Ninja - Shadow of Darkness [NTSC-U] ISO
[SLUS-00435]

Ninja: Shadow of Darkness begins when a warlord sacrifices his soul to devil and summons a legion of demons from hell to conquer the world. The demons must be stopped and who else would do it but a ninja? Ninja is an action game where the player has to jump, punch and kick his way through hordes of traps and demonic enemies. Ninja can also throw daggers, bombs and summon a bolt of lightning to electrocute his enemies. There is an infinite supply of daggers but the usage of bombs and lightning bolts is limited. Ninja can pick up weapons such as swords during levels and there is also a block move.
The game was made in 1998 before the Dual Shock controller was introduced so the control scheme reflects that and Ninja cannot move seamlessly into every direction. There is a fair amount of tricky jumping in the game and this can produce some problems but otherwise the controls work well. The levels in "Ninja" are linear and filled with various enemies from humans to demons. I suppose the graphics were pretty good in 1998. Ninja is a difficult game where one mistake can spell doom. In this sense it resembles old school games such as the original Ninja Gaiden. "Ninja" is a good retro choice for anyone willing to put himself through a serious challenge
The controls can be a pain while jumping and facing the right enemy is not always the easiest thing to do but other than that there are no serious problems with the game. I personally like it quite a bit and it has more fun factor than it probably should have all things considered. I recommend people who like a Ninja theme and a real challenge to try it out.