<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
:	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
running	I-Application
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Greek	O
indie	O
developer	O
Konstantinos	O
Apostolakis	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
"	O
Gortyn	O
Code	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
12	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ninja	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
:	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
players	O
assume	O
control	O
over	O
a	O
duo	O
of	O
ninja	B-Application
characters	O
with	O
unique	O
capabilities	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
exclusive	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
(	O
but	O
cannot	O
attack	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
can	O
exclusively	O
attack	O
(	O
but	O
cannot	O
jump	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regular	O
enemies	O
are	O
stationary	O
and	O
can	O
appear	O
either	O
individually	O
or	O
"	O
stacked	O
"	O
in	O
groups	O
of	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
(	O
shown	O
as	O
ninjas	B-Application
lifting	O
other	O
ninjas	B-Application
on	O
their	O
shoulders	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
coins	O
to	O
rebuild	O
their	O
ninja	B-Application
village	O
,	O
adding	O
buildings	O
that	O
double	O
as	O
power-up	O
factories	O
,	O
generating	O
new	O
power-ups	O
in	O
regular	O
intervals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
somewhere	O
in	O
the	O
Edo	O
period	O
of	O
Japanese	O
history	O
,	O
and	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
fictional	O
rivalry	O
between	O
the	O
Kyokusei	O
(	O
Polarity	O
)	O
and	O
Tokui-ten	O
(	O
Singularity	O
)	O
Ninja	B-Application
clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kanaye	O
-	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
warrior	B-Application
,	O
this	O
playable	O
character	O
is	O
clad	O
in	O
black	O
robes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
design	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
historical	O
onna-musha	O
female	O
Japanese	O
warriors	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
boss	O
 '	O
appearance	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
komusō	O
monks	O
,	O
who	O
flourished	O
during	O
the	O
Edo	O
period	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
never	O
mentioned	O
in-game	O
whether	O
this	O
character	O
truly	O
is	O
a	O
monk	O
or	O
a	O
disguised	O
ninja	B-Application
spy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Samurai	B-Application
-	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
fierce	O
warrior	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
heavy	O
armor	O
makes	O
him	O
almost	O
indestructible	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
is	O
completely	O
immune	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
regular	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ninja	B-Application
Jōnin	O
-	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
legendary	O
warrior	B-Application
and	O
master	O
of	O
illusion	O
"	O
,	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
split	O
"	O
into	O
multiple	O
bodies	O
,	O
attacking	O
the	O
player	O
whenever	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
decoys	O
is	O
hit	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
:	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
features	O
six	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
environment	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presumably	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
arrives	O
at	O
this	O
village	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
being	O
raided	O
by	O
the	O
Tokui-ten	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
General	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
where	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Jōnin	O
General	O
boss	O
can	O
be	O
encountered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
:	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
solely	O
by	O
indie	O
developer	O
Konstantinos	O
C	O
.	O
Apostolakis	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
new	O
ideas	O
for	O
boss	O
battles	O
and	O
power-ups	O
were	O
introduced	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
Apostolakis	O
decided	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
libGDX-based	O
Chip	O
Rush	O
small-scale	O
project	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
redesign	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
rebuild	O
it	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
:	I-Application
Slash	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2019	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
receiving	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
