

Tools available to the player are all stock Ninja tools, though the open nature of the levels and their multi-purpose uses means that experimentation can be both rewarding and fun. What sets it apart is the setting, which is feudal Japan.

Stealth gameplay is the standard fare for the genre- sneaking, assassinating people while they are unaware, and so on. The series is rather liked amongst those who have played it and some games contain a humorous dub version of the story that is completely different. The story starts with a demonic sorcerer named Mei-Oh trying to take over the land of Lord Gohda whom the two ninja, Rikimaru and Ayame serve.

It started in 1998 and has had several sequels across various consoles that expand its story. Tenchu is a series of stealth based games originally developed by Acquire and later K2 LLC and FromSoftware that features a Ninja duo from the Azuma clan.
