I-Ninja
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Developed_By:
Argonaut Games PLC
Published_By:
Namco
Released On:
18 Nov 2003
A robot army led by Master O-Dor has destroyed the Ninja -clan. As the last of your kind, you must take on the robot army and defeat Master O-Dor. You play a cartoon Ninja with a big head in a level-based 3D platform game. Each level is packed with new skills to master, challenges to beat, and grades to earn.
Various power-ups can be acquired as you progress, including sword upgrades, shurikens, darts and a Ninja revive move which boosts your health.
The game features various gameplay mechanics, such as platforming and combat. You'll need to use your skills and power-ups to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies.
I-Ninja was released on the Playstation 2 in November 2003. It is an action & adventure game that challenges players to take on the robot army and defeat Master O-Dor.
UPC-A:
722674100014 (United States)
ASIN:
B00009XS6F (United States)
Sony PN:
SLUS-20705 (United States)
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Media Type:
DVD-ROM
Number of Offline Players:
1 Player
Sound Capabilities:
Dolby Pro Logic II
Input Device Features Supported:
Vibration
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Controller
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is an action-adventure platformer where players control Ninja, a martial artist tasked with rescuing fellow guardians and thwarting the evil Ranx Army across various themed levels. Players complete missions, collect items, and defeat enemies to progress, earning new abilities and unlocking access to new areas.
Story
NINJA'S WORLD
ROBOT BEACH
The Ninja Guardian "Yang" has gone missing in action. Tekayama, the robo-governor of the Beach, has been deactivated by O-Dor's forces and lies in pieces on the beach.
Ninja's first quest is to gather the robot's missing eyes and heart and rebuild Tekayama.
BOMB BAY
This village surrounds a huge unexploded bomb lodged in the mountainside and is the primary weapons facility of the Ranx Army.
Ninja must sabotage the rocket factory and stop the Ranx reinforcements from reaching the Bay before he can release Guardian Aria from inside the bomb.
JUNGLE FALLS
The Jungle has been overrun by Ranx who are extracting the life-giving Sap from the Jungle to open a gateway to the underworld.
Ninja must infiltrate the Sap extraction plant, then shoot down the flying Ranx 'suckers' that feed on the sacred trees. Twikki, the Jungle Guardian, is missing; presumed chicken. Only he holds the key to the Mountain Gorge.
MOUNTAIN GORGE
The dark, mist-shrouded Mountain stands high above the island. Zarola, the Ninja Guardian, has not been heard from and is rumored to be frozen within a crystalline prison.
Ninja must seek and destroy the Ranx, scale the heights of the massive cloud processing machine, and navigate the maze of caverns to infiltrate the enemy's stronghold.
MOON BASE
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Exact Location: Unknown.
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Danger: Guaranteed.
LEVELS, MISSIONS AND HUBS
There are two parts of each level in I-Ninja™:
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A centralized hub area where Ninja can choose which mission to enter and save his progress.
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The missions themselves, where Ninja fights enemies, collects items, and earns new Grades and Belts.
MISSION DOORS
Before embarking on a mission, Sensei has some wise words for his young student.
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Go to one of the doors in the hub and press the button to talk to Sensei.
If the door has a colored shield over it, that means that Ninja is not yet tough enough to take on the mission. Ninja must gain the Belt of that color to show Sensei that he has got what it takes.
HUB DOORS
One of the doors in each hub will lead to the next hub on the island. Only the local Ninja Guardian has the key to get through it.
Ninja must find the Guardian and persuade him or her to let Ninja pass.
EXTRA MISSIONS
In addition to the regular Missions in I-Ninja™, there are additional bonus tests that Ninja can buy from the Ninja Guardians he finds and rescues.
Each test will cost Ninja Coinage; how much depends on how greedy the guardian is. This is a sneaky way to earn bonus Grades to get Ninja closer to his next Belt.
