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You're a blue-clad ninja named Joe sprinting through streets, flinging shurikens at everything that moves while the game laughs at your failed wall jumps. That boss filling the entire screen? Yeah, good luck with that.
Dragon Ninja, released by Culture Brain for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, is a side-scrolling action game that fits right in with the era's straightforward, challenging platformers. It doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, but it offers a solid, no-frills experience that feels very much of its time.
You control a ninja named Joe, moving screen by screen through urban and enemy-filled environments. Your main objective is to rescue your kidnapped girlfriend from a rival ninja clan. You attack with a sword at close range or throw shurikens for distance, and you can also perform a high jump to reach platforms or avoid threats. The pacing is brisk, and the difficulty can be unforgiving, especially with precise platforming and aggressive enemies. It feels like a test of reflexes and persistence, where every cleared screen brings a small but tangible sense of progress.
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