Tenchu z could have been an awsome game if they had kept with the tradition of an epic English dub/suspenseful plot and Rikimaru and Ayame as playable characters. Seriously!!. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!. The characters seem flat and uninteresting and the plot dull. But all the other positive aspects at still there. At least. The Smooth gameplay, the awsome combat/stealth kills and the suspense of missions.