Legend of the Mystical Ninja for SNES

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Legend of the Mystical Ninja

I think I'm turning Japanese

Genre: action - hack n slash

Publisher: Konami

Year: 1992

System: SNES

Gameplay Score: 4

Gameplay Notes:

Massive variety of gameplay Includes overhead and side-view levels plus lots of mini-game diversions such as gambling, dungeon crawling, and even an arcade with a fully playable Gradius Massive boss fights are Very responsive and simple two-button controls Fun powerups to collect

Level Design Score: 5

Level Design Notes:

Overhead stages play a bit like River City Rampage with shops to visit and branching paths and infinitely spawning enemies Side-view levels are more traditional hack n slash levels with strong platforming

Theme Score: 4

Theme Notes:

Very Japanese but in a good way. Very silly

Art Style Score: 5

Art Style Notes:

Wonderful graphics and animations Perhaps the most colorful game in the SNES library

Audio Score: 4

Audio Notes:

Music fits the theme perfectly. Excellent boss themes and Japanese-themed compositions with lots of string sounds. Enjoyable sound effects

Overall Score: 87

Review ID: 289