Ninja Master’s: Haoh Ninpo Cho is a competitive 2D fighting game released in 1996 for Neo Geo arcade cabinets. Developed by ADK and published by SNK, the game features a roster of ninja, assassins, and historical warriors battling through a feudal Japanese setting. Its defining mechanic is the ability to draw or sheathe your weapon at any time during a fight, drastically altering your character’s moveset, speed, and combo potential.
The objective is to deplete your opponent’s health bar. The arcade controls use an eight-way joystick for movement, along with four buttons for light and heavy attacks. Pressing both light and heavy attack buttons simultaneously will draw or sheathe your character’s weapon. In the browser, the joystick is typically mapped to the arrow keys, with attacks assigned to the Z, X, A, and S keys (use Shift to insert a coin and Enter to start).
Tips:
- Experiment with both fighting styles; some characters are significantly faster bare-handed, while others rely on the reach of their weapon.
- When your health bar flashes red and your super meter is full, you can unleash a devastating Super Desperation Move to turn the tide of a match.
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