<s>
Tenchu	B-Application
Z	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
K2	O
LLC	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
creates	O
their	O
own	O
ninja	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
then	O
builds	O
up	O
their	O
skills	O
as	O
they	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
choosing	O
from	O
a	O
small	O
selection	O
of	O
pre-made	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
take	O
orders	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
main	O
male	O
character	O
,	O
Rikimaru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
four-player	O
cooperative	O
play	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
House	O
of	O
Gohda	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Azuma	O
Ninja	B-Application
Clan	O
reside	O
under	O
the	O
service	O
of	O
Lord	O
Gohda	O
,	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
brink	O
of	O
war	O
with	O
the	O
neighboring	O
country	O
of	O
Ogawara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
new	O
recruit	O
in	O
the	O
Azuma	O
Ninja	B-Application
Clan	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
assassinate	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
assisting	O
the	O
country	O
of	O
Ogawara	O
,	O
including	O
army	O
generals	O
and	O
spies	O
who	O
have	O
infiltrated	O
the	O
House	O
of	O
Gohda	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
recover	O
stolen	O
items	O
and	O
rescue	O
prisoners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionTenchu	O
Z''	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
