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Quote Originally Posted by Sotenga
Quote Originally Posted by Sotenga
Q. Did they think it was a practical idea to give Joe a gun? A Ninja with a firearm?...
Why not? One of the reasons real ninjas were equally feared and reviled by the samurai was because they didn't fight "by the rules". There was no bushido among the ninja. When it came to combat they were the ultimate pragmatists. And if possible, they probably saw nothing wrong with bringing a musket to a katana fight.

Ninjas rule. And by "rule" I mean they're totally sweet!
Whoops. I thought ninjas actually had some semblance of code... I think I remembered that from the third mission of Tenchu, where they mention that part of the ninja code is to rescue any fellow ninja in danger. Heh, that might not be canon to actual ninja guidelines, so I can see your perspective on why Joe used a gun... it just never seemed natural to me, s'all.

And I actually remember visiting that webpage! Man, those guys hate pirates.

Since Flack mentioned never beating it, I had to use cheats and quaterfeed. Actually, I was doing pretty well except for the bosses...I tried to play as if I would still take damage as well, but yeah, I still cheated. But not right away at least. Don't worry though, the ending really isn't all that important of a thing to see.
I still think that I was EXTREMELY lucky when I beat the game without savestates... I did have to give myself a few extra lives in the dipswitches, but anyway, I agree with the ending. Meh... just text. Ehhhh, the Shinobi series have never been all that cinematic, IMO. Each ending has pretty much been basic fare for VG endings... just goes to show that I never play games to see what the endings are like.