Ninja Combat (Neo Geo)

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Ninja Combat is a scrolling beat 'em up featuring, as the title suggests, ninjas. The game actually takes place in a modern setting, however, with cars, metal constructions and other newer technology.

You start with two ninja characters, but through the game you will meet other people who will offer assistance, such as a legendary ninja that uses two swords, a female wind magic user and a muscle man.

The game is quite an early Neo Geo game and it shows, because although the characters move quite smoothly, the backgrounds and various other things aren't very detailed.

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USA Mon, 02 Jun 2008 by Damien McFerran

Ninja Combat is a scrolling beat 'em up featuring, as the title suggests, ninjas.

One of the first releases for SNK’s Neo Geo console, Ninja Combat is unsurprisingly a little rough around the edges. Graphically it’s not really a massive leap up from the likes of the SNES or Megadrive/Genesis (bear in mind that when this game was..

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Stuffgamer1

1. Stuffgamer1 United States 11 Apr 2008, 15:54 BST

Looks interesting from the video clip. I kinda hope this reaches the U.S. VC. Might be worth a download.

Link O' Fett

2. Link O' Fett United States 11 Apr 2008, 18:17 BST

Looks pretty fun. I've never heard of it before, but it could be worth download points if it reaches the U.S.

KeeperBvK

3. KeeperBvK Germany 11 Apr 2008, 18:17 BST

Wow, this actually looks like the easiest beat em up ever. Just how easy would it be with a second player?!

100xp

4. 100xp United States 11 Apr 2008, 19:24 BST

Yes, Butterfly Attack! I recall plugging in quite a few quarters enjoying this game. So much more fun with 2 players as well. We'll see how it turns out.

Adamant

5. Adamant Norway 12 Apr 2008, 03:20 BST

"A rather mediocre attempt by SNK to cash in on the popular beat 'em up games released around the time, such as Final Fight."

^it's by ADK, actually, not SNK.

President_Leever

6. President_Leever Sweden 12 Apr 2008, 09:35 BST

Looks generic and easy.

Golgo1327

7. Golgo1327 United States 26 Apr 2008, 03:06 BST

I put a ton of cash in this game back in the day. Hope it comes to the states

MultiPLAYA79

8. MultiPLAYA79 Canada 03 May 2008, 05:11 BST

This was one of my fave arcade games. An instant download !! Hope it comes here...

Jon

9. Jon Sweden 02 Jun 2008, 16:41 BST

I do hope we get this to Europe soon!

AlphaNerd01

10. AlphaNerd01 United States 02 Jun 2008, 20:12 BST

Hooray! A Neo Geo game that's not on the SNK Arcade Classics compilation!

TRON

11. TRON United States 03 Jun 2008, 07:04 BST

I can appreciate a "B" game, and there's plenty of 2 star games that I've enjoyed way past their rating, BUT... 2 stars is generous to this poor excuse for a game. I just beat this game, and I would have to say that it lacks so many things that not only make a game fun, but at the very least a game. Many people have said this is a Final Fight clone, but it actually feels more like Golden Axe to me. The gameplay is repetitive to say the least with the limited move set you have (3-4 moves, and only two are useful...), and the unlimited continues combined with the fact that it doesn't reset your score when you continue, means that you really don't need more than 1 more to slog through this game. Completely no sense of accomplishment. I won't bash the graphics since it's a first gen NG game, but the art direction is questionable, kinda like World Heroes actually, but they get the job done, The end boss is cool, but thats about it. This game also throws so many cheap shots at you, that it's obviously designed to suck quarters from any poor saps pockets who is unfortunate enough to be playing this game and ACTUALLY feels the need to progress farther. Trust me, save your quarters for something better, like Pac-man.

The Fox

12. The Fox United States 12 Sep 2008, 18:35 BST

This is one of those games that I love but deep down I know isn't that great. That being said, it isn't awful, but 900 points is a steep price for the game.

retroranger

13. retroranger United States 19 Oct 2008, 16:36 BST

Ah, the memories... This was a coin eater when I was a teen. It is so great to have the opportunity to purchase this and all the other Neo Geo titles and have them in full. I remember years ago, other SNK titles were translated to other platforms and were a mess. This is certainly not one of the best titles to exemplify the power of the Neo Geo, but 900 points is a mere drop in the bucket when compared to the retail price in its hayday of around $150.00 US. If you enjoy mindless game play without having to empty your piggy bank, this is a fun game, but I would put my money on Metal Slug first.

Corbie

14. Corbie United States 21 Oct 2008, 08:34 BST

I used to play this at the ski resort we used to go to on vacations. It was the only video game they had in the place. Needless to say, I spent many a quarter on this mediocre title. :)

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