The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
Alluring audio! Pixel art perfection! Beat-em up beauty! Discover how hard a 32,000kg ninja hits with The Ninja Saviours!
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July 24, 2023
3 years and 10 days ago
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Very Positive437 reviews92.0%
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A self-remaster of the 1994 spinoff to Taito's 1987 arcade classic, The NinjaWarriors, with The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors, Tengo Project have taken the original console beat 'em up and reimagined it, adding extra moves & combos, 2 new characters, 2 player co-op, fluid, even more hand animated pixel art and an amped up soundscape to boot!
Select one of five android ninjas, each with their own unique ninjutsu techniques, and take the battle to Banglar's army alone, or with a ninja partner, as part of Mulk's revolutionary force!
Maintaining the original's 16-bit style, Return of the Warriors expands its playfield from 4:3 to a wide 16:9, adding heavily redrawn backgrounds, even more fluidly animated characters and explosive pyrotechnics. The enhanced music comes courtesy of a new, arranged soundtrack, alongside unlockable soundtracks from the 16-bit console original, and arcade version, by Zuntata.
Multiple difficulties provide challenge for even the most seasoned ninja, and Time Attack allows you to compete against on the leaderboards against the fastest masters of ninjutsu in the world!
Features
- A 16-bit classic, reborn in full, 16:9 wide screen glory!
- Lovingly redrawn, pixel art graphics and smoother animation!
- 8 stages, 2 difficulties, 2 play modes and multiple unlockables!
- 5 ninjas with multiple techniques allow for 5 separate play styles!
- Punch, kick, slash, juggle, throw, crush and combo your foes!
- 2 player couch coop for ninja nunchaku action!
- Select from Arcade, Again or a new arranged soundtrack!
