CNET Editors' review
Taking a page from the Sonic playbook, LightWeight Ninja is a fun side-scroller that adds an extra dash of cute. There are plenty of familiar elements such as strategically placed platforms to jump across, fruit-throwing enemies, and collectable gems. However, there aren't many power-ups or weapons, which are some of the most entertaining aspects of the Sonic series. The basic keyboard controls take no time to learn but are a bit sensitive, making accidents such as overjumping a platform an annoying and frequent occurrence. Once you get the hang of it, though, the game and its fun characters and graphics make for a nice diversion. The levels and functionality included in the demo also give a good representation of the full game.
Publisher's Description
From Stardock:
LightWeight Ninja is a fun, fast-paced action/adventure game in the spirit of Super Mario Bros. and Commander Keen. You take on the role of Ty, the LightWeight Ninja who has been sent on a mysterious mission by his master. Ty is forced to fight a battle of unspeakable odds using all his elite ninja skills. The game takes advantage of the latest hardware with alpha-blended graphics, a great soundtrack, and animated scenes between levels to explain the story. This shareware version comes with the entire first chapter of the full game.
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All versions:
4.3 starsout of 196 votes
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Current version:
4.3 starsout of 194 votes
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"This product rocks"
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I like the characters and their moves
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"Its a very cool game"
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This game has got graphics of a very cute kind and i am impressed by its excellent story telling. Stardock has did it again
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"PERFECTION!!!"
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the people at nintendo couldn't have done better than this. This game is pure perfection. I suggest you download this now. It is a big download, so get a small game to or something to keep you occupied for a while.
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"not very good title"
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"its no halo"
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buts its okay
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"Rocks!"
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"Old-style goodness"
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A good Commander Keen style game. Good graphics, decent playability. Sonic meets MegaMan. Worth the download of the demo, to say the least.
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"AWESOME!"
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This game is really, really great! Good for anyone at any age!
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"great game"
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"An GREAT game for everybody!"
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Ok graphics,and the story was ok to follow, although it was still a bit hard to follow the story. You can save at any point in the game, it has a high score chart in which you can send your scores on the net. However, it takes from 1 to 10 minutes to load on some computers. In all, its still a great game.
