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Shadow of the Ninja (NES)

Shadow of the Ninja (NES)
DeveloperNatsume
PublisherNatsume, Taito Corporation
GenrePlatforming
ReleasedAugust 10, 1990
Title Screenhot
In-game Screenshot

Achievements

There are 44 achievements worth 490 (6247) points.
Authors: Shmelyoff (18), jackolantern (15), FernandoFFS (11)

Sort: Normal ^ - Won By - Points - Title 
Desperate Attack! (1) (1)
Use the secret atack! (any ninja)
504 (324) of 1494
(33.73%) players
(Hayate) Get shurikens! (2) (2)
Get shurikens with Hayate!
1250 (698) of 1494
(83.67%) players
(Kaede) Get shurikens! (2) (2)
Get shurikens with Kaede!
617 (390) of 1494
(41.30%) players
Max Power! (5) (12)
Full powered weapon!
230 (162) of 1494
(15.39%) players
Beat Palooka! (5) (5)
Beat Stage 1-1
1382 (765) of 1494
(92.50%) players
Beat Stage 1-2 (5) (5)
Beat Stage 1-2
1005 (627) of 1494
(67.27%) players
Beat Stage 1-3 (5) (5)
Beat Stage 1-3
812 (537) of 1494
(54.35%) players
Defeat the Missleman! (5) (5)
Beat Stage 1-4
805 (536) of 1494
(53.88%) players
Beat Stage 2-1 (5) (7)
Beat Stage 2-1
508 (338) of 1494
(34.00%) players
Beat Stage 2-2 (5) (7)
Beat Stage 2-2
490 (332) of 1494
(32.80%) players
Defeat the Killer-Tank! (5) (8)
Beat Stage 2-3
445 (303) of 1494
(29.79%) players
Beat Stage 3-1 (5) (8)
Beat Stage 3-1 (considered the half-way point of the stage)
424 (290) of 1494
(28.38%) players
Beat Stage 3-2 (5) (8)
Beat Stage 3-2 (considered reaching the boss)
394 (269) of 1494
(26.37%) players
Beat Golden Samurai! (5) (9)
Beat Stage 3-3!
364 (247) of 1494
(24.36%) players
Beat Stage 4-1 (5) (10)
Beat Stage 4-1
337 (229) of 1494
(22.56%) players
Beat Stage 4-2 (10) (21)
Beat Stage 4-2
314 (208) of 1494
(21.02%) players
Beat Captain Hawk! (10) (23)
Beat Stage 4-3!
286 (187) of 1494
(19.14%) players
Beat Stage 5-1 (10) (26)
Beat Stage 5-1
255 (159) of 1494
(17.07%) players
(Hayate) Defeat Emperor Garuda! (10) (29)
Beat The Game with Hayate!
212 (139) of 1494
(14.19%) players
(Kaede) Defeat Emperor Garuda! (10) (34)
Beat The Game with Kaede!
161 (113) of 1494
(10.78%) players
Mastered the Missleman! (10) (15)
Beat Stage 1 without dying! (any ninja)
489 (322) of 1494
(32.73%) players
Mastered the Killer-Tank! (10) (21)
Beat Stage 2 without dying! (any ninja)
299 (203) of 1494
(20.01%) players
Mastered Golden Samurai! (25) (62)
Beat Stage 3 without dying! (any ninja)
248 (169) of 1494
(16.60%) players
Mastered Captain Hawk! (25) (77)
Beat Stage 4 without dying! (any ninja)
202 (129) of 1494
(13.52%) players
Subtle in Artillery (10) (129)
Defeat Missleman without taking damage[No Subweapons, Any Character, 1P Only]
40 (27) of 1494
(2.68%) players
One-Man Army (10) (166)
Defeat Killer-Tank without taking damage[No Subweapons, Any Character, 1P Only]
31 (21) of 1494
(2.07%) players
A Contest of Knights (10) (152)
Defeat Golden Samurai without taking damage[No Subweapons, Any Character, 1P Only]
30 (22) of 1494
(2.01%) players
Who Needs the High Ground? (25) (632)
Defeat Captain Hawk without taking damage[No Subweapons, Any Character, 1P Only]
22 (13) of 1494
(1.47%) players
Master of Kage! (25) (123)
Defeat Garuda with full weapon power! (and without damage)
102 (74) of 1494
(6.83%) players
Slash Through the Monkey Business (1) (10)
Find secret katana in stage 1-1
42 (34) of 1494
(2.81%) players
A Scribe of the Wheel (5) (58)
Find secret scroll in stage 1-3
37 (29) of 1494
(2.48%) players
Centrifugal Force (2) (20)
Find secret bombs in stage 1-3
44 (34) of 1494
(2.95%) players
Explosive Climb (2) (30)
Find secret bombs in stage 3-1
29 (22) of 1494
(1.94%) players
Vitality Container (1) (10)
Find secret potion in stage 3-2
51 (34) of 1494
(3.41%) players
The Sound of Destruction (2) (35)
Find secret bombs in stage 4-1
24 (19) of 1494
(1.61%) players
An Extra Bill of Health (2) (36)
Find secret potion in stage 4-2
21 (18) of 1494
