Tenchu 4 sneaking up on Wii

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Jun 4th 2008 at 1:25PM }

If you're a Tenchu seeker who, despite the franchise's decidedly clumsy plummet from grace, insists on having your ninjas murder enemies with elegance and discretion (sorry, Ryu), you'd best check out the latest issue of Japan's Famitsu magazine. According to IGN, its pages declare that Tenchu 4 is headed for the Japanese Wii on October 23rd. The game is said to be developed by Acquire, the same company that delivered the original Dimensional Ninja Action Movie: Tenchu. And not Tenchu Z.

Not much else is known at this time, so you're more than welcome to speculate about how you'll use the Wiimote as a sword and the nunchuk as a ... well, we're sure you'll think of something.

Tags: Acquire, Famitsu, From-Software, Japan, Ninja, Tenchu, Tenchu-4, Wii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 4th 2008 1:29PM

Nice. At least is the next chapter.

Tenchu-Z is a spin-off, right? Or it was a sequel?

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 4th 2008 1:37PM

Scans here:

http://gonintendo.com/wp-content/uploads/73027_viploader659938_122_647lo.jpg

Bastard11 @ Jun 4th 2008 3:49PM

Hey Ludwig.. any chance you want to remove the reference to Tenchu Z because Acquire certainly didn't have anything to do with it and now you've got poor Fernando here believing it.

Ludwig Kietzmann @ Jun 4th 2008 4:12PM

You're right! It's the same publisher, but not the same developer.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 4th 2008 1:32PM

One could argue this series has never been relevant, but to me it died after tenchu 2. It just seemed like they stopped caring about the series after that.

MB @ Jun 4th 2008 1:42PM

Ibncidentally 2 was last tenchu developed by Acquire, then another dev took over and fucked it up, for tenchu wii Acquire is doing the developing again.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 4th 2008 1:43PM

I had no idea the developers switched, but I guess if anything is going to bring this series back to at least decent it's them cause 1 and 2 were pretty fun.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award) @ Jun 4th 2008 2:12PM

I think if you go back and play the original two, much of the magic is lost with age. Plus the idea that bringing back the original developers on the series will mean a quality title is not always a sure thing.

Remain optimistic, but cautiously optimistic.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 4th 2008 2:40PM

I can imagine that they didn't age well at all cause even back then, while I like them, I could see that they weren't the most well made games out there. The controls were pretty awful and the level design a bit bland.

DWells55 @ Jun 4th 2008 1:40PM

Wow, picture-puns. A new step forward for Ludwig.

DBuck_Eye @ Jun 4th 2008 1:44PM

That pun took a while but I finally got it...
You need to die *end sarcasm*

PojoMofo @ Jun 4th 2008 2:06PM

the Punisher strikes again...

Joel @ Jun 4th 2008 2:08PM

It took me a few seconds but Oh Wow that is a great visual pun - haha! Ludwig, you're a genius!

playwhutyalike @ Jun 4th 2008 2:10PM

Ten Shoes. I'm going to go kill myself now.

Anam @ Jun 4th 2008 2:14PM

Oh holy hell. I didn't even notice that. I was just thinking sneakers "sneaking" up on the Wii. I didn't notice the ten shoes pun.

Ludwig, you have truly outdone yourself.

Martez @ Jun 4th 2008 2:22PM

They're also in the shape of a "4"

phuink @ Jun 4th 2008 2:45PM

As bad as I want it; I'm going to wait for a price drop on Wii to get it.

I hope they release a version for 360 and allow you to transfer characters.

Maverick Saturn @ Jun 4th 2008 3:00PM

Red Steel 2: Tenchu - Fall from grace ¬_¬

BlackheartR8 @ Jun 4th 2008 3:18PM

can anyone tell me who makes that shoe and what is it?

Ludwig Kietzmann @ Jun 4th 2008 3:30PM

It's a Reebok "Float," according to this: http://www.myairshoes.com/reebok/reebok-float.html

Tiptup300 @ Jun 4th 2008 3:48PM

This is good news, the Wii doesn't have enough bad games.

Levi @ Jun 4th 2008 4:22PM

Well, I for one am ready for Tenchu's return to grace. Stealth Assassins was one of my most favorite PS games, and IMHO, sneaking around in Tenchu was more fun than MGS. Oh, the blood that spilled from a well executed stealth kill! I loved it so much, I wouldn't complete a stage until I slit every enemy’s throat. The game had major flaws, but I forgave it because it was so unique.

I sure hope Acquire can recapture the magic of the first game. Please don't let it suck like Tenchu DS.