Ninja Gaiden Shadow

Ninja Gaiden Shadow
Box art
Developer(s)	Tecmo Natsume
Publisher(s)	Tecmo
Distributor(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Game Boy
Release date(s)	JP December 13, 1991 NA December 1991 EU 1992
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player
Media/distribution	Cartridge

Ninja Gaiden Shadow, released in Japan as Ninja Ryūkenden GB: Matenrō Kessen (忍者龍剣伝GB 摩天楼決戦^?, "Legend of the Ninja Dragon Sword GB: Skyscraper Showdown") and in Europe and Australia as Shadow Warriors, is a side-scrolling action game released for the Game Boy in 1991 by Tecmo. It is a spinoff of the Ninja Gaiden series.

Plot

Set three years before the events of the first Ninja Gaiden for the NES, the player controls Ryu Hayabusa, who must save New York City from the forces of Emperor Garuda (Emperor Gulf in the European version), a servant of Jaquio. Garuda's minions includes the cyborg "Spider", kickboxer Gregory and his manager Jack, former military commander Colonel Allen, and the Japanese nobleman Fūkisai.

Gameplay

Screenshot of the game.

Ninja Gaiden Shadow features simplified play mechanics compared to the one used in the NES trilogy. In contrast to the variety of ninja arts and power-ups in the NES games, Ryu only has a basic sword attack and a Fire Wheel attack that can be replenish for up to five uses. While Ryu cannot stick to or climb walls like in the NES games, he can hang onto railings and move underneath them like in Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, and use both, his sword attack and the Fire Wheel art, while hanging unto railings. Ryu is also equipped with a grappling hook that allows him to latch unto hard-to-reach railings. Like in the NES versions, Ryu can find health potions, fire wheel stocks, and extra lives by destroying item containers.

Development

Ninja Gaiden Shadow was originally planned to be a Game Boy adaptation of the NES game Shadow of the Ninja.^[1] The Nagoya division of Natsume, which developed Shadow of the Ninja, also developed Ninja Gaiden Shadow.

References

1. ^ "Game Boy Special Feature: Coming Soon". Nintendo Power (Volume 28): p. 67. September 1991. "Another (Game Boy title) to look for is Shadow of the Ninja, a Game Boy adaptation of the NES ninja thriller." 

• Parish, Jeremy (2004-05-09). "Ninja Gaiden Shadow retro-review". 1up.com. http://www.1up.com/reviews/ninja-gaiden-shadow. Retrieved 2006-07-18. 
• Nussbaum, Jeff. "Ninja Gaiden Shadow (Game Boy) at Ninja Gaiden Homepage". classicgaming.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20080110185205/http://ninjagaiden.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ngshadow.html. Retrieved 2006-07-18. 
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External links

• Ninja Gaiden Shadow at MobyGames

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