![]() Yuki, a self-taught kunoichi (female ninja) is able to set a spring-loaded mine called the Little Trap, which will instantly kill anyone but the heavily armored samurai. Each a specialist in their trade, the balance between them, and how you use their special skills makes the difference between success and failure. The five soldiers you’ll command in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun are a spy, sniper, thief, ninja, and samurai – not exactly the honorable and noble group you might put in charge of a secret mission for the soul of the nation. While Commandos had players battling Nazis, Shadow Tactics has a far more nuanced storyline. In truth, there’s a lot the two games have in common, both in terms of presentation, and gameplay. In this review you’ll find a lot of comparisons to the Eidos / Pyro Studios title, Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines from 1998. Four skilled assassins (led by a samurai) are recruited to crush the rebel warlord, but this is Japan - nothing is ever quite what it seems. ![]() Taking place in the Tokugawa (or Edo) era of feudal Japan, the Shogun of the country has stabilized the country, but that peace is now threatened by a shadowy warlord named Kage-sama (I love that the Japanese even refer to their enemies in the formal and respectful nomenclature – sama is reserved for positions of high respect). If I were to describe Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, I’d have to wonder if developer Mimimi Productions was perusing my favorite games list, because it feels like a blend of Commandos and some tactical version of Tenchu. Here I am, days later, having put all of those games aside - I’m hooked on Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. But I’m busy – I don’t have time for things off the beaten path. After he mentioned it fairly relentlessly, as did several others, I realized that I was completely unfamiliar with the game. Peer pressure is a hell of a drug, and this new addiction is the fault of Brad Galloway, Managing Editor of - he did this to me. ![]()
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