Ninja Five-O
| Ninja Five-O | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Distributor(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Game Boy Advance |
| Release date(s) | April 15, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Side scroller |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Ninja Five-O, known in Japan and PAL regions as Ninja Cop, is a video game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, released by Konami in 2003.
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[edit] Story
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The player takes role of the ninja cop Joe Osugi, who battles a group of evil ninja masters and the terrorist cells under their control.
[edit] Gameplay
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Ninja Five-O features ninja swords, shuriken throwing stars, ninjutsu magic and a kaginawa grappling hook system to create acrobatic moves in the style of Bionic Commando.
[edit] Reception
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| Reception | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 83.73%[1] |
| Metacritic | 82 out of 100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| IGN | 8.5 out of 10[3] |
The website IGN listed Ninja Five-O at number 23 in their list of the top 25 Game Boy Advance Games of all time.[4] In 2010, CraveOnline featured the game in the article Top 10 Ninja Games Of All Time, calling it "weird, fun, challenging, and a great homage to another awesome ninja game from the 8-bit era, Shadow of the Ninja".[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Ninja-Five O for the Game Boy Advance". http://www.gamerankings.com/gba/589463-ninja-five-o/index.html. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ Metacritic staff. "Ninja-Five O". http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/gba/ninjafiveo?q=ninja%20five-o. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ Harris, Craig (April 21, 2003). "Ninja Five-O - Game Boy Advance Review at IGN". IGN. http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/394/394456p1.html. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ Top 25 Game Boy Advance Games of All Time - GBA Feature at IGN
- ^ Top 10 Ninja Games Of All Time, CraveOnline, September 18, 2008