Tenchu PSP hits Europe at end of June

Sega announces the handheld version of its stealth franchise, featuring added "realism and entertainment".

Sega Europe has announced the European release date of the forthcoming PlayStation Portable exclusive, Tenchu: Time of the Assassins. The stealth action game will be available from June 23 and will feature full 3D environments.

Veterans of the PlayStation 2 franchise will notice enhanced stealth actions and new kill moves as well as the classic Tenchu characters Rikimaru, Ayame, Rin, and Tesshu.

Each of them will have a unique story in the single-player campaign, and there are 50 further stand-alone missions to play through as well. Gamers will also be able to connect wirelessly to play missions cooperatively or head-to-head.

According to Matt Woodley, creative director of Sega, the game's ambition is to "offer all the strategy of a stealth game but none of the frustration". With this in mind, every enemy in the game can be killed using stealth tactics, including the bosses.

We'll have more on the game nearer its release.

36 Comments

  • Znuck_King_Ling

    Posted Apr 8, 2007 5:54 pm GMT

    Four characters in a tenchu game? All part of one story? Story-continuation? boo-yah!

  • ChancreScolex

    Posted Jun 1, 2006 6:38 pm GMT

    Hope they fixed the freaking draw distance from the Japanese release, you could barely see like 10 feet in front of you.

  • Uriachi

    Posted May 27, 2006 8:46 am GMT

    NOT FAIR,
    i'm a huge fan of tenchu series and now i have to wait for the US version, mean while the european will get it first.

    WHEN IS THE U.S!! VERSION IS COMING OUT!! VIVA AMERICA!!!

  • edenfire

    Posted May 24, 2006 11:34 am GMT

    Sweet about time europe get some great games before the US

  • rodimus_prime85

    Posted May 24, 2006 4:39 am GMT

    This, like the theme of the game, kinda sneaked out of nowhere... Still, I'm going to look forward to seeing how well it survives the transition to the PSP hardware. Tenchu/Tenchu 2 was two of my favorite games for PS1, and the Xbox version of Tenchu 3 also pwned... Heres hoping....

  • isaacs360

    Posted May 23, 2006 8:19 am GMT

    well well, this is a cause to celebrate!!

  • nintendorocks

    Posted May 22, 2006 8:39 pm GMT

    Europe getting a game before the United States? That's strange. Oh, well, I wonder when it will be realesed in the U.S.

  • tmacyao111

    Posted May 22, 2006 7:08 pm GMT

    Will this game have infrastructure?

  • skylinedude05

    Posted May 22, 2006 5:51 pm GMT

    awesome

  • comthitnuong

    Posted May 22, 2006 3:28 pm GMT

    i dont have a psp sooooo.....

  • sabru8

    Posted May 22, 2006 2:44 pm GMT

    sweet

  • SnowFarmer

    Posted May 22, 2006 2:33 pm GMT

    Tenchu on the PS3 would be sweet indeed.

    Now where is that NA release date?

  • TrueHighlen

    Posted May 22, 2006 1:34 pm GMT

    cant wait my psp needs some new games

  • Ryuketsu2043

    Posted May 22, 2006 1:25 pm GMT

    Bah..il lget in on the psp but i wanna see a next gen Tenchu..on the 360 or ps3..imagine how nice and sweet that will be?!?!

  • hazuki

    Posted May 22, 2006 1:24 pm GMT

    Release in europe eh? Well since the psp is region free and europeans speak english, just import the game.

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted May 22, 2006 1:22 pm GMT

    Stealth kills on bosses, I like, I like.

  • yboucher

    Posted May 22, 2006 12:33 pm GMT

    why didn't they mention that at E3 ?

  • B-bad

    Posted May 22, 2006 12:30 pm GMT

    Hell if it good I'll just import it, but I really do hope the NA release date it soon.

  • Xanog1

    Posted May 22, 2006 12:01 pm GMT

    I hope this comes to the US, I've been anticipating it since I first saw the trailer back in June 2005.

  • Renegade47

    Posted May 22, 2006 11:58 am GMT

    Sweet! Wasn't this one the one with level editor?

  • Gamepro2421

    Posted May 22, 2006 11:23 am GMT

    I dont think (GTA aside) the PSP has EVER been able to do any PS2 franchise justice on the PSP (and dont say Daxter did becuase that was NOTHING like the PS2 Jak and Daxter Games)

  • TriffStar

    Posted May 22, 2006 11:20 am GMT

    Cool, should be good to see some stealth games coming to the PSP, but I wish that we would see some more imaginative and new games ....Hey that just reminded me of spore Damn I wish there would make a spore game for the PSP
    /It would be like the entire universe in your hands

  • WolfSkill5544

    Posted May 22, 2006 11:03 am GMT

    How come they are realising this game so late?

  • ubj007

    Posted May 22, 2006 10:44 am GMT

    Should be a good game.

  • Salehjamal

    Posted May 22, 2006 10:37 am GMT

    Wrath of Heaven was my first Tenchu and I liked it alot. the next one was very bad that I didn't even bother to beat the game to see where it eneds.
    hope this one will be as good if not better thant WoH

  • ulrikz

    Posted May 22, 2006 10:09 am GMT

    Nice, maybe I'll have enough money to pick it up

    And well, PSP sales probably did better in Europe than in the US? In the UK the PSP launch was the most successful console launch ever

  • Robert-Sapolski

    Posted May 22, 2006 9:45 am GMT

    it better be as good as Wrath of Heaven, cos i hated the other one

  • P2L5NM

    Posted May 22, 2006 9:27 am GMT

    Hahaha, again a PSP game get's released in Europe before U.S, how many is it now?

  • Schillinger

    Posted May 22, 2006 9:20 am GMT

    My life has meaning now that I can end others' on the go

  • thisissami

    Posted May 22, 2006 9:08 am GMT

    i'm on the front page! and i need a psp...but daxter and ratchet and lumines and mercury are my priorities!

  • Mechakucha

    Posted May 22, 2006 9:06 am GMT

    how about a real (NA) release date?

  • bobbysbits

    Posted May 22, 2006 8:59 am GMT

    sweet

  • Doolum

    Posted May 22, 2006 8:44 am GMT

    Yeah...Tenchu PSP..can't wait to get my hands on that one

  • Pastehunter

    Posted May 22, 2006 8:40 am GMT

    Yes , Im so happy , hope it will be a good stealth game .

  • dynastyfan

    Posted May 22, 2006 8:38 am GMT

    I want this for N.A

  • art_w_king

    Posted May 22, 2006 8:37 am GMT

    Ninjas are more popular in America. Better be seeing it here soon, too.

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