore Gaming 101 article]]