|explainEN=We're under attack!<br>Block using the<br>+Control Pad and the<br>A button! Fuji-yama!!}}
| Number = Twenty-Two
{{GameExplainArcade
| BPM = 134
|title=