Tenchu

Contents 1 Tenchu: Fatal Shadows 1.1 Ranking System 1.1.1 Techno Style 1.1.2 Spartan Style 1.2 Special Techniques 1.2.1 Numbing Strike 1.2.2 Sniper 1.2.3 False Wall 1.3 Boss Fights 1.3.1 Jyuzou 1.4 References

Tenchu: Fatal Shadows

Ranking System

Regular Kill (RK)          +5
Stealth Kill (SK)         +20
Double SK                 +50
Boss Defeated             +20

Spotted                   -25
Innocents Killed (IK)     -50

Stealth Kill Every Enemy  +50
Never Spotted (NS)       +200
No Items Used            +100
No Enemies Killed (NEK)  +100 (except bosses)

Grand Master / Assassin Rank (hereafter referred to as GM) requires 300+ points.

We can use two basic strategies: Techno Style and Spartan Style.

Techno Style

Techno Style means: use all the items you want.

The tree structure below shows the 'road to grand masterhood'. You select the Techno Style, then you can try being a Pacifist (kill noone) or a Shadow (in which case you have to perform 5 SK). Both sub-strategies result in GM. If you are spotted, however, you have to make 15+x SK, where x is the number of times you are spotted. In some levels, this is impossible, and you have to start over. If you have to make a single IK, you must make 3 SK (2.5*1 rounded up).

x times IK             => 2.5x SK (rounded up)
x times [spotted + RK] => 15+x SK
                      |
           Shadow(NS) |
            ≥ 5 SK  \ |  Pacifist(NEK)
                     \| /
                      |/
                      |
               TECHNO STYLE

Spartan Style

Spartan Style means: use no items.

The Spartan strategy tree is similar, but GM requires fewer SK.

x times IK             => 2.5x SK (rounded up)
x times [spotted + RK] => 10+x SK
                      |
           Shadow(NS) |
            ≥ 0 SK  \ |  Pacifist(NEK)
                     \| /
                      |/
                      |
               SPARTAN STYLE

Special Techniques

Numbing Strike

• can be used on Innocents
• effect is permament, unless:
  • you are spotted, or
  • someone touches the victim, or
  • you kill the paralyzed victim.

I tested this by paralyzing the inhabitants of an entire level, after which I started killing them off one by one.

Sniper

• zoom in using
• throw a Kurenai (called Shuriken in USA version?) in the head of the enemy

=> stealth kill

False Wall

• Makes you completely invisible from all angles
• Use only when you aren't spotted

Boss Fights

Jyuzou

• All attacks are blockable, except:
  • "Too Slow" - which is a grab (use R1 to escape)
  • "Farewell" - which must be dodged, Jyuzou cannot be attacked whilst performing this move

To kill him easily, use one of these tactics:

• Flash Grenade, followed by Bamboo Gun or combo attacks
• Caltrops, followed by Bamboo Gun or combo attacks

References

• GameFAQs: Tenchu: Fatal Shadows
• Tenchu Checkpoint: Tenchu: Fatal Shadows