Tenchu: Shadow Assassins harkens back to the classic stealth-action formula of its predecessors, tasking you with missions of infiltration and assassination in a feudal Japanese setting. Players utilize shadows, gadgets, and acrobatic maneuvers to outsmart guards and execute targets with brutal efficiency. While its core stealth gameplay can be satisfying, Tenchu: Shadow Assassins is hampered by clunky controls, occasionally frustrating enemy AI, and the omission of some beloved series features like the grappling hook.