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They’ve been envying his success for 10 years… Now they wish to have their piece of the pie…
He-he-he-he…
Developer comes residence and finds out that his thought 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 ambiance, good visuals, responsive controls, plenty of platforming, and spectacular killing. After I first put in it, I performed nearly continuous till all ranges have been lastly completed, and all secrets and techniques discovered. Naturally, I assumed, a variety of builders shall be impressed by this if not masterpiece, however gem for positive, and create their very own variations of the sport, with related aesthetics, action-packed platforming, and unprecedented allure.
Boy, was I incorrect in my assumptions! “Impressed” shouldn’t be the best phrase I ought to used right here. “Copycats”, “ripoffs”, “1-to-1 clones”, “money-making money grabs” (or, how Arashi says himself: “Trash!”) can be the extra correct description, since all the pieces: backgrounds, fashions, gameplay mechanics, traps, enemies, power-ups, even stage 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 adverts.
At first I wished to do the thorough assessment of all of the video games – set up a dozen of them, play fastidiously via every stage to level out some distinct options, sturdy variations, and so forth. However there merely was not sufficient materials to carry onto. If you’d like my assessment 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 count on any critical 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”. Generally, enjoying via 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! (Notice: The video games are listed in reversed alphabetical order. As a result of: why the heck not? I’m nonetheless not giving preferences to at least one over the opposite).
Shadow Runner Ninja.
Seems extraordinarily near the unique – nearly not possible to inform the 2 aside. Surprisingly polished, comprises nearly no bugs (apart from bizarre texture glitches and the chance to stay to the ceiling and run on it Spider-Man fashion). Exhibits banner adverts on the backside, utterly ruining the grim ambiance of the ninja recreation.
Shadow Ninja.
Replaces authentic 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 turned… blood fountains as an alternative – which appears to be like 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 recreation that sparked the concept of writing the present article (I used to be amazed by its nice stage design, till I remembered I’ve performed one thing related a few years in the past).
Ninja warrior: legend of journey video games.
Options authentic ranges. And funky animated character fashions. Would have been an important recreation (most likely), if not for the clunky controls and general really feel of “laggyness”. The one recreation I’d reluctantly suggest to take a look at (however hey, I did not say this).
Ninja Warrior 2: Warzone & RPG.
Much more authentic 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, quite than an inexpensive ripoff, however nonetheless bears this clear resemblance to authentic 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 take advantage of some cash from the favored “franchise”. Throws adverts left and proper, and has annoying flashy banners to purchase “this cool shiny factor” for less than $0.99. Seems and feels the identical means as the unique, so why desire 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 via the degrees, killing enemies on web site, however use katana far more than we do shurikens (that are restricted right here). Each fundamental 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 method a lot. There are even totally different characters and gameplay modes to take part in. If there have been extra video games like this, possibly this complete publish would have turned far more educative, and fewer of an irritation galore. And possibly I’d have looked for these video games as an alternative. However… the injury is already executed, and we’ve what we’ve.
Ninja Fighter.
One other recreation 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 don’t know. However I can inform that this model of the story makes me fear concerning the destiny of fundamental characters far more.
Ninja Murderer A Warrior’s Story.
Drastically modifications 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 function. Previous highschool crush, go determine. Performs extra just like the advert watching simulator, as every motion (even going to the pause menu) ends in displaying pressured advert.
Knight Darkish Shadow Ninja.
Precise copy, just like the Shadow Runner Ninja above, with similar set of visible glitches and bizarre character habits. At this level I’m beginning to suspect that copycats have been “impressed” by copycats themselves. Fortunately, with out banner adverts, however nonetheless no higher than the unique.
Arrr! Pirate Arcade Platformer.
Okay, this one is totally different. As an alternative of a ninja on the lookout for 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 priceless – his stolen ship. We’ll traverse spectacular marine places, killing enemies with throwing daggers and trusted cutlass. Oh, and there’s additionally particular rum which grants invulnerability (sic!). Drink reasonably, keep wholesome, people!
As you may see, all the video games above look and play just about the identical, not providing any authentic concepts. Thus, if in case you have completed Ninja Arashi, and wish to expertise one thing related, there is just one recreation 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 understand about some video games not coated on this article… do not trouble sending them to me. I can already see that all of them observe the identical method and don’t present something we have not already seen (I’m not solely positive why I wrote this publish within the first place). However be happy to debate this complete scenario within the feedback, or share your personal ideas on the matter.
Good luck in all of your endeavors.
