Ninja Golf
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Battle enemy ninjas and collect loot in between swings in Ninja Golf™, a new golf battler. Based on the Atari®7800 classic, Ninja Golf is the newly re-imagined game that challenges players to battle foes in between swings as you choose from a broad selection of golf clubs and ninja weapons. Score points as you weaponize the normally peaceful game of golf to cut through the onslaught of enemy ninjas in your path. Strike the ball and run to the next destination while avoiding obstacles, karate kicking enemies, and collecting upgrades and treasures along the way. The better you play, the higher you’ll climb the ranks of the online leaderboards.
| Ninja Golf | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | BlueSky Software |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Corporation |
| Platform(s) | Atari 7800 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Cytus a switch. Ninja Golf is an Atari 7800video game developed by Blue Sky Software which combines scrolling beat 'em up and golf gameplay. Released in 1990, it was one of the final eleven games Atari Corporation released in 1990-91 for the 7800 before dropping support for the system.
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Gameplay[edit]
The player starts each hole by aiming his ball and shooting it toward the green, then runs toward the ball, in traditional side-scrolling video game fashion, fighting various enemies encountered along the way. These enemies include other ninjas, gophers, birds, giant mutant frogs, sharks and more, depending on the environment the ninja golfer is currently in. Sharks are encountered in water hazards and snakes in the sand traps. Ninjas are encountered in all the environments, including underwater.
Reception[edit]
AllGame gave the game a two and a half star rating out of five.[1] The review described that the hybrid of golf and a 2D fighting game was 'interesting' as well as noting the repetitive gameplay and lack of replay value.[1]
In an AtariHQ review, Matthew Lippart praised the fighting, disliked the golf elements, and concluded with 'a good game that's worth having just because it's friggin' weird.'[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ abScoleri III, Joseph. 'Ninja Golf - Review'. AllGame. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^Lippart, Matthew. 'AGH Atari 7800 Review - Ninja Golf'. AtariHQ.