Klei Entertainment's Mark of The Ninja is a side scrolling Stealth game, relying on smarts and quick witted action to progress through a series of challenging environments. Right from the outset, Mark of The Ninja drops you straight into the action with an attack by the authorities on your ninja clan's headquarters. It is then up to you as the clan's best hope to fight back against the perpetrators with the aid of one of the clan's other top ninjas. Where the plot is fairly straight forward, it is backed up by excellent voice acting and solid production values. There are unlockable sequences of background story as well, to give the game just the right amount of depth without bogging down the main story. A lot of effort has been put into the animated sequences; with a smooth, cartoony style that translates directly to the in game visuals which themselves are crisp and atmospheric. This can sometimes work against itself as in some areas the environments are simply too dark and you may find yourself making some irritating mistakes or searching around for the correct exit. In general though, the dark environments work in your favour, allowing you to sneak around and plan your attacks. This is expected, as stealth is the key element rather than out and out fights: this is no hack and slash game. Often, the only way to complete an area is to make perfect kills on each enemy, hide their bodies, wait and move onto