Shadow of the Ninja/Final Fortress

Stage 5-1
Move forward. Soon you’ll see three araknas. You can destroy them, one at a time, or you can quickly move forward hoping to get to the room with low ceilings as soon as possible.

There will be a row of traps straight ahead. First of all, you’ll encounter three time bombs, then there will be laser cannon. When the second time bomb triggers, get ready, because laser cannon will begin firing at you from now on. Climb up as soon as you can and hide in the niche to the right. Wait for a few seconds until the laser cannon from above fires. As you may have noticed by now, laser cannons begin firing when they are off the screen, making it more difficult to evade them for the first time.

When you will get past the first two laser cannons, you will encounter another two laser cannons. The problem with the new ones is that their lasers intersect. When you climb up, quickly move right and climb up again. If you will stay on the lower level and crouch, the laser wall will hit you, so crouching is not an option. There’s a sword in the container on the upper level.

Climb up to where another time bomb is located. If you will stand point blank to the right wall, you won’t be hit by explosion. There’s another laser cannon straight ahead, and a box of shurikens to left of it. Move right (again). There will be two time bombs, container with katana, and arakna right after them. If you want it, make a few steps back as soon as it comes to the screen, unless you want to provoke another arakna right after this one. There’ll be two more time bombs and one more arakna right after them.

Soon you’ll see two time bombs in two pits. Don’t jump down, or you won’t have enough time to get out of the pit before the bomb explodes. Soon there’ll be a laser cannon on the ceiling and another two time bombs. It’s better you not try to defuse the first one, and another one is easy to defuse if you jump up right next to it.

When you see the laser cannon on the top, prepare for another way down. Better look alive from now on. You’ll find a healing potion in the box, and shurikens later in another box between two time bombs. Meet another time bomb, cybork, then one more time bomb. Go forward until you see floating machines with platforms.

There’s a sniper on the first platform and a container with kusarigama below. It’s better get rid of the sniper, epegially if you want to get the bonus.

The second floating machine contains a cybork and a time bomb before him. To defuse it start climbing the ladder, and when the bomb starts flashing, quickly climb down. Container on this very machine contains bombs.

There’s a time bomb on the upper floor of the third floating machine, so it’s difficult to jump up without receiving damage. Better make it this way: go to the upper floor of the second floating machine and move right without jumping. You’ll hang from the lower platform of the third machine. It would be a little bit harder now, because there’s a sniper on your way. Go to the left part of the lower platform and jump up to disarm the time bomb. Then you can destroy the sniper. If you have bombs, one is enough to get rid of him.

The sniper is sitting on the lower platform of the fourth floating machine. If your weapon is upgraded, you can throw a bomb from the third flying machine. The box between two time bombs contains a healing potion.

You’ll reach the entrance to the fortress. The container with katana is before the sniper. One bomb is enough to destroy him and open the container.

Stage 5-2
Last stage of the last level! Go right, and you will see slasher on the floor and hyperian on a perch. Destroy slasher. You can destroy hyperian as well to make this stage easier, but it’s very hard without kusarigama. Take shurikens from the container to destroy hyperians much easier. Go right again, and soon you’ll see another slasher on the floor and hyperian on a perch.

When you see the next container, get ready. There’s a sword in this container. When you come close enough to an elevation to the right of the container, the screen will begin to go up slowly (there’s also another container with kusarigama to the right). The next part is not very difficult because of the screen movement, but you won’t be able to go back now.

Soon you’ll see three slashers. It’s difficult to pass them without destroying at least one, so you might want to destroy at least one of them. Deal damage to any one, then wait patiently for his to stop hiding behind the shield, and deal the fatal wound. Just be patient. Hitting slasher’s shield too much will result in death by the lowest edge of the screen. Another possible way to pass slashers is to hit them constantly so they won’t have time to strike back. When the screen will raise enough, quickly move upwards.

As soon as you pass slashers, you’ll see bombs in a box. There are also two hyperians and one slasher. If you move on the left side, you will have to destroy two enemies, while there is only one enemy and a bonus on the right side. Move up on the right side unless you want additional challenge.

Meet another slasher. He’s easy to fight and to avoid, simply by hanging from the railing where he’s sitting and moving left. Two hyperians will be waiting further. If you’re planning to destroy them with bombs, then it’s better not to throw them if they are too close to the upper side of the screen. You’ll see amor-dillo soon. It’s more annoying that difficult to avoid. Slasher and hyperian will be waiting above. Soon you’ll see another amor-dillo.

The path divides in two, each of them containing a box with bonus. There’s an ancient scroll on the left and a healing potion on the right. Both bonuses are guarded by slashers. It’s quite easy to grab one bonus, but requires skill to grab both. To do this hit one slasher and quickly run to the opposite side to strike another one. Run back and hit previous slasher (if he lowered his shield) and get bonus he’s guarding. Then destroy the second slasher and get his bonus. You must be really quick to do this.

Climb up in an eerie silence. Don’t hesitate when you see an old man and climb up, or you’ll be dealt damage by a dragon head. Now get ready for the final fight with the evil emperor himself!