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Wow! I had no idea the opening theme of Tenchu 2 was in Hausa. I grew up in northern Nigeria where Hausa is the predominant language. Thanks for the great video.
really nice to see all these secrets. I'll admit to using the health code alot...especially on the final stage. Also used level select initially, if only because of how scared i got with the manji cult stage. There are some other secrets like luring Onikage back to the river in the final level and knocking him in, he auto dies since despite his cheapness at blocking blades with his legs, he apparently can't swim. I've actually played the DS game, It's not that good, it's a bunch of mini missions with an overhead style view, but you don't even use your grappling hook, and the story isn't that great either (it takes place after tenchu 2 supposedly and is really weird). The PSP game is very similar in it being mostly small missions but it uses the regular camera views, the only interesting about it is you actually can play as Onikage, but the stories of the characters still feel pretty weak compared to the main entries, and happen to be all over like Rikimaru has beaten Tenrai, but Tesshu who is in the game, your controlling him before he joined the Muzen group in Wrath of Heaven. When it comes to Shadow Assassins on the Wii and Z on the 360, I found myself having more fun with the latter as it played more like a tenchu game despite not having a very good story, the wii entry just confused with it's playstyle, and the story while definitely stronger than Z's felt kind of off at least to me, especially with how it ended... Seikiro is the only "Dark soul" style game i've ever fully completed simply due to it's nods to tenchu. Looking forward to more content, keep it up^^
Explainatory videos are my favourites from you. Extremely well made and comprehensive. I remember one weird unlockable on Shinobi Gaisen were the languages, like Italian and French... such oddball unlockables!!
I'm honored, this is the first one that I feel really proud of, the other ones, I was less experienced and therefore didn't feel like I could be as proud of the earlier Tenchu videos I made but hey, you gotta start somewhere, right? again, thank you for the kind words.
Fun Fact: I do believe the Greatest Hits release of Stealth Assassins actually comes with the opening from the Japanese version. I remember looking up the opening online and was very confused why it looked different. The Western release's opening is much more mysterious, but the Japanese version shows more of the characters including Onikage... I like it so much better
Jeez, it's been a LONG time since I played this and know most of these cheats by heart. Here's a tidbit : Using the health cheat code at 0 HP won't do anything. However, if you're hit in the air (when it hits 0) and enter it, it will work. (I remember this specifically because of Onikage's jumping leg scissor attack -_-) And here's a random bug not a lot of people know about. If you do a launching attack on an enemy from behind (crouching attack), and they land on the surface, but FLIP into a bottomless pit, they will be dead but have a HUGE pool of blood underneath them. This is hard to do unless you use items like poison rice balls. You can also drown Onikage in the final stage instead of fighting him. It's incredibly easy to do, just keep him on the screen at all times as you backtrack. ....Speaking of which, Onikage's theme is badass and iconic. It really is a shame they didn't put it in Wrath of Heaven.
Thank you, I appreciate it! The audio on those could've been better, but I WAS just starting out and have only gotten better at audio mixing since. But hey, I'm glad someone enjoyed it, for what it's worth.
Ah the debug code, best thing about that? Not only could you clear the map of enemies and literally make your own level... You could save it to another memory card slot and load it via the debug menu! A mate and I used to call them D-scenario and we'd make them almost impossible (like ten guards in the room with the Manji statue for example)
That is where more talented individuals than me could make the most creative levels. That is why I gave only a rough overview of the debug menu because I'm simply not smart enough to use it to its full potential.
@@monsiplays we screwed up many a run by getting the saves wrong lol Best thing we did was give player 2 control of Onikage and have some epic one on one battles. Was even funnier if player 2 Onikage replaced the boss and won the fight, player 2 got to rub it in with his death taunt XD
Thank you so much for this video, I had never tried the cheat codes for this game, even though I was part of the legendary golden age of the PlayStation 1 I bought 2 Code books for PlayStation 1 just in the last few days, and they both had WRONG CODES for Tenchu Stealth Assassins Tenchu Shinobi Gaisen and Tenchu 2 Birth of the Stealth Assassins....... I spent a whole night and couldn't understand from the few explanations how they didn't work... Thanks to Your Video, Your Codes Work Perfectly, Today in 2024 I can Enjoy Tenchu Stealth Assassins with Your Codes. Thank you so much. Greetings from Italy
Wait! You mean you aren't supposed to get to onikage that way?!?!? I've been doing that my whole life because I thought that was how it was supposed to be! 🤯🤯 I need to go back and play it again and find out what I have missed
It shouldn't be that hard to miss, although going through it the correct way is what makes the level challenging: narrow hallways, ascending the tower with no idea where the enemy will be, constantly having to look above you, etc.
