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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, iOS, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: SMPS 68k
Peripherals supported: Six button pad
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 G-4085
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$54.9954.99[4] 1136
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1136-50
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(Classic)
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[2]
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
AU
(Gold) 		FSHI05SMC
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		044440
Sega Mega Drive
KR 		GM8075JG
Sega Mega Drive
AS 		G-4085
Wii Virtual Console
JP ▼ 		600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US ▼ 		800pts800
Wii Virtual Console
EU ▼ 		800pts800
iOS
JP ▼ 		¥350350[8]
iOS
US ▼ 		$2.992.99
iOS
EU ▼ 		€2.392.39[6]
iOS
UK ▼ 		£1.791.79[7]
CERO
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Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, called The Super Shinobi II (ザ・スーパー忍II) in Japan, is an entry in the Shinobi Series of video games, and the direct sequel to 1989's The Revenge of Shinobi, called The Super Shinobi in Japan. It was released in 1993 exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive, though has since been included in many compilations and released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service, as well as Steam and iOS. The iOS version is no longer available on iTunes as of 2015.

Gameplay

Controls are virtually identical The Revenge of Shinobi: C jumps and pressing C again at he peak of the jump performs a double jump, B shoots a shuriken or attacks with the sword when close to an enemy or object, and A performs a ninjutsu move selected from the pause menu. Every ninjutsu is carried from The Revenge of Shinobi with almost no changes in the function. Support for the Six Button Control Pad is only available by using a Cheat Code. New manouvers are a dive kick, performed by pushing Down+B at the same time during a jump, and a dash attack that grants short invincibility, performed by Right,Right+B

Versions

  • There are minimal visual differences between the western and Japanese version, like the transition to the cave in stage 1 happening earlier
  • The PAL version was partially optimized to play the background music at the correct speed. However, gameplay is still slower compared to NTSC versions. Forcing the game into NTSC mode makes the music play too fast.
  • The ASIA version is mostly identical to the japanese release, the only difference being the label on the back of the cartridge is in english.

Version history

System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
iOS
 0000020000000000000000000000002.0.0 5.3MB 201211302012-11-30 [9]
iOS
 0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 5.2MB 201101272011-01-27 [10]

Production credits

  • Directors: Tomoyuki Ito, Takeshi Matsuhashi
  • Programmers: Tsukasa Aoki, Toshiaki Yajima, Akio Ooi
  • Graphic designers: Kazuyuki Iwasawa, Katsuhiko Ogikubo, Hiroyuki Hirama, Hideaki Moriya, Masanori Hara
  • Music and sound: Masayuki Nagao, Hirofumi Murasaki, Morihiko Akiyama
  • Planner: Naohisa Nakazawa
  • Supervisor: Noriyoshi Ooba
  • Producers: Tomio Takami, Tokinori Kaneyasu
  • Special thanks to: Kazuo Fuchigami, Isao Okano, Yasuo Minowa, Kouji Umeda, Kouji Iwashita, Hiroshi Ooba, Toshiyasu Kamiko, Akira Terasawa, Takayuki Yanagihori, Yuusuke Yoshida

Digital manuals

  • Steam manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #50: "September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №23, p138-140
84 №135, p22-24[11]
82 №143, p38/39[2]
96
84
95 №49, p58/59[4]
90 №23, p148-150[12]
81 №1, p28[13]
93 №6, p46-48
79 №13, p34
85 №5, p32/33
89 №20, p98/99[14]
73 №9/93, p80-82[15]
88 №14, p22-25
93 №21, p46-48
88 №4, p18-21[16]
89 №11, p60-63[17]
90
82 №7/93, p12/13[18]
79 №46, p38/39[19]
89 №17, p38/39
89 №18, p67
80 №24, p74
80 №4, p56/57[20]
85 №7, p10
90
Sega Mega Drive
 86
Based on
26 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[21]
Ação Games (BR)
81
[22]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
85
[23]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[24]
Console Mania (IT) NTSC-J
93
[25]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[26]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[27]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
84
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
82
[2]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT) NTSC-J
85
[28]
Dengeki Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
69
[29]
Digitiser (UK) NTSC
84
[30]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
90
[31]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[32]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9 (RU)
80
[33]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
89
[34]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[35]
GameFan (US)
96
[36]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
92
[37]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
84
[38]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[4]
Gamers (DE)
60
[39]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
80
[40]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
86
[41]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
90
[12]
MAN!AC (DE)
81
[13]
Mega (UK) NTSC-J
79
[42]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
85
[43]
Megablast (DE) PAL
87
[44]
Mega Force (FR)
89
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
73
[45]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
88
[46]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
93
[47]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
88
[16]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[48]
Megazone (AU)
85
[49]
Play Time (DE)
85
[50]
Power Up! (UK)
78
[51]
Power Unlimited (NL)
90
[52]
Sega Magazin (DE)
86
[53]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
79
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
89
[54]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
89
[55]
Sega Pro (UK)
80
[56]
Sega Force Mega (UK) PAL
80
[20]
Sega Force (SE)
82
[18]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
82
[57]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[58]
Sonic the Comic (UK) NTSC-J
85
[59]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-J
86
[60]
Supergame (BR)
69
[61]
Super Juegos (ES)
86
[62]
Sonic Videogame & Fumetti (IT)
82
[63]
Todo Sega (ES)
85
[64]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[65]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
91
[66]
Sega Mega Drive
 82
Based on
56 reviews

