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. The player controls a black ninja, who is protecting his lord from an onslaught of enemies trying to assassinate him. 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.

Hit or Miss

 * 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: "Forgive me, my lord!"
 * Superb: "Not a scratch!"

Remix Appearances

 * Remix 5
 * Remix 6

Trivia
Ninja (忍者 ninja) is identical to Ninja from Rhythm Tengoku. In this game, the player controls a Ninja, who is protecting his master from an onslaught of enemies trying to assassinate him.
 * This is the only rhythm game to, instead of starting with a practice, starts with a cutscene.

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.

Hit or Miss

 * 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: "I will ensure you a good safety, my lord."
 * Superb: "Good job there, my loyal ninja!"

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: The Best +, this game would have its story mode variant added in that game but got cut for unknown reasons.