"Mini Ninjas!" Mini but None Less Deadly! Join these tiny Shinobi's in the Adventure of a Lifetime!
3Mini Ninjas is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.[3] A Mac OS X version of the game was released on July 8, 2010, by Feral Interactive.[1] In December 2011, it was announced that the game will be also made available as a browser game for Google Chrome.[4]Developer(s)IO Interactive
Magic Pockets (Nintendo DS)
Robosoft Technologies (OS X)Publisher(s)Eidos Interactive
Feral Interactive[1] (OS X)Director(s)Jeremy C. PetremanProducer(s)Jonas Lind
Luke ValentineDesigner(s)Ulrik Hauen-Limkilde
Thor Frølich
Thomas LøfgrenArtist(s)Henrik Hansen
Michael Helmuth Hansen
Søren Bech JensenComposer(s)Peter Svarre
Frédéric Motte (DS)
Anthony N. Putson (mobile)
Allister Brimble (mobile)Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, OS XRelease
NA: September 8, 2009[2]EU: September 11, 2009[2]
OS X
WW: July 8, 2010
Genre(s)Action-adventureMode(s)Single-playerIn ancient Japan, an era of peace of harmony has existed ever since the evil samurai warlord Ashida was defeated at the hand of a wise ninja master. In the wake of Ashida's defeat, the ninja master hid the secrets of Kuji magic, which grants one power over nature, in various scrolls contained in shrines across the wilderness. Three centuries later, at Ninja Mountain, the ninja master has trained six orphans in the way of the ninja with the aid of the mountain's tengu inhabitants. The youngest of these ninjas, Hiro, possesses the power to control Kuji magic. Hiro lives on the mountain in peace alongside his friends - clumsy but strong Futo, flute-playing Suzume, archer Shun, tiger-like Tora, and spear-wielding Kunoichi.
The long-lasting peace begins to slowly erode when mysterious events begin to occur across the countryside, including the disappearance of animals and sightings of armored samurai in the wilderness. The ninja master eventually learns that Ashida has returned, and is using Kuji magic to convert forest animals into deadly samurai warriors. The ninja master sends Kunoichi, Tora, Shun, and Suzume to investigate Ashida's army, but all are captured behind enemy lines. Reluctantly, the ninja master then sends out his last ninjas, Hiro and Futo, after teaching Hiro how to learn Kuji spells from the hidden shrines across the country. Hiro and Futo rescue Suzume from the samurai and infiltrate the Earth Castle, where they defeat an enormous samurai boss; subsequently, the castle explodes, and Ashida becomes aware of the existence of the new ninjas.
Hiro and his allies continue to push through the wilderness, encountering many dangers, including new varieties of samurai with unique powers, as well as tortured spirits which try to steal their life force. Along the way, they find and rescue Shun, Tora, and Kunoichi from the clutches of the samurai. The ninjas reach the Night Castle and defeat its boss, subsequently doing the same for the Water Castle and the Snow Castle. An outraged Ashida taunts the ninjas to come face him at his fortress, located atop a volcano. The ninjas reach Ashida's castle, which he animates using Kuji, turning it into an enormous monstrosity. The ninjas are able to infiltrate the castle, where Hiro confronts and defeats Ashida, who falls to his death in the volcano. Peace restored in the land, the ninjas return triumphantly to Ninja Mountain.