Ninja Bodyguard

"It's an enemy raid! Take on their challenge with both of your hands. (NP)"

- Ninja Bodygaurd Description (Rhythm Tengoku)

"An enemy is attacking your lord! Block the arrows with your sword and maybe next time bring a shield!"

- Ninja Bodyguard Description (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)

Ninja Bodyguard (忍者) is the 22nd Rhythm Game in Rhythm Tengoku and the 63rd game in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. This game is about a Black Ninja who protects his Feudal Lord from the White Ninjas' onslaught.

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 lord.

Button Mode

 * 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.

Arcade Version

 * D-Pad: Swing Sword Left and Right (depends on its current place).

Simple Tap Mode

 * Tap: Swing sword left or right (depends on its current place).

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.

Header

 * "The Feudal Lord's Opinion"

Try Again

 * "Please protect me properly..."
 * "Your slow slashes are quickly angering me."
 * "You couldn't handle four arrows in a row."

OK

 * "Yeah..."
 * "Eh. Good enough."
 * "For now, that'll do..."
 * "You barely made it."

Superb

 * "Your agility with a sword is unmatched!"
 * "The four-arrow strike was rebuffed!"

Header

 * "My Lord Solemnly Intones"

OK

 * "Eh. Passable."

Superb

 * "Impressive swordplay."

Skill Star
When you are at the four arrow shoot time slice the forth arrow perfectly to collect the star.

Appearances

 * Remix 5
 * Remix 6
 * Ninja Reincarnate
 * Final Remix

Trivia

 * This is the only rhythm game to, instead of starting with a practice, starts with a cutscene.
 * The game did however get a practice in Rhythm Heaven Megamix in addition to the cutscene.
 * The towers during the cutscene look similar to the one's seen in Dog Ninja.
 * According to the debug menu in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, this game was supposed to have a prequel.
 * In the Korean version, the title screen is different along with the rating screens, ninjas, the castles, the face on the practice wooden decoy and the lord.