About Shinobi Life 2:
Great addition to Chess Knights series ! The SHINOBI theme is awesome: soundtrack and sound effects really gives you the theme immersion and peace of mind that the puzzles demands. Got myself looking for shurikens on my pocket 😀 The series makes the perfect blending of chess pieces movement with the puzzles presented in such a clever way that makes the game fun for everyone. My son (4 years old) NEVER EVER asked to join a chess match.. BUT when he saw me playing, he just got hooked: guess he will learn a bit of chess without knowing (LOL) — maybe another chess fan is on the making. There are no instructions at all beyond how chess pieces move. The player is not told what the goal of the game is or how to achieve the goal. Most frustrating of all game does not explain what pieces on the board in relation to the player piece. Some seem to move left to right, other diagonally & there appears to be no clear reason why other than the piece that captured me is supposed to MAYBE be a rook or bishop. I honestly cannot tell. I also found myself sucked into an unwinnable golden room with no instruction at all. Am I supposed to capture the pieces? Are the pieces supposed to capture me? Am I supposed to reach a check point? What IS the check point!? The spaces that LOOK like an end goal reaching all of them does nothing. The complete lack of instruction is infuriating to a point of rage. I need a clear guide as to what pieces are, what they do & where they go along with what the goal of a game is or it is unplayable. There is a short menu that shows hardly distinguishable video of some pieces. Rook moves, up/down, & bishop diagonal but that still does NOT tell me what is a rook in the game, do they capture me, I them or none of the above? Can these pieces “Activate” at 1 square? 2 squares? 3? I have no idea. Literally nothing is ever explained. I know this game has all great reviews but I do not understand how. I find this to be completely unplayable & am honestly mad I spent the money. If anyone can clearly explain how to play this game to me I may change my review if I can. If not do not buy. I repeat Do. Not. Buy.
