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It is 16th century Japan and you are one of two ninja employed by Lord Gohda, an uniquely compassionate samurai lord. As either Rikimaru or Ayame, you must proceed through your assigned quests, at first dispatching the amoral and unsavory folk in your lord's domain. As the game progresses, you will come face to face with greater threats from tengu goblins and oni demons. A full 3D game in the Tomb Raider spirit, Tenchu focuses on stealth and attacking unseen over straight action. Not being spotted leads to higher scores and better equipment. To aid in this, you can not only creep about and hug walls, but also use your grappling hook. Scenery is diverse, from Japanese castles to mountain retreats, each with their own types of opponents and soundtrack. Game engine cutscenes push the story forward, which various slightly for each of the two ninja.

Follow the path of the Ninja. Tenchu 3: Wrath of Heaven, the latest chapter in the Tenchu series, allows you to take on the role of three merciless assassins, with over 20 authentic ninja weapons and tools. Experience the all-new stealth attacks, combos, and enhanced fighting engine as you complete mission objections, including espionage, theft, and assassination. The more stealth kills you get, the more abilities and combos you earn. Can you master the action-packed gameplay and unlock the multiple game endings?

The top seed is back. Take to the courts of Virtua Tennis 2 as you compete to become the world No1. Serve, smash and lob your way through 16 internationally top-ranked male and female players as you go head to head in singles matches or compete with up to 4 players in doubles and mixed doubles matches. With revamped Tournament, Exhibition and World Tour modes its game set and match Virtua Tennis 2.

On your first serve, the ball explodes off your racquet like a fiery missile. Instinctively you move toward the net. Your opponent returns your serve, but you're ready for him. With lightning speed you raise your racquet and smash the ball. He never had a chance. You're the Tennis Ace!

With no stat tweaking and no licenses, Tennis Arena is arcade-style tennis at its most fundamental. What you have here is single-match or tournament play for up to four players with wacky characters and a few different courts to play on. You can play an obese Chinese man, for example, and compete in a Roman coliseum whose clay surface seems to affect bounce marginally. That's about it for options though. No sim, Tennis Arena serves up roughly the same level of fun as Pong did 25 years ago, albeit now with prettier graphics and the occasional super smash. The game also features special shots, with visible trails, fighter-plane-like sound effects, and higher ball speed. These must be earned however. After successfully returning the ball over the net six consecutive times, a yellow star appears under the character. You may then attempt to use the special shot, which entails lining up with the ball just right - but a failed special shot doesn't erase the stored potential.

Are you ready to take on the world's best players in the Tennis Masters Series? Master the individual skills and styles of one of 67 different players, and then compete in multiplayer singles or doubles matches or single-player tournaments. The game reproduces nine Masters Series tournaments from locations including Miami, Rome, and Paris. With your four different shots--power top spin, slice, flat, and lob--you can create up to 60 different moves to use during matches.

Tensai Bakabon is an Action game, published by Sega, which was released in Japan in 1988.