<s>
,	O
is	O
a	O
ninja-themed	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
ADK	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1996	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
and	O
home	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
and	O
final	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
ADK	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
four	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Aggressors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
compilation	O
ADK	B-Application
Damashii	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
was	O
also	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
handheld	O
system	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Hamster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
remains	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Asia	O
but	O
includes	O
both	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
conventions	O
of	O
many	O
previous	O
2D	O
fighting	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Application
Art	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
features	O
a	O
super	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
ninja	B-Application
expert	O
and	O
betrayer	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
ninja	B-Application
clan	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
avenge	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goemon	O
Ishikawa	O
-	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
thief	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
largest	O
treasures	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasumi	O
Kotenkenbu	O
-	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
apprentice	O
whose	O
grandmother	O
prevents	O
her	O
from	O
going	O
after	O
Nobunaga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
same	O
name	O
from	O
the	O
later	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reappears	O
in	O
a	O
hack	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Streets	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
2	I-Application
called	O
Girls	O
 '	O
Paradise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
various	O
ADK	O
games	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
also	O
revived	O
characters	O
from	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
in	O
later	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
,	O
Sasuke	O
,	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
SNK	O
character	O
card	O
in	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
on	O
their	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1996	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
AllGames	O
Kyle	O
Knight	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
fairly	O
good	O
fighter	O
that	O
could	O
've	O
been	O
a	O
lot	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Covering	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
offered	O
some	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
special	O
moves	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fight	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
a	O
weapon	O
,	O
but	O
generally	O
panned	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
for	O
its	O
failure	O
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
the	O
many	O
previous	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
fighting	O
games	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
outdated	O
graphics	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
small	O
character	O
sprites	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
scaling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
a	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
found	O
originality	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
biggest	O
asset	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
although	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
lacks	O
the	O
balance	O
and	O
smoothness	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
weapons	O
and	O
bare-handed	O
combat	O
in	O
mid-fight	O
"	O
adds	O
dramatically	O
to	O
the	O
strategy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Corbie	O
Dillard	O
regarded	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
unique	O
fighting	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
stating	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
between	O
two	O
fighting	O
styles	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
at	O
times	O
it	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
and	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
rolled	O
into	O
one	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
HobbyConsolas	O
identified	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
twenty	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
