What I-Ninja does is blend all the elements together always being fluid and entertaining. Innovation: I-Ninja is a surprise in the innovation department because overall the game doesn't overload the gamer with a bunch of new features or new gaming ideas. The background music in the game is adequate as well as the wide range of sound effects to deal with all the changing themes within the game. I-Ninja's sound is a blast, which is because of the brilliant voice over work, and well placed one-liners through the game. I-Ninja looks great and pulls off and makes me feel like I'm watching a Saturday morning cartoon. The game has a lot of bold lines, and a few visual tricks up its sleeve. The cartoonish presentation of this game giving the content couldn't be delivered any other way. Graphics & Sound: The graphics in I-Ninja aren't going to win any graphics competitions for their high polygon count, but surprisingly when playing the game you really don't care. I-Ninja is type of game where you can pick it up and play for 20mins or 4-5hours, which never bogs you down and remains fun. The level design is fairly simple, but occasionally you will come acrossed some tricky parts especially later on in the game. For an example in the early levels of the game you will be running up walls and swinging to avoid lasers, rolling around on a giant robot heart to fighting a huge robot fish in a submarine.Ĭontrolling your little ninja is fairly simple and any gamer will be able to pick up and play this game. Although to pin down one style is hard because they mix and match constantly keeping the gameplay fresh. You will be quickly reminded of games like Conquer's Bad Fur Day, Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Monkey Ball. The gameplay in I-Ninja is a collected variation of all good platform games from the past, but executed with its own flavor.
I-Ninja comedic approach and cartoonish looks are a great combination. The whole concept never gets heavy, because Argonaut throws in a funny sequence or witty phrase to make you laugh. He is guided along his path by his recently deceased sensei and will meet a number of other characters throughout the game. The Game: I-Ninja follows a young ninja who takes on a wide variety of foes and challenges in his quest to save the world from the evil Master O-Dor. The unexpected action packed title called I-Ninja is one of the most memorable platform games of 2003. Introduction: Namco has pulled a rabbit out of their hats this time.