Ryu can run, slash with his sword, flip, crouch, and use four different Ninjitsu weapons (Shurikens, Waves, Enemy seeking Ring, and Scatter Bombs) at a time. These fights to the finish are much tougher than the actual stages and each requires a different battle plan. A skyscraper is the setting for Stage 3 as Ryu leaps from building to building vertically scrolling action while birds and falling wreckage threaten to knock him off.įinally, Stage 4 is a strange fight to the finish amid Indian ruins as sinister enemy agents attempt to stop Ryu from discovering the truth.Īt the end of each stage Ryu faces off with a tough boss.
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Stage 2 is a battle onboard a series of barges infested with devilish red ninjas, and gun-toting green soldiers. In Stage 1 he battles the Red Tiger Cult ninjas in the bamboo-forested hills of Kyoto. Each Stage pits Ryu against a unique crew of enemies in fairly easy-going ninja combat. Unfortunately, the on-screen action is not up to par with the graphics. Graphically, Ninja Gaiden is excellent for the small-screen format. The game-play is ninja-action style for one player, strictly hack-n-slash, with three stages of horizontally scrolling action and one stage of vertically scrolling action. In this version Ryu battles through four stages of hand-to-hand, hand-to-throwing star, and hand-to-Ninjitsu combat.
Now Tecmo teams up with Sega to bring Ninja Gaiden to the Game Gear. Ryu is one well-known ninja thanks to stints in the arcades, NES games, and, most recently, a Lynx adventure. Now Ryu must discover the identity of the nefarious secret organization who is trying to steal the sword again, before it's too late. The current keeper, Ryu, had a close call when the sword was almost snatched from his hands. Ah, the Mighty Dragonsword! This renowned blade has passed from Dragon Ninja to Dragon Ninja through the generations.