Last Ninja 3

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Description

The third in the Last Ninja series sees you as Armakuni, the Last Ninja. He is drawn again into a battle with evil Shogun Kunitoki. The battle will take place among the temples of Tibet, the source of the Last Ninja's mystical strength. The Shogun intends to corrupt these Buddhist temples, to destroy the source of power for Armakuni and his emerging Ninja brotherhood. Armakuni must stop the Shogun's evil scheme.

The game retains the mix of martial arts combat (hand-to-hand and with various weapons), puzzles involving various objects you find on your way, and navigating your way around obstacles. However, it also introduces Bushido, necessary to complete each level. Bushido is earned by fighting honorably, by fighting enemies with the same weapon as them or in hand-to-hand combat, and not fleeing from a battle.

The levels correspond to the elements that combine to make up a Ninja's power, Earth, Water, Wind, Fire and Void.

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Alternate Titles

• "Ninja Three" -- In-game title
• "Last Ninja Three" -- Alternate spelling
• "Last Ninja III" -- Alternate spelling (C64 media)

Part of the Following Groups

• Last Ninja series
• Theme: Ninjas

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Critic Reviews

Commodore Format	Commodore 64	Mar, 1991	97 out of 100	97
Datormagazin	Commodore 64	May 10, 1991	96 out of 100	96
64'er	Commodore 64	Jun, 1991	9 out of 10	90
Atari ST User	Atari ST	Oct, 1991	89 out of 100	89
Joystick (French)	Atari ST	Jul, 1992	87 out of 100	87
ST Format	Atari ST	Jul, 1992	72 out of 100	72
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Jan 18, 2009	6.5 out of 10	65
Official Nintendo Magazine	Wii	Feb, 2009	44 out of 100	44
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Nov, 1991	33 out of 100	33
Amiga Joker	Amiga CD32	Jul, 1994	22 out of 100	22

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Trivia

Konix Multisystem version

The game was slated to be released for the ill-fated Konix Multisystem console – before any other format. Here, not only only was the game cancelled, but the entire console was cancelled, with the Ninja 3 port already featuring most of the graphics, controls and the basic workings of the game. Footage of an early demo can be seen at the Slipstream site.

Virtual Console version

Last Ninja 3 was discontinued on the Virtual Console in Europe on February 23, 2010, in consequence of a bug in the game that results in the game being frozen at the end of the first stage, with any progress impeded to the gamer, and was unable to be fixed.

Awards

• Commodore Format
  • November 1994 (Issue 50) – #7 The Bottom 10

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• AtariMania (System 3 Software, UK, Atari ST) (For Atari ST: game entry database; downloadable release; game packaging; advertisement; manuals; magazine reviews; additional material.)
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• Cambridge Centre for Computing History (System 3 Software, C64) (For Commodore 64, 5.25Inch Disk: exhibit reference ID CH11785; additional material.)
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