Descpription:
The object is for a ninja named Kage (pronounced "KAH-geh") to
rescue Princess Kiri from mystical villains. Kage must fight his way through the
forest, along the secret passageway, up the fortress wall and through the castle,
rescuing her two times (three in the NES version) in order to win the game.
Each time she is rescued, the seasons change. The player is armed with swords
and shuriken. Grabbing a crystal ball causes Kage's clothes to change
to the next level in colour and thereby attain certain powers (red: normal,
green: bigger shuriken, orange: bigger shuriken and faster speed).
If Kage is hit while in green or orange clothes, he does not die but revert
to his normal red clothes. Grabbing a scroll causes Kage to stand still and
meditate for several seconds while approaching enemies drop to the ground dead
(note that although the scrolls appear in the arcade version, the crystal balls do not).
