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Ninja Gaiden series

Shadow Warriors

Shadow Warriors is a port of the Arcade game Ninja Gaiden for home computers by Ocean.

31 December 1990

Shadow Warriors is an arcade developed by Tecmo, released 31 December 1990 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Shadow Warriors is

Shadow Warriors is an arcade game developed by Tecmo and released in 1990. It was published by Ocean Software. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Ninja Gaiden series

Shadow Warriors is the eighth of 51 entries we hold in the Ninja Gaiden series. The next entry was Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos in 1990.

See all 51 Ninja Gaiden games in release order →

What it launched against

Shadow Warriors launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.

Official trailer

Gameplay video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Shadow Warriors — frequently asked questions

When did Shadow Warriors come out?
Shadow Warriors was released on 31 December 1990 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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