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Ninja: Shadow of Darkness

Ninja is a fast-paced, arcade style action-adventure. The game features highly detailed environments, a wide range of special effects and huge end-of-level bosses. Assuming the role of the young ninja…

30 September 1998

Ninja: Shadow of Darkness is a fighting developed by Core Design, released 30 September 1998 on PlayStation.

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What Ninja: Shadow of Darkness is

Ninja: Shadow of Darkness is a fighting game developed by Core Design and released in 1998. It was published by Eidos Interactive. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ninja is a fast-paced, arcade style action-adventure. The game features highly detailed environments, a wide range of special effects and huge end-of-level bosses. Assuming the role of the young ninja Kurosawa, you must guide him through a series of progressively difficult environments. The Ninja is able to collect magic potions, scrolls, extra lives, energy and weapons throughout the levels to help him on his quest.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ninja: Shadow of Darkness launched on 30 September 1998, within three weeks of Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I, Dance Dance Revolution and Guardian's Crusade.

Released around the same time: Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I, Dance Dance Revolution, Guardian's Crusade.

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When did Ninja: Shadow of Darkness come out?
Ninja: Shadow of Darkness was released on 30 September 1998 for PlayStation.

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