<s>
Ninjatown	B-Device
is	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjatown	B-Device
is	O
a	O
peaceful	O
place	O
populated	O
by	O
ninjas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
after	O
a	O
volcanic	O
eruption	O
,	O
Ninjatown	B-Device
gets	O
invaded	O
by	O
enemies	O
led	O
by	O
Mr.	O
Demon	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
bent	O
on	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjatown	B-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
created	O
by	O
toy	O
designer	O
,	O
artist	O
and	O
former	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
editor	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjatown	B-Device
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
Shawnimal	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
Wee	O
Ninja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjatown	B-Device
is	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
steps	O
into	O
the	O
shoes	O
of	O
Ol’	O
Master	O
Ninja	B-Application
,	O
tasked	O
with	O
defending	O
Ninjatown	B-Device
from	O
waves	O
of	O
enemies	O
trying	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
stop	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
constructs	O
ninja	B-Application
huts	O
along	O
their	O
path	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
ninjas	B-Application
will	O
emerge	O
to	O
engage	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ninjas	B-Application
that	O
live	O
in	O
these	O
huts	O
range	O
from	O
orange-clad	O
anti-ninjas	O
to	O
snowball	O
throwing	O
white	O
ninjas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
eight	O
ninja	B-Application
types	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
,	O
each	O
being	O
unlocked	O
before	O
certain	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
each	O
hut	O
costs	O
shuriken-shaped	O
cookies	O
,	O
the	O
currency	O
of	O
Ninjatown	B-Device
,	O
and	O
as	O
enemies	O
are	O
defeated	O
,	O
more	O
cookies	O
are	O
earned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
buildings	O
like	O
the	O
training	O
dojo	O
which	O
can	O
increase	O
the	O
ninjas	B-Application
attack	O
power	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
green	O
tea	O
bistro	O
which	O
makes	O
units	O
move	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
Ol	O
 '	O
Master	O
Ninja	B-Application
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
goes	O
on	O
,	O
Ol	O
 '	O
Master	O
Ninja	B-Application
remembers	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
Elder	O
Ninja	B-Application
Powers	O
,	O
powerful	O
moves	O
that	O
can	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
greatly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elder	O
Ninja	B-Application
Powers	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
build	O
houses	O
and	O
upgrade	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Ol	O
 '	O
Master	O
Ninja	B-Application
Powers	O
cost	O
33%	O
energy	O
from	O
the	O
meter	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
stronger	O
powers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
devastating	O
Magni-frying	O
glass	O
,	O
costing	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjatown	B-Device
features	O
several	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
enemies	O
that	O
try	O
to	O
invade	O
or	O
destroy	O
several	O
places	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
enemies	O
are	O
devils	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Speedy	O
Devil	O
and	O
Tribal	O
Devil	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
like	O
Forked	O
Toungeys	O
that	O
multiply	O
when	O
defeated	O
,	O
or	O
Zombie	O
Ninjas	B-Application
that	O
can	O
infect	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
own	O
ninjas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
enemy	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
exploit	O
to	O
successfully	O
defend	O
Ninjatown	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokens	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
summon	O
special	O
ninjas	B-Application
who	O
each	O
have	O
a	O
special	O
,	O
time-limited	O
area-of-effect	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
these	O
include	O
baby	O
ninjas	B-Application
who	O
slow	O
down	O
all	O
enemies	O
,	O
or	O
ninja	B-Application
dropping	O
,	O
who	O
emanates	O
malodorous	O
fumes	O
that	O
damage	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjatown	B-Device
was	O
Venan	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
built	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
its	O
developers	O
,	O
already	O
accustomed	O
to	O
the	O
variable	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
phones	O
they	O
made	O
games	O
for	O
,	O
faced	O
unfamiliarity	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
and	O
were	O
also	O
surprised	O
by	O
the	O
larger	O
capacity	O
of	O
its	O
Game	O
Card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
conceived	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
game	I-Application
from	O
its	O
very	O
inception	O
in	O
2007	O
when	O
Jeremy	O
Pope	O
from	O
Cashmere	O
Productions	O
popped	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
Venan	O
,	O
confident	O
in	O
its	O
potential	O
for	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
the	O
honor	O
and	O
privilege	O
of	O
working	O
closely	O
with	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
himself	O
to	O
design	O
gameplay	O
roles	O
for	O
the	O
ninjas	B-Application
he	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjatown	B-Device
was	O
released	O
across	O
Atlantic	O
regions	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ninjatown	B-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>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Game	O
by	O
GameTrailers	O
in	O
their	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Ninjatown	B-Device
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
2008	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
Academy	O
of	O
Film	O
and	O
Television	O
Arts	O
(	O
BAFTA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Ninjatown	B-Device
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
comic	O
book	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
runner	I-Application
spin-off	O
,	O
entitled	O
Ninjatown	B-Device
:	O
Trees	O
of	O
Doom	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
(	O
May	O
5	O
)	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
June	O
8	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
NinJump	O
,	O
released	O
several	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
