Jaleco’s shinobi shuffle Ninja Kazan returns on PS4 and Swap

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Hamster has launched the most contemporary  offering in its chronicle-breaking Arcade Archives vary. After a series of contemporary shmups we return to classic, facet-scrolling action, as Jaleco’s Ninja Kazan makes its platform-hopping return on PS4 and Nintendo Swap.

Released in arcades in 1988 on the very height of the ninja gaming craze – which saw Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden, Sega’s Shinobi, and Taito’s Ninja Warriors all hit within the comparable duration – Ninja Kazan is hack ‘n’ cut platformer, following a younger warrior’s inexplicable world tour, slicing and dicing his manner thru the U.S., Greece, India, Africa, and at last Japan, whereas on a quest to accept some stolen aged scrolls.

Take a look at out the action within the video below, courtesy of YouTuber SidMania.

Esteem so many arcade titles of the generation, common sense is gloriously adrift. Greece is packed corpulent of monsters and demons, whereas the U.S. looks to be within the throngs of the Wild West. Kazan is continually armed with a razor-titillating katana, however can get sleek weapons similar to shuriken, kunai, and a chain whip with which to grab down his adversaries. Ninja Kazan has similarities licensed to Sega’s Shinobi, however aspects far extra verticality in its platforming action.

Ninja Kazan is on hand to receive now on PS4 and Nintendo Swap, priced at around $8.