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The Ninja Warriors (1987 video game)

April 11, 2024

"Ninja Warriors" redirects here. For the 1994 Super NES game, see The Ninja Warriors (1994 video game). For the TV series known as Ninja Warrior, see Sasuke (TV series). For the martial arts discipline, see Ninja. For other uses, see Ninja Warrior (disambiguation).

The Ninja Warriors (ニンジャウォーリアーズ) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game developed and released by Taito in 1987. The original arcade game situated one display in between projected images of two other displays, creating the appearance of a triple-wide screen. Ports were released for home systems including the Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, PC Engine, and Sega Mega-CD.

The Ninja Warriors
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Taito
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Masaki Ogata
Producer(s)Yojiro Suekado
Designer(s)Hiroshi Tsujino
Yukiwo Ishikawa
Programmer(s)Daisuke Sasaki
Writer(s)Hiroshi Tsujino
Composer(s)Hisayoshi Ogura
Platform(s)Arcade, Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, PC Engine, Mega-CD, Sega Genesis Mini 2
Release
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

A sequel with the same name, The Ninja Warriors, was developed by Natsume and released in 1994, followed by its enhanced remaster The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors released in 2019.

Gameplay edit

 
Arcade screenshot

The Ninja Warriors presents side-scrolling hand-to-hand combat. Players take control of Kunoichi (player 1) or Ninja (player 2) and fight wave after wave of Banglar forces across six levels. Button 1 attacks with a short-range kunai slash, while button 2 fires long-range shurikens that are limited in supply.

Plot edit

The game is set in a dystopian future where Banglar, the President of the United States in 1993, has declared martial law nationwide.[4] A group of anarchist scientists led by Mulk decide that it is time to revolt against the government. Knowing full well that fighting the military themselves would be suicidal, the scientists create two powerful androids to carry out the mission for them. The robots, code-named "Kunoichi" (red female) and "Ninja" (blue male), are sent by the scientists to end Banglar's tyranny once and for all.

Development and release edit

The game's arcade cabinet is unique due to its three contiguous screens (one screen in the usual place for an arcade game, and two more screens in the cabinet below, reflected by mirrors on either side of the middle screen) which created the effect of a single 4:1 screen akin to the Polyvision fomat used in Abel Gance's Napoléon (1927), depicting ninjas.[5] The same cabinet was also used for Darius and Darius II and Konami used a similar format for its X-Men arcade release (six players). The music was composed by Hisayoshi Ogura and Taito's in-house band Zuntata. Pony Canyon and Scitron released the two soundtracks for the game in 1988 and 1991,[6][7] while further arrangements were released in 1993[8] and by Zuntata Records and Taito in 1988 and 2009.[9][10]

The game was ported to various personal computers: the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Sinclair Spectrum 128K, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC. Home console versions of the game were released exclusively in Japan for the NEC PC Engine and Sega Mega-CD. A version for the Arcade Archives series on the PlayStation 4 was released in September 2017.[11] A new port based on the 1994 version titled The Ninja Warriors: Once Again was released in 2019 on Nintendo Switch. It features new artwork and two new playable characters.[12]

Reception edit

In Japan, Game Machine listed The Ninja Warriors on their April 1, 1988 issue as being the third most-successful upright arcade unit of the month.[25] It went on to become Japan's eighth highest-grossing dedicated arcade game of 1988.[26]

The arcade game received positive reviews. Clare Edgeley of Computer and Video Games reviewed the arcade game upon release, noted that it was one of several popular "martial arts simulation" games at London's Amusement Trades Exhibition International (ATEI) show in January 1988, along with Sega's Shinobi and Data East's Vigilante; she said it plays similarly to Shinobi, but that Ninja Warriors has a three-monitor cabinet like Darius (1986). She praised the large screen, "great" graphics, and fun gameplay, but said Shinobi and Vigilante were more challenging.[1] Nick Kelly of Commodore User rated it 8 out of 10, also noting similarities to Shinobi, but preferring Ninja Warriors for its graphics and large screen. He said it was highly playable, "gorgeous looking" and technologically "a successful step" forwards.[22] Your Sinclair gave it a brief positive review, recommending readers to look "out for it."[18]

