Ninja Spirit

Ninja Spirit
Arcade flyer
DevelopersIrem
Bits Studios (Game Boy)
PublishersIrem
NEC (TurboGrafx-16)
Activision (Amstrad CPC)
ComposerMasahiko Ishida
PlatformsArcade, TurboGrafx-16, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, ZX Spectrum
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: August 4, 1988
  • NA: October 1988
    TurboGrafx-16
    • JP: July 6, 1990
GenresHack and slash, platform
ModeSingle-player

Ninja Spirit is a 1988 hack and slash platform video game developed and published by Irem for arcades. Although praised by gamers for detailed graphics, serious themes, solid controls and gameplay, the game also was criticized for its harsh difficulty.