Controls
left analog stick or directional buttons
Move Ninja. Ninja runs, walks, or swings depending on how much pressure is applied to the stick.
Δ button
Select Options
✕ button
Confirm a command
○ button
Go back in menus
START button
Start or Pause
SELECT button
View demonstration (where appropriate)
left analog stick
Move Ninja
✕ button while airborne
Double Jump
☐ button
Sword Hover
R1 button (held)
Deploy Chain
right analog stick (left)
rotates camera clockwise
right analog stick (right)
rotates camera counter-clockwise
L1 button (held)
1st person camera
R1 button (held while L1 button held)
Zoom Ist person view
L1 button (held)+ left or right analog stick
Rotates camera in 1st person view
L1 button (held) + ○ button
Fire Hi-Explosive Dart
..☐ button
Lightning Chop
..○ button
Shuriken Storm
Quick Press+☐ button
Uppercut Attack
Quick Press+Δ button
Chop Attack
left analog stick (back) + ☐ button
Buckstab
left analog stick (forward) + ☐ button
Stab
⬆directional button
Ninja Berserka Rage
⬇directional button
Ninja Revive Rage
⬅directional button
Ninja Shuriken Rage
➡directional button
I-Ninja Rage
How to Play
GETTING STARTED
Here's how to get started. Follow the directions below and buckle up, buttercup.
TITLE SCREEN
At the Main Menu, select New Game. If you want to continue playing from a previous save, select Load Game. You can also change the game settings by selecting Options.
NEW GAME
First select a save location in the New Game Screen. Select one of three save locations to create a saved game, and press the button to accept.
If you select a file with data already in it, you will be taken to the Overwrite File Screen. To overwrite the file, select "YES", and press the button. Return to the New Game Screen by selecting "NO", or pressing the button.
LOAD GAME
Select Load Game to start from a previous save. First select a file to load in the Load Game Screen. Each save location displays the saved game information. Now select a game to load and press the button to accept.
OPTIONS
Before you start a new game, you can change the options for the music or sound in the game, and turn Vibration on or off. The Options are explained on page 10. These options can be changed in the Pause Menu of the game as well.
WINNING THE GAME
Finish the game by completing enough missions to earn Ninja the Black Belt, and defeat Master O-Dor, the creator of the Ranx race. But, as a wise master once said, the end of one quest is often the start of another. Ninja is not yet a Ninja Master...
COMPLETING THE GAME 100%
To complete the game 100%, Ninja must achieve the following:
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Earn every Grade available in each of the missions.
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Get every Grade on offer from each of the 4 Ninja Guardians.
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Prove your skills in the Secret Battle Arena.
DISPLAY
Here is an overview of the Game and Boss screens and icons.
GAME SCREEN
Ninja's Health and Score are displayed in the upper left corner of the Game Screen. Ninja's Rage Meter is shown in the bottom left corner of the Game Screen.
As Ninja collects Items they appear in the lower-right corner of the Game Screen. To see all of Ninja's currently held Items, press the START button during play to display the Pause Menu.
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Health
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Score
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Rage Meter
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Items
BOSS SCREEN
When Ninja faces off against one of O-Dor's Boss henchmen, the health of the Boss is shown in the top right corner of the screen. The Boss is dead when its health bar hits zero.
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Enemy Health
PAUSE MENU
Press the START button during play to pause the game and display the following menu items:
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Return to Game (Close pause screen and continue game)
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Restart Mission (Begin mission again from mission start)
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Progress Screen (View which Belt Grades and missions have been completed)
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Options
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Exit to (Hub of level Ninja is currently in)
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Quit Game (Return to Main Menu)
PROGRESS SCREEN
This screen displays the following:
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Missions available
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Missions completed
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Belts required to unlock missions
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Total number of Grades earned
Press the button to go back to the previous screen.
OPTIONS SCREEN
From the Main Menu or Pause Menu, highlight Options and press the button to display the following options:
VIDEO
The Video settings allow you to change the display for Widescreen support and adjust the Screen Position. Use the directional buttons or the left analog stick to select, and then press the button to accept.