The home conversions also received mostly positive reviews, especially its 16-bit versions such as the ones for the Amiga. In 2010, CraveOnline featured the game (the arcade, SNES and Sega CD versions) on the list of top ten ninja games of all time.[27] In 2008, GamesRadar featured Kunoichi as the best assassin in the video game history: "She cut a memorable figure, rocking the huge blonde ponytail and bright-red shozoku. On top of that, she wasn't just a ninja - she was a ninja Terminator. It's hard to imagine a better assassin than that".[28] In 2006, Akiman drew her as his girl of the month for the Japanese magazine GAMAGA.[29] Robert Workman of GameZone included Ninja and Kunoichi on his 2011 list of "best video game ninjas": "These guys are due for a return – and hopefully a better hyped one than Kage got a few years ago on DS?"[30]

Legacy edit

Main article: The Ninja Warriors (1994 video game)

Natsume developed a 1994 follow-up for the Super NES also known as The Ninja Warriors, or The Ninja Warriors Again in Japan. An enhanced remaster of the Super NES game for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 was released in 2019.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Arcade Action". Computer and Video Games. No. 77 (March 1988). February 1988. pp. 90–3.
  2. ^ a b Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 136–7. ISBN 978-4990251215.
  3. ^ "Video Game Flyers: Ninja Warriors, The, Electrocoin (UK)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b Crash, Issue 1.90, page 52.
  5. ^ a b Your Sinclair, Issue 1.90, page 91.
  6. ^ "D28B-0001 | The Ninjawarriors -G.S.M. TAITO 1". VGMdb. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  7. ^ "PCCB-00074 | The Ninja Warriors". VGMdb. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  8. ^ "PCCB-00116 | Ninja Warriors Complete Album". VGMdb. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  9. ^ "ZTTL-0024 | Z-REPLICA Vol.1 DADDY MULK THE NINJA WARRIORS". VGMdb. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  10. ^ "ZTTL-9016 | The Ninja Warriors arrange sound tracks". VGMdb. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  11. ^ "Playstation Store -- Arcade Archives: The Ninja Warrior". Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  12. ^ "Ninja Warriors Again for Switch officially titled The Ninja Warriors: Once Again, launches worldwide in 2019". 5 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  13. ^ a b ACE 27 (December 1989).
  14. ^ Amiga Action 5 (February 1990).
  15. ^ Amiga Computing Vol 2 No 9 (February 1990).
  16. ^ Amiga Format 6 (January 1990).
  17. ^ Computer + Video Games 94 (September 1989).
  18. ^ a b Smith, Andy (11 August 1988). "Extended Play... The Ninja Warriors (Taito)". Your Sinclair. No. 33 (September 1988). p. 27.
  19. ^ a b c The Games Machine 26 (January 1990).
  20. ^ The Games Machine 28 (March 1990).
  21. ^ a b Zzap 57 (January 1990).
  22. ^ a b Kelly, Nick (6 May 1988). "Arcades: Ninja Warriors". Commodore User. No. 54 (June 1988).
  23. ^ CU Amiga-64 (December 1989).
  24. ^ Mega 11 (August 1993), page 48.
  25. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 329. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 April 1988. p. 25.
  26. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '88 / "Game of the Year '88" By Game Machine" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 348. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 January 1989. pp. 10–1, 26.
  27. ^ Top 10 Ninja Games Of All Time 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, CraveOnline, September 18, 2008.
  28. ^ The Top 7... Assassins 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, GamesRadar, 2008-02-05.
  29. ^ "Scan of the page in question". Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  30. ^ Workman, Robert (2011-11-20). "The Best Of: Video Game Ninjas". GameZone. Retrieved 2014-06-17.

