Arcade Archives: Ninja Spirit (2019) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Arcade Archives: Ninja Spirit

Ninja Spirit is an action game released by Irem in 1988. The game follows Tsukikage, who was raised in the way of the ninja. As he learns the truth about where he came from, he sets out to travel the land as a…

4 July 2019

What Arcade Archives: Ninja Spirit is

Arcade Archives: Ninja Spirit is an arcade game developed by Irem and released in 2019. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ninja Spirit is an action game released by Irem in 1988. The game follows Tsukikage, who was raised in the way of the ninja. As he learns the truth about where he came from, he sets out to travel the land as a rogue ninja to get revenge against the creature that killed his parents. Choose from four weapons suited to fighting in different situations, and make good use of items such as jewels and ninja scrolls as you progress through the game.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Arcade Archives: Ninja Spirit launched on 4 July 2019, within three weeks of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Super Mario Maker 2, The Sinking City and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Super Mario Maker 2, The Sinking City, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.

Arcade Archives: Ninja Spirit — frequently asked questions