Tenchu 4: Surprise boxart attack
by JC Fletcher 
{ Nov 20th 2008 at 9:00AM }
We don't know how long this preview boxart image for Tenchu 4 has been on Ubisoft's site. We suspect it hasn't been very long, because the name change (to Tenchu: Shadow Assassins) is a very recent development, showing up just last week on GameStop.com. The image is regrettably tiny, but detailed enough for us to see what's going on -- and what's going on is that Rikimaru is cutting the head off of whoever picks the game up off the shelf. We've enlarged the image a bit. It's not as beautiful as the Japanese box, but it does have a certain "video game ninja" quality about it.
We're not sure the name change was the way to go; while Shadow Assassins is both more descriptive and exciting than 4, if we were Ubisoft, we'd want to emphasize however we could that this game was somehow different from all the other non-numbered Tenchu games not made by Acquire.
If you're in a Tenchu mood, be sure to browse the official website. And if you're Australian and in a Tenchu mood, good news! The OFLC has rated the game for release.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Knoxximus @ Nov 20th 2008 9:44AM
Dammit! The way my screen loaded, for a second there, I thought it could have been Gene from God Hand!
Bah.
CJLopez @ Nov 20th 2008 12:57PM
JAjajajajajaja, man, made my day, jajajajaja
psyborg @ Nov 20th 2008 2:13PM
The JP boxart was so good I was almost considering getting the game for the boxart alone, so badass.
This is awful, Ubisoft is garbage.
leonus11 @ Nov 20th 2008 4:03PM
just another game that'll keep me happy in 2009! finally! thank you Nintendo for giving us "core" in 2009 while still keeping the kiddies (and you wallets) happy! while i am a "core" gamer at heart i feel the kiddies deserve their time with the awesome console that is dubbed Wii. just as long as us "core" gamers get plenty (if not TONS) of love!