The latest game in the popular stealth action franchise Tenchu is set to move to the Wii, abandoning the Playstation in something of a surprising move, and the game will herald a trilogy of new titles, it has been announced.
The new series will start with Tenchu 4, with release set for the 23rd of October. The schedule for 5 and 6 is yet to be announced, and it is not clear what platforms they will be for. The same characters and development team as in previous titles will ensure continuity.
A slightly less welcome continuity also apparent is the graphics – they look decided last generation (in fact they look awful), as might unfortunately be expected by the limitations of the Wii platform. By way of compensation, the Wiimote will provide a new set of gameplay elements, though whether this will be enough to outweigh the dated visuals remains to be seen. See the screens and event shots at Famitsu.
Eesh, another Tenchu? When was the last time a good Tenchu game was made? Let’s hope these work out well enough…
That would be the first Tenchu. Seriously, the follow-up titles were all trash. Especially that low budget game they shoveled out, on 360.
But the first tenchu was objectively the worst one. If you’re not using your brain, can I have it instead?