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The Ninja Warriors

System(s): Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: Taito

Developer:

Aisystem Tokyo

Developer(s) of original games: Taito

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-03-12	¥7,8007,800	T-11024

The Ninja Warriors (ニンジャウォーリアーズ) is a beat-'em-up originally developed by Taito for the arcades. It was brought to the Sega Mega-CD in 1993 exclusively for Japan. To emulate the three-screen setup of the original arcade game (3 288x224 screens arranged in a horizontal line like with the Darius games), porters Aisystem Tokyo simply capped the screen resolution in software, resulting in the entire game running in a small window.

Playable characters are two androids called Kunoichi (female ninja, red color) and Ninja (male ninja, blue color). Both characters play identically.

As indicated by the boxart, one of the game's main selling points was the soundtrack composed by Taito's inhouse band Zuntata. The game includes both the arcade versions's soundtrack as well as remixed tracks. An exclusive Zuntata mode was also included, which is bascially a movie scene that explains the game's backstory. Members of Zuntata served as actors.

To this day, this is the most faithful port of The Ninja Warriors.

Production credits

Cast

Zuntata
- OGR: H.Ogura
- Commander: M.Nakanishi
- Lee Wong: K.Ishikawa
- Bunny Girl: T.Kawamoto

"Prologue" Staff

Director: H.Tonomura
Photographer: K.Matsubara
Lighting: H.Matsui
Music: H.Ogura, T.Kawamoto
Photo Design: M.Nakanishi
Object Design: H.Takahagi, M.Ogata
Screen Play: Y.Watanabe, K.Ishikawa
Make-Up: Y.Chika
Sound Engineer: K.Ohnui
Sound Effect: K.Ishikawa, H.Takahagi
Special Thanks: Office Misumi, Kiryo Video Inc., Take Off, Noah-Project

The Crew

Produced by: Yoshio Imamura
Directed by: Takashi Shiokawa
Written by: Onijust
Director of Software: Mutsushige Tsuji
Character Designers: Shrine, Masayuki Suzuki, Yoko Gotan, Satomi Yokose
Sound Software: Daikoku Hisaya
Music Composed by: Hisayoshi Ogura (Zuntata)
Drama Music Composed by: Tamayo Kawamoto (Zuntata)
Music Arranged by: Junichi Kawaguchi
Synthesizer Manipulated by: Hiroshi Sukegawa, Teruo Konishi, Katsuhisa Ishikawa (Zuntata)
Engineered by: Masao Saotome, Kazuyuki Ohnui (Zuntata)

Musicians

Drums: Atsuo Okamoto
Bass: Naoki Watanabe
Guitar: Takashi Masuzaki
Tsugaru-Shamisen: Katsunari Sawada
Game Checker: Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Tatsuya Kitazawa, Yoichi Sato
Special Thanks: Keishi Itoh, Yuji Koga, Takahisa Horimoto, Tohru Kawaishi, Makoto Saitoh, Pony Canyon Inc., Scitron & Art Inc.
Game Designed by: Eiji Takeshima

Magazine articles

Main article: The Ninja Warriors/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[4]

Consoles + (FR)

78

^[5]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

NTSC-J

47

^[1]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[6]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[7]

GameFan (US)

88

^[8]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[9]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

15

^[10]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-J

61

^[11]

Mega Play (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[12]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-J

41

^[13]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

30

^[2]

Sega Force Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

48

^[3]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[14]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

19

^[15]

	53
Based on 15 reviews

The Ninja Warriors

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Disc

References

NEC Retro has more information related to The Ninja Warriors

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↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 24
↑ Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 70
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1993-03-05), page 1
↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 5: April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
↑ Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 39
↑ Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 48
↑ Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 24
↑ Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 77
↑ MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 70
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 51

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[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-03.pdf_p24-4] Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-08), page 24

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_017.pdf_p70-5] Consoles +, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 70

[:File:EGM_US_048.pdf_p27-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 27

[7] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1993-03-05), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0105.pdf_p15-8] GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 5: April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 15

[9] Hippon Super, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-04), page 39

[:File:Mega_UK_11.pdf_p48-10] Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 48

[:File:MegaAction_UK_04.pdf_p24-11] Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 24

[:File:MegaPlay_US_0406.pdf_p77-12] Mega Play, "December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 77

