Ninja Spirit, developed by Irem, follows a vengeful ninja who wields sword, shurikens, and a summonable spectral dragon to cut through forests, temples, and castles crawling with enemies, all wrapped in dense level design and the demanding difficulty typical of the company's arcade catalog. The TurboGrafx-16 version keeps that somber visual identity and the side-scrolling action pace that made the original arcade stand out. It's one of the best-regarded action titles in the TurboGrafx-16's Western catalog, with art direction that still holds up today as one of the most atmospheric on the console.
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