The Last Ninja: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

The Last Ninja (1987) is a adventure, arcade video game developed by System 3 Software, available on Acorn Archimedes, bbcmicro, C64, Wii, Atari-ST, Acorn Electron, DOS, Amiga. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 63/100 on IGDB.

What is The Last Ninja about?

Brotherhood. Survival. Revenge.

The evil Shogun Kunitoki and his henchmen have slaughtered the entire Brotherhood of White Ninja. You alone survive.

The Shogun has taken possession of the Ninja Palace of Lin Fen and the sacred scrolls containing the ancient secrets of the Ninja.

Only you- the Last Ninja- can avenge the Brotherhood and recapture the secrets of the Ninja.

You must use all your fighting skills. Samurai warriors, masters of the martial arts, and the Shogun's guards lurk at every turn, ready to test their hand-to-hand combat skills against yours.

You must be as wise as you are strong. Find your way through a magnificent landscape that unfolds in screen after screen of unparalleled graphics- from the lavish interior of the Ninja Palace to the depths of its foulest dungeons. Scale forbidding mountains; cross lakes and rivers. Master new and dangerous tasks, like Ninja magi

Key details

The Last Ninja was released in 1987 and supports single player. Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, bbcmicro, C64, Wii, Atari-ST, Acorn Electron, DOS, Amiga. Developer: System 3 Software.

Should you play The Last Ninja?

Reviews are mixed, but The Last Ninja retains a dedicated player base among adventure, arcade fans.