<s>
Ninja	B-Device
Five-O	I-Device
,	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
as	O
Ninja	B-Device
Cop	I-Device
,	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Joe	O
Osugi	O
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
who	O
must	O
stop	O
a	O
terrorist	O
group	O
influenced	O
by	O
mystical	O
masks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
"	O
Konami	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Day	O
"	O
in	O
early	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Device
Five-O	I-Device
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
centered	O
around	O
Joe	O
Osugi	O
,	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
tasked	O
with	O
stopping	O
a	O
terrorist	O
group	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Mad	O
Masks	O
,	O
masks	O
that	O
give	O
the	O
wearer	O
obscene	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Device
Five-O	I-Device
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2003	B-Application
during	O
"	O
Konami	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Day	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
announced	O
along	O
with	O
fifteen	O
other	O
games	O
they	O
would	O
publish	O
in	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
US	O
box	O
art	O
was	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Julie	O
Giles	O
,	O
who	O
designed	O
other	O
Konami	O
packaging	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Device
Five-O	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ninja	B-Device
Five-O	I-Device
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
GBA	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Month	O
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
April	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
behind	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Age	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Device
Five-O	I-Device
received	O
awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
from	O
several	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
of	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Best	O
Platform	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
later	O
listed	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
23	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
25	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
CraveOnline	O
featured	O
the	O
game	O
among	O
top	O
10	O
Ninja	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
weird	O
,	O
fun	O
,	O
challenging	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
homage	O
to	O
another	O
awesome	O
ninja	B-Application
game	O
from	O
the	O
8-bit	O
era	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameFan	O
,	O
"	O
Ninja	B-Device
Five-O	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
sleeper	O
hits	O
of	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Device
Five-O	I-Device
is	O
now	O
seen	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
sought-after	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
listing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
Extremely	O
Rare	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2013	O
,	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
handheld	O
games	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
sold	O
on	O
eBay	B-Application
for	O
£70	O
while	O
a	O
boxed	O
copy	O
went	O
for	O
£200	O
.	O
</s>
