{{nihongo|'''Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou'''|忍者くん 阿修羅ノ章||lit. Little ninja: fighting demon chapter}} is an action game developed by [[UPL]] and produced for arcades in [[1987]]. It is the spritual successor to UPL's original [[Ninjakun]]. It was released around the world with the title '''Ninja-Kid II''', and in the United States with the title '''Rad Action'''.
{{nihongo|'''Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou'''|忍者くん 阿修羅ノ章||lit. Little ninja: fighting demon chapter}} is an action game developed by [[UPL]] and produced for arcades in [[1987]]. It is the spritual successor to UPL's original [[Ninjakun]]. It was released around the world with the title '''Ninja-Kid II''', and in the United States with the title '''Rad Action'''.
Ashura no Shou expands upon the basic gameplay introduced in Ninjakun, 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 [[MSX2]] 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]].
Ashura no Shou expands upon the basic gameplay introduced in Ninjakun, 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]].
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Image:Ninja-Kid II ARC title.png|World title screen
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Image:Rad Action ARC title.png|America title screen
File:Rad Action ARC title.png|America title screen
Image:Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou ARC title.png|Japanese title screen
File:Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou ARC title.png|Japanese title screen
Image:Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou FC title.png|Famicom title screen
File:Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou FC title.png|Famicom title screen
Image:Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou MSX title.png|MSX title screen
File:Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou MSX title.png|MSX2 title screen
Image:Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou MSX box.jpg|MSX box art
File:Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou MSX box.jpg|MSX2 box art
Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou (忍者くん 阿修羅ノ章,Ninja-kun Ashura no Shou? lit. Little ninja: fighting demon chapter) is an action game developed by UPL and produced for arcades in 1987. It is the spritual successor to UPL's original Ninjakun. It was released around the world with the title Ninja-Kid II, and in the United States with the title Rad Action.
Ashura no Shou expands upon the basic gameplay introduced in Ninjakun, 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 MSX2 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.
