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Ninjatown
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 40 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 11 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: SouthPeak Interactive
Developer: Venan Entertainment
Genre(s): Action, Strategy
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: October 28, 2008
Summary
Sunny skies, lush forest and rolling hills combine to form the land known as Ninjatown where adorable and honorable Ninjas populate this vibrant yet peaceful place. However, after the mysterious eruption of a nearby volcano, Ninjatown is attacked by hordes of sinister enemies lead by Mr. Demon, who, for reasons unknown, is bent on destruction. It is now time to use each of the Ninjas' unique skills and powers - even the Ol' Master Ninja comes out of retirement to fight off the evil and secure Ninjatown, one district at a time. [SouthPeak Games]
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What The Critics Said
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Gaming Age
There are over 30 different maps to try out in Ninjatown, and a decent multiplayer mode to boot, so there's plenty of content here that'll appeal to strategy fans.
Read Full Review >GameShark
Ninjatown has “sleeper hit” written all over it. It certainly looks innocent enough on the outside – it’s cute and goofy, and oozes sugary sweetness, as it’s actually based on a stuffed toy line (the Shawnimals, created by ex game journo Shawn Smith). But underneath that fluffy exterior is a seriously addictive tower defense game that is as hardcore as it is adorable.
Read Full Review >Pocket Gamer UK
Yes, it's sweet, but look beyond the cute visuals and you'll discover a slickly produced, deeply enthralling strategy game, which combines tactical planning with edge-of-your-seat scrambles.
Read Full Review >NintendoWorldReport
Ninjatown is a wonderful experience overall, and never feels frustrating despite its challenge. While there may be a specific formula to beating every level, it's the trial and error that allows ultimate success to feel so very gratifying.
Read Full Review >Gamervision
Ninjatown’s gameplay is solid and addictive, its style is wonderful and adorable, and its faults are negligible. It’s obvious that a lot of heart went into this game, and it shows by being one of the best titles on the Nintendo DS. That’s right, you didn’t misread that, Ninjatown is one of the best titles on the Nintendo DS. It’s perfectly suited for the system, the controls are impeccable, and it’s loaded with enough content to justify a purchase for anyone who owns the handheld.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
Don’t let the cutie-pie exterior fool you — Ninjatown is a gamer’s game through and through.
Read Full Review >n-Revolution Magazine UK
This is a great real-time strategy game. Only stay away if you hate the genre.
Read Full Review >WonderwallWeb
Ninjatown must be one of the most addictive games on the Nintendo DS. If you love addictive games that you cannot put down then you will love this.
Read Full Review >IGN
Borrowing an existing game design can work if you inject it with your own personality, and that's exactly what Ninjatown has done.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
There's a ton of levels, lots of cool ninjas, and a strong multiplayer mode. This game is highly addictive.
Read Full Review >1UP
If you can get past the saccharine coating of the Ninjatown world, you'll find a surprisingly good tower defense-style filling hidden inside the hard candy shell.
Read Full Review >My Gamer
For the most part, the simple 2D art design works extremely well in generating the game’s overall appeal; it just could have used slightly more definition in terms of upgrading structures and deploying more powerful units.
Read Full Review >Games Master UK
It'll win you over with its simplistic charm. [Jan 2009, p.84]
G4 TV
Ninjatown is not a particularly difficult game (unless you're going for a perfect score), but it's a fresh and engaging experience.
Read Full Review >NGamer UK
Accessible, socially acceptable strategy action. [Jan 2009, p.72]
Total Video Games
Somehow producing a breath of fresh air out of a fairly worn out strategy sub-genre, Ninjatown's adorable Ninjas and pesky Devils provide enough appeal to keep gamers thoroughly entertained.
Read Full Review >GamePro
After the completion of each level, the game further reveals its plot through storyboard-style cinemas that are usually very entertaining and funny. In fact, this is probably the game's strongest suit: it's brimming with personality.
Read Full Review >Destructoid
A great game, providing solid, fun gameplay that left me feeling challenged enough (and addicted enough) to keep playing. With each battle lasting about ten minutes, this is a perfect title to play in short bursts and makes for an ideal portable title.