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Ninja Warriors redirects here For the 1994 Super NES game see The Ninja Warriors 1994 video game For the TV series known as Ninja Warrior see Sasuke TV series For the martial arts discipline see Ninja For other uses see Ninja Warrior disambiguation The Ninja Warriors ニンジャウォーリアーズ is a side scrolling beat em up video game developed and released by Taito in 1987 The original arcade game situated one display in between projected images of two other displays creating the appearance of a triple wide screen Ports were released for home systems including the Amiga Atari ST ZX Spectrum Commodore 64 Amstrad CPC PC Engine and Sega Mega CD The Ninja WarriorsArcade flyerDeveloper s TaitoPublisher s JP TaitoNA Romstar 2 EU Electrocoin 3 Director s Masaki OgataProducer s Yojiro SuekadoDesigner s Hiroshi Tsujino Yukiwo IshikawaProgrammer s Daisuke SasakiWriter s Hiroshi TsujinoComposer s Hisayoshi OguraPlatform s Arcade Amiga Atari ST ZX Spectrum Commodore 64 Amstrad CPC PC Engine Mega CD Sega Genesis Mini 2ReleaseJP Late 1987EU January 1988 1 NA March 1988 2 Genre s Beat em upMode s Single playerA sequel with the same name The Ninja Warriors was developed by Natsume and released in 1994 followed by its enhanced remaster The Ninja Saviors Return of the Warriors released in 2019 Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development and release 4 Reception 5 Legacy 6 References 7 External linksGameplay edit nbsp Arcade screenshotThe Ninja Warriors presents side scrolling hand to hand combat Players take control of Kunoichi player 1 or Ninja player 2 and fight wave after wave of Banglar forces across six levels Button 1 attacks with a short range kunai slash while button 2 fires long range shurikens that are limited in supply Plot editThe game is set in a dystopian future where Banglar the President of the United States in 1993 has declared martial law nationwide 4 A group of anarchist scientists led by Mulk decide that it is time to revolt against the government Knowing full well that fighting the military themselves would be suicidal the scientists create two powerful androids to carry out the mission for them The robots code named Kunoichi red female and Ninja blue male are sent by the scientists to end Banglar s tyranny once and for all Development and release editThe game s arcade cabinet is unique due to its three contiguous screens one screen in the usual place for an arcade game and two more screens in the cabinet below reflected by mirrors on either side of the middle screen which created the effect of a single 4 1 screen akin to the Polyvision fomat used in Abel Gance s Napoleon 1927 depicting ninjas 5 The same cabinet was also used for Darius and Darius II and Konami used a similar format for its X Men arcade release six players The music was composed by Hisayoshi Ogura and Taito s in house band Zuntata Pony Canyon and Scitron released the two soundtracks for the game in 1988 and 1991 6 7 while further arrangements were released in 1993 8 and by Zuntata Records and Taito in 1988 and 2009 9 10 The game was ported to various personal computers the Commodore Amiga Atari ST Sinclair Spectrum 128K Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC Home console versions of the game were released exclusively in Japan for the NEC PC Engine and Sega Mega CD A version for the Arcade Archives series on the PlayStation 4 was released in September 2017 11 A new port based on the 1994 version titled The Ninja Warriors Once Again was released in 2019 on Nintendo Switch It features new artwork and two new playable characters 12 Reception editReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreAmigaArcadeAtari STC64PCSega GenesisTurboGrafx 16ZXACE830 13 825 13 Amiga Action77 14 Amiga Computing93 15 Amiga Format88 16 Crash69 4 Computer and Video GamesPositive 1 84 17 The Games Machine UK 90 19 90 19 85 19 58 CPC 20 Your SinclairPositive 18 75 5 Zzap 6482 21 79 21 Commodore User92 23 8 10 22 Mega15 CD 24 In Japan Game Machine listed The Ninja Warriors on their April 1 1988 issue as being the third most successful upright arcade unit of the month 25 It went on to become Japan s eighth highest grossing dedicated arcade game of 1988 26 The arcade game received positive reviews Clare Edgeley of Computer and Video Games reviewed the arcade game upon release noted that it was one of several popular martial arts