Shinobi Art of Vengeance - Preview Demo Gameplay [RTX 4070, Core i9, 4K, 60 fps]
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The Phresh Ninja is back after some time away to do other work and fighting off a cold virus. He has played the new Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Demo. It is a brand new 2025 reboot and an homage to the classic SEGA title released originally in 1986 that spawned several sequels in the years to follow. 39 years later, The Phresh Ninja has stated that this game looks, plays, and feels amazing. With the buttery smooth 60 fps animation in hand-drawn animé style, the game delivers visceral martial arts combat. The Phresh Ninja loves classic side scrollers and action games and this one delivers on all fronts. For more information on the game, read further in the description below. Here is the Phresh Ninja's preview gameplay of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.
After finding his village decimated by a military organization named ENE Corporation, series protagonist Joe Musashi embarks on a journey to exact revenge on its mysterious leader, Lord Ruse, and thwarts his plan for world domination. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is an upcoming action platform game developed by Lizardcube and published by Sega. Art of Vengeance was first teased at The Game Awards on December 7, 2023. The game under its full title was not revealed until a trailer showcasing the gameplay was released on February 12, 2025. The game is set to be released on August 29, 2025 for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Series S.
Like its predecessors, Art of Vengeance is a 2D action platformer. The player controls ninja Joe Musashi through various levels where the goal is to defeat the bosses at the end of them. Musashi is equipped with a sword and kunai but can also use magical powers called "Ninpo" to defeat his enemies. Enemies can be staggered and tagged, allowing Musashi to unleash "Shinobi Execution", killing all tagged enemies at once. Amulets can also be equipped, granting the player character additional combat bonuses. As a ninja, Musashi is very agile, being capable of performing feats such as double jumping, dashing through air, and dodge-rolling. As players progress, they will be able to spend gold, the in-game currency, to unlock new trasversal tools, combat moves and upgrades. Unlike prior entries however, the game is based more around Metroidvania styled exploration to find secrets and side content. After each stage is completed, they can be replayed in Arcade mode, which challenges players to complete the stage as fast as possible.
An additional stage will be available as downloadable content in 2026. The stage will feature boss battles with three villains from other Sega franchises, including Doctor Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog.
Art of Vengence was part of Sega's initiative to revive some of their dormant franchises. Sega approached Lizardcube, a studio based in Paris, and recruited them as their development partner, after being impressed by their work on Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (2017) and Streets of Rage 4 (2020), both of which were developed under its license. The publisher, however, took a more involved role in Art of Vengence's development, with the game's producer, Toru Ohara, leading a team to collaborate with Lizardcube and encouraging them to create a more striking art style than what was initially planned. The first three games in the franchise were cited by Lizardcube as their sources of inspiration, though they also attempted to modernize the franchise by refining the game's combat and introducing a combo system.
Phresh Ninja's Gaming PC specifications:
Display = Samsung 43-inch LED 4K HDR 10
Power = MSi MPG A850G 850 Watt
Mobo = MSi Z370 Gaming Plus LGA1151 (Resizable BAR Enabled)
Case = CoolerMaster MasterBox 5 MSi Dragon Edition
GPU = MSi GeForce RTX 4070 OC 12GB Gaming X Trio (Overclocked via MSi Afterburner) Nvidia Driver 581.08 (LATEST)
CPU = 9th Gen (Coffee Lake) Intel Core i9-9900K 8-core 5.0 GHz 16 Threads. (Overclocked via MSi OC Genie)
CPU Cooler = Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 v2
Storage = Samsung 4 TB SSD + Samsung 1 TB SSD
Memory = G-Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB Dual-Channel DDR4-3866 RAM
Keyboard = Red Dragon Horus mechanical Cherry MX Red keyboard
Mouse = Vegcoo C23 silent-click (honeycomb perforated Razer DeathAdder)
Headset = Hyper-X Cloud Stinger 2 DTS-X Studio Quality
Game Controllers = Scuf Reflex Custom, Sony DualSense Edge