NatsumeAtari and ININ have introduced that the following retro revival from Tengo Challenge can be Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn. That is described as a “fully new manufacturing” however relies on the 1990 NES sport, Shadow of the Ninja, also called Blue Shadow in Europe and Yami no Shigotonin Kage in Japan. It’s set for launch in Spring 2024.

Tengo Challenge is the studio behind Wild Weapons Reloaded and final 12 months’s Pocky & Rocky Reshrined. Each are primarily based on somewhat obscure retro video games in their very own proper, however each are completely stellar.

I need to admit that I haven’t but performed Shadow of the Ninja, however it’s on the Change On-line NES channel, so why the hell not? Nonetheless, it has been on my radar for years now. It’s properly remembered for being a rad ninja platformer, however extra importantly, as a result of it had a two-player coop. That multiplayer can be retained for Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn, because it brings again Hayate and Kaeda.

Maybe, extra importantly, is that they’re additionally bringing in Iku Mizutani to compose the soundtrack. Not solely was Mizutani the unique composer on the 1990 model, however he additionally created the soundtrack to 1991’s Shatterhand and the PC-88 model of Snatcher.

Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn is coming to Nintendo Change, PS4, PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC someday in Spring 2024.