

"Ninja Gaiden Shadow (Game Boy) at Ninja Gaiden Homepage". Shadow Warriors: Ninja Gaiden (Nintendo Game Boy, 1991) RARE See original listing Condition: Good Ended: Price: US 80. Another (Game Boy title) to look for is Shadow of the Ninja, a Game Boy adaptation of the NES ninja thriller. This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available. ^ "Game Boy Special Feature: Coming Soon".The Nagoya division of Natsume, which developed Shadow of the Ninja, also developed Ninja Gaiden Shadow. Ninja Gaiden Shadow was originally planned to be a Game Boy adaptation of the NES game Shadow of the Ninja. Like in the NES versions, Ryu can find health potions, fire wheel stocks, and extra lives by destroying item containers. Unique to this installment, is Ryu being equipped with a grappling hook that allows him to latch onto hard-to-reach railings. While Ryu cannot stick to or climb walls like in the NES games, he can hang onto railings and move underneath them like in Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, and use both his sword attack and the Fire Wheel art while hanging onto railings. In contrast to the variety of ninja arts and power-ups available in the NES games, Ryu only has a basic sword attack and a Fire Wheel attack that can be replenished for up to five uses.

Ninja Gaiden Shadow features simplified play mechanics compared to those used in the NES trilogy. Ninja Gaiden Shadow, released in Japan as Ninja Rykenden GB: Matenr Kessen and in Europe and Australia as Shadow Warriors, is a side-scrolling action game.
