Excellent review of a much underrated game. Gone are the open levels of ps2 Tenchus and instead its a strictly linear affair with very little rooftop hopping. The new elements though are brilliant ie the Minds Eye, purple Shadows and extinguishing of lights. At first I missed the old style of play but I've grown to love the new.

Trust me. It's a rare and sweet thing when us Aussies get something FIRST. Usually we are left lagging way behind our northern hemisphere cousins.
As far as NPC goes....I'm all about the Metroid wiimakes.

There is a Marshmellow man and you battle him hanging off the roof of a skyscraper like an absailler.