The Ninja Warriors/Gameplay

Controls

Input	Description
	Press the joystick up to make your player leap straight up in the air. Also instructs your player to climb staircases when standing in front of one.
/	Press the joystick upward in a diagonal direction to make your player jump diagonally in either direction.
/	Press the joystick left or right to make your player face either direction. Hold the joystick in one direction to make your player walk forward.
/	Press the joystick downward in a diagonal direction to make your player kneel and crawl forward in either direction.
	Hold the joystick down to make your player crouch. Also instructs your player to descend staircases when standing in front of one.
	Press the first button to swing your player's Kunai in whatever direction they are facing for a short range attack.
Hold	Press and hold the first button to hold your Kunai out in front of you to use as a shield. This blocks many, but not all, attacks. It also prevents your player from turning around as long as this button is held down, enabling you to walk backwards. Holding it down for longer periods can cause the game to produce "extra" enemies.
Hold + /	Hold the first button down while pressing the joystick upward in a diagonal direction to perform a somersault jump. While performing a somersault jump, you are invincible to any attack until your player's feet touch the ground.
	Press the second button to throw a shuriken in the direction they are facing. You must have shuriken ammunition remaining in order to throw one, or this button has no effect.
	Press player 1 to start the game as the red Kunoichi, or press player 2 to start the game as the blue Ninja.

Kunoichi and Ninja

These android ninjas are the protagonists for this game. The first player controls the red-suited Kunoichi (shown left) who is female in appearance. The second player controls the blue-suited Ninja (shown right). who is male in appearance. Each are armed with a pair of Kunai (Japanese daggers), and a limited supply of shurikens. Players start the game with 30 shuriken, with opportunities to obtain more, and which get replenished at the end of each stage. Each player also has an energy meter to indicate how much more damage they can sustain before dying. Kunoichi's energy meter and shuriken count is shown on the bottom left corner of the screen, while Ninja's information is displayed in the bottom right corner of the screen.

Whether working together or alone, they are on a mission to destroy the evil dictator Bangler, who has not only seized power in the country of El Cabar, but is also a ruthless murderer who thinks nothing of individual rights for free people. Bangler has deployed all of the troops under his employ to stop Kunoichi and Ninja. Any kind of contact with these enemies will damage them. As they lose more of their energy, more of their metallic endoskeletons will become exposed, depending on where they have been hit. If either of them runs out of energy they will explode. In a two-player game, the surviving player will then continue fighting Bangler's forces alone until they either also run out of energy or manage to finish the game. The defeated player can insert another credit to continue where they left off.