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If all ninjas were like this guy, it wouldn't shock they were blown away like dust in the wind...
This game is the bane of my childhood, but what's surpising is this game is part 2 of a trilogy on the Commodore 64! Not sure if the versions are different but this game suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks... For starters, the camera angle makes it difficult to jump from place to place (play the 1st level and cross the river by jumping on the boat, you'll see what I mean), some of the puzzles are weird, and the enemies? A freaking juggling clown/mime can kill you with his bowling pins but nooooooooooooooooo, you can't whack him with a stick or shuriken his ass... Damn clown...
The health system is also confusing as Hell! If you drain an enemy of his health, they slump to the ground and their health recharges halfway as they are knocked out... But if YOUR health fully diminishes (and you have the same amount of health as everyone else), you're dead! It's a good thing you start with 5 lives but damn, you're probably gonna use them all up before completing the 1st level! I've only gotten as far as the sewer level and my brother and I never could figure how to beat the damn alligator. Should be simple, right? Just get all crazy Jujutsu, wrestle it's ass, and trap the bastard in some rope! Rope should be common in adventure games! But nooooooooooooooooooooo, turns out you're somehow supposed to get a bottle and light it up with a torch to burn the gator alive... WE NEVER GOT THAT WORKING!!! ... Must've missed something but damn, can't even beat the 1st level in front of my fiance now! ... Stupid boat, stupid gator, stupid nad targeting ninja kicks...
Seriously, this game is barf! How the Hell is it "Game of the Year" quality?! I'm shocked Angry Video Game Nerd hasn't shot out his TV playing this game! Last Ninja gets 1 out of 5 incompetent and endangered ninja clans. I'm off to play some Shinobi now. | |
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