Ninja Five-0 -- Final Opinion.

I have completed Ninja Five-0. The game is easily one of the toughest I've ever played. The game is also one of the more satisfying to see through to completion. The story isn't going to be the reward. It's about a ninja cop. The graphics are rock solid and are presented in a bright and colorful way. The animation is top notch, but that's still not where the reward is. The controls are tight and responsive beyond the initial learning curve for operating the grappling hook effectively. The gameplay is tight and requires precision execution. The reward is in the challenge. The game has great level design. The further you progress, the more the levels become like pure gauntlets for you to navigate through. They're filled with enemies and environmental hazards alike. This is a game where the level design, enemy placement, and controls all come together to provide a high level of honest challenge. The game never gets cheap, it only demands the highest level of skill from the player. The game autosaves, and you only get one life, so you have to complete a level in one go.  You'll need to learn the level layouts and enemy placements and know what's coming and how you're going to have to deal with it to succeed. Hudson Soft managed to create a great old school ninja action game that comes off as an homage to the classic Shinobi. If you're a fan of ninja games or Shinobi in particular you owe it to yourself to track down Ninja Five-0. Too bad they're not likely to ever make a sequel. And if they did, odds are Konami wouldn't publish it here. I'm giving Ninja Five-0 a 9.0. Probably the best action game on the Game Boy Advance.