The Legend of the Mystical Ninja

The story

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a light-hearted action-adventure game for 1-2 players by Konami, and was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991. It is the first game in the Japanese video game series Ganbare Goemon to have a Western release. It underwent several changes compared to its Japanese counterpart Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki.

Specifications

Released

February 1992

Developer

Konami

Publisher

Konami

Players

2

Genre

Platform · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure

Rating

Pre-ESRB

Series

Mystical Ninja

Themes

Action · Fantasy · Historical · Comedy

View

Bird view / Isometric · Side view

Multiplayer

Co-op · 2+ players

What the magazines said

Players

78/100 (22 ratings)

Computer and Video Games

93/100

Eurogamer

6/10

Game Informer

9/10

GameSpot

6.6/10

GX

4/5

IGN

8.5/10

Nintendo Life

8/10, 7/10

Official Nintendo Magazine

92/100

Super Play

90%

Total!

(UK) 90%, (DE) 1-

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment

6/10

Game Boy

4/5, 4/5, 4/5, 5/5, 4/5

Hippon Super!

7/10

Mean Machines

92%

N-Force

95%

Nintendo Game Zone

93/100, 90/100

SNES Force

92/100

Super Action

70%

The Super Famicom

A

Super Gamer

89%

Super Pro

89/100