Ubisoft Picks Up Tenchu 4 For Stateside Release

by Mike Bendel September 23, 2008 @ 11:37 am


Ubisoft let us know today that it has picked up rights to publish stealth-action title Tenchu 4 in North America and European territories. Developed by franchise mainstay Acquire, this Wii effort promises to breathe new life into the Tenchu series, with a unique control set that utilizes the Wii Remote in a myriad of ways.

Consisting of 10 missions and 50 side quests in all, the game’s story continues to follow the saga of Rikimaru and Ayame, ninjas on a quest to bring peace to feudal Japan.

UBISOFT® ANNOUNCES TENCHU(TM) 4

The Development Team Behind the Original Tenchu(TM)
Re-Invents the Tenchu Franchise

SAN FRANCISCO – September 23, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced that Tenchu(TM) 4, the newest addition to the Tenchu(TM) franchise exclusively for the Wii(TM) system, will launch in North America and Europe in early 2009. The development team behind the original Tenchu, Acquire, brings a fresh new look, feel and motion to the Tenchu franchise.

Tenchu 4 will use the Wii Remote(TM) to fight, dash, jump and kill like a true ninja. Players will continue the saga of Rikimaru and Ayame, elite ninjas who must use their lethal skills to keep the peace in feudal Japan. Playing as both stealthy Rikimaru and aggressive and acrobatic Ayame, players will fight their way through more than 10 missions and 50 side quests and experience the thrilling adventure of being the ultimate ninja.

Tenchu 4 will come to a North American and European audience where it will be well-received by both fans of the series as well as Wii owners who have been looking for an edgy and exciting game. And if it’s katanas, throwing stars, daggers and smoke bombs you’re looking for, then, yeah, it’s got all those too.

Tenchu 4 has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

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