Ninja-kun - Ashura no Shou

Nintendo Entertainment System · 1988 · JP

Also known as: Ninja-kun - Ashura No Shou · Ninja-kun : Ashura no Shou (JP)

UPL Micronics Platform

Publisher: UPL · Developer: Micronics · Genre: Platform

Ashura no Shou expands upon the basic gameplay introduced in Ninja-kun, by introducing new exploration concepts and challenging the player to complete 31 stages of action, with branching levels, larger enemies, and boss battles. The game was ported to the MSX and published by HAL Laboratory. It was also ported to the Famicom in 1988. A US release for the NES was planned under the name Ninja Taro, but ultimately cancelled. The Famicom port was released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan in 2009.