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{{Short description|1990 video game}}
{{Infobox VG
{{Infobox video game
|title = Ninja Crusaders
|title = Ninja Crusaders
|image = [[File:NinjaCrusdaersJPBoxShotNES.jpg|250px|Japanese version of Ninja Crusaders box art]]
|image = [[File:NinjaCrusdaersJPBoxShotNES.jpg|frameless|Ninja Crusaderts]]
|caption = ''Ninja Crusaders'' box art <small>(Japanese version)</small>
|caption = Japanese cover art
|developer = NMK<ref name="gamefaqs">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/587487-ninja-crusaders/data| title = Game information| publisher = [[GameFAQs]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-07-16}}</ref>
|developer = [[NMK (company)|NMK]]<ref name="gamefaqs">{{cite web | url = https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/587487-ninja-crusaders/data | title = Game information | publisher = [[GameFAQs]] | date = | accessdate = 2023-06-22}}</ref>
|publisher = [[Sega Sammy Holdings|Sammy Studios]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|publisher = [[Sammy Corporation]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|composer = Kazunori Hideya
|distributor = [[Nintendo]]
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|December 14, 1990<ref name="gamefaqs"/>|NA|December 1990<ref name="NintendoList">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |publisher=Nintendo of America |access-date=August 9, 2015 |title=NES Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}</ref>}}
|released = {{vgrelease|JP=December 14, 1990|NA=December 1990}}<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|genre = [[Action game|2D action]] [[platform game|platformer]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|genre = [[Action game|2D action]] [[platform game|platformer]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] or [[multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]<ref name="camya"/> <small>(up to 2 players)</small>
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] or [[multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] <small>(up to 2 players)</small>
|platforms = [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|platforms = [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/>
|media = 1-[[megabit]] [[ROM cartridge|cartridge]]<ref name="camya">{{cite web | url = http://www.camya.com/gamedb/platform/nintendo-nes-famicom:nes/game/ninja-crusaders-usa:nes_2C7A6756/?&page=1&moduleFormId=90241F37&system=nes&q=Ninja+Crusaders| title = Additional game information| publisher = Camya | date = | accessdate = 2010-10-12}}</ref> + 64-[[kilobit]] RAM<ref>[[:ja:%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7|Additional media information]] from [[Japanese Wikipedia]]</ref>
}}
}}


{{nihongo|'''''Ninja Crusaders'''''|忍者クルセイダーズ 龍牙|"Dragon Fang Ninja Crusaders"}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://kurx.net/game/gamebook/fc/JPnesHe.txt| title = Japanese-English title translation| publisher = JPNES | date = | accessdate = 2010-07-17}}</ref> is a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] game that is in the style of the original [[Ninja_Gaiden#NES_trilogy|Ninja Gaiden trilogy]] of games for the same system<ref>{{cite web | url = http://nesguide.com/games/ninjacrusaders/| title = Similarities to Ninja Gaiden| publisher = NES Guide | date = | accessdate = 2010-07-17}}</ref> where [[ninja]]s have to fight against [[extraterrestrial life|alien]]s.
'''''Ninja Crusaders'''''{{efn|Released in [[Japan]] as {{nihongo|'''''Ninja Crusaders Ryuga'''''|忍者クルセイダーズ 龍牙|Ninja Kuruseidāzu Ryūga|lead=yes}}.}} is a side-scrolling action game released by [[Sammy Corporation]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1990. The player takes control of one of two ninjas who are tasked at thwarting an alien invasion. The game has been compared to [[Tecmo]]'s ''[[Ninja Gaiden (series)|Ninja Gaiden]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://nesguide.com/games/ninjacrusaders/ | title = Similarities to Ninja Gaiden| publisher = NES Guide| date = | accessdate = 2010-07-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100729211048/http://nesguide.com/games/ninjacrusaders/ | archive-date = 2010-07-29 | url-status = dead}}</ref>

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==Story==
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One day, a force of alien invaders wreaked havoc on our planet [[Earth]] from the furthest reaches of outer space, wreaking havoc on its inhabitants and killing most of them.<ref name="mobygames"/> This new menace was stronger than out most powerful defenses and proved to be unstoppable. In Japan, brave ninja warriors rose from the shadows to battle the alien invaders, but were eventually driven out as the menace took control of their homeland. Some of the ninjas escaped [[Japan]] and scattered to remote lands around the world.<ref name="mobygames">{{cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/ninja-crusaders| title = Story information| publisher = MobyGames| date = | accessdate = 2010-07-17}}</ref> But their passion to reclaim their land and crush the enemy's rage. It was decided that two ninjas, Talon and Blade, would be sent to destroy the evil.<ref name="mobygames"/>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The game is a classic platforming ninja action video game that is similar to ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]''. However, the game has its own unique feature. There are four animals the players can morph into by holding up or down + attack button: a [[tiger]] (Genbu), which is the fastest and can jump the highest but has the shortest range;<ref name="nesplayer"/> a [[falcon]] (Suzaku), which has the ability to fly above everything but has no weapon at all;<ref name="nesplayer"/> a [[scorpion]] (Hiryu), which for some reason can swim better than all the rest but moves very slowly on land;<ref name="nesplayer"/> and finally a [[dragon]] (Seiryu), which can fly, is invincible, and kills everything in one hit, but the player can only use him for a limited amount of time.<ref name="nesplayer">{{cite web | url = http://www.nesplayer.com/reviews/ninjacrusadersr.htm| title = Basic game overview| publisher = NES Player | date = | accessdate = 2010-07-17}}</ref>
''Ninja Crusaders'' is a side-scrolling action game that can be played by up to two players simultaneously. There are four weapons that player can pick up and use during the game: [[shuriken]], [[kusarigama]], [[bō]] and [[sword]]. Each weapon has its unique style and transformation ability: shuriken provides the ability of transforming into tiger, which is the fastest and can jump the highest but has the shortest range;<ref name="nesplayer"/> kusarigama provides the ability of transforming into sea scorpion, which can swim better than all the rest but moves very slowly on land;<ref name="nesplayer"/> bō provides the ability of transforming into falcon, which has the ability to fly above everything but cannot attack at all;<ref name="nesplayer"/> and finally sword provides the ability of transforming into dragon, which can fly, is invincible, and kills everything in one hit, but the player can only use this ability only once and only for a limited amount of time, also sword itself rarely appears in the game.<ref name="nesplayer">{{cite web| url = http://www.nesplayer.com/reviews/ninjacrusadersr.htm | title = Basic game overview | publisher = NES Player| accessdate = 2010-07-17 | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20060327131445/http://www.nesplayer.com/reviews/ninjacrusadersr.htm | archivedate = 2006-03-27 | url-status = dead}}</ref>


