More weapons:
Hold L2 and press Up(2), Down(2), Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Triangle at
the weapon selection screen. One more of each weapon will be available.
99 Item Carrying Capacity:
At weapon select screen, hold down L1 and press up, up, down, down, left, right,
left, right, square, triangle.
Full Health:
When in the game, press Start to pause, and press up, up, down, down, left,
right, left, right, square, triangle.
You'll hear a shout from the ninja to confirm.
Get all items:
At weapon select screen, hold down R1 and press up, up, down, down, left, right,
left, right, square, triangle.
Increase all items by one:
At weapon select screen, hold down L2 and press up, up, down, down, left, right,
left, right, square, triangle.
Level Select:
At the level select screen, hold down R2 and press up, up, down, down, left,
right, left, right, square, triangle.
All levels should appear, with the appropriate secret items next to them.
Tenchu Japanese Menu Translation:
Top Level (top to bottom)
Play Training Options
Options Menu (top to bottom, left/right)
Difficulty (Easy/Hard)
Sound (Stereo/Mono)
Sound Levels Music
Sound Effects Back
Sound Test
Music Test
Sound Test Back
Memory Card
Automatic Save Prompt (Yes/No)
Load Save Game Manual Save Game (It will overwrite in you're not careful) Back
Vibration (on/off) Back
Basic Ninja Weapons List:
Top Row, Left to Right: Shuriken -- Throwing Stars, basic distance damage weapon
Caltrops -- Drop them behind you to discourage pursuit. Very handy when running
away
Health -- Takes you back up to 100 points
Middle Row, Left to Right:
Bomb -- Throw and detonate, like a grenade. May fizzle
Smoke Bomb -- Confuse opponents by getting smoke in their eyes. Stops 'em for a
few seconds
Land Mine -- Very, very powerful explosive. Do not be near this thing when it
goes off
Bottom Row, Left to Right:
Poisoned Food -- Make dogs and unwary soldiers sick.
Sleeping Potion -- Put fires and people out with this draught
Five Colored Rice -- Markers to keep track of where you've been.
Tenchu Mission Briefing Translation and Tips:
At the end of every level, you get this briefing screen which gives you your
score and ranking. This is a short translation and ranking result summary of
that screen.
Left to right - Statistics, scoring, record score
Top to bottom:
Silent kills (Assassinations) -- kills/number of possible kills
Necessary kills (combat kills) -- kills/number of possible kills
Number of sightings (number of times the enemy spotted you) -- times
Civilian deaths (in blue) -- times
Scoring:
Silent Kills (20 points) Necessary Kills (5 points) Sightings (400 points for 0
sightings, 260 for one sighting, and a progressive scale to 0) Civilian Kills
(-30/death)
Ranking:
400+ points -- Ninja Initiate -- Get secret weapon
300-400 points -- High Ninja -- Get more standard supplies
200-300 points -- Middle Ninja -- Get some standard supplies
100-200 points -- Low Ninja -- Get the least amount of standard supplies
0-100 points -- Ninja Reject (Turned away at the door) -- nothing
Tenchu Tips:
1) Don't stock up on anything the first time around. Finish an easy level once
or twice to get more supplies. You'll need them later on.
2) Finish above 400 points and you get secret weapons.
3) Use rooftops and water to your advantage. Nobody can swim, and few can get
onto roofs.
4) Be patient. Sneaking around people is a lot more rewarding than fighting your
way in. Not getting seen is worth big points.
5) Hide behind lamps and carts to avoid attention. Stop, drop, and roll your way
to safety.
