Review: Mark of the Ninja: Remastered (PlayStation 4)
In Mark of the Ninja, you’ll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation.
Pros:
- Superb hand-drawn graphics.
- 10.42GB Download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Opening tutorial along with a how to play section in the menu.
- Two game modes- Main story or Dosan tale (DLC).
- Can skip cutscenes.
- Ninja stealth puzzle gameplay.
- Developer commentary option.
- So easy to get into.
- Upgrade tree- Three areas= Style, Distraction and attack. Earn points to use by collecting scrolls, Finishing levels and doing plenty of stealth kills.
- Fluid responsive controls.
- Constant checkpoints.
- Can peek out of doors/grates etc without risk of being seen.
- Unlock new abilities as you play.
- So much fun.
- Many enemy types like shielded guys or dogs or guys with flares.
- Boss fights.
- Special items- Daggers, Noisemakers etc and time slows right down when you bring up this menu.
- Massive play area with multiple routes, secrets to find.
- Collectibles- Scrolls and altars.
- All levels are dark and lit by lamps and lights or maybe by enemy abilities. If you cannot see in a dark room, You can actually see the noise markers of footsteps through the wall/door/grate.
- Stealth kills trigger a QTE which determines if you make a noise.
- All enemy visions, Throwable objects etc show an arc or cone of sight.
- On-screen button prompts.
- Bonus rooms with a puzzle element, Completely optional these rooms grant extra bonuses for completing them, But first, you have to find them!
Cons:
- Can get very reflex heavy later on.
- This special edition just adds the DLC and commentary as the graphics didn’t really need the touch-up.
- Checkpoints can be quite far apart.
