<s>
Shinobi	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Shinobi	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
(	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Foundation	O
9	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Shinobi	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
begins	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1256	O
,	O
Kencho	O
Era	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
young	O
Oboro	O
Clan	O
Leader	O
Jiro	O
Musashi	O
(	O
father	O
of	O
Joe	O
Musashi	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Arcade	O
and	O
Sega	O
Genesis	O
Shinobi	B-Application
games	O
)	O
is	O
summoned	O
to	O
defend	O
his	O
home	O
village	O
from	O
the	O
ninja	O
forces	O
of	O
Zeed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
2011	O
issue	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
slow	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
sales	O
,	O
they	O
postponed	O
the	O
game	O
until	O
November	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinobi	B-Application
3D	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
69	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
praised	O
Shinobi	B-Application
3D	I-Application
for	O
having	O
"	O
tons	O
"	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
steep	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
coherent	O
narrative	O
may	O
turn	O
off	O
some	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
UK	O
similarly	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Shinobi	B-Application
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
to	O
everyone	O
's	O
tastes	O
since	O
we	O
're	O
now	O
in	O
an	O
age	O
where	O
games	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
easy	O
enough	O
for	O
everyone	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
enjoyed	O
by	O
players	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
game	O
reconciles	O
difficulty	O
with	O
accessibility	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
makes	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
missteps	O
in	O
this	O
,	O
and	O
calls	O
Shinobi	B-Application
3D	I-Application
"	O
among	O
the	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
quality	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
growing	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
library	O
worthy	O
of	O
a	O
spot	O
on	O
your	O
shelf	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GamesTM	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
Shinobi	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
judging	O
the	O
"	O
unsympathetic	O
difficulty	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
cheap	O
and	O
archaic	O
within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
plodding	O
action	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
series	O
like	O
Shinobi	B-Application
,	O
that	O
is	O
dishonour	O
enough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
