Otoboke Ninja Colosseum yɛ saa SNES aboɔden aboɔ no mu baako a ɛma wo dwene sɛdeɛ ɛhwee ase wɔ radar ase. Wo fi ase wɔ saa sunsuma dojo yi mu, paw ninja ahorow abiɛsa ntam —me ne Speedy no kɔe efisɛ, yiw, m’ani gye dodging attacks ho sen tanking wɔn. Ɔfã a edi kan no tow wo kɔ adeyɛ no mu pɛɛ: Shurikens whizzing past, atamfo a wɔrepue afi baabiara, ne saa shink nnyigyei a ɛma abotɔyam a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi bere a wo nkrante no di nkitaho no.

Nanso, agoprama so akodi no ne baabi a ɛhyerɛn ankasa. Ɛnyɛ sɛ worebɔ button-mashing kɛkɛ—wo counter ahorow no a wode bedi dwuma na wode nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia (te sɛ vanishing into smoke clouds) redi dwuma no ho hia ankasa. Na nnwom no nso ɛ? Banger a ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ. Saa synth-heavy ninja asɛmti no da so ara kɔ so tra me tirim ɛtɔ mmere bi a. Ɛwɔ saa classic '90s difficulty curve nso —ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobɛfa, nanso good luck a ɛboro boss a ɔto so abiɛsa no so a onsua ne nsusuwso ahorow.

Sɛ wowɔ retro action games mu a wowɔ strategy kakra a, eyi yɛ blast. Kɛkɛ a don’t blame me bere a wo sɔre wɔ 2 am muttering “One More try” bere a woabubu wo wɔ dual-katana guy no akyi.