This is why I, sort of, hate on Kojima's MGS sometimes. It is the inferior videogame, but is the videogame that ended up having the greater impact and sent videogaming into a faux cinematographic state: Tenchu 2: BotSA: 3rd Person Camera on two different positions, higher and lower. You can aim with triangle. You can crouch and roll in every direction. You can sheath and unseathe weapons. You can switch back and forth with X while crouching. Forward frontflip jump. Ninja flip to switch positions and get to higher places. Different stealth executions from all sides, aerial and crouching. Facial animations, mouth movements and different expressions on all characters. Long story, beautifully voice acted, three different POVs, three different characters with different mechanics. Challenging bosses. MGS1: You can hide inside a box. You can crawl (I rather crouch, tho) Tap on walls. Use binoculars. Control missiles with a missile launcher. Smoke (???) Character leaves footprints (cool but gimmicky) Greater AI systematically, deadlier alert system. Better cinematography (but this is a videogame, this shouldn't be that important)
it is a bit of a shame that Thief and MGS (Mostly MGS) took a lot of the spotlight away from Tenchu as far as 3D stealth games are concerned. While MGS may have the "better" stealth system, Tenchu really nails the feeling of being a Shinobi in the same way Thief makes you feel like a THIEF.
If they ever made another tenchu game, i wouldnt want it to play like a souls game. Meaning stealth should be the focus as it always has been, it should still be challenging, not a hack and slash, but can get lost in the aesthetic of ninjas clashing against ronins and eventually demons and other strange creatures towards the end. Maybe have a noise meter, and the more items you carry make more noise and actually appear on your character. For instance jumping around with armor shouldnt be soundless 😂 (unless you beat the game with no alerts and unlock the super secret ninja armor) 😆 and it would be cool to have some more freedom to carry out certain missions like hitman style where everything could be a tool. Or. New IP idea, hitman style assassin in the sengoku era.
really? I thought that the throwing blades replacing the shurikens was just for the UK because of some law they got over there that bans their depiction, nunchucks were another one if i remember correctly.
im sorry if im confused about this, but growing up i had Tenchu, two different copies in my lifetime, one with a bloody Japanese symbol and one with out it were these just two different copies made or did i have a different region disc without knowing? both had different opening AMVs also
im playing on the ePSXe with the European version and a ps4 controller mapped. But i noticed when i crouch and roll that the camera will flip and the charcter looks the other way! can you not roll forwards?
You use the directional buttons to roll. Press a direction twice, and you'll roll in that direction. Pressing X while crouched does a 180 roll. It's better than just turning if you want to quickly face the other direction to run away, for example.
@@monsiplays So D-PAD twice to roll forward got it! I hope i improve at this game it is hardcore on normal! i can never be stealth! Can you really not target an enemy its like turning to face them is very awkward!
@@Maltebyte2 Movement in Tenchu would not improve until Tenchu 3 and games that released after it. Those games also have a proper lock-on system. before that, Tenchu had tank controls which weren't the best as you may already know.
The cheat codes for the European version of the game should be the same as those for the American one. The only reason I mentioned it was that sometimes they are different, and sometimes they aren't. Usually, they're the same; I just didn't have the forethought to check.
let me know what your favorite game is in the comments down below and as always! Be sure to like, comment, subscribe, & click on that notification bell to stay updated on the channel! also, be sure to leave any requests that you might have! they can be games, challenges, certain game modes, etc.
P.S. first and foremost, MERRY CHRISTMAS! so to get on with my update, Got myself a "REAL JOB" so I'm not going to be uploading nearly as much as I would like to so if you don't see me for like a month, thats probably why. I'll try but no promises.
Wow! I had no idea the opening theme of Tenchu 2 was in Hausa. I grew up in northern Nigeria where Hausa is the predominant language. Thanks for the great video.
for sure man! thanks, I appreciate it!
I still can't get over the fact that Sekiro was supposed to be a new Tenchu game😢, i love Sekiro but i would love even more if it was Tenchu
really nice to see all these secrets. I'll admit to using the health code alot...especially on the final stage.
Also used level select initially, if only because of how scared i got with the manji cult stage.
There are some other secrets like luring Onikage back to the river in the final level and knocking him in, he auto dies since despite his cheapness at blocking blades with his legs, he apparently can't swim.
I've actually played the DS game, It's not that good, it's a bunch of mini missions with an overhead style view, but you don't even use your grappling hook, and the story isn't that great either (it takes place after tenchu 2 supposedly and is really weird). The PSP game is very similar in it being mostly small missions but it uses the regular camera views, the only interesting about it is you actually can play as Onikage, but the stories of the characters still feel pretty weak compared to the main entries, and happen to be all over like Rikimaru has beaten Tenrai, but Tesshu who is in the game, your controlling him before he joined the Muzen group in Wrath of Heaven.
