Sega Ninja
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| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Release date | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Run and gun |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| Input methods | Joystick, 3 buttons |
| Cabinet | Standard |
| Arcade system | Sega System 1[1] |
| Display | Raster, standard resolution (256 x 224 is used),[1] horizontal alignment |
Sega Ninja (known as Ninja Princess in Japan) is a 1985 arcade game released by Sega. The game features a female ninja who must battle enemy ninjas using throwing knives and throwing stars.[2]
[edit] Gameplay
Gameplay is typical of a run and gun game, such as Commando, where the player has to shoot enemies and defeat a boss.
Enemies include samurai, enemy ninja and dogs. The player's normal weapons are an unlimited supply of throwing knives, but power-ups to throwing stars are available. In addition, the player can also turn invisible for a short period of time. While most of the stages are vertically scrolling, a few of the levels add some variety - including a level where the player must scale a wall.[2]
[edit] Port
A port of the game, simply entitled The Ninja, was released for the Sega Master System, with some alterations.
Among the changes was the female protagonist being changed to a male. Other changes include the rearranging of stages from the original Japanese release in western releases of the game as well as a scroll system, which requires that five green scrolls must be collected to get to final level of the game or else the player must backtrack to a level closest to where the missing scroll lies.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b System 1 hardware (Sega). Retrieved on 2006-06-18.
- ^ a b Sega Ninja/Ninja Princess. Emulation Status. Retrieved on 2006-06-18.
- ^ Sega Ninja. Coin-Op Museum. Retrieved on 2006-06-18.
