I-Ninja is a combat action-adventure title set in a small, earth-like planet somewhere in the realms of legend. The story unfolds across four unique islands and offers multiple styles of gameplay, including the ability to fight inside a giant robot. Fight with an arsenal of classic ninja weaponry like shurikens, swords, and blowguns, as well as powerful modern day weapons, including rocket launchers and guided missiles. Perform numerous acrobatic feats such as wall-running, rail grinding, swinging from a chain hook and more. Use your weapons and skills to defeat the evil villain Master O-Dor and his menacing army in a quest that spans five extensive environments.

Game play defying gravity scale buildings or shred on extreme rails

Several Weapon Control System

enemies and ruthless bosses must be defeated

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This game rocks. Its quite simple really, the control method is intuitive and easy to master, making complex-looking moves and combos easy to execute. Running up a vertical wall and kick-jumping between buildings and platforms is just as easy as chain-swinging over ravines or slicing an enemy in half, either vertically or horizontally.
Battling enemies is where the game comes into its own. The combat system is a cinch to learn and use and you soon find yourself fighting up to 10 foes at once. And winning!

Of the 64 levels, there are only a few I've not finished yet, due to the addictive nature of the game. just hopng it unlocks something cool! There are sword upgrades a-plenty, and defeating bosses teaches you new rage skills, which help give you a further edge over the enemy.

The speed of Sonic, the variety of Mario and the sword skills to best Zelda. How can this not ROCK?!!!

12 of 13 found the following review helpful:

Fun in a boxDec 05, 2003

I've played this game extensively and i have to say its the most fun i've had in a long time. The way the game is put together, using elements old and new and fusing them into a coherent whole makes it a joy to play.
It doesn't take itself at all seriously, and its sense of fun draws in the player so they can't help but smile at the main characters antics.
It has a nice graphical style, cartoony but solid, control is well thought out and instinctive, and theres a decent amount of gameplay for those wanting to play to completion. Well designed gaming pleasure.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:

Cool Ninja GameAug 24, 2004

I bought I-ninja about three days ago, and I'm near the end!

The ninja moves are cool and all but this game is kind of short.

The story is quite entertaining and the controls are simple, but sometimes, it is intensely hard.The system is imaginative: you earn grades at the end of each mission wich help to gain new belts, like in karate! To beat each boss you need a higher belt, and to the number of grades you need for each belt increases, so you'll often come back to previous worlds. I'm 12(hey, maybe that's why i'll beat it fast!), and this game is still pretty cool. So, if you're a fan of ninjas, get this game.

11 of 14 found the following review helpful:

Good clean funDec 08, 2003

This game is one of the most fun I've played in ages - it has all the elements to keep you entertained whilst presenting quite a challenge to even hardened gamers.

The immense variety of gameplay alongside the constant promise of the next belt and better swords throughout the game keeps you playing into the small hours, and the opportunity to play bonus levels plus replaying levels against the clock etc. allow for days of enjoyable gameplay.

Yes it's a platformer, one of many in a broad genre that has been spawning games of all qualities for decades. However, I-Ninja draws on the experiences of the past to present a distillation of the best aspects of platforming fun. And he's a Ninja with attitude - what more could you ask for?!

If you enjoy platform games, like messing around as a cartoon Ninja and are looking for some fun to occupy you for many, many hours, I-Ninja is well worth checking out.

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Great Family Fun PlatformerSep 03, 2007
By Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast"
I-Ninja is a cute little platformer that is clearly similar to games such as Ratchet & Clank and Gex. You're a little cartoony ninja, running around odd worlds with your sword and climbing chain.

There are numerous levels here, and as you go you build up your movies, weapons arsenal, and more. The game is very easy to pick up and get going with. You hit traditional buttons to jump and double jump, attack, and move. You can run up walls, use your chain to swing across gapes, and so on. Anybody who has played any Zelda / Ratchet / other platformers will have the basics of this game down in about 2 seconds.

That's not to say it's easy. Many of the levels can be quite challenging. You know WHAT you have to do - but you have to try over and over again to actually do it properly. This can on one hand be quite thrilling when you do make it to the end and savor your victory. On the other hand if you're a gamer who doesn't have hours and hours to devote to one level - and perhaps has a parent standing over your shoulder with a stopwatch ready to pull the plug on you - this can get really frustrating, really quickly.

There are checkpoints in the middle of missions, which helps a lot with the above-said replaying. At least you don't have to do the entire thing all over again from scratch.

The graphics are quite nice - they did a nice job with the textures and color combinations. Yes, a few things are still blocky, but this is a PS2. I really do feel they did a good job with the programming here.

All except for ... the camera!! The camera in this game drives me completely insane! There are so many times that I want to look in a certain direction and have to do a number of operations before I can get the camera to go there. You would think after all this time that game companies would make an easy to use camera system. I just don't get why i-Ninja has such a problem with this.

Still, you can live with it, and the game really is quite fun. Give it a try, and enjoy a game that can be enjoyable without swearing and mature situations!

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