Mini Ninjas (Xbox 360)

I didn't really know what to expect from Mini Ninjas and I must admit this was added to my Boomerang Games rental list purely because I thought it sounded cute. It's rare a game involving fighting can also be described as cute, but this is exactly what this offering from Eidos Interactive gives us. You play as Hiro the ninja, who starts off in his village (oh yes we've heard this one before...) and goes off to training. His training teacher tells him he's a natural with 'Kuji magic' and sends him out into the evil samurai filled world to ultimately kill the dreaded Evil Samurai Warlord, who we meet in various cut scenes. Along the way Hiro encounters some ...  Read the complete review

Mini Ninjas is a third person action game set, in a cartoonish far-eastern world where a small group of mini ninjas are fighting against a very large group of small samurai. Mini Ninjas is instantly accessible, with very simple controls, but with a variety of useful tools and options, such as potions, spells, bombs and weapons. As the game progresses, your ninja will gain levels and along with this become a better character - gaining more health, mana, or abilities. You'll also find more ninjas, who each have different abilities and are better suited for certain situations. Or at least, that's the theory. In reality, I used the main ninja, Hiro, for ...  Read the complete review