simulation games at London s Amusement Trades Exhibition International ATEI show in January 1988 along with Sega s Shinobi and Data East s Vigilante she said it plays similarly to Shinobi but that Ninja Warriors has a three monitor cabinet like Darius 1986 She praised the large screen great graphics and fun gameplay but said Shinobi and Vigilante were more challenging 1 Nick Kelly of Commodore User rated it 8 out of 10 also noting similarities to Shinobi but preferring Ninja Warriors for its graphics and large screen He said it was highly playable gorgeous looking and technologically a successful step forwards 22 Your Sinclair gave it a brief positive review recommending readers to look out for it 18 The home conversions also received mostly positive reviews especially its 16 bit versions such as the ones for the Amiga In 2010 CraveOnline featured the game the arcade SNES and Sega CD versions on the list of top ten ninja games of all time 27 In 2008 GamesRadar featured Kunoichi as the best assassin in the video game history She cut a memorable figure rocking the huge blonde ponytail and bright red shozoku On top of that she wasn t just a ninja she was a ninja Terminator It s hard to imagine a better assassin than that 28 In 2006 Akiman drew her as his girl of the month for the Japanese magazine GAMAGA 29 Robert Workman of GameZone included Ninja and Kunoichi on his 2011 list of best video game ninjas These guys are due for a return and hopefully a better hyped one than Kage got a few years ago on DS 30 Legacy editMain article The Ninja Warriors 1994 video game Natsume developed a 1994 follow up for the Super NES also known as The Ninja Warriors or The Ninja Warriors Again in Japan An enhanced remaster of the Super NES game for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 was released in 2019 References edit a b c Arcade Action Computer and Video Games No 77 March 1988 February 1988 pp 90 3 a b Akagi Masumi 13 October 2006 アーケードTVゲームリスト国内 海外編 1971 2005 Arcade TV Game List Domestic Overseas Edition 1971 2005 in Japanese Japan Amusement News Agency pp 136 7 ISBN 978 4990251215 Video Game Flyers Ninja Warriors The Electrocoin UK The Arcade Flyer Archive Retrieved 12 April 2021 a b Crash Issue 1 90 page 52 a b Your Sinclair Issue 1 90 page 91 D28B 0001 The Ninjawarriors G S M TAITO 1 VGMdb Retrieved 2013 10 20 PCCB 00074 The Ninja Warriors VGMdb Retrieved 2013 10 20 PCCB 00116 Ninja Warriors Complete Album VGMdb Retrieved 2013 10 20 ZTTL 0024 Z REPLICA Vol 1 DADDY MULK THE NINJA WARRIORS VGMdb Retrieved 2013 10 20 ZTTL 9016 The Ninja Warriors arrange sound tracks VGMdb Retrieved 2013 10 20 Playstation Store Arcade Archives The Ninja Warrior Retrieved 2018 09 05 Ninja Warriors Again for Switch officially titled The Ninja Warriors Once Again launches worldwide in 2019 5 September 2018 Retrieved 2018 09 05 a b ACE 27 December 1989 Amiga Action 5 February 1990 Amiga Computing Vol 2 No 9 February 1990 Amiga Format 6 January 1990 Computer Video Games 94 September 1989 a b Smith Andy 11 August 1988 Extended Play The Ninja Warriors Taito Your Sinclair No 33 September 1988 p 27 a b c The Games Machine 26 January 1990 The Games Machine 28 March 1990 a b Zzap 57 January 1990 a b Kelly Nick 6 May 1988 Arcades Ninja Warriors Commodore User No 54 June 1988 CU Amiga 64 December 1989 Mega 11 August 1993 page 48 Game Machine s Best Hit Games 25 アップライト コックピット型TVゲーム機 Upright Cockpit Videos Game Machine in Japanese No 329 Amusement Press Inc 1 April 1988 p 25 Game Machine s Best Hit Games 25 88 Game of the Year 88 By Game Machine PDF Game Machine in Japanese No 348 Amusement Press Inc 15 January 1989 pp 10 1 26 Top 10 Ninja Games Of All Time Archived 2011 01 28 at the Wayback Machine CraveOnline September 18 2008 The Top 7 Assassins Archived 2011 06 16 at the Wayback Machine GamesRadar 2008 02 05 Scan of the page in question Retrieved 2013 10 20 Workman Robert 2011 11 20 The Best Of Video Game Ninjas GameZone Retrieved 2014 06 17 External links editThe Ninja Warriors at the Killer List of Videogames The Ninja Warriors at MobyGames The Ninja Warriors at SpectrumComputing co uk The Ninja Warriors Lost In Translation ExoticA Hardcore Gaming 101 The Ninja Warriors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Ninja Warriors 1987 video game amp oldid 1189665480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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