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The Last Ninja

Brotherhood. Survival. Revenge. The evil Shogun Kunitoki and his henchmen have slaughtered the entire Brotherhood of White Ninja. You alone survive. The Shogun has taken possession of the Ninja Palace of Lin…

31 December 1987

The Last Ninja is an adventure developed by System 3 Software, released 31 December 1987 on Wii, Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron and Amiga.

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What The Last Ninja is

The Last Ninja is an adventure game developed by System 3 Software and released in 1987. It was published by Activision. It is available on Wii, Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Brotherhood. Survival. Revenge. The evil Shogun Kunitoki and his henchmen have slaughtered the entire Brotherhood of White Ninja. You alone survive. The Shogun has taken possession of the Ninja Palace of Lin Fen and the sacred scrolls containing the ancient secrets of the Ninja. Only you- the Last Ninja- can avenge the Brotherhood and recapture the secrets of the Ninja. You must use all your fighting skills. Samurai warriors, masters of the martial arts, and the Shogun's guards lurk at every turn, ready to test their hand-to-hand combat skills against yours. You must be as wise as you are strong. Find your way through a magnificent landscape that unfolds in screen after screen of…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Last Ninja launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did The Last Ninja come out?
The Last Ninja was released on 31 December 1987 for Wii, Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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