<s>
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
by	O
Titus	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Taito	O
's	O
1987	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
title	I-Application
,	O
and	O
shares	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
at	O
Natsume	O
that	O
later	O
developed	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
compared	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
to	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tight	O
controls	O
and	O
vibrant	O
graphics	O
were	O
universally	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
disagreed	O
on	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
several	O
aspects	O
including	O
the	O
difficulty	O
,	O
sound	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
game	O
distinguished	O
itself	O
among	O
the	O
myriad	O
of	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
plays	O
in	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
1987	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
version	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
has	O
eight	O
stages	O
and	O
unlimited	O
continues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Natsume	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
later	O
developed	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
Taito	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
arcade	O
games	O
and	O
set	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Taito	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Again	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
regional	O
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
have	O
since	O
become	O
valuable	O
collector	O
's	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
matched	O
its	O
quality	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
and	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
called	O
it	O
Taito	O
's	O
best	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
borrowed	O
defensive	O
techniques	O
and	O
interesting	O
offensive	O
combos	O
from	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
help	O
set	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
apart	O
from	O
other	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
regard	O
,	O
Mega	O
Fan	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
do	O
enough	O
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
One	O
and	O
GameFan	O
disagreed	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
game	O
stands	O
out	O
and	O
keeps	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interest	O
more	O
than	O
most	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
One	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
arcade	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
animations	O
were	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
wrote	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
looked	O
like	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Punisher	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
rivaled	O
its	O
smooth	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
its	O
variety	O
and	O
presentation	O
make	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
core	O
staff	O
that	O
developed	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
known	O
today	O
as	O
Natsume	O
Atari	O
's	O
team	O
Tengo	O
Project	O
,	O
developed	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remaster	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
Once	I-Application
Again	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
The	O
Ninja	O
Saviors	O
:	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Warriors	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
showcased	O
alongside	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
original	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
enhances	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
adds	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
previous	O
remaster	O
of	O
Wild	B-Application
Guns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
re-drawn	O
graphics	O
,	O
"	O
16:9	O
"	O
widescreen	O
support	O
,	O
a	O
local	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
optional	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
