Cute and nicely animated but a bit too simple and the only real difficulty coming from somewhat awkward movement controls hold it back.

Ninja side scrolling action platformer with a cute cartoon aesthetic. You have a basic attack, jump, and dash that will cause you to roll before doing your attack if you try to attack mid run. You can slowly climb up certain walls and jump off of them and when a meter is charged activate a ninja power like having a clone double that follows you and attacks or a circle of fire you can shoot out of yourself. When you or enemies hit each other it often creates a stunned effect instead of damage and when it happens to enemies you can pick them up and throw them. There are four attack types you unlock over time that can be cycled through with their own ranges and arcs that can be better against certain enemies. Varied stages over the nine levels. Good animations and little details for both you and enemies with some nice backgrounds and good use of color.

Jumping is more difficult to control than it needs to be. While jumping you move slower than your walk speed, the jump is momentum based so you are unable to maneuver once jumping (odd for a ninja game) and jumping from a near standstill gains you almost no distance. In the early stages you aren't too effects but some of the later stages make the imprecise movement controls more difficult to ignore.

Has a two player mode.

Screenshots: https://twitter.com/Legolas_Katarn/status/1761908530075066531

Reviewed on Feb 26, 2024


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