Ninja Bodyguard

"It's an enemy raid! Take on their challenge with both of your hands. (No practice!)"

- Ninja Description Ninja Bodyguard (忍者 ninja) is the twenty-second Rhythm Game in Rhythm Tengoku. This game is about a black ninja, who protects his lord from the enemies' onslaught. Getting a perfect on this game earns a gift "Light Drum" that can be found in the studio.

Gameplay
In this rhythm game, the player controls the Ninja who wears all black. He uses the A button, and then the D-Pad, to swing his sword back in forth in time to destroy the arrows shot as his master.

Controls

 * A: Swing Sword Right. Can only be done if the sword is to the left
 * D-Pad: Swing Sword Left. Can only be done if the sword is to the right.

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The arrow is split in half.
 * Barely: The arrow will bounce out of the way, making a shine noise. A barely counts as a miss.
 * Miss: The arrow goes past the ninja and pins to the wall, shocking the master.

Rating Notes

 * Try again:  ' "No! The feudal lord has fainted!"' 
 * OK: "Forgive me, my lord!"
 * Superb: "He told me "great job!""

Remix Appearances

 * Remix 5
 * Remix 6

Trivia

 * This is the only rhythm game to, instead of starting with a practice, starts with a cutscene.

Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Ninja Bodyguard (忍者 ninja) a remake of Ninja Bodyguard from Rhythm Tengoku that appears in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. In this game, the player controls a Ninja, who is protecting his master from an onslaught of enemies trying to assassinate him.

Gameplay
In this rhythm game, the player controls the Ninja who wears all black. He uses the A button, and then the D-Pad, to swing his sword back in forth in time to destroy the arrows shot as his master.

Controls

 * A: Swing Sword Right. Can only be done if the sword is to the left
 * D-Pad: Swing Sword Left. Can only be done if the sword is to the right.

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The arrow is split in half.
 * Barely: The arrow will bounce out of the way, making a shine noise. A barely counts as a miss.
 * Miss: The arrow goes past the ninja and pins to the wall, shocking the master.

Rating Notes

 * Try again: "Nooooo!"
 * OK: "I will ensure you a good safety, my lord."
 * Superb:  "Not a scratch!"

Trivia

 * This is one of the few games to feature a tutorial that didn't have one in Rhythm Tengoku.
 * According to debug notes found in the files of Rhythm Heaven Megamix, this game would have its story mode variant added in that game but got cut for unknown reasons.