| It really is hard to blend in so many elements of | | | | different places as well). The platforming aspect |
| gaming. Platforming, adventure, beat-em-up, and a | | | | comes when you are in the other sections of the |
| hint of RPG were three genres that were extremely | | | | game where you jump on platforms and dodge |
| hard to mix together, but Konami, being the | | | | enemies. But what makes this game fun is the RPG |
| innovators they are, managed to pull it off. The | | | | aspect. |
| Legend Of The Mystical Ninja (or just Mystical Ninja | | | | You get currency from the enemies that you kill, |
| for short) was born, and boy is it fun. My brother | | | | using those to buy powerups for your characters. |
| and I used to rent this from a drug store a lot (way | | | | There are also other very fun games like a lottery, |
| back in the retro days when they had it). It's such a | | | | maze, dice games, among others. You go in houses |
| fun and replayable game that will have you glued to | | | | just like in a RPG and talk to people, and whether |
| your TV for a while. | | | | they give you clues as to where to go or not, it's still |
| In this game, you get your choice of two characters: | | | | a fun aspect of the game. You can also do a bit of |
| Kid Ying and Dr. Yang. While both characters have | | | | judo training, giving you some supernatural abilities |
| different weapons (Kid Ying a smoke pipe and Dr. | | | | against your enemies. |
| Yang a stick), they both play the same. Their | | | | The music is decent for the Japanese theme. My |
| weapons can be upgraded twice, giving Kid Ying a | | | | favorite track in the game is the final stage, though |
| longer smoke pipe then a Yo-Yo and Dr. Yang a | | | | the music at the start of stage three is great as well. |
| longer stick then a party favor. You also have | | | | The sound effects are acceptable, and the graphics |
| several different other powerups like sandals for | | | | fit the wonderful Japanese theme like a glove. |
| faster movement, bombs, among many other things. | | | | Overall, Legend of the Mystical Ninja is a game that |
| What makes this game special is that it manages to | | | | you need to have in your backpack. It successfully |
| blend different genres together. Of course you get | | | | blends together some popular genres, something that |
| the beat 'em up aspect by hitting the enemies that | | | | is very difficult to pull off. I love the game, and so |
| come around. You get your adventure aspect due to | | | | does my big brother. I still play it today for the thrill |
| the game's freely roamable atmosphere (discovering | | | | of the whole thing. |