<s>
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
it	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Messe	O
Sanoh	O
in	O
July	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
and	O
unsuccessfully	O
sought	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
ultra	O
violent	O
fighting	O
games	O
started	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
before	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
November	O
1993	O
,	O
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
Dracula	B-Application
the	I-Application
Undead	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
in	O
1991	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
troubled	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
undergoing	O
through	O
various	O
changes	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reception	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
critics	O
panned	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
slow	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
reviewers	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
rip-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
II	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
featuring	O
digitized	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
sprites	O
with	O
pseudo-3D	O
battlegrounds	O
using	O
parallax	O
scrolling	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
against	O
other	O
opponents	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
difficulty	O
selected	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
continues	O
before	O
getting	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
special	O
and	O
death	O
moves	O
are	O
performed	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
C	O
button	O
while	O
pressing	O
the	O
d-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
blocking	O
system	O
also	O
works	O
similarly	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
still	O
receives	O
damage	O
when	O
blocking	O
against	O
physical	O
and	O
projectile	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
health	O
bar	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
katana	B-Operating_System
and	O
spills	O
blood	O
into	O
the	O
battleground	O
when	O
the	O
character	O
gets	O
damaged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
codenamed	O
Ninja	O
Puncher	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
UK-based	O
developer	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
developed	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Dracula	B-Application
the	I-Application
Undead	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
and	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Jaguar	B-Device
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
visual	O
style	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
20	O
playable	O
characters	O
instead	O
of	O
eight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
appeared	O
at	O
both	O
Spring	O
ECTS	O
'	O
94	O
and	O
SCES	O
'	O
94	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
,	O
now	O
sporting	O
digitized	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
sprites	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
1994	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Messe	O
Sanoh	O
on	O
July	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
blatant	O
rip-off	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
(	O
including	O
gameplay	O
,	O
digitized	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
graphic	O
violence	O
)	O
with	O
poor	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
are	O
technically	O
impressive	O
,	O
but	O
often	O
unpleasant	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
due	O
to	O
aesthetic	O
choices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
palette	O
swapped	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
massive	O
blood	O
drops	O
,	O
and	O
Angus	O
's	O
kilt-lifting	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
German	O
website	O
Atari	O
Inside	O
scored	O
it	O
82%	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ST-Computer	O
also	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
positively	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80%	O
,	O
with	O
commendations	O
on	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
but	O
low	O
views	O
on	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brazilian	O
magazine	O
SuperGamePower	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
sharp	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
and	O
large	O
move	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
Consoles+	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
73%	O
,	O
approving	O
the	O
original	O
style	O
in	O
performing	O
moves	O
and	O
option	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
blood	O
spilling	O
(	O
although	O
a	O
second	O
reviewer	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
slowness	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quality	O
is	O
more	O
SNES	O
than	O
Jaguar	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
AllGame	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
concluded	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
"	O
a	O
horrible	O
cash-in	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
clone	O
that	O
"	O
should	O
be	O
ignored	O
by	O
all	O
but	O
the	O
most	O
devoted	O
64-bit	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
was	O
a	O
terrible	O
,	O
terrible	O
Jaguar	B-Device
title	O
-	O
bad	O
controller	O
,	O
bad	O
controls	O
,	O
terrible	O
menu	O
set	O
,	O
forgettable	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
utterly	O
unoriginal	O
premise	O
-	O
that	O
,	O
thankfully	O
,	O
history	O
has	O
forgotten.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Topless	O
Robot	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
worst	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
rip-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Complex	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games	O
ever	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
sea	O
of	O
awful	O
Jaguar	B-Device
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Complex	O
also	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
worst	O
fighting	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
adding	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
hard	O
choosing	O
amongst	O
Ultra	B-Application
Vortek	I-Application
,	O
Fight	B-Application
for	I-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
for	O
the	O
worst	O
Jaguar	B-Device
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
’re	O
going	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
mentioned	O
because	O
it	O
’s	O
probably	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
is	O
also	O
listed	O
in	O
Digital	O
Press'''s	O
"	O
50	O
Awful	O
Games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
II''	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
CD	I-Device
after	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
after	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
closed	O
its	O
doors	O
,	O
making	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
lose	O
money	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
