<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
,	O
hack	B-Application
&	I-Application
slash	I-Application
,	O
platform-action	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
SIMS	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
with	O
license	O
from	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
video	O
game	O
stars	O
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
series	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
plot	O
not	O
connected	O
to	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
discontinued	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
other	O
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
,	O
bearing	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
label	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
one	O
that	O
was	O
usually	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
NES	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
replaced	O
some	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
games	O
with	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
climb	O
hand-over-hand	O
or	O
cling	O
to	O
walls	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
games	O
being	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
wall-to-wall	O
jumping	O
ability	O
in	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
2004	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
later	O
3D	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
games	O
after	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
loved	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
thousand	O
times	O
better	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
Patrick	O
McCarthy	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
"	O
enemies	O
to	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
,	O
"	O
the	O
"	O
graphics	O
are	O
pretty	O
smart	O
,	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
animation	O
and	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
are	O
both	O
very	O
good	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
can	O
leap	O
about	O
from	O
platform	O
to	O
platform	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
there	O
are	O
loads	O
of	O
different	O
special	O
moves	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
to	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
what	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
is	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
Mean	O
Machines	O
reviewer	O
Rob	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
boasts	O
excellent	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
compared	O
its	O
animation	O
quality	O
to	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
responsive	O
controls	O
,	O
"	O
range	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
moves	O
"	O
that	O
add	O
replayability	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
large	O
size	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
reviewer	O
,	O
Rich	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
graphics	O
are	O
excellent	O
"	O
and	O
rival	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
smooth	O
scrolling	O
,	O
"	O
fast	O
and	O
hectic	O
pace	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
selection	O
of	O
weapons	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
slash	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
concludes	O
that	O
"	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
’s	O
enough	O
to	O
satisfy	O
even	O
those	O
who	O
've	O
tired	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
Cyril	O
Lachel	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
easily	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
you	O
can	O
buy	O
for	O
your	O
Master	O
System	O
"	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
overall	O
A−	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
