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The game's controls consists of an eight-way joystick and two buttons for attacking and jumping. Like in Sunset Riders, the player can jump between higher or lower levels, as well as slide. The player character attacks primarily by shooting an unlimited supply of shurikens/daggers, or using his/h...

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Developer
Konami

Released on
1993

Size
1–4 Players

Version
Arcade

Requirements
Arcade

Downloads
Beat 'em Up

ESRB Rating
Not Rated

Cooperative
Yes

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The game’s controls consists of an eight-way joystick and two buttons for attacking and jumping. Like in Sunset Riders, the player can jump between higher or lower levels, as well as slide. The player character attacks primarily by shooting an unlimited supply of shurikens/daggers, or using his/her weapon at close range. The game includes some improvements that were not included in Sunset Riders, such as the ability for players to change characters after they lose a credit as well as a life gauge that allows the player to sustain up to four hits from enemy attacks before losing a life.

The player must defeat box-carrying enemies in order to obtain power-up items. These includes a shuriken power-up that can increase the player’s shooting power by up to two levels (which differ between characters), food (sushi, tempura, udon, sukiyaki) that will replenish the player’s life gauge, a blue orb with the kanji shinobi (忍) that will surround the player with a barrier for a limited period, a yellow orb with the kanji chikara (力) that will destroy all on-screen enemies, and various kinds of jewelry for extra points.

There are a total of nine stages in the game, in which its own boss awaiting to challenge the player. Like in Sunset Riders, each player will be graded at the end of stage by how much they shot the boss; the player with the highest hit percentage will receive bonus points

Mystic Warriors: Wrath of the Ninjas

Overview & History

Released by Konami in 1993, Mystic Warriors: Wrath of the Ninjas stands as a high-octane, side-scrolling beat-'em-up that refined the spiritual formula laid down by arcade classics like Sunset Riders and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Set in a dystopian, alternate-history 1997 where the tyrannical evil syndicate Skull takes over New York City, the storyline follows a resilient underground clan of modern ninjas. Players must rescue a kidnapped comrade and dismantle the syndicate's global conspiracy across stage-clearing sequences that blend feudal stealth weaponry with heavy firearms. Utilizing Konami's powerful custom hardware, the game dazzles with destructible environments, chaotic multi-layered sprite action, and a memorable heavy-metal-meets-traditional-Japanese soundtrack.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

Supporting up to four simultaneous players, Mystic Warriors allows you to choose from five distinct heroes: Shin, Kazuma, Kohaku, Yuri, and Sasuke. Unlike traditional melee-only brawlers, this title emphasizes frantic ranged combat, letting characters wield a mix of katanas, shuriken, grappling hooks, and firearms. Boss battles are cinematic endurance tests featuring multi-phased transformations and intense screen-clearing hazards. The game's signature mechanic is its vertical and horizontal verticality; ninjas frequently rappel down skyscrapers, ride on speeding bullet trains, and leap across treacherous chasms while fighting waves of heavily armored cyborgs, mutant dogs, and martial arts assassins.