Read Full Review >Thunderbolt
The overall approach is fairly simple, but the level design is well thought out and offers a substantial challenge for gamers of all ages. It’s also a meaty package, presenting players with a sizeable single-player experience and both single and multi-card, multiplayer gameplay. Ninjatown weighs in as: highly recommended.
Read Full Review >Games Radar (in-house)
But for 10-12 hours, Ninjatown is a very charming and habit-forming, if modest, RTS that puts a throwing star right in our hearts.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
Fortunately for gamers new to the RTS genre, Ninjatown keeps track of how many times you've failed, and asks of you want to play on an easier setting after several unsuccessful missions. [Dec 2008, p.100]
Modojo
Its loveable characters, appealing music and addictive tower defense shenanigans make it an ideal pickup, especially for younger gamers that love pajama wearing warriors.
Read Full Review >GameDaily
Ninjatown takes the fast-thinking, reactionary gameplay of tower defense and combines it with simple real-time strategy elements, creating one of the more compelling and unique games in recent memory.
Read Full Review >Da Gameboyz
Although Ninjatown’s gameplay is not necessarily my style, it is at its heart a worthy and very sound tower defence game.
Read Full Review >ZTGameDomain
Taking Tower Defense to a playful and portable level, Ninjatown is more fun than a plateful of ninja cookies. The succinct levels make for great bite-sized portable portions of gameplay, and the ninja antics will have you gobbling it up.
Read Full Review >VideoGamer
If we're being picky, we could say that Ninjatown might be a bit too cute for some, and not quite as in depth as other tower defence games on the DS (the recent Lock's Quest springs to mind), but on the whole it's a fun, accessible strategy title with a lovely art style that's sure to please fans of the genre.
Read Full Review >Giant Bomb
Don't judge Ninjatown by its cover. It's funny and clever in a way that grown-ups can appreciate, and the increasingly complex strategy is engrossing and challenging enough to keep you coming back right up to the very end.
Read Full Review >Cynamite
The crazy humor, the fresh game play, the strategic diversity and the wacky graphics make Ninja Town an insider tip.
Read Full Review >SpazioGames
Ninja Town offers a deep gameplay with a balanced and immediate control, making it a great choice for every RTS fan. It requires some time to get used to the particular graphic style, but you will be rewarded with a great gameplay experience.
Read Full Review >Official Nintendo Magazine UK
A good attempt at a tower defence game but it just lacks that little extra magic.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
At PixelJunk Monsters' price-point, Ninjatown would be an essential purchase, but as a full-price DS release it stops slightly short. That said, it's still a likeable, accessible and deceptively complex little strategy game, worth 20-odd quid of any pocket strategist's money, and it keeps on giving, feeding you something new and fun to play with right up until the fist-eatingly difficult last few levels.
Read Full Review >games(TM)
The ten-minute skirmishes balance depth with accessibility in a manner perfectly adapted to the handheld, and it’s all wrapped up in a completely charming persona. [Jan 2009, p.105]
DarkZero
It’s not going make your mind EXPLODE, but it’s a really nice little game with plenty of charm and a clarity of design that you rarely see these days - especially on the DS, stuffed full of shovelware as it is.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
Ninjatown is an innovative take on the real-time strategy genre and a game that can be enjoyed by all. The simple nature of the design hides a wholly addictive premise; don't let the cutesy colours fool you into thinking that this is just for kids - there's a very engaging game beneath the distinctive and charming visuals.
Read Full Review >Edge Magazine
Though its essential concept is well worn, Ninjatown is sturdily designed and offers a commendably flexible set of strategies for survival against the hordes. [Christmas 2008, p.97]
NTSC-uk
The presentation and love put into the character designs and attention to detail carries the simplistic and overly easy gameplay further than it should. If you want a gentle introduction to the genre, this is absolutely perfect.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Boy M gave it a9:
The gameplay is simple, quick to learn, and right on for the DS, and the cuteness factor only adds to the enjoyment of this relatively straightforward tower defense game. The music, the graphics, and the style are all fun during the experience, and memorable as well. The only negative: It should have been straightforward to add more maps to the game, whether as part of the story or as extra maps a la advance wars.
Bogdan S gave it a7:
Very cute little game. Gameplay wise it's essentially a tower defense game, but the art style and funny characters are where's the "meat" of this game. Good light strategy on the go.
