Ninja: Shadow of Darkness

Ancient Japan was split into two distinct regions, each controlled by a powerful warlord. Both were desperate to gain control of each other's land in order to become emperor of all Japan.

Years of war finally resulted in an uneasy truce where both sides remained distrustful of one another. One of the warlords, Katasaki, finally decided to take matters into his own hands. He called upon the powerful demon lord, Batanaka, and in an evil ceremony he sold his soul in exchange for the demon's help.

Batanaka kept his side of the bargain and sent Katasaki an army of goblins, trolls, dragons and other evil beasts. Katasaki immediately sent the demon hordes on a rampage across his enemy's land. And when they had finished Katasaki would be able to simply take over and become emperor.

The plan came to pass but Katasaki was unable to control the wicked demons and witnessed the total decimation of Japan. The people became possessed and the dead walked freely with the living.

Years later, after a soul-searching journey, a young Ninja named Kurosawa returns to his homeland. Discovering the horrors caused by the demon, the Ninja vows to save his people from the evil grip which has befallen them? And so begins his quest to rid the land of the demon legions.

• 13 fully 3D stages
• cinematic camera system changing the viewing angle through a set number of camera positions
• hand to hand fighting
• magic attacks
• over 50 different characters
• 13 huge end of level bosses, each progressively harder to overcome

Source:

uk.playstation.com

Betreten Sie die sagenumwobene Welt des jungen Ninja Kurosawa. Lassen Sie sich vom Strudel der Ereignisse mitziehen. Stellen Sie sich den dunklen Plänen eines Dämonenfürsten in den Weg, und bereiten Sie seinen Todesriten ein Ende. In drei detaillierten Welten mit jeweils 4 riesigen Levels benötigen Sie all Ihren Mut, Ihre Klugheit und Ihre magischen Kräfte, um sein grausames Vorhaben zu stoppen.

• Erforschen Sie die geheimnisvolle Welt des alten Japans in phantastischer 3D-Grafik
• Die intelligente, dynamische Kamera sorgt für komplette Übersicht
• Zahlreiche Gegner und trickreiche Fallen erfordern Ihr ganzes Geschick
• Das actionreiche Spielgeschehen entfaltet eine dichte Atmosphäre, die Sie vollständig in die Welt der Ninja eintauchen läßt

Source:

1999 Eidos game catalogue - PlayStation (Germany)