Yaiba on the Game Boy yɛ saa agodie no mu baako a ɛma wo dwene sɛdeɛ ɛfata adeyɛ kɛseɛ wɔ saa cartridge ketewa a ɛte saa mu. Wode saa ninja dude ketewa yi na efi ase —intros a ɛyɛ fɛ biara nni hɔ, tẽẽ kɔ slashing mu fa atamfo so de nkrante a ɛte nka sɛ ɛyɛ kɛse dodo ma no. Pixel art no wɔ saa classic chunky charm no, na controls no yɛ tight bere a woayɛ wo su ama game boy no two-button setup no.

Nea ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa ne sɛnea ɛyɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ ade no. Worentumi nkotodwe kɛkɛ —atamfo binom siw ano, afoforo huruw di akɔneaba te sɛ kraman, na level ahorow no tow afiri a ɛbɛsɛe wo sɛ wopere wo ho wɔ anifurae so a. Nnwom no anya saa catchy, repetitive chip-tune vibe a ɔkwan bi so no ɛnnyin da. Ɛnyɛ asɛm a emu dɔ sen biara (ɛbae titiriw ne sɛ worehwehwɛ ɔkofo bɔne bi kɛkɛ), na mmom agoru no solid a ɛbɛma wo ho renhaw wo.

Sɛ wowɔ soft spot ma dedaw-school action games a ɛnkura wo nsa a, Yaiba’s worth dusting off the game boy for.