Lost In Translation/Ninja Combat

About The Game
Ninja Combat is an arcade video game.

The ninja castle must be invaded! After you defeat certain boss enemies, they become playable characters as well!

Additional Technical Information
Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 3

=> [A] Attack/Super attack, [B] Jump, [C] Special

Trivia
Even if titlescreen says 1990, the game was officially released in 1991.

Tips and tricks
By holding the A button until the attack gauge reaches full and then releasing it, you can unleash a burst of magical energy that can affect many of the enemies on screen. However, this has an effect similar to what happens in Final Fight: when you use this power, it decreases some of your life gauge.

By pressing the C button and then the A button, you can perform a special somersault attack that can be used to knock down a couple enemies in a row.

Only the main 2 players, Joe and Hayabusa, can pick up special weapons like swords, hachets and maces. The other 3 players (Musashi, Kagerow, and Gembu), who become selectable after appearing as sub-bosses, do not. To let go of a special weapon that you've picked up, press the B button.

Staff

 * Producer & Director:
 * Tsutomu Maruyama


 * Programmers:
 * Eiji Fukatsu
 * Hideo Kamoda
 * Yukinori Nishikata
 * Teruaki Shirasawa


 * Character Designers:
 * Hatsue Honbe
 * Kazushige Hakamata
 * Shinji Moriyama


 * Scroll Designers:
 * Tsutomu Maruyama
 * Mitsunari Ishida
 * Kenichi Sakanishi


 * Music Composers & Sound Effects:
 * Hideki Yamamoto
 * Hiroaki Shimizu

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * SNK Neo-Geo CD (1994)