![]() The arcade game was well received by critics. In Japan, Game Machine listed Ninja Gaiden on their Maissue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month. The arcade game was a major commercial success in North America, becoming the highest-grossing arcade conversion kit of 1989 in the United States. A Nintendo Switch port was released as part of the Arcade Archive series on May 9, 2019. This game was ported to the Nintendo Wii as a downloadable Virtual Console Arcade game and released in Japan on July 28, 2009, in PAL regions on November 13, and in North America on December 21. The arcade version of Ninja Gaiden is also included as a hidden bonus game in Ninja Gaiden Black for the Xbox in 2005. In North America, it was published for the IBM PC by Hi-Tech Expressions, and as a single-player game for the Atari Lynx console by BlueSky Software. ![]() In Europe, home versions of Ninja Gaiden were released under the Shadow Warriors title in 1990 by Ocean Software for five different computer platforms ( Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC). The designer of the arcade game is only credited as "Strong Shima", but Masato Kato, who worked on the NES version, identified him as one "Mr. The Ninja Gaiden arcade game was produced and released almost simultaneously with its home console counterpart for the Nintendo Entertainment System, although they are different games with only a few similarities. The final boss, Bladedamus, wields two swords and has a fire breath attack. The recurring bosses include a sumo wrestler, a pair of wrestlers resembling the tag team The Road Warriors known as the Daor Warriors ( ドーロウォリアーズ), and a trio of claw-wielding masked acrobats known as the Men from Nanto ( 南斗の男たち, Nanto no Otokotachi ). The sixth and final stage is set inside the enemy's hideout. The first five stages are based on actual American cities and landmarks such as Los Angeles, New York City, Las Vegas, North Carolina, the Grand Canyon, and a transcontinental railroad. One particular item will temporarily arm the player with a sword that can be used up to ten times before reverting to his standard punches and kicks. These will uncover hidden items that will award the player with bonus points, health recovery, time extensions and even an extra life. The player can destroy certain objects in the environment (such as telephone booths, signposts, dumpsters) by knocking or throwing enemies onto them. These consists of the "Triple Blow Combination" ( 3段連続攻撃, Sandai Renzoku Kōgeki, a series of punches and kicks that serve as the player's standard attack), the "Flying Neck Throw" ( 首切り投げ, Kubikiri Nage, performed by attacking the enemy while jumping), the "Hang Kick" ( 反動蹴り, Handō Keri, performed by attacking the enemy while hanging from a bar), the "Tightrope Walk" ( 綱渡り術, Tsunawatari Jutsu, in which the player moves while hanging from or standing above a tightrope), and the "Phoenix Backflip" ( 飛鳥返し, Hichō Gaeshi, a backflip performed after running into a wall), which becomes an attack if the player has a sword. There are five primary techniques performed by pressing the joystick and buttons individually or in combination with each other. ![]() The button on top of the joystick allows the player character to grab onto any overhead bar or tightrope and hang from there. The controls consist of an eight-way joystick with a button installed on top and two additional action buttons for attacking and jumping. Like most beat-'em-ups, players proceed through stages by defeating enemies scattered through each area. The first player controls a ninja dressed in blue, while the second player controls one dressed in orange. Gameplay The game's first stage, with the advertising sign having been damaged Flooding the streets of the United States with criminals released from Alcatraz, Bladedamus has kidnapped the President and acquired codes for launching the nation's ICBMs. Set in the retro-futuristic version on 1999, the player controls a ninja hired by the United States government to defeat an evil cult led by Bladedamus, a descendant of Nostradamus who seeks to fulfill his end of the world prophecies. It was the first game released in the Ninja Gaiden franchise. It was first released in North America and Europe in late 1988, and then in Japan in February 1989. Ninja Dragon Sword Legend) and in Europe as Shadow Warriors, is a 1988 side-scrolling beat-'em-up game, originally released by Tecmo as a coin-operated arcade video game. Ninja Gaiden, released in Japan as Ninja Ryūkenden ( 忍者龍剣伝, lit. It has been suggested that Ninja Gaiden (Atari Lynx) be merged into this article.
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