The Ninja Kids (World) - Gioco MAME

Videogioco arcade pubblicato 33 anni fa:

The Ninja Kids © 1991 Taito Corporation.

The Ninja Kids is a horizontally-scrolling hack 'n' slash beat-em-up for up to four players who must defeat a demented cult plotting to summon Satan. A karate sensei sends out his four ninja puppets to combat this looming threat.

All four ninjas carry different weapons and have different fighting styles. As well as their weapons, each ninja also has a screen-filling magical attack based on one of four elements (earth, fire, wind and water).

• Hanzo (blue) uses a fast katana that generates waves for extra range. He uses water magic.
• Sasuke (yellow) wields a kusarigama (chain and sickle) for close and long-range attacks. He uses wind magic.
• Akame (red) prefers to keep his distance while pelting enemies with shuriken and fire magic.
• Genta (green) is quite powerful with his sansetsukon (three-part staff) and earth magic.

As well as the standard jump and attack-based combat, double-tapping the joystick any direction makes the ninja puppets perform an evasive tumble that damages any enemies they come into contact with.

Each of the game's stages is littered with background objects (such as litter bins, tables, etc.) and destroying these reveals hidden power-ups and bonus items. These range from health-restoring sushi to items that make the ninjas temporarily invincible, surrounding them with an elemental shield that allows them to mow down enemies.

The Ninja Kids consists of five stages, with a tough boss battle at the end of each.

DATI TECNICI
Runs on the "Taito F2 System" Hardware.

Adesivi prom: C85

Orientamento schermo: Orizzontale

Giocatori: 4
Controllo: Joystick a 8 direzioni
Pulsanti: 2
→ Attack, Jump

CURIOSITÀ
Rilasciato nell'Aprile 1991 in Japan (anche se la schermata del titolo riporta 1990).

AGGIORNAMENTI
The US version has the 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' screen.

In the US version, all the references to 'Satan' were changed to the 'Evil One'.

STAFF
Direttore gioco: Takeshi Ishizashi
Designer gioco: Keppel Maekawa
Programmers: Takeshi Ishizashi, Fzr.Mom
Hardware Designers: Eikichi Takahashi, S. Watanabe
Creatori personaggi: Pokeel Yamada, Jsunji Matsumoto
Sound Composers: Fumiaki Imaoka (FUMMY), Hiroshige Tonomura (TONO), Norihiro Furukawa (WIZ. MASTER), V. Ohashi (Underground Sound Guerrilla Team PINCH-PUNCH) (PINCH PUNCH)
Designer: Rintaro Doi
Ringraziamenti speciali: Kawamoyan

CONVERSIONI

• CONSOLE:

[EU] Microsoft XBOX (14 ott. 2005) "Taito Legends"
[EU] Sony PS2 (14 ott. 2005) "Taito Legends [Modello SLES-53438]"
[US] Microsoft XBOX (25 ott. 2005) "Taito Legends"
[US] Sony PS2 (25 ott. 2005) "Taito Legends [Modello SLUS-21122]"
[KO] Sony PS2 (18 lug. 2006) "Taito Legends [Modello SLKA-15056]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (25 gen. 2007) "Taito Memories II Joukan [Modello SLPM-66649]"

• COMPUTER:

[EU] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (14 ott. 2005) "Taito Legends"
[US] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (10 nov. 2005) "Taito Legends"

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