Charlie Ninja - Arcade Gameplay - (2K 60fps)
0Charlie Ninja, developed by Mitchell Corp, is about two… well, ninjas, who work as bounty hunters bringing in criminal leaders of incredibly various sorts. Despite the title, the two ninjas are actually called Roy (player 1) and Lon (player 2), with who or what exactly “Charlie” is left up to debate. This deceit is the first of many screwy elements that give the game a wacky sense of humor, primarily wrought through its unlikely art style. A first glance makes it seem like a Western-made game with its Tex Avery-esque character depictions and impossibly colorful backgrounds. This goes a step further when it appears that most stages are exaggerated parodies of United States history and/or culture. The first stage takes place on an Old West street, making the game at first feel like Sunset Riders, with old-timey saloons and general stores as diminutive cowboys shoot at you and lanky “injuns” tossing tomahawks. Yeah, there’s a slight bit of racial insensitivity abound in this Japan-only game, though it’s far from the worst example of this sort of thing. The Indian enemies even just look like Caucasians pretending to be Native Americans, which… may actually be even worse depending on your point of view.