The Games Machine 28

Cite as: The Games Machine 28
Original: https://archive.org/details/The_Games_Machine_Issue_028
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Notes: Pinned in stubs batch 34 (Shinobi) as a lead for a Virgin Mastertronic Shinobi review; it holds only the "Best Bruisers" top-five entry (p. 59), not a review. The cover prints "Issue 28" and "March 1990".

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In March 1990 The Games Machine placed Shinobi, from Virgin Mastertronic, fourth in its all-time top five hack and slay games: Joe Musashi runs and jumps through five horizontally scrolling levels, throwing shuriken stars, with Ninja magic that acts like a smart bomb. It advised that the computer conversions weren't recommended but some of the console versions were excellent, and recalled that the 8-bit Sega version was one of the earliest games to earn a Star Player in the magazine.	`p. 59 (image 59), "Best Bruisers"p. 59 (image 59), no. 4p. 59 (image 59), no. 4p. 59 (image 59), no. 4p. 59 (image 59), no. 4p. 59 (image 59), no. 4`	Magazine