Ninja (1986 video game)

Ninja
Developer(s)Sculptured Software
Publisher(s)Mastertronic
Designer(s)Steve Coleman[1]
Platform(s)Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum
Release
  • NA: 1986 (1986)
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Ninja is a beat 'em up game developed by Sculptured Software and released by Mastertronic in 1986 for the Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, then in 1987 for the Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.[2] An arcade version of the game was released in 1987 for Mastertronic's Arcadia Systems which is based on Amiga hardware.[3] The Amiga, Atari ST, and Arcade versions were released as Ninja Mission. As a Ninja, the player attacks a fortress made of individual fixed screens which can be explored non-linearly.

Ninja was written by Steve Coleman, who previously created the Atari 8-bit games Rainbow Walker and The Pharaoh's Curse.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference giantlist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ninja at mobygames.com
  3. ^ Ninja Mission (Arcade) at gamesdbase.com