Tenchu: Fatal Shadows.(Product/Service Evaluation)

Good: Ninjas

Bad: Stealth gameplay from the PS1 era

Not as Exciting as It Sounds: Fighting a bear mano a mano

G. FORD: On the scale of things players most want to do in their games, playing as a ninja ranks right up there with taking out boatloads of Nazis. Not even the presence of two playable ninjas can save this bland game, though, which brings nothing new to the stealth-action genre.

Usual Tenchu hero Rikimaru wisely takes a pass on Fatal Shadows as two female assassins tag-team their way through intertwining plotlines set in ancient Japan. But the story's not important; general sneaking and stealth kills are Tenchu's trademark, and …