<s>
Ninjabread	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Data	O
Design	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
July	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjabread	B-Application
Man	I-Application
was	O
published	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Data	O
Design	O
Interactive	O
's	O
'	O
Popcorn	O
Arcade	O
 '	O
brand	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Ninjabread	B-Application
Man	I-Application
received	O
universally	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
camera	O
system	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
story	O
,	O
short	O
length	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
even	O
lower	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
and	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
all-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjabread	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ninjabread	B-Application
Man	I-Application
can	O
attack	O
enemies	O
directly	O
with	O
a	O
samurai	O
sword	O
via	O
a	O
shake	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
throw	O
shurikens	O
from	O
a	O
distance	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
IR	O
functionality	O
to	O
aim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjabread	B-Application
Man	I-Application
reportedly	O
started	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
planned	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Zool	B-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
2D	O
platforming	O
series	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
much	O
is	O
actually	O
known	O
about	O
the	O
pitch	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
believed	O
that	O
Zoo	O
Digital	O
Publishing	O
(	O
Zool	B-Application
's	O
rights	O
owners	O
)	O
were	O
n't	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
tech	O
demo	O
and	O
pulled	O
the	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
evidence	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
originally	O
being	O
a	O
Zool	B-Application
game	O
are	O
still	O
present	O
;	O
such	O
as	O
leftover	O
Zool-themed	O
levels	O
themes	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
since	O
leaked	O
intro	O
that	O
shows	O
Zool	B-Application
crashing	O
onto	O
a	O
planet	O
that	O
closely	O
resembles	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjabread	B-Application
Man	I-Application
received	O
unanimously	O
negative	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
31%	O
average	O
rating	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
17.5	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
20/100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
6	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
1.5/10	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
buggy	O
,	O
often	O
completely	O
broken	O
,	O
somehow	O
manages	O
to	O
have	O
frame	O
issues	O
in	O
tiny	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
completely	O
ruthless	O
if	O
(	O
and	O
when	O
)	O
younger	O
players	O
die.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Ninjabread	B-Application
Man	I-Application
–	O
Blades	O
of	O
Fury	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