When it comes to Shadow Assassins on the Wii and Z on the 360, I found myself having more fun with the latter as it played more like a tenchu game despite not having a very good story, the wii entry just confused with it's playstyle, and the story while definitely stronger than Z's felt kind of off at least to me, especially with how it ended...
Seikiro is the only "Dark soul" style game i've ever fully completed simply due to it's nods to tenchu.
Looking forward to more content, keep it up^^
same page with you on sekiro, same. and thanks for the support, I appreciate it.👍
Explainatory videos are my favourites from you. Extremely well made and comprehensive. I remember one weird unlockable on Shinobi Gaisen were the languages, like Italian and French... such oddball unlockables!!
I'm honored, this is the first one that I feel really proud of, the other ones, I was less experienced and therefore didn't feel like I could be as proud of the earlier Tenchu videos I made but hey, you gotta start somewhere, right? again, thank you for the kind words.
Fun Fact: I do believe the Greatest Hits release of Stealth Assassins actually comes with the opening from the Japanese version. I remember looking up the opening online and was very confused why it looked different. The Western release's opening is much more mysterious, but the Japanese version shows more of the characters including Onikage... I like it so much better
This video deserves far more views and likes. Great work. Great game.
just watched blue eye samurai and needed to replay some good old ninja/samurai games
I had to look that up and yoooo it looks sick!
Jeez, it's been a LONG time since I played this and know most of these cheats by heart.
Here's a tidbit : Using the health cheat code at 0 HP won't do anything. However, if you're hit in the air (when it hits 0) and enter it, it will work. (I remember this specifically because of Onikage's jumping leg scissor attack -_-)
And here's a random bug not a lot of people know about. If you do a launching attack on an enemy from behind (crouching attack), and they land on the surface, but FLIP into a bottomless pit, they will be dead but have a HUGE pool of blood underneath them. This is hard to do unless you use items like poison rice balls.
You can also drown Onikage in the final stage instead of fighting him. It's incredibly easy to do, just keep him on the screen at all times as you backtrack.
....Speaking of which, Onikage's theme is badass and iconic. It really is a shame they didn't put it in Wrath of Heaven.
I really want a new Tenchu game.
This game is really due for a remaster/ remake...
I'm right there with ya, man.
Talking about tenchu,love to see it. Keep hyping this game and maybe we can revitalize the series
if Sekiro could've been the new Tenchu, we may see it in all its glory one day...
It would probably be too gory ...with the power of graphics nowadays..
This was my first PS1 game
I wish I shared that with you but I grew up with the PS2 and tenchu 3 was my first tenchu game and my first game period👍
I love your videos man. They're hilarious especially all the videos with Mochi
Thank you, I appreciate it! The audio on those could've been better, but I WAS just starting out and have only gotten better at audio mixing since. But hey, I'm glad someone enjoyed it, for what it's worth.
@@monsiplays yeah no problem
Ah the debug code, best thing about that? Not only could you clear the map of enemies and literally make your own level... You could save it to another memory card slot and load it via the debug menu! A mate and I used to call them D-scenario and we'd make them almost impossible (like ten guards in the room with the Manji statue for example)
That is where more talented individuals than me could make the most creative levels. That is why I gave only a rough overview of the debug menu because I'm simply not smart enough to use it to its full potential.
@@monsiplays we screwed up many a run by getting the saves wrong lol Best thing we did was give player 2 control of Onikage and have some epic one on one battles. Was even funnier if player 2 Onikage replaced the boss and won the fight, player 2 got to rub it in with his death taunt XD
Thank you so much for this video, I had never tried the cheat codes for this game,
even though I was part of the legendary golden age of the PlayStation 1
I bought 2 Code books for PlayStation 1 just in the last few days, and they both had WRONG CODES for Tenchu Stealth Assassins
Tenchu Shinobi Gaisen and Tenchu 2 Birth of the Stealth Assassins.......
I spent a whole night and couldn't understand from the few explanations how they didn't work...
Thanks to Your Video, Your Codes Work Perfectly, Today in 2024 I can Enjoy Tenchu Stealth Assassins with Your Codes. Thank you so much. Greetings from Italy
Your kind words are appreciated! I'm delighted to see that I've helped out someone!
8:53 I KNEW IT!!!
06:56 Shishio: "Impossible! How?"
Wait! You mean you aren't supposed to get to onikage that way?!?!? I've been doing that my whole life because I thought that was how it was supposed to be! 🤯🤯 I need to go back and play it again and find out what I have missed
It shouldn't be that hard to miss, although going through it the correct way is what makes the level challenging: narrow hallways, ascending the tower with no idea where the enemy will be, constantly having to look above you, etc.
@@monsiplaysthat's what I always did 😂 I always thought that level was just super short
European intro plays the black and white version. I only seen the Japanese into years later on YT its pretty cool 😁
Glad to get that confirmed, I didn't want to say something inaccurate.
@@monsiplays All good man. Really enjoyed the video brought back some good memories 😁
At the end,in the cave,feats the US version.
Nice video!
Thanks!
Amazing video.
thank you!
This is why I, sort of, hate on Kojima's MGS sometimes. It is the inferior videogame, but is the videogame that ended up having the greater impact and sent videogaming into a faux cinematographic state:
Tenchu 2: BotSA:
3rd Person Camera on two different positions, higher and lower.
You can aim with triangle.
You can crouch and roll in every direction.
You can sheath and unseathe weapons.
You can switch back and forth with X while crouching.
Forward frontflip jump.
Ninja flip to switch positions and get to higher places.
Different stealth executions from all sides, aerial and crouching.
Facial animations, mouth movements and different expressions on all characters.
Long story, beautifully voice acted, three different POVs, three different characters with different mechanics.
Challenging bosses.
MGS1:
You can hide inside a box.
You can crawl (I rather crouch, tho)
Tap on walls.
Use binoculars.
Control missiles with a missile launcher.
Smoke (???)
Character leaves footprints (cool but gimmicky)
Greater AI systematically, deadlier alert system.
Better cinematography (but this is a videogame, this shouldn't be that important)
it is a bit of a shame that Thief and MGS (Mostly MGS) took a lot of the spotlight away from Tenchu as far as 3D stealth games are concerned. While MGS may have the "better" stealth system, Tenchu really nails the feeling of being a Shinobi in the same way Thief makes you feel like a THIEF.
4:59 I figured that out years ago,in fact that's how I always beat it before doing it the normal way 😂
yeah but then there is no challenge
True @@monsiplays
If they ever made another tenchu game, i wouldnt want it to play like a souls game. Meaning stealth should be the focus as it always has been, it should still be challenging, not a hack and slash, but can get lost in the aesthetic of ninjas clashing against ronins and eventually demons and other strange creatures towards the end. Maybe have a noise meter, and the more items you carry make more noise and actually appear on your character. For instance jumping around with armor shouldnt be soundless 😂 (unless you beat the game with no alerts and unlock the super secret ninja armor) 😆 and it would be cool to have some more freedom to carry out certain missions like hitman style where everything could be a tool. Or. New IP idea, hitman style assassin in the sengoku era.
In Europe we have the same intro and outro like the US Version. But in in Europe we had throwing blades and not shuriken like in us and jp.
really? I thought that the throwing blades replacing the shurikens was just for the UK because of some law they got over there that bans their depiction, nunchucks were another one if i remember correctly.
Europe has the black and white opening
Tenchu 2 Birth of the stealth assassins and tenchu 4 arw the only games without Echigoya,just realized 😂
thats actually an astute observation there, Maybe echigoya was busy in tenchu 2 building his name and 4th who knows.
im sorry if im confused about this, but growing up i had Tenchu, two different copies in my lifetime, one with a bloody Japanese symbol and one with out it were these just two different copies made or did i have a different region disc without knowing? both had different opening AMVs also
Is it the cover art on the box? it sounds like you had 2 copies from different regions but idk.
it was one the disc itself, if you look it up you can find ones with and without it *shrug*@@monsiplays
This game slaps
Hell yeah, it does!
@monsiplays very good video brother the only sad thing about it was that it ended and it was 7 hours long lol
im playing on the ePSXe with the European version and a ps4 controller mapped. But i noticed when i crouch and roll that the camera will flip and the charcter looks the other way! can you not roll forwards?
You use the directional buttons to roll. Press a direction twice, and you'll roll in that direction. Pressing X while crouched does a 180 roll. It's better than just turning if you want to quickly face the other direction to run away, for example.
@@monsiplays So D-PAD twice to roll forward got it! I hope i improve at this game it is hardcore on normal! i can never be stealth! Can you really not target an enemy its like turning to face them is very awkward!
@@Maltebyte2 Movement in Tenchu would not improve until Tenchu 3 and games that released after it. Those games also have a proper lock-on system. before that, Tenchu had tank controls which weren't the best as you may already know.
@@monsiplays And its just if your bad like me dancing round the enemy until you can hit em! Got it! Thanks bro!
is there a way to play as bosses ?
you can, but I've never been able to figure it out.
Where are the Euro cheat codes?
The cheat codes for the European version of the game should be the same as those for the American one. The only reason I mentioned it was that sometimes they are different, and sometimes they aren't. Usually, they're the same; I just didn't have the forethought to check.
7:41 thats not very nice 😢
yeah, i was too lazy to go back and re-record the voice lines so I just put a little correction while also ridiculing myself for not researching more
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