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The Ninja Warriors

Overview

The Ninja Warriors is a beat-'em-up originally developed by Taito for the arcades. It was brought to the Sega Mega-CD in 1993 exclusively for Japan. To emulate the three-screen setup of the original arcade game (3 288x224 screens arranged in a horizontal line like with the Darius games), porters Aisystem Tokyo simply capped the screen resolution in software, resulting in the entire game running in a small window.

Playable characters are two androids called Kunoichi (female ninja, red color) and Ninja (male ninja, blue color). Both characters play identically.

As indicated by the boxart, one of the game's main selling points was the soundtrack composed by Taito's inhouse band Zuntata. The game includes both the arcade versions's soundtrack as well as remixed tracks. An exclusive Zuntata mode was also included, which is bascially a movie scene that explains the game's backstory. Members of Zuntata served as actors.

To this day, this is the most faithful port of The Ninja Warriors.

Publishers
Taito
Platform
Sega CD
Alternate Names
  • The NinjaWarriorsJapanFlag of Japan region
  • ニンジャウォーリアーズJapanFlag of Japan region
Video
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Media

Box - 3D

The Ninja Warriors - Box - 3D (Japan) - 984x964
Japan -  984 x 964

Box - Back

The Ninja Warriors - Box - Back (Japan) - 1606x1383
Japan -  1606 x 1383

Box - Front

The Ninja Warriors - Box - Front (Japan) - 1400x1400
Japan -  1400 x 1400

Box - Spine

The Ninja Warriors - Box - Spine (Japan) - 815x1385
Japan -  815 x 1385
The Ninja Warriors - Box - Spine (Japan) - 69x1385
Japan -  69 x 1385
The Ninja Warriors - Box - Spine (Japan) - 63x1385
Japan -  63 x 1385

Clear Logo

The Ninja Warriors - Clear Logo (Japan) - 2400x420
Japan -  2400 x 420
The Ninja Warriors - Clear Logo (World) - 1364x186
World -  1364 x 186

Disc

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Japan -  1000 x 1000

Fanart - Background

The Ninja Warriors - Fanart - Background (Japan) - 1920x1080
Japan -  1920 x 1080

Fanart - Box - Front

The Ninja Warriors - Fanart - Box - Front (North America) - 709x709
North America -  709 x 709

Screenshot - Game Over

The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Game Over (Japan) - 640x448
Japan -  640 x 448

Screenshot - Game Select

The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Game Select (Japan) - 640x448
Japan -  640 x 448

Screenshot - Game Title

The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Game Title (Japan) - 640x448
Japan -  640 x 448

Screenshot - Gameplay

The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 640x320
Japan -  640 x 320
The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 640x320
Japan -  640 x 320
The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 640x320
Japan -  640 x 320
The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 640x320
Japan -  640 x 320
The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 640x320
Japan -  640 x 320
The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 640x320
Japan -  640 x 320
The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 640x320
Japan -  640 x 320
The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 640x320
Japan -  640 x 320
The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - Gameplay (Japan) - 640x320
Japan -  640 x 320

Screenshot - High Scores

The Ninja Warriors - Screenshot - High Scores (Japan) - 640x448
Japan -  640 x 448

Square

The Ninja Warriors - Square (Japan) - 4096x4096
Japan -  4096 x 4096