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Game Overview

Izuna: Legend of the Ninja is one of those DS games that sneaks up on you—it looks like a cute dungeon crawler at first, but then the difficulty spikes and suddenly you're sweating over inventory management mid-battle. You play as this brash ninja girl who keeps getting cursed (seriously, she's terrible at avoiding traps), so most of the game is about diving into randomly generated dungeons to lift those curses while juggling fragile weapons that break if you breathe on them wrong.

The combat feels like a mix between traditional turn-based roguelikes and old-school Zelda, where every step counts. I lost count of how many times I got cocky, took one extra step toward a treasure chest, and got wrecked by a swarm of yokai. Pro tip: hoard those talismans. You'll need them when some ghost decides to possess your favorite sword right before the boss fight.

It's got that classic "just one more floor" addictiveness, but with way more character than your average dungeon grind. The writing's surprisingly funny too—Izuna's got attitude for days, and her dumb luck makes failing almost as entertaining as winning.