1336, Feudal Japan. The player takes on the role of a ninja, out for vengeance against a corrupt Nobel. Maybe the Empress of Gold can help restore balance, unless she's already captured.
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About This Game

The Story:

Set in feudal Japan, 1336.

The player takes on the role of a ninja, out for vengeance against a corrupt Nobel who ordered the killing of an entire clan of ninjas in the area. Maybe the Empress of Gold can help restore balance, unless she's already captured.

Play Style 1 - Stealthy.

Players can assassinate every enemy soldier, with sneaky mixed with fast paced action.

Play Style 2 - Speed run!

Players can avoid almost every troop, except for the bosses.

Current Features:

  • 2 types of weapons. Sword / Katana & Shuriken / Throwing stars.
  • 5 types of enemies.
  • 15 levels.
  • 8 cut scenes.
  • Health items to pick up & keys to find which unlock doors.
  • Level code system. Every cut-scene will reveal the code.
  • Music to go along with the journey.

Controls:


A,D = move left & right
W,S = climb up & down / drop down
Space = jump
Left mouse click = use sword / Katana
Right mouse click = throw shuriken (infinite)
H = show 'helpers'
C = temporary block

* Various glitches exist, and we're working towards fixing them.
* If the player gets stuck in the ground, try crouching and then standing back up. Or run into the nearest wall to get out of the floor.
* If the end of the level area does not work, try jumping into the area or shooting it.
* The music in the trailer is not in the game.

Other Notes:

'Helpers';

Small green cubes - Enemy soldier way-point.
Large green cubes - End of level indicator.
Orange - Edge of wall indicator.
Red/green - Wall climb indicator.

These will only appear for a second.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game has minimal blood.
The players and enemies use a Katana and Shurikens to kill.
There are supernatural themes, such as the undead and giant snakes.
This game has depictions of dead horses.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 8/7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
    • Processor: Intel or AMD New Generation Dual Core 2.0GHz CPU
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA 8800 or ATI 3850
    • DirectX: Version 9.0
    • Storage: 263 MB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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