Ninja Spirit (1988)

3.13 from 23 ratings

74 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 28 backlogged · 9 wish listed

How long? Main story 1h (from 1 logged playthrough)

There are a total of seven stages varying from woodlands, wastelands, swamps, temples and cliffs. Each stage begins with the player slashing his way to the end, until he confronts a level boss. The ninja is always armed with the sword Righteous Cloud which can be fluidly used to attack in all directions. Extra weapons include the Swirling Leaf (shurikens), … Read more

Details

Developers: Irem Corporation
Publishers: Activision, Irem, Irem Corporation, NEC Technologies
Genres: Arcade, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Platform
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Survival

Release dates

1988 (Japan) Arcade
Jul 06, 1990 (Japan) TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
1990 (Europe) Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
May 08, 2007 (Japan) Wii
May 11, 2007 (Europe) Wii
May 14, 2007 (North_America) Wii
Aug 03, 2007 (Australia) Wii

Also available on

Saigo no Nindou (1993) · GB
Arcade Archives: Ninja Spirit (2019) · NSW, PS4

Bundled in

4 in 1: Irem (Dec 1995) · GB
Irem Arcade Hits (Aug 2011) · MAC, PC
PC Engine Mini (Mar 2020) · Plug & Play
TurboGrafx-16 Mini (May 2020) · Plug & Play

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Community All Reviews Statuses

Status scoopings Jan 6, 2024

Sheesh that's quite the jump you can do! I'm glad the attacks hit in a radius, and that you can smack away enemy projectiles. Otherwise this would be way too hard! Worth a full playthrough for sure

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Status 8BitHero Jun 30, 2017

This game is freakin sweet. Multiple ninja friends is a nice touch. Powerups make for a great beat em up.

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Status ttfii Dec 25, 2012

Fun as hell game. Can be a bit frustrating if you lose power-ups but all in all, a classic.