![]() All regional versions of The Ninja Warriors have since become valuable collector's items. The western localizations featured minor censorship, replacing some female ninja enemies with small male creatures. Taito localized the game for a release in North America around February that same year, and Titus published the game in Europe in April 1995. The game was first released on January 28, 1994, in Japan, published by Taito as The Ninja Warriors Again. The original game was one of Taito's most popular arcade games and set a standard for beat 'em ups. Gaming journalists have deemed it both a remake and sequel of the 1987 arcade original from Taito. The team consisted of three core members: game designer and artist Shunichi Taniguchi, programmer Toshiyasu Miyabe, and composer Hiroyuki Iwatsuki. The Ninja Warriors was developed by Natsume, specifically the same team that later developed Wild Guns (1994). The development of autonomous combat androids continues under Mulk, soon making his military far stronger than Banglar's old forces, and Mulk ends up just as much of a tyrant as the fallen Banglar. Several months later, Mulk becomes the new President of the World Government. In the end, the androids manage to reach Banglar's fortress, fighting through his army and ultimately killing Banglar himself as a safety measure, explosives carried within the androids' bodies then detonate, both assuring Banglar's death and eliminating any possible threat to the new regime posed by the powerful androids' still experimental programming. Unable to defeat Banglar and his mutant armies using conventional weapons and fearing the World Government's forces are closing in on them, Mulk's rebel army decides to make one last effort to overthrow Banglar by sending a trio of self-aware combat androids styled after Japanese ninja to assassinate him. For years, he has ruled the global superpower unchallenged, until a rebel army rises up against him, led by a human named Mulk. In a dystopian future, the world is dominated by a dictatorial regime ruled by a dwarfish mutant-cyborg man who calls himself "Banglar the Tyrant", who commands an army of brainwashed human soldiers, vicious mutants and non-sentient combat robots. The player character can be changed when using a continue. ![]() The Ninja Warriors has eight stages and unlimited continues. The environments occasionally introduce hazards that can hurt the player as well as enemies, such as mine fields or armed helicopters. Some items, such as motorcycles and large safes, can be picked up and tossed at enemies. The meter drains completely if the player is knocked to the ground. There is a power meter that increases slowly with time that, when full, lets the player trigger a powerful attack that damages all enemies on the screen. ![]() Each character has a different set of moves which include speed dashes, jumps, grabs, blocks, and a variety of attack moves. The player can move along a single plane, with the stages typically going in a linear direction and ending with a boss. After a sudden attack by Banglar's forces, the rebels had to release the androids to fight, untested. Per the story, the androids were built by a rebel faction to help them overthrow the tyrant Banglar ruling over their nation. The player can choose to play as one of three androids with ninja skills: the slow but powerful "Ninja" armed with a nunchaku, the quick but weak "Kamaitachi" with sickles on his arms, or the balanced "Kunoichi" who wields knives and swords. ![]() The Ninja Warriors is a beat 'em up game that plays in a side-scrolling manner similar to the 1987 arcade version. Gameplay Kunoichi kicking an enemy after jumping in the air (Japanese version) An enhanced remaster titled The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors was released in 2019. Some reviewers disagreed on the quality of several aspects including the difficulty, sound quality, and how well the game distinguished itself among the myriad of beat 'em up games. They compared the quality of The Ninja Warriors to Neo Geo and arcade games, and they felt the game had tight controls and vibrant graphics. The game was generally well received by critics. The game was developed by the same team at Natsume that later developed Wild Guns (1994). The player can choose between playing as one of three ninja androids, each with different attributes and a unique set of moves including jumps, dashes, throws, and other attacks. It is a follow-up to Taito's 1987 arcade game of the same title, and shares similar gameplay. The Ninja Warriors is a beat 'em up video game developed by Natsume for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and published by Taito in Japan and North America in 1994 and by Titus in Europe in 1995.
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