games similar to the Genesis Shinobi's for PS1 ?

[Pshooter]

are there any? I know Strider 2 is kinda similar, and i only want to know 2d side scrolling, not 3D like Tenchu.

[Turrican]

None comes to mind, sadly

No, wait... Rolling Thunder in Namco Museum Encore. Rolling Thunder is Shinobi's grandaddy after all

[Ganelon]

If we're talking Rolling Thunder-style games, E-Swat and Crime City fit the bill.

[LoneSage]

E-Swat and Crime City came to PS1, hmm?

[Ganelon]

Ehh, bad read. But those games, along with Elevator Action Returns, are like the only games strongly reminiscent of Rolling Thunder, period.

[BrianC]

It's somewhat of a strech, but Metal Slug X does play somewhat like Shinobi since there is a lot of action, one hit gameplay, and you rescue hostages. No ninjas, though.

[Turrican]

Okay Pshooter, as you can see Playstation definitely is lacking in this regard.

Very cool Rood avatar by the way!!!

[TWITCHDOCTOR]

Ninja Gaiden!!!!! NES/SNES
Shadow of the Ninja, and ShatterHand...also on the NES.

Edit:
Sorry, just now noticed you were asking for games on the PS1.
The Strider collection is pretty cool.

[Thunder Force]

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero

Not very good, though, but fits the spec.

[D]

Rise from your grave!
I was wondering about this just now and Google led me back here. Somebody has to know something since almost 9 years.

[BIL]

The Rapid Angel / Kaisoku Tenshi has a few similarities to The Super Shinobi II. The dash, double jump, dive attack and standing combo of the main character will all seem familiar. It's absolutely not in the same league either mechanically or artistically, and has some annoying issues like the delay before starting a dash and generally ineffectual combos, but it might be worth a look in emulation.

Somewhat of note, the end-stage tally awards bonuses for your longest jump and biggest combo, which would've been nice if the stages and engine were properly designed around such things.

AFAIK Strider 2 is still easily the best answer for Super Shinobi-esque PS1 action, especially playing as it does like a hybrid of the original game's crazy slashing and SSII's developed moveset.

[D]

You had me at:

The Rapid Angel / Kaisoku Tenshi has a few similarities to The Super Shinobi II.

Thanks, I put this on my wanted list!

[Mischief Maker]

A bit more acrobatic, but Strider 2 was for the PS1.