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==Plot==
The enemy's speed and unpredictability is what leads to the game's biggest downfall, level memorization.<ref name="nesplayer"/> This can be good in some games, but ''Ninja Crusaders'' basically forces it on the player.<ref name="nesplayer"/> The game is relatively easy to play until the player reaches Stage 3-2; after that, the game starts to get "ridiculously" difficult.<ref name="nesplayer"/>
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In the near future, a force of alien invaders is wreaking havoc on Earth from the furthest reaches of outer space.<ref name="mobygames"/> This new menace was stronger than our most powerful defenses and proved to be unstoppable. In Japan, brave ninja warriors rose from the shadows to battle the alien invaders, but were eventually driven out as the menace took control of their homeland. Some of the ninjas escaped Japan and scattered to remote lands around the world.<ref name="mobygames">{{cite web | url = https://www.mobygames.com/game/29726/ninja-crusaders/ | title = Story information | publisher = MobyGames | date = | accessdate = 2023-06-22}}</ref> But their passion to reclaim their land and crush the enemy's rage. It was decided that two ninjas, Talon and Blade, would be sent to destroy the evil.<ref name="mobygames"/>

==Reception==
NES Player claims that the speed and unpredictability of the game's enemy character are what leads to the game's biggest downfall, level memorization, forcing players to over-rely on memorization in later stages.<ref name="nesplayer"/>

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/ninja-crusaders ''Ninja Crusaders''] at [[MobyGames]]
*{{moby game|id=/29726/ninja-crusaders/}}
*[http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/587487-ninja-crusaders/reviews ''Ninja Crusaders''] at [[GameFAQs]]
*[https://www.somethingawful.com/rom-pit/ninja-crusaders/ Rom Pit review] at [[Something Awful]]
*[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/rom-pit/ninja-crusaders.php Rom Pit review] at [[Something Awful]]


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Ninja Crusaders
Ninja Crusaderts
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)NMK[2]
Publisher(s)Sammy Corporation[2]
Composer(s)Kazunori Hideya
Platform(s)NES[2]
Release
Genre(s)2D action platformer[2]
Mode(s)Single-player or multiplayer (up to 2 players)

Ninja Crusaders[a] is a side-scrolling action game released by Sammy Corporation for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. The player takes control of one of two ninjas who are tasked at thwarting an alien invasion. The game has been compared to Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden series.[3]

Gameplay

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Ninja Crusaders is a side-scrolling action game that can be played by up to two players simultaneously. There are four weapons that player can pick up and use during the game: shuriken, kusarigama, bō and sword. Each weapon has its unique style and transformation ability: shuriken provides the ability of transforming into tiger, which is the fastest and can jump the highest but has the shortest range;[4] kusarigama provides the ability of transforming into sea scorpion, which can swim better than all the rest but moves very slowly on land;[4] bō provides the ability of transforming into falcon, which has the ability to fly above everything but cannot attack at all;[4] and finally sword provides the ability of transforming into dragon, which can fly, is invincible, and kills everything in one hit, but the player can only use this ability only once and only for a limited amount of time, also sword itself rarely appears in the game.[4]

Plot

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In the near future, a force of alien invaders is wreaking havoc on Earth from the furthest reaches of outer space.[5] This new menace was stronger than our most powerful defenses and proved to be unstoppable. In Japan, brave ninja warriors rose from the shadows to battle the alien invaders, but were eventually driven out as the menace took control of their homeland. Some of the ninjas escaped Japan and scattered to remote lands around the world.[5] But their passion to reclaim their land and crush the enemy's rage. It was decided that two ninjas, Talon and Blade, would be sent to destroy the evil.[5]

Reception

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NES Player claims that the speed and unpredictability of the game's enemy character are what leads to the game's biggest downfall, level memorization, forcing players to over-rely on memorization in later stages.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Released in Japan as Ninja Crusaders Ryuga (Japanese: 忍者クルセイダーズ 龍牙, Hepburn: Ninja Kuruseidāzu Ryūga).

References

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  1. ^ "NES Games" (PDF). Nintendo of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Game information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  3. ^ "Similarities to Ninja Gaiden". NES Guide. Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Basic game overview". NES Player. Archived from the original on 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  5. ^ a b c "Story information". MobyGames. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
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