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Instruction booklet · February 1994

Ninja Warriors

Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Ninja Warriors plays as a side scrolling beat 'em up, and is a single player adaptation of The Ninja Warriors arcade game. Players can choose from 3 different Ninja Warriors: Ninja, Kunoichi or Kamaitachi. The characters play differently, but share some common controls. Each can attack, jump, grab the enemy, block attacks or unleash a special attack on the entire screen.

Specifications

Released
February 1994
Developer
Natsume
Publisher
Taito
Players
1
Genre
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Themes
Action · Science fiction
View
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What the magazines said

8.2
EGM · one reviewer
Players
85/100 (18 ratings)
GameFan
90/100
GamePro
4.25/5
Famitsu
29/40
MAN!AC
61%
Mega Fun
72%
Play Time
69%
Player One
85%
Super Play
84%
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