It arguably deserves the prize for that awe-inducing subtitle alone: Wrath of Heaven sounds like it's what your Azuma clan ninjas will be battling against, but in truth it's the ultimate unlock, a devastating technique awarded to those players dedicated enough to surpass Tenchu's exacting shinobi standards. Ninjutsu scholars might quibble over which instalment represents the apex of the series, but there was a tangible sense of purpose and poetry to 2003's Wrath of Heaven (essentially Tenchu 3, and the franchise's first outing on PlayStation 2).
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The once ascendant series is now essentially defunct, and while invisibility on current-gen consoles might seem appropriate for a stealth game, the fact that Tenchu has melted away so utterly over the past few years makes me melancholy. In video game terms, Ninja Warrior UK has more in common with Sonic the Hedgehog than Tenchu, the franchise that hews closest to our pop culture ideal of the austere shadow warrior. Any true ninja would harrumph at the overeager procession of Lycra-clad, would-be shinobis and rightly dismiss the whole gaudy enterprise as frivolous shadowplay, a noisy, inelegant distraction from the important business of infiltration, sabotage and assassination.
There are no shurikens but lots of shrieking. Centred around a comically oversized and carefully padded obstacle course, the show is an absolute triumph of non-lethal razzamatazz, with guffawing commentary from former footballer Chris Kamara as competitors negotiate awkward hurdles and tumble into water hazards. We're fast approaching the endgame of ITV's knockabout Saturday night gameshow Ninja Warrior UK, the latest international incarnation of a tried-and-tested Japanese format.
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