<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
systems	O
including	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Mega-CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
its	O
enhanced	O
remaster	O
The	O
Ninja	B-Application
Saviors	O
:	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Warriors	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
presents	O
side-scrolling	O
hand-to-hand	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Kunoichi	B-Application
(	O
player	O
1	O
)	O
or	O
Ninja	B-Application
(	O
player	O
2	O
)	O
and	O
fight	O
wave	O
after	O
wave	O
of	O
Banglar	O
forces	O
across	O
six	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Button	O
1	O
attacks	O
with	O
a	O
short-range	O
kunai	B-Application
slash	O
,	O
while	O
button	O
2	O
fires	O
long-range	O
shurikens	O
that	O
are	O
limited	O
in	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
robots	O
,	O
code-named	O
"	O
Kunoichi	B-Application
"	O
(	O
red	O
female	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Ninja	B-Application
"	O
(	O
blue	O
male	O
)	O
,	O
are	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
scientists	O
to	O
end	O
Banglar	O
's	O
tyranny	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
is	O
unique	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
three	O
contiguous	O
screens	O
(	O
one	O
screen	O
in	O
the	O
usual	O
place	O
for	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
more	O
screens	O
in	O
the	O
cabinet	O
below	O
,	O
reflected	O
by	O
mirrors	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
middle	O
screen	O
)	O
which	O
created	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
"	O
triple-wide	O
"	O
screen	O
,	O
depicting	O
ninjas	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
cabinet	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
Darius	B-Application
and	O
Darius	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Konami	O
used	O
a	O
similar	O
format	O
for	O
its	O
X-Men	B-Application
arcade	O
release	O
(	O
six	O
players	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
personal	O
computers	O
:	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Sinclair	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
128K	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	B-Device
console	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-General_Concept
PC	I-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Mega-CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
port	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1994	O
version	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Once	I-Application
Again	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
1988	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
upright	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
Japan	O
's	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1988	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clare	O
Edgeley	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
popular	O
"	O
martial	O
arts	O
simulation	O
"	O
games	O
at	O
London	O
's	O
Amusement	O
Trades	O
Exhibition	O
International	O
(	O
ATEI	O
)	O
show	O
in	O
January	O
1988	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
Shinobi	B-Application
and	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Vigilante	B-Application
;	O
she	O
said	O
it	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
Shinobi	B-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
Ninja	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
has	O
a	O
three-monitor	O
cabinet	O
like	O
Darius	B-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
praised	O
the	O
large	O
screen	O
,	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
fun	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
Shinobi	B-Application
and	O
Vigilante	B-Application
were	O
more	O
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Kelly	O
of	O
Commodore	O
User	O
rated	O
it	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
also	O
noting	O
similarities	O
to	O
Shinobi	B-Application
,	O
but	O
preferring	O
Ninja	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
large	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
conversions	O
also	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
especially	O
its	O
16-bit	O
versions	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ones	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
CraveOnline	O
featured	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
ten	O
ninja	B-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
featured	O
Kunoichi	B-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
assassin	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
history	O
:	O
"	O
She	O
cut	O
a	O
memorable	O
figure	O
,	O
rocking	O
the	O
huge	O
blonde	O
ponytail	O
and	O
bright-red	O
shozoku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
top	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
she	O
was	O
n't	O
just	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
-	O
she	O
was	O
a	O
ninja	B-Application
Terminator	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Workman	O
of	O
GameZone	O
included	O
Ninja	B-Application
and	O
Kunoichi	B-Application
on	O
his	O
2011	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
best	O
video	O
game	O
ninjas	B-Application
"	O
:	O
"	O
These	O
guys	O
are	O
due	O
for	O
a	O
return	O
–	O
and	O
hopefully	O
a	O
better	O
hyped	O
one	O
than	O
Kage	B-Device
got	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
ago	O
on	O
DS	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Natsume	O
developed	O
a	O
1994	O
follow-up	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
or	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Again	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
