Kid Niki: Radical Ninja for the Apple II

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Published on April 19, 2011 6:44:14 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV1EiHbqwdg

Game:

Kid Niki: Radical Ninja (1986)

Duration: 2:29

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Came also out for:

Commodore 64
NES


Game description:

In this side scrolling action game, Kid Niki must rescue his beloved Princess Margo who has been kidnapped by the Stone Wizard. You are equipped with a Spinning Sword to clear any minions that stand in your way. You can also find a Golden Bell, whose chime slays from a distance, a Silver Bell, which creates an impenetrable shield of sound around you, a Mini-Niki, which grants you an extra life, and a Mini-Princess, which averts one death. There are seven realms you must traverse which each having a boss at the end. The seven bosses are Death Breath, Spike, the Stone Buddha, the Horned Witch, the Green Grub, the Mad Monk, the Samurai Guard, and the Stone Wizard.


What I think:

Wow, what a mess of an okay arcade game...Kid Niki never stands automatically still, you have to force him to do it(and even then he still moves his feet!), the hit detection on some enemies is ridicolus (including the boss!) and there is a horrible framerate drop when you fight the boss.

It's quite a shame, because it is otherwise a fun game. :(