Videogamer writes: "In a perfect world, all video games would be reviewed on a level and unbiased playing field – but unfortunately, this isn't the case. Tenchu: Shadow Assassins is a game featuring lots and lots of ninjas, and as a result there's an unwritten law that dictates that it must be absolutely brilliant. Ninjas are one of those rare commodities that maintain their coolness regardless of whatever is happening elsewhere within popular culture; it's a terrible crime to make a lacklustre ninja game, a sin that can only be punished by a SHURIKEN TO THE FACE... or in this case, by a slightly lukewarm review."
