Descpription:
Ninja Combat is a side scrolling action game, developed
from SNK in 1990. It was one of the launch titles for both the Neo-Geo MVS
(arcade) and AES (home) systems. Being one of the earlier Neo-Geo games, it
takes place in a modern setting, with newer technology.
Among action side-scrolling games, it is lengendary for its high level of
difficulty. The story follows ninjas Joe and Hayabusa, who are waging a battle
against a evil ninja clan called the Kage Ichizoku. Make your way into their
home fortress, Ninja Tower, which has risen in the center of the big city.
The journey takes the ninja heroes to many places, beginning from the
amusement park to the Ninja Tower iteslf. Along the way, they must survive
endless attacks from the members of Kage Ichizoku. Joe and Hayabusa uses
shurikens as their primary weapon, although other weapons that aid them along
the way are nunchakus, maces, ratchets, battle axes, spiked clubs, and katanas.
A special somersault attack can be used to knock down a multiple enemies in a row. As
an Art of Ninpo (kairou), a fire dragon can be summon to destroy all enemies on the screen.
Warriors can be rescued and became allies, such as Musashi, Kagerow and Gembu,
and fight alongside Joe and Hayabusa against the Kage Ichizoku together.
The gameplay requires extremely skilled players to progress through the game, due
to its high level of difficulty. Many players and reviews have shown disdain to
the slow control response, and mostly the survival rate. The players lose lives
if hit by weapon attacks of enemies. Many enemies tend to horde and surround players.
