Software:Ninja Gaiden (Atari Lynx video game)
| Ninja Gaiden | |
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| Developer(s) | BlueSky Software |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Platform(s) | Atari Lynx |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Ninja Gaiden is an arcade adaption for the Atari Lynx under license from Tecmo.
Plot
A ninja in training must enter the sacred silent city in his quest to destroy the darkness and restore order.[1]
Gameplay
Ninja Gaiden is a side-scrolling action game in which the player controls a trainee ninja that can jump, punch, kick and use weapons. The enemy opponents come in the form of; masked ninja, lumberjack ninja, clawed warrior, dark lord, black ninja, sumo wrestler and white ninja. The final boss is known as the dark lord who uses razor-sharp sabres.[1] The game is on a timer where the player has 99 seconds to complete each level. If the player fails to complete the level in that time the player loses a life.[1] There are a number of power-ups and treasures in the game from extra time to swords. There is also a scoring system of points for each enemy killed.[1]
Reception
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Robert A. Jung reviewed the game which was published to IGN. He said the story was irrelevant, the game was a scaled down version of the arcade original he went on to write; "Sadly, Ninja Gaiden offers no improvement at all, and some would call its curtailing even worse." He praise the graphics but in his final verdict he wrote "Ninja Gaiden is not a bad game; it's just not a good game, either." Giving a final score of 7 out of 10.[3] CVG magazine also reviewed the Atari Lynx version of the game in their August 1991 issue. Rob Swan said the game was exactly the same as the arcade coin-op. He felt the game was a little short of superb but really addictive, giving the game a score of 89 out of 100.[2] Les Ellis reviewed the game in Raze Magazine giving a score of 91%.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ninja Gaiden Manual Scan". Atari Corporation. http://atariage.com/manual_page.php?SystemID=LYNX&SoftwareLabelID=1904&ItemTypeID=¤tPage=1&maxPages=2. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rob Swan (August 1991). "Lynx Lowdown". Computer Videogame Magazine (117): 37.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robert A. Jung (6 July 1999). "The second Tecmo arcade conversion for the Atari Lynx is somewhat disappointing.". IGN. http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/07/ninja-gaiden. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Les Ellis (August 1991). "Ninja Gaiden". p. 54. https://archive.org/stream/RAZE_Issue_10_1991-08_Newsfield_Publishing_GB#page/n53. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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