Mini Ninjas (PS3)

The words 'cute' and 'fighting' don't usually sit easily together in the same sentence - but 'Mini Ninjas' on the Playstation 3 is undoubtedly a "cute fighting game". The story has been heard countless times before in martial arts films throughout the years, and the plot is actually rather similar to the Dreamworks animated movie 'Kung Fu Panda'. Basically, the player controls 'Hiro' - a rather small ninja who is on a quest to defeat the imaginatively titled 'Evil Samurai Warlord'. Along the way, you must rescue your five ninja friends; Futo, Suzame, Shun, Tora, and Kunoichi, who have been trapped by the game's main villain. As you locate each of ...  Read the complete review

Mini Ninjas is a game of a traditional ninja story. A great ninja master senses trouble and sends his best students out, but none of them return. So he sends his final student out - Hiro (who is the main character that you play). The whole point of the game is to defeat the evil ninja lord who has ben using dark magic to turn innocent animals into samurai warriors (when you defeat these warriors they turn back into little animals !) You begin as Hiro, the youngest of the mini ninjas whos strength is magic. Throughout the game you collect about 12 magic spells which only hiro can use. These range from fire balls to ice storms to strong winds etc. ...  Read the complete review