<s>
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
and	O
home	O
systems	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
this	O
of	O
the	O
run-and-gun	O
classic	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
players	O
battling	O
their	O
way	O
up	O
the	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
three	O
ninja	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
all	O
with	O
differing	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
elite	O
group	O
of	O
three	O
young	O
Ninja	B-Application
Commandos	I-Application
(	O
Joe	O
Tiger	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
Kōga-ryū	O
ninja	B-Application
whose	O
weapons	O
are	O
shuriken	O
,	O
Ryu	O
Eagle	O
,	O
the	O
23rd	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
famous	O
ninja	B-Application
Fūma	O
Kotarō	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
using	O
ninja	B-Application
magic	O
fireballs	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
Rayar	O
Dragon	O
,	O
the	O
female	O
ninja	B-Application
of	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
girl	O
who	O
has	O
learned	O
the	O
ways	O
of	O
the	O
Iga-ryū	O
ninjutsu	O
and	O
whose	O
weapon	O
is	O
a	O
bow	O
with	O
flaming	O
spirit	O
arrows	O
)	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
must	O
team-up	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
villain	O
Spider	O
and	O
his	O
Mars	O
Corporation	O
from	O
using	O
a	O
time	O
machine	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
past	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
machines	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
(	O
though	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
,	O
like	O
most	O
other	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
only	O
allows	O
three	O
continues	O
per	O
player	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
very	O
difficult	O
to	O
complete	O
without	O
saving	O
progress	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
compilation	O
ADK	B-Application
Damashii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Ninja	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eleventh	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Raiden	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RePlay	O
also	O
reported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
tenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
graphics	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
overall	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
two-player	O
cart	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
does	O
an	O
excellent	O
job	O
of	O
filling	O
the	O
void	O
of	O
top-view	O
fun-and-gun	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Operating_System
library.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
staff	O
members	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
rated	O
Ninja	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
6.75	O
,	O
8.0	O
,	O
and	O
8.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famicom	O
Tsūshin	O
scored	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
25	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