(1.41%) players
Set Sail Ahead! (10) (220)
Claer Stage 1_1 damagless without ever pressing left.[No Subweapons, Any Character, 1P Only]
27 (15) of 1494
(1.81%) players
Rocketsweeper (10) (206)
Defeat Missleman in 17 seconds or less.[No Subweapons, Any Character, 1P Only]
24 (16) of 1494
(1.61%) players
Through the Muck and Mire (5) (136)
Clear Stage 2_2 damageless in 23 seconds or less without ever pressing left.[Any Character, 1P Only]
21 (12) of 1494
(1.41%) players
Agent of the Stratosphere (25) (745)
Clear Stage 4_2 in 85 seconds or less.[Any Character, 1P Only]
14 (11) of 1494
(0.94%) players
Battlehardened and Made to Win (10) (273)
From the start of Stage 5_2 Reach Garuda damageless.[Any Character, 1P Only]
21 (12) of 1494
(1.41%) players
End of a Tyrant! (50) (197)
Beat the Game without dying! (any Ninja)
158 (96) of 1494
(10.58%) players
Kama Reaper (50) (1177)
Clear game using only kusarigama 1CC sub weapons allowed[Any Character,1P Only]
21 (14) of 1494
(1.41%) players
Bladejitsu (50) (1490)
Clear game using only katana 1CC sub weapons not allowed[Any Character,1P Only]
17 (11) of 1494
(1.14%) players
💬Official Forum Topic
Recent Players:
UserWhenActivity
ItemKit2023-01-26 22:47:20Playing Shadow of the Ninja
Sakihina2023-01-26 15:00:09Hayate is at 🗺️The Rooftops of the City 3_2 holding Kusarigama 🔁5
Afei2023-01-26 08:41:59Hayate is at 🗺️The Underground Sewers 2_1 holding Katana 🔁5
Roy092marek2023-01-25 17:15:01Hayate is at 🗺️The Final Fortress 5_2 holding Kusarigama 🔁0
Mereum2023-01-23 17:17:04Menu
Idiopathos2023-01-22 04:29:56Hayate is at 🗺️The Sea Port 1_1 holding Kusarigama 🔁5
GameZoneTVSergey2023-01-19 15:45:46Playing Shadow of the Ninja
Squallishumye2022-12-27 09:59:22Hayate is at 🗺️The Underground Sewers 2_1 holding Katana 🔁4
4487264432022-12-06 11:29:05Hayate is at 🗺️The Final Fortress 5_2 holding Kusarigama 🔁5
Kawaikikinou2022-11-25 15:35:06Hayate is at 🗺️The Sea Port 1_1 holding Kusarigama 🔁5
Comments:
Rdannylor2 16 Jul 2014 19:07
Added icon and info
FernandoFFS 29 Oct 2014 17:24
Revised achievements, bagdes, and added some new achievements. :)
DonCosmo
DonCosmo 12 Aug 2015 16:45
Ive never played this pal version. Are there any differences in game besides res/framerate?
TheSmashingFox
TheSmashingFox 13 Aug 2015 15:41
It says it isnt any achivements :( (europe rom)
BlueDragonNinja 3 Aug 2016 22:03
@DonCosmo, The Sound (Europe Version) sux... sux... sux a lot. English Version >>>>>> Europe Version.
Pearate 2 Jun 2018 14:41
Bug, I achieve Desperate Attack! (5) just on start game.
DWAC79 4 Jul 2018 21:58
Several of these popped early with retroarch. Im keeping them because I did the tasks and i dont know that they will pop properly next time.
Kat2K
Kat2K 3 Feb 2019 19:43
I couldn't get any of the completion achievements to pop using the nointro rom but it worked fine with the rom from the goodnes set.
AriesFireTiger 28 Jun 2020 21:44
Rad game. I missed out on this one as a kid. Great tunes, some great visuals in places, and pretty good level design.Will try to master this one for sure.
ladynadiad 30 Mar 2022 04:25
Added some speedrun leaderboards for playing as each character.
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[Genre - Platforming]
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[Protagonist - Ninja]
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High Scores

Leaderboards

Clear game as fast as you can using Hayate. No cheats allowed. Continues OK.
Flame69 Flame6914:33.13
Clear game as fast as you can using Kaede. No cheats allowed. Continues OK.
Flame69 Flame6914:27.25
Clear game as fast as you can according to the rules of the Bladejitsu. No cheats allowed.
Flame69 Flame6915:32.61
Clear game as fast as you can according to the rules of the Kama Reaper. No cheats allowed.
Flame69 Flame6914:59.01
Clear Stage 4_2 as quickly as you can.[Any Character, 1P Only]
mx01 mx0101:15.46