The Ninja Warriors

The Ninja Warriors

Released1988
The Ninja Warriors presents side-scrolling hand-to-hand combat. Players take control of Kunoichi or Ninja and fight wave after wave of Banglar forces across five levels.
72Wit Score

Details

DeveloperTaito
PublisherThe Sales Curve
ReleasedDecember 31, 1988
StatusReleased
GenresFightingPlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em upArcade
ThemesAction
PlatformsWii WiiCOM Commodore C64/128/MAXAMI AmigaAMS Amstrad CPCZX ZX SpectrumARC ArcadeATA Atari ST/STESEG Sega CDTUR TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
ModesSingle playerCo-operative
SeriesNinja Warriors

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Community Score
Worth Playing72/100

About This Game

In a nightmarish 1993 America, President Banglar consolidates absolute power through martial law, leaving the military as the sole authority over the nation's affairs. A band of renegade scientists, spearheaded by the visionary Mulk, recognizes that direct confrontation with the government's forces would be futile—so they engineer two combat androids, Kunoichi and Ninja, purpose-built to withstand punishment and dismantle the regime from within. Players command either of these synthetic warriors through a gauntlet of military opposition, employing a dynamic moveset that ranges from crouching combinations to acrobatic air attacks, devastating throws, and precision strikes. As the androids push forward, a special energy gauge builds with each successful action, eventually enabling devastating finishing techniques that can turn the tide of battle—though any damage taken resets the meter and forces a new buildup to power. The mission is one-way: either the androids succeed in toppling Banglar's grip on power, or they fall in the attempt.