Ninja Spirit

Ninja Spirit is an arcade game released by Irem is 1988. The game was later ported to the TurboGrafx 16/PC-Engine and the Game Boy (Japan Only).

Story
The game tells the story of Moonlight, a ninja who lost his father by the hands of a half human, half animal creature. It is a basic story of revenge, with little depth.

Gameplay
The game is a basic platformer. You move form one side of the screen to the next while killing enemies and ultimately you fight a boss.

Weapons
The game starts you off with four basic weapons, and you can switch between them anytime and power them up individually.

A basic sword that allows for close-ranged combat. When powered up, the range of this is increased.
 * Kantana

Throwing stars that you can throw in one direction. When powered up, it allows for a spread shot as well as increased speed.
 * Shuriken

A weapon that you can swing around 360 degrees. When powered up, range and speed of this weapon is increased.
 * Sickle and Chain

Explosives that you throw at your enemies and plant on the ground as a mine. When powered up, you can throw the weapon rapider.
 * Sedentary Bombs

Power Ups
The game features many power ups along side your basic weapons.

This orb powers up your weapon.
 * Red Orb

This orb allows for your shadow clones to appear. You can have up to two shadow clones.
 * Blue Orb

This orb gives you a temporary flame barrier which makes enemies that are close to you take damage.
 * Orange Orb

This orb clears the screen of enemies.
 * White Orb