[:File:MegaTech_UK_18.pdf_p70-13] MegaTech, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 70

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-14] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-01.pdf_p51-15] Video Games, "1/94" (DE; 1993-12-19), page 51

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-{{sub-stub}}'''''The Ninja Warriors''''' (ニンジャウォーリアーズ) is a beat-'em-up originally developed by [[Taito]] for the arcades. It was brought to the [[Sega Mega-CD]] in 1993 exclusively for Japan.  To emulate the three-screen setup of the original arcade game (3 288x224 screens arranged in a horizontal line like with the ''Darius'' games), porters [[Aisystem Tokyo]] simply capped the screen resolution in software, resulting in the entire game running in a small window.
+'''''The Ninja Warriors''''' (ニンジャウォーリアーズ) is a beat-'em-up originally developed by [[Taito]] for the arcades. It was brought to the [[Sega Mega-CD]] in 1993 exclusively for Japan. To emulate the three-screen setup of the original arcade game (3 288x224 screens arranged in a horizontal line like with the ''Darius'' games), porters [[Aisystem Tokyo]] simply capped the screen resolution in software, resulting in the entire game running in a small window.
 Playable characters are two androids called Kunoichi (female ninja, red color) and Ninja (male ninja, blue color). Both characters play identically.
 As indicated by the boxart, one of the game's main selling points was the soundtrack composed by [[Taito]]'s inhouse band [[Zuntata]]. The game includes both the arcade versions's soundtrack as well as remixed tracks.
 An exclusive Zuntata mode was also included, which is bascially a movie scene that explains the game's backstory. Members of [[Zuntata]] served as actors.
 To this day, this is the most faithful port of The Ninja Warriors.
 ==Production credits==
-[[Category:Use Creditstable template]]
 {{multicol|
-: '''Cast'''
+{{creditstable|
-: '''Zuntata'''
+{{creditsheader|'''Cast'''}}
-'''OGR:''' [[Hisayoshi Ogura|H.Ogura]]<br>
+*'''Zuntata'''
-'''Commander:''' [[Munehiro Nakanishi|M.Nakanishi]]<br>
+**'''OGR:''' [[Hisayoshi Ogura|H.Ogura]]
-'''Lee Wong:''' [[Katsuhisa Ishikawa|K.Ishikawa]]<br>
+**'''Commander:''' [[Munehiro Nakanishi|M.Nakanishi]]
-'''Bunny Girl:''' [[Tamayo Kawamoto|T.Kawamoto]]<br>
+**'''Lee Wong:''' [[Katsuhisa Ishikawa|K.Ishikawa]]
-: '''"Prologue" Staff'''
+**'''Bunny Girl:''' [[Tamayo Kawamoto|T.Kawamoto]]
-'''Director:''' H.Tonomura<br>
+{{creditsheader|'''"Prologue" Staff'''}}
-'''Photographer:''' K.Matsubara<br>
+*'''Director:''' H.Tonomura
-'''Lighting:''' H.Matsui<br>
+*'''Photographer:''' K.Matsubara
-'''Music:''' [[Hisayoshi Ogura|H.Ogura]], [[Tamayo Kawamoto|T.Kawamoto]]<br>
+*'''Lighting:''' H.Matsui
-'''Photo Design:''' [[Munehiro Nakanishi|M.Nakanishi]]<br>
+*'''Music:''' [[Hisayoshi Ogura|H.Ogura]], [[Tamayo Kawamoto|T.Kawamoto]]
-'''Object Design:''' H.Takahagi, M.Ogata<br>
+*'''Photo Design:''' [[Munehiro Nakanishi|M.Nakanishi]]
-'''Screen Play:''' Y.Watanabe, [[Katsuhisa Ishikawa|K.Ishikawa]]<br>
+*'''Object Design:''' H.Takahagi, M.Ogata
-'''Make-Up:''' Y.Chika<br>
+*'''Screen Play:''' Y.Watanabe, [[Katsuhisa Ishikawa|K.Ishikawa]]
