Shadow of the Ninja - Blue Shadow yɛ saa NES aboɔden aboɔ no mu baako a ɛma wote nka sɛ woyɛ total badass a ɛfiri level a ɛdi kan no. Woyɛ saa ninja yi a worewiawia wo ho afa hyɛn gyinabea ne adan atifi, woretwitwa atamfo a wɔde nkrante a ɛte sɛ nea ɛma abotɔyam ara kwa —te sɛ devs no nnadewa abɔ swing biara mu duru. levels no wɔ saa cool verticality yi ma wɔn; Simma biako na woreforo nhama wɔ po so ahyɛn ntam, nea edi hɔ no woresian akɔ awɛmfo a wonsusuw ho so.

Ɛnyɛ ne nyinaa na ɛyɛ hacking a adwene nnim —wo gotta bere wo jumps na hwɛ ma patrols. Mess up, na wobɛdi tuo (anaasɛ nea enye koraa no, wobɛhwe ase wɔ nsuo no mu). Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no gye sekan biako na ama woasua—Z a wɔde twitwa, X ma nsoromma a wɔtow —nanso sɛ ɛkyere pɛ a, wobɛbɔ ɔfasu ho te sɛ nea woahuruw.

Sɛ wotutu eyi a, Contra ne Castlevania wɔ saa tight, arcade-y vibe koro no ara. Nanso nokwarem no? Oyi de n’ankasa flavor ne stealth bits ne saa killer synth soundtrack no. Kɛkɛ a, mmɔ me sobo bere a woakɔhyɛ ɔpanyin akodi ahorow no mu no —wɔn mu binom yɛ atirimɔdensɛm.