Shinobi: Art of Vengeance - Sega Villains Stage

The Shinobi SEGA Villains DLC is a great reason to boot up last year's ninja delight, with some boss fights that simply blew me away.

Fantastic level design and brutally hard challenges remind us of what made the base Art of Vengeance title so good. Add in plenty of love for iconic Sega series and we have an absolute winner on our hands.

SEGA Villains Stage is an expansion that knows where it’s going and, for the most part, gets there. It’s not the kind of DLC that redefines the core game or fills its structural gaps; rather, it’s a package built around the strength of its three main encounters—perhaps the best boss fights in the entire series.

SEGA and LizardCube don't want us to forget about Joe Mushashi, which is why they're offering us this bonus content.

It's a good DLC, especially for its price (€9.99), but its difficulty spike might cause some players to drop their controllers. For those still hungry for a challenge, it's worth going for, even if the lack of side challenges might surprise some and the game strays even further from the original material.