<s>
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Shinobi	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
coin-operated	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Mega-Tech	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dancer	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Shinobi	B-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
an	O
original	O
score	O
by	O
Yuzo	O
Koshiro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilations	O
:	O
Mega	O
Games	O
2	O
,	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
6	O
Pak	O
,	O
Sega	O
Classics	O
Arcade	O
Collection	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
Smash	O
Pack	O
(	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
via	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
download	O
services	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
2017	O
via	O
Sega	O
Forever.The	O
game	O
also	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
(	O
released	O
as	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Classics	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
)	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	O
,	O
macOS	O
,	O
PlayStation	O
4	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
the	O
criminal	O
organization	O
Zeed	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
has	O
since	O
reformed	O
and	O
have	O
renamed	O
themselves	O
"	O
Neo	O
Zeed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
move	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
is	O
the	O
somersault	O
,	O
which	O
maximizes	O
Joe	O
's	O
jumping	O
height	O
and	O
enables	O
him	O
to	O
throw	O
eight	O
shuriken	O
at	O
once	O
in	O
mid-air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
Noriyoshi	O
Ohba	O
intended	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
showcase	O
for	O
the	O
then-new	O
Genesis	O
hardware	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
something	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ohba	O
intended	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
how	O
they	O
could	O
best	O
beat	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
some	O
enemy	O
characters	O
who	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Sylvester	O
Stallone	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
Terminator	B-General_Concept
and	O
Godzilla	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
revision	O
1.00	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
:	O
Enemy	O
characters	O
resembling	O
Rambo	O
called	O
"	O
Rocky	O
"	O
,	O
Jackie	O
Chan	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
called	O
"	O
Hercules	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
"	O
Master	O
Attacker	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Godzilla	B-Device
called	O
"	O
Monster-G	O
"	O
are	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
are	O
actually	O
fake	O
representations	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
conducted	O
by	O
a	O
shapeshifter	O
named	O
"	O
Metamorpher	O
"	O
who	O
alters	O
his	O
appearance	O
after	O
sustaining	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
revision	O
1.01	O
(	O
1989	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
fake	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
is	O
now	O
redesigned	O
into	O
the	O
licensed	O
character	O
from	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
he	O
is	O
now	O
the	O
real	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
morph	O
into	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
leaves	O
the	O
battle	O
when	O
enough	O
damage	O
is	O
inflicted	O
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
winged	O
Devilman-like	O
creature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Gunner	O
"	O
enemy	O
soldiers	O
with	O
flamethrowers	O
are	O
also	O
changed	O
to	O
bald	O
men	O
with	O
headbands	O
,	O
altering	O
their	O
original	O
likeness	O
to	O
Rambo	O
(	O
although	O
Sega	O
had	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
for	O
their	O
Rambo	B-Application
III	I-Application
console	O
games	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
revision	O
1.02	O
(	O
1990	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
new	O
copyright	O
screen	O
is	O
made	O
to	O
acknowledge	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
(	O
Sega	O
already	O
had	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
for	O
their	O
game	O
The	O
Amazing	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Everything	O
else	O
remains	O
intact	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
revision	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
licensed	O
use	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
revision	O
1.04	O
(	O
2009/2012	O
)	O
:	O
Since	O
the	O
licensed	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
boss	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
was	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
subsequently	O
prevented	O
from	O
being	O
re-released	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2009	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
2012	O
releases	O
feature	O
a	O
new	O
software	O
revision	O
(	O
1.04	O
)	O
that	O
omits	O
the	O
Marvel	O
copyright	O
notice	O
and	O
replaces	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
with	O
a	O
pink	O
palette	O
swap	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
that	O
still	O
behaves	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
licensed	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
versions	O
1.00	O
and	O
1.01	O
,	O
"	O
©SEGA	O
1989	O
/	O
MUSIC	O
©1989	O
YUZO	O
KOSHIRO	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
like	O
normal	O
;	O
when	O
the	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
copyright	O
notice	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
all	O
copyright	O
bylines	O
were	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
screen	O
displayed	O
before	O
the	O
intro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
notes	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
ROM	O
header	O
(	O
at	O
0x1C8	O
)	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
string	O
,	O
"	O
A0115	O
Sega_Channel	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
all	O
other	O
releases	O
have	O
that	O
area	O
filled	O
with	O
ASCII	B-Protocol
space	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
screen	O
always	O
uses	O
The	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
uses	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
Round	O
1	O
music	O
(	O
The	O
Shinobi	B-Application
)	O
instead	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
1-1	O
is	O
China	O
Beat	O
,	O
and	O
1-2	O
'	O
s	O
music	O
is	O
"	O
Make	O
Me	O
Dance	O
"	O
while	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
,	O
both	O
stages	O
use	O
The	O
Shinobi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
the	O
enemies	O
resemble	O
the	O
REV00	O
versions	O
including	O
the	O
two-phase	O
fight	O
with	O
Metamorpher	O
,	O
appearing	O
as	O
an	O
imposter	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	O
magazine	O
said	O
The	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
is	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
with	O
graphics	O
,	O
sounds	O
and	O
playability	O
"	O
leaps	O
and	O
bounds	O
ahead	O
of	O
anything	O
on	O
console	O
or	O
computer	O
"	O
while	O
surpassing	O
the	O
playability	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
Shinobi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
Revenge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
the	O
83rd	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
packs	O
fantastic	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
even	O
better	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
novelty	O
of	O
battling	O
obvious	O
clones	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Godzilla	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#18	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
39th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Shinobi	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
was	O
also	O
performed	O
at	O
two	O
concerts	O
of	O
PLAY	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	O
effects	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Heavy	O
Shinobi	B-Application
fight	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Mania	I-Application
.	O
</s>