SOUND
The Sound settings allow you to change the Speaker Mode (Mono, Stereo, or Dolby Pro Logic II), Music Volume, and Effects Volume. Use the directional buttons or the left analog stick to select, and then press the button to accept.
GAME OPTIONS
The Game options allow you to change the controller Vibration or toggle the auto-save feature. Use the directional buttons or the left analog stick to select, and then press the button to accept. Restore default settings by selecting Reset Options.
Select the particular game options to change the settings. Press the button to go back to the previous screen.
MISSION DEBRIEF SCREEN
At the end of every mission, Ninja's stats for that mission will be shown on the debrief screen. All Coinage, Points and Kills that Ninja has bagged during that mission are tallied on this screen.
Note: If Ninja quits out of a mission before grabbing the Grade, all Coinage, Points, Kills, Rage and Weapon Pick-ups collected during that mission so far will be lost.
LIFE AND DEATH
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Ninja's health bar decreases when he takes damage. When the health bar is entirely depleted, Ninja loses 1 Continue. If Ninja has another Continue in reserve, the game continues from the last Checkpoint that he reached.
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Completing a level will restore Ninja's health bar completely.
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The game ends if Ninja loses a Continue and has no Continues remaining.
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After the Game Over Screen, a saved game may be reloaded from the Load Game Screen.
POINTS AND CONTINUES
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Sensei awards Ninja points for killing the filthy Ranx soldiers and collecting valuable items. He gives Ninja bonus multipliers for showing off his skills in both combat and movement. Kill enemies with flair to bag big bonuses.
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When Ninja completes a mission, the points that he has gained during the mission are traded for Continues.
THE COINAGE BANK
When the Ranx forces attacked, the inhabitants of the land dropped everything and fled for their lives
Items & Weapons
THE KATANA
The Katana is Ninja's most trusted weapon, which can be upgraded throughout the game to become sharper and more powerful. Ninja can chain combo attacks by moving the left analog stick in different ways while attacking.
SHURIKENS
Shurikens are lethal throwing stars that Ninja finds throughout the game. They can be thrown individually or in a volley, but are lost once thrown and cannot be recovered.
HI-EXPLOSIVE DARTS
These darts are fired from a Blow-Pipe, a discreet sniper weapon that allows Ninja to take down enemies from long range. Ninja can enter first-person mode to target enemies and zoom for accurate sniping.
COINAGE
Coinage is collected throughout missions and can be exchanged with a Guardian for a bonus test.
RED COINAGE
Red Coinage can be found during bonus tests, and collecting all of it helps Ninja achieve a higher Grade.
UNLOCK THE ROCK
This refers to Rage Abilities, which are unlocked as Ninja's rage meter increases from landing hits and taking damage. Once unlocked, these abilities can be unleashed by pressing the appropriate directional buttons.
NINJA BERSERKA
In this mode, Ninja flips out berserka style, dealing serious damage to anything in sight, and the power of his sword is greatly increased.
NINJA REVIVE
Ninja can restore some of his health by activating this Rage Ability.
Tips & Maps
NINJA SHURIKEN
Ride a giant shuriken into combat and bag some skulls.
I-NINJA!
Unleash the Iron Ninja, who is invincible and insanely lethal. Your enemies will beg for a quick death, and that is exactly what they get.
WALL RUNNING
If Ninja finds a flat wall he will generally be able to run up or along it. Just jump onto the wall and run in the direction he wants to go.
CHAIN SWING
Use it to swing around the joint. To deploy the Chain, press and hold the R1 button when near a chain point and the Chain automatically extends and attaches to it.
POWER CHAIN
Similar to the Chain Swing, Power Chaining is used when Ninja needs to do 180-degree U-Turns. To activate the power chain use the R1 button when near a 'Chain Point' on a track.
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