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They’ve been envying his success for 10 years… Now they need to have their piece of the pie…
He-he-he-he…
Developer comes residence and finds out that his concept is destroyed… His work stolen…
A-a-a-a-argh!!!
He is aware of who did this…
And he’s going to search out them.
Ninja Arashi is the good consultant of its style, with immersive environment, good visuals, responsive controls, numerous platforming, and spectacular killing. After I first put in it, I performed nearly continuous till all ranges had been lastly completed, and all secrets and techniques discovered. Naturally, I believed, quite a lot of builders can be impressed by this if not masterpiece, however gem for positive, and create their very own variations of the sport, with comparable aesthetics, action-packed platforming, and unprecedented appeal.
Boy, was I flawed in my assumptions! “Impressed” is just not the suitable phrase I ought to used right here. “Copycats”, “ripoffs”, “1-to-1 clones”, “money-making money grabs” (or, how Arashi says himself: “Trash!”) could be the extra correct description, since every thing: backgrounds, fashions, gameplay mechanics, traps, enemies, power-ups, even degree designs – EVERYTHING was copied with out second thought, and printed as the unique work, paying no tribute to the predecessor. However including tons of annoying advertisements.
At first I needed to do the thorough evaluate of all of the video games – set up a dozen of them, play rigorously by every degree to level out some distinct options, sturdy variations, and so forth. However there merely was not sufficient materials to carry onto. If you need my evaluate on Ninja Arashi – right here it’s, however others… others do not provide a lot to speak about. Apart from, I nonetheless have not recovered from the preliminary shock, so my incomprehensible mumbling is all you are gonna get.
Do not anticipate any severe analysis from me – I have not completed any of those video games – I have not even reached the purpose the place “the sport begins to shine”. Usually, enjoying by first couple of ranges was sufficient to see precisely the identical gameplay, with none recent concepts. Nonetheless, I’ll listing the video games I discovered and write brief descriptions for them (I did not set up them for nothing, proper?).
With this being stated, right here we go! (Word: The video games are listed in reversed alphabetical order. As a result of: why the heck not? I’m nonetheless not giving preferences to 1 over the opposite).
Shadow Runner Ninja.
Appears extraordinarily near the unique – nearly unattainable to inform the 2 aside. Surprisingly polished, accommodates nearly no bugs (other than bizarre texture glitches and the chance to stay to the ceiling and run on it Spider-Man type). Exhibits banner advertisements on the backside, fully ruining the grim environment of the ninja sport.
Shadow Ninja.
Replaces unique silhouette mannequin with the absolutely coloured one (with disappearing textures when participant enters homes, and the chance to get caught within the partitions). Toxic fountains grew to become… blood fountains as an alternative – which seems to be kinda cool. We play as ninja Shimazu (has nothing to do with Arashi), who opposes the demon Takeda (has nothing to do with Orochi) and tries to recuperate his kidnapped son. No person cares, however this was the very sport that sparked the concept of writing the present article (I used to be amazed by its nice degree design, till I remembered I’ve performed one thing comparable a few years in the past).
Ninja warrior: legend of journey video games.
Options unique ranges. And funky animated character fashions. Would have been an excellent sport (in all probability), if not for the clunky controls and general really feel of “laggyness”. The one sport I’d reluctantly advocate to take a look at (however hey, I did not say this).
Ninja Warrior 2: Warzone & RPG.
Much more unique ranges, with cool enemies and traps. Made by the identical devs because the one above. Even higher fashions and extra fluent animations. Appears like an entire product, relatively than an affordable ripoff, however nonetheless bears this clear resemblance to unique NA, not permitting me to cease evaluating the 2. I really just like the actions on this one a bit higher (however once more: I did not say that).
Ninja Warrior – Avengers.
One other ripoff, made to exploit some cash from the favored “franchise”. Throws advertisements left and proper, and has annoying flashy banners to purchase “this cool shiny factor” for less than $0.99. Appears and feels the identical manner as the unique, so why want the previous over the latter?
Ninja Raiden Revenge.
That is what I meant once I was speaking about inspiration above. The devs took the unique aesthetics and created one thing fairly totally different. We nonetheless rush by the degrees, killing enemies on web site, however use katana far more than we do shurikens (that are restricted right here). Each essential character and enemies have well being bars, making the sport really feel extra like your common “slice-’em-up”, not counting on the unique NA components a lot. There are even totally different characters and gameplay modes to take part in. If there have been extra video games like this, perhaps this complete publish would have turned far more educative, and fewer of an irritation galore. And perhaps I’d have looked for these video games as an alternative. However… the injury is already accomplished, and we’ve got what we’ve got.
Ninja Fighter.
One other sport which shifts perspective from boring Arashi-Orochi confrontation, and as soon as once more tells about Shimazu and his rival Takeda (together with cool-looking blood fountains, however with extra acquainted silhouette mannequin). Do not ask me how builders do it – I do not know. However I can inform that this model of the story makes me fear concerning the destiny of essential characters far more.
Ninja Murderer A Warrior’s Story.
Drastically adjustments the story, making us, the protagonist, the one who did his time in jail, and returned residence to search out out his spouse kidnapped by some highly effective demi-god who descended to earth for this sole malicious objective. Outdated highschool crush, go determine. Performs extra just like the advert watching simulator, as every motion (even going to the pause menu) ends in displaying compelled advert.
Knight Darkish Shadow Ninja.
Actual copy, just like the Shadow Runner Ninja above, with identical set of visible glitches and peculiar character conduct. At this level I’m beginning to suspect that copycats had been “impressed” by copycats themselves. Fortunately, with out banner advertisements, however nonetheless no higher than the unique.
Arrr! Pirate Arcade Platformer.
Okay, this one is totally different. As an alternative of a ninja in search of his kidnapped son, we play as a cool pirate (as a result of pirates are a lot cooler than ninjas, proper?) on his quest to search out one thing far more helpful – his stolen ship. We are going to traverse spectacular marine areas, killing enemies with throwing daggers and trusted cutlass. Oh, and there’s additionally particular rum which grants invulnerability (sic!). Drink reasonably, keep wholesome, of us!
As you’ll be able to see, all the video games above look and play just about the identical, not providing any unique concepts. Thus, in case you have completed Ninja Arashi, and need to expertise one thing comparable, there is just one sport to fulfill your wants. It is known as Ninja Arashi 2.
NOTE: I’m positive there are dozens of different clones that I’ve missed, so if you realize about some video games not lined on this article… do not hassle sending them to me. I can already see that all of them comply with the identical components and don’t present something we’ve not already seen (I’m not fully positive why I wrote this publish within the first place). However be happy to debate this complete state of affairs within the feedback, or share your individual ideas on the matter.
Good luck in all of your endeavors.
