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SEGA has officially announced the upcoming release of the PSP title, Tenchu: Time of the Assassins.

In the game, player will follow the ninjas, Rikimaru, Ayame, Tesshu and Rin as you follow each character through a specific storyline. Something added to the game is the free mission mode which allows players to play 50 independent missions once you beat the single-player game.

Tenchu looks to include ad hoc multiplayer support as well. Allowing gamers to play head-to-head or cooperatively. There is also a level editor giving players the ability to create their own levels and share them with others through ad hoc download.

Tenchu: Time of the Assassins is scheduled to release June 23rd, 2006.