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, EU (Classic Mega Drive)
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Shinobi3 md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
Shinobi III MD BR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, AU

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Cart
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Cart (Silver variant)
Mega Drive, AU (Sega Gold Collection)
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Cover
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Cart
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Cart (Silver variant)
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Mega Drive, AS†
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Mega Drive, FR

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Manual

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:SegaForceMega UK 04.pdf, page 57
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:CVG UK 143.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 143.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ File:SegaPro DE 06.pdf, page 33
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 File:GamePro US 049.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 049.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 http://blogs.sega.com/2011/01/27/shinobi-iii-out-now-on-iphone/
  6. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/es/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-16 08:11)
  7. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-04 02:56)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004989/20110128005/
  9. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-03 00:16)
  10. ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shinobi-iii-return-ninja-master/id415942619?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2011-02-14 14:00)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 File:CVG UK 135.pdf, page 22 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 135.pdf_p22" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 File:Joypad FR 023.pdf, page 148 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 023.pdf_p148" defined multiple times with different content
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 File:MAN!AC DE 1993-11.pdf, page 28 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MAN!AC DE 1993-11.pdf_p28" defined multiple times with different content
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 File:MegaForce FR 20.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaForce FR 20.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
  15. ↑ File:MegaFun DE 1993-09.pdf, page 72
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega04UK.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  17. ↑ File:MeanMachinesSega11UK.pdf, page 60
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 File:SegaForce SE 1993 07.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1993 07.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 38 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf_p38" defined multiple times with different content
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 File:SegaForceMega UK 04.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForceMega UK 04.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  21. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 207
  22. ↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-09-01), page 18
  23. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 72
  24. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 47
  25. ↑ Console Mania, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 36
  26. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 138
  27. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 187
  28. ↑ Computer + Video Giochi, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 109
  29. ↑ Dengeki Mega Drive, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-08), page 35
  30. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-09-20)
  31. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34
  32. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 357
  33. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 9, "" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 206
  34. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 89
  35. ↑ Famitsu, "1993-07-30" (JP; 1993-07-16), page 40
  36. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
  37. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 10: September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 14
  38. ↑ Game Power, "Ottobre 1993" (IT; 1993-xx-xx), page 72
  39. ↑ Gamers, "Oktober/November 1993" (DE; 1993-09-24), page 64
  40. ↑ Hippon Super, "August 1993" (JP; 1993-07-03), page 42
  41. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 68
  42. ↑ Mega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-16), page 34
  43. ↑ Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 32
  44. ↑ Megablast, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-29), page 32
  45. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/93" (DE; 1993-08-18), page 80
  46. ↑ MegaTech, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-20), page 22
  47. ↑ MegaTech, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-20), page 46
  48. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-07-30), page 34
  49. ↑ Megazone, "March 1994" (AU; 1994-02-23), page 38
  50. ↑ Play Time, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-08), page 104
  51. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, October 02, 1993" (UK; 1993-10-02), page 1
  52. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 55
  53. ↑ Sega Magazin, "November/Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-03), page 64
  54. ↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 38
  55. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  56. ↑ Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 74
  57. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 134
  58. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  59. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "21st August 1993" (UK; 1993-08-21), page 10
  60. ↑ Supergame, "Novembro 1992" (BR; 1992-11-xx), page 18
  61. ↑ Supergame, "Setembro 1993" (BR; 1993-09-xx), page 18
  62. ↑ Super Juegos, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 56
  63. ↑ Sonic Videogame & Fumetti, "Dicembre 1993" (IT; 1993-11-xx), page 24
  64. ↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 64
  65. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 163
  66. ↑ Video Games, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-29), page 94



Games in the Shinobi series
Arcade
 Shinobi (1987) | Shadow Dancer (1989)
Sega Master System
 Shinobi (1988) | The Cyber Shinobi (1990) | Shadow Dancer (1991)
Amiga
Atari ST
Amstrad CPC
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
IBM PC compatibles
MSX
 Shinobi (1989)
Sega Mega Drive
 The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) | Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (1990) | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 The GG Shinobi (1991) | The GG Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (1992)
Sega Saturn
 Shinobi Legions (1995)
Game Boy Advance
 The Revenge of Shinobi (2002)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Shinobi (2002) | Nightshade (2003)
Nintendo 3DS
 Shinobi 3D (2011) | 3D Shinobi III (2013)
Nintendo Switch
 Sega Ages Shinobi (2019)
Shinobi related media
Music
 The Super Shinobi & Works (1989) | Shinobi Original Soundtrack (2002) | Legend of Joe Musashi: Shinobi Music Collection (2009) | Shinobi 3D Original Soundtrack (2012) | Kunoichi Original Soundtrack (2014) | Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (2015) | The Revenge of Shinobi (2016) | Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (2022)
Book
 Shinobi: The Fear Pavilion (1994) | Shin Shinobi Den Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1995) | Prima's Official Strategy Guide: Shinobi (2002) | Shinobi: The Rise of Hotsuma (2002) | Shinobi: The Complete Guide (2002) | Shinobi the Wide Ilustration Archive (2003) | Kunoichi Koushiki Guide Book (2003) | Kunoichi Perfect Guide (2004)
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