Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
North American cover art
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Tomoyuki Ito
Takeshi Matsuhashi
Producer(s)Tomio Takami
Tokinori Kaneyasu
Designer(s)Naohisa Nakazawa
Programmer(s)Tsukasa Aoki
Toshiaki Yajima
Akio Oi
Artist(s)Kazuyuki Iwasawa
Katsuhiko Ogikubo
Hiroyuki Hirama
Composer(s)Hirofumi Murasaki
Morihiko Akiyama
Masayuki Nagao
SeriesShinobi
Platform(s)Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Release
  • JP: July 23, 1993
  • EU: July 24, 1993
  • NA: August 22, 1993
  • AU: 1994
Genre(s)Hack and slash, platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, released in Japan as The Super Shinobi II, is a 1993 hack-and-slash platform game developed and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It is the direct sequel to the previous The Revenge of Shinobi. Shinobi III received critical acclaim. It has been ranked and is considered among the greatest Mega Drive/Genesis games.