Shinobi Art of Vengeance’s Mad Train might be the easiest stage in the game, but don’t let that fool you. It can still be too much for Joe Musashi, should you get overconfident. However, you should have the Sword Dive skill from the Submarine Base, which will let you 100% this map without any issue. Unlike other stages, this one doesn’t have a boss fight, either.
It does, however, have a mini-boss that’s going to look very familiar to Shinobi Art of Vengeance players, and that’s the ArachnoTank. That’s right, it comes back for round 2! If you remember how you dealt with it the first time, this won’t be much different. If you’re struggling to find things in the Mad Train, here’s everything you need to know.
Unlike most Shinobi Art of Vengeance stages, the Mad Train is incredibly linear. So, I’ll be posting things in the order in which they appear on the train stage. Normally for example, I put the Oboro Relics in the order in which they appear in your map UI. To make things easier, I’ll just put everything in order, as this is not a stage you need to backtrack on.
The Elite Squad locations in Shinobi Art of Vengeance’s Mad Train stage are incredibly easy to spot. In fact, I don’t think you can miss any of them. You can choose not to do them, and that’s perfectly fine. However, success nets you the Fortune Hoarder Amulet, which gives you gold every time you hit an enemy, as long as you’re over 25 Hits in a combo.
There’s really only one Secret to unlock in the Mad Train of Shinobi Art of Vengeance. It’s not too hard to find, but if you’re just running across rooftops and not exploring the train cars, you will absolutely miss it. That said, since it’s a Max Health Boost, it’s a must-have.
As long as you take the time to explore every train car that you can get into, you won’t miss a single Oboro Relic in Shinobi Art of Vengeance’s Mad Train. The only one that might be hard to get is #5. That’s only because it’s right after the first aircraft chase, and you might just keep running right past it.
You’ll encounter the Ankou Rift of the Mad Train stage in Shinobi Art of Vengeance pretty quickly. Once you reach the Convoy Save Point, head left into the huge train car you just jumped off of. Inside, you’ll find the Ankou Rift.
This is truly one of the harder Ankou Rifts in the game though. You’re perpetually falling towards the ground and need to navigate your way from falling platform to falling platform. It has white walls to scale, and flamethrowers to avoid. Thankfully, dying doesn’t make you start over; you fall from the top of the screen where you died, and take damage.
This can set you into a loop where you die over and over again; it does feel very unfair in that regard. Once you’ve made it to the “top”, you’ll return to the start, where you can claim the Dark Katana fragment.
Shinobi Art of Vengeance is the latest action platformer from SEGA, and will release on August 29, 2025, on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. You can learn more about the game from our in-depth review.
