seen in the final version at all. Because of being dissatisfied with the result, Sega had put the game back into development to heavily improve it and delayed its release until 1993. When Shinobi III was finally released, many game features seen earlier were missing, with new ones taking their place. A beta-version of the original version of the game has been leaked and is now widely available as a ROM image. Reception Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master received critical acclaim. MegaTech magazine praised the game's new attacks and moves, but criticised that it was "not as hard as The Revenge of Shinobi". Mega said that "beyond the tricky bosses, this is far too easy". An IGN review by Levi Buchanan called it "a legit Genesis great, one of the better action games for the 16-bit console of yesteryear", even if the iPhone version was deemed just "okay". Complex rated it the third best game on the Sega Genesis, stating: "The only drawback? The last level was freaking impossible!" Retro Gamer included it among their top ten Mega Drive games. Notes References External links Hardcore Gaming 101: Shinobi Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master can be played for free in the browser on the Internet Archive 1993 video games Action video games IOS games Nintendo 3DS eShop games Nintendo Switch Online games Overworks games Science fantasy video games Side-scrolling video games Single-player video games Sega video games Sega Genesis games Shinobi (series) Video game sequels Video games developed in Japan Video games set in Japan Virtual Console games Windows games