Tenchu Dark Secret NINTENDO DS

In Tenchu: Dark Secret, you play as Rikimaru or Ayame, two ninjas who must protect a princess in feudal Japan. They do this through a variety of missions where they must sneak into areas unseen by guards and assassinate targets, which often takes the form of boss battles as well as other types of missions, such as defense. Unlike other games in the series, this one is played from a top-down perspective.

The top screen serves as the main gameplay area where you see your character, surroundings, enemies, and more. It also features your chemometer, which tells you how far away the nearest enemy is and whether they've detected you. The bottom screen is used for the map, item selection, and stealth kill animations, which play when you strike an enemy who hasn't seen you.

Items include basics like mines, throwing stars, and rice balls, plus a new trap combo bonus for doing things like using a mine to knock an enemy into another trap.