-'''Sound Engineer:''' K.Ohnui<br>
+*'''Make-Up:''' Y.Chika
-'''Sound Effect:''' [[Katsuhisa Ishikawa|K.Ishikawa]], H.Takahagi<br>
+*'''Sound Engineer:''' K.Ohnui
-'''Special Thanks:''' Office Misumi, Kiryo Video Inc., Take Off, Noah-Project<br>
+*'''Sound Effect:''' [[Katsuhisa Ishikawa|K.Ishikawa]], H.Takahagi
-: '''The Crew'''
+*'''Special Thanks:''' Office Misumi, Kiryo Video Inc., Take Off, Noah-Project
-'''Produced by:''' Yoshio Imamura<br>
+{{creditsheader|'''The Crew'''}}
-'''Directed by:''' Takashi Shiokawa<br>
+*'''Produced by:''' Yoshio Imamura
-'''Written by:''' [[Hiroshi Tsujino|Onijust]]<br>
+*'''Directed by:''' Takashi Shiokawa
-'''Director of Software:''' Mutsushige Tsuji<br>
+*'''Written by:''' [[Hiroshi Tsujino|Onijust]]
-'''Character Designers:''' Shrine, Masayuki Suzuki, Yoko Gotan, Satomi Yokose<br>
+*'''Director of Software:''' Mutsushige Tsuji
-'''Sound Software:''' Daikoku Hisaya<br>
+*'''Character Designers:''' Shrine, Masayuki Suzuki, Yoko Gotan, Satomi Yokose
-'''Music Composed by:''' [[Hisayoshi Ogura]] (Zuntata)<br>
+*'''Sound Software:''' Daikoku Hisaya
-'''Drama Music Composed by:''' [[Tamayo Kawamoto]] (Zuntata)<br>
+*'''Music Composed by:''' [[Hisayoshi Ogura]] (Zuntata)
-'''Music Arranged by:''' Junichi Kawaguchi<br>
+*'''Drama Music Composed by:''' [[Tamayo Kawamoto]] (Zuntata)
-'''Synthesizer Manipulated by:''' [[Hiroshi Sukegawa]], [[Teruo Konishi]], [[Katsuhisa Ishikawa]] (Zuntata)<br>
+*'''Music Arranged by:''' Junichi Kawaguchi
-'''Engineered by:''' Masao Saotome, Kazuyuki Ohnui (Zuntata)<br>
+*'''Synthesizer Manipulated by:''' [[Hiroshi Sukegawa]], [[Teruo Konishi]], [[Katsuhisa Ishikawa]] (Zuntata)
-:: '''Musicians'''
+*'''Engineered by:''' Masao Saotome, Kazuyuki Ohnui (Zuntata)
-'''Drums:''' Atsuo Okamoto<br>
+{{creditsheader|'''Musicians'''}}
-'''Bass:''' Naoki Watanabe<br>
+*'''Drums:''' Atsuo Okamoto
-'''Guitar:''' Takashi Masuzaki<br>
+*'''Bass:''' Naoki Watanabe
-'''Tsugaru-Shamisen:''' Katsunari Sawada<br><br>
+*'''Guitar:''' Takashi Masuzaki
-'''Game Checker:''' Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Tatsuya Kitazawa, Yoichi Sato<br>
+*'''Tsugaru-Shamisen:''' Katsunari Sawada
-'''Special Thanks:''' Keishi Itoh, Yuji Koga, Takahisa Horimoto, Tohru Kawaishi, Makoto Saitoh, Pony Canyon Inc., Scitron & Art Inc.<br>
+*'''Game Checker:''' Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Tatsuya Kitazawa, Yoichi Sato
-'''Game Designed by:''' Eiji Takeshima<br>
+*'''Special Thanks:''' Keishi Itoh, Yuji Koga, Takahisa Horimoto, Tohru Kawaishi, Makoto Saitoh, Pony Canyon Inc., Scitron & Art Inc.
-© [[Taito|Taito Corporation]] 1993<br>
+*'''Game Designed by:''' Eiji Takeshima
-All Rights Reserved<br>
+'''© [[Taito|Taito Corporation]] 1993 All Rights Reserved'''<br>
 }}
+}}
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
 ==Physical scans==
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 }}
-{{clear}}
+==References==
 {{NECRetro|italics=yes}}
+<references/>
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Difference between revisions of "The Ninja Warriors"

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Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Physical scans

References