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Mark of the Ninja
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Developer(s) Klei Entertainment
Publisher(s) Microsoft Studios
Platform(s) Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Release date(s) Xbox 360
WW September 7, 2012
Microsoft Windows
WW October 16, 2012
Genre(s) Action, stealth, side-scrolling
Mode(s) Single-player
Media/distribution Digital distribution (via XBLA and Steam)
Mark of the Ninja is a side-scrolling action stealth video game developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. It was announced on February 28, 2012 and later released for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on September 7, 2012. A Microsoft Windows version was released on October 16, 2012. It follows the story of a nameless ninja in the present day, and features a themed conflict between ancient ninja tradition and modern technology. Cutscenes for the game are rendered in Saturday morning cartoon animation style.
The game received critical acclaim from reviewers. Aggregate scores for the game hold in the 90% range at websites GameRankings and Metacritic, and it received four perfect scores from media outlets. Reviewers praised the game's visual and audio atmosphere, strong gameplay and new take on the stealth video game genre, criticizing minor gameplay frustrations surrounding the control scheme and difficult puzzles.