Red Ninja: End of Honor

 PlayStation 2
User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 7 out of 16
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  1. KodieE.
    Mar 15, 2005
    9
    This games is relly dop all the boold and violence only if this game was a online game mass killing runing off wall's doing dam combo's this game is like tomb rader/prince of persia sand of time all in one this is a must buy ^_V
  2. [anonymous]
    Jan 12, 2010
    8
    A pretty solid game for its time, not the greatest thing ever, tenchu is far better but this is a good substitute, the excessiveness of the blood and the short kimonos seems a little like fan service but the gameplay itself is enjoyable
  3. thinkablefireblend
    Apr 14, 2005
    4
    It was a bland game and overall not very impressive.for one thiing it had horrible camera controls that wasvery annoying.it jerked alot and can confuse you at times.
  4. Julian
    Jul 1, 2005
    6
    This game had the potential but failed. While its not for everyone (no suprises there) it does, however, can be enjoyable. If you have a lot of patience and took the time to learn the control, then this game wont be a problem. My only concern was the camera angle. The camera angle made the game awful. If only they made it better, then the game wouldnt be that awful would it?
  5. GaneshK.
    May 27, 2007
    1
    This game could have had good camera and movement controls to be the best. However when in the stage of snake charmer it is very hard to kill her because there is no clue at all.
  6. Steyraus
    Aug 18, 2023
    9
    The game isn't clunky or badly made like games Journalist's say...If you listen to game Journalist's then you should stick to playing Assasins Creed or Call of Duty anyway...The game is however hard on normal in many places and games journos don't like hard.
    I would sugest playing on easy if you are struggling as easy is more like normal anyway and the story, beutiful art design and    The game isn't clunky or badly made like games Journalist's say...If you listen to game Journalist's then you should stick to playing Assasins Creed or Call of Duty anyway...The game is however hard on normal in many places and games journos don't like hard.
    I would sugest playing on easy if you are struggling as easy is more like normal anyway and the story, beutiful art design and vicious combat is worth experiencing. There are characters and story in this game that will stick with you for years. The protagonist herself is miles better and more interesting than any protagonist in modern games with their modern writing.
    This also requires the ability to learn the controls ( like RE4) another thing games media dosent like. Games today all need to control in some fashion like fortnite or COD or it's crap in their eyes..Red Ninja has no option to adjust horizontal camera movement, so if your to basic to be able to compensate and learn something this simple than just watch IGN on what other game you should play.    … Expand
  7. JSXero
    Apr 8, 2014
    1
    Red Ninja is simply a horrible mess, it fails in it's concept and isn't even capable to pull of simple tasks that have been staples of games of the genre for over 10 years up until it's release. The game looks pretty good, and the violence is satisfying, it could of been a decent game if it was technically competent.

    The controls and camera in this game do everything in their power to    Red Ninja is simply a horrible mess, it fails in it's concept and isn't even capable to pull of simple tasks that have been staples of games of the genre for over 10 years up until it's release. The game looks pretty good, and the violence is satisfying, it could of been a decent game if it was technically competent.

    The controls and camera in this game do everything in their power to make your life horrible. The camera has a mind of it's own and every slight movement sends the camera straight up your characters dress. Even the analog controls of the camera are flawed, even if you had the patience to re-position the camera every time you moved, it's a daunting process that would make anyone break their controller.

    The other main offender is the basic mechanics of the game, that just don't work. Jumping on a ledge, pulling yourself onto roofs or wall jumping do not want to work with you at all. These are simple mechanics that if they don't work, your game is just broken.

    It's a shame because when you actually miraculously position yourself for a stealth kill, the animations and gore are quite satisfying. It's just there is no hope for a good time when the basic movements of your character are broken beyond repair.

    But lucky enough if you do still try to plod on with the game, have no fear in being caught, as even with the broken controls you can usually outsmart and out run every enemy in the game, the only difficulty in the game is trying not to attract motion sickness from the camera or throwing your controller through the TV due to frustration.

    This is a real mess, from a company I expect better from, how this made it on shelves is a travesty.    … Expand
  8. markedmarkymark
    Mar 14, 2017
    4
    A flawed game that I love.

    Red ninja, if released today, and if tenchu was still a big deal, would be called a tenchu-like game. It's stealthy hugging wall just like it, with violence just like it. The story is...there, the main character is pretty cool, by that i mean, she has a nice design, yes, she's pretty sexy, but more important, short hair, i dig that, but also, the cool moves    A flawed game that I love.

    Red ninja, if released today, and if tenchu was still a big deal, would be called a tenchu-like game. It's stealthy hugging wall just like it, with violence just like it.

    The story is...there, the main character is pretty cool, by that i mean, she has a nice design, yes, she's pretty sexy, but more important, short hair, i dig that, but also, the cool moves she does with her wires, which is a preeeetty cool mechanic for the time, and, if done today, i feel like you wouldn't have this clunkyness, but that was the charm of it to me, it's not a quick-time event, you wire people, move around and do things that the game barely teachs you how to, instead of going ''HEY, PRESS X TO WIRE PEOPLE AND YOU'RE DONE, NO YOU DON'T NEED TO MOVE, JUST STAY CLOSE TO PLACES AND YOU KILL AUTOMATICALLY, HERE HAVE A CANDY''.

    It's a difficult game, but, not intentionally, the camera is your main foe. AND I MEAN IT. It automoves around when you run, killing the momento and making you get lost, it literally struggles against you, making some of the wall running, fast jumping mechanics be frustrating. If it wasn't for that camera, and i mean it, the camera is A FATAL FLAW, this game would've been fantastic, instead what we get is an broken-ish mess that could've been oh so good.

    The music is cool aswell, but seriously tho'? hottie.

    As a personal score, i'd give it a 7, but the flaws are there, can't ignore it.    … Expand
  9. ECB19
    Mar 21, 2022
    6
    The graphics are fine and the setting with that soundtrack gives it a good result.
    I can't tolerate when the gameplay is flawed, and it directly affects that you can beat the game, and that's the problem, a bad camera along with the wall execution mechanics are quite frustrating, as sometimes they won't let you advance in the story until you can master these poorly implemented mechanics.
  10. archaim
    Jul 12, 2020
    1
    Неплохая графика, интересный сюжет, множество отличных стелс механик, всё напрочь убивается совершенно неиграбельным управлением. Камера, она вас покарает. Более чудовищного исполнения камеры я не видел нигде. Я даже поменял оси правого стика в настройках эмулятора, чтобы камера не была инвертирована, но меня всё равно укачало через пол часа. Чтобы сделать такую камеру, нужно было задатьсяНеплохая графика, интересный сюжет, множество отличных стелс механик, всё напрочь убивается совершенно неиграбельным управлением. Камера, она вас покарает. Более чудовищного исполнения камеры я не видел нигде. Я даже поменял оси правого стика в настройках эмулятора, чтобы камера не была инвертирована, но меня всё равно укачало через пол часа. Чтобы сделать такую камеру, нужно было задаться целью. Иначе я не могу это объяснить.… Expand
  11. shootingstars99
    May 4, 2019
    6
    It would be great if the issues with the camera weren't so prevalent. I had a lot of fun with this title until a point where I had just had enough with the camera. I love ninja themed games and this one was shaping up to be pretty neat, albeit a Tenchu style knockoff, but the camera issues made it very difficult to enjoy the game play. The issues I had with the camera got so bad I had toIt would be great if the issues with the camera weren't so prevalent. I had a lot of fun with this title until a point where I had just had enough with the camera. I love ninja themed games and this one was shaping up to be pretty neat, albeit a Tenchu style knockoff, but the camera issues made it very difficult to enjoy the game play. The issues I had with the camera got so bad I had to drop the game, it seemed like you could never focus on what you needed to focus on, which is a shame, because aside from that, I could have really enjoyed the game...… Expand
  12. The_D4RknesS
    Jun 18, 2022
    2
    what a bad game, the controls are difficult and it doesn't provide any fun.

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#52 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

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Metascore
47

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 8 out of 17
  1. Weekly Famitsu
    68
    7 / 7 / 6 / 7 - 27 [Vol 847]
  2. Play Magazine
    65
    The later stages of intricate wirework platforming will undoubtedly cause many undue stress, and Kurenei herself can be a challenge to control given her default dash and a hard-to-wrangle camera. [March 2005, p.59]
  3. PSM Magazine
    50
    Most gamers will be put off by erratic controls and wild camera. Too bad; this could have been great. [Apr 2005, p.73]
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