<s>
Mystic	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	O
Wrath	O
of	O
the	O
Ninjas	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
ninja-themed	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
produced	O
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
and	O
has	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
for	O
Konami	O
's	O
Mystic	B-Application
Warriors-based	I-Application
hardware	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
jump	O
between	O
higher	O
or	O
lower	O
levels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
slide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
attacks	O
primarily	O
by	O
shooting	O
an	O
unlimited	O
supply	O
of	O
shurikens/daggers	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
his/her	O
weapon	O
at	O
close	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
some	O
improvements	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
change	O
characters	O
after	O
they	O
lose	O
a	O
credit	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
life	O
gauge	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
sustain	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
hits	O
from	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
before	O
losing	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
a	O
shuriken	O
power-up	O
that	O
can	O
increase	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
shooting	O
power	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
levels	O
(	O
which	O
differ	O
between	O
characters	O
)	O
,	O
food	O
(	O
sushi	B-Application
,	O
tempura	O
,	O
udon	O
,	O
sukiyaki	O
)	O
that	O
will	O
replenish	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
life	O
gauge	O
,	O
a	O
blue	O
orb	O
with	O
the	O
kanji	O
that	O
will	O
surround	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
barrier	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
period	O
,	O
a	O
yellow	O
orb	O
with	O
the	O
kanji	O
that	O
will	O
destroy	O
all	O
on-screen	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
kinds	O
of	O
jewelry	O
for	O
extra	O
points	O
and	O
temporary	O
invincibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Sunset	B-Application
Riders	I-Application
,	O
each	O
player	O
is	O
graded	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
stage	O
by	O
how	O
much	O
they	O
shot	O
the	O
boss	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
the	O
highest	O
hit	O
percentage	O
will	O
receive	O
bonus	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystic	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
future	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
(	O
this	O
is	O
notable	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
World	O
Trade	O
Center	O
being	O
seen	O
in	O
some	O
stages	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
an	O
evil	O
organization	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Skull	O
Enterprise	O
has	O
taken	O
over	O
the	O
nation	O
and	O
plots	O
a	O
worldwide	O
takeover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
young	O
ninja	B-Application
who	O
are	O
being	O
targeted	O
by	O
Skull	O
forces	O
:	O
Spyros	O
,	O
Keima	O
,	O
Kojiro	O
,	O
Brad	O
,	O
and	O
Yuri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
journey	O
across	O
several	O
regions	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
ninja	B-Application
eventually	O
find	O
and	O
rescue	O
their	O
kidnapped	O
friend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
their	O
reunion	O
is	O
short-lived	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rescued	O
ninja	B-Application
soon	O
performs	O
a	O
sacrificial	O
move	O
to	O
free	O
them	O
from	O
an	O
electric	O
trap	O
,	O
dying	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
spent	O
with	O
the	O
remaining	O
ninja	B-Application
avenging	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
their	O
fallen	O
comrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
Skull	O
forces	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
remaining	O
ninja	B-Application
mourn	O
for	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
their	O
companion	O
before	O
returning	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Mystic	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
two-CD	O
album	O
Konami	O
Amusement	O
Sounds	O
'	O
93	O
:	O
Summer	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
catalog	O
number	O
KICA-7616-7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Mystic	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1993	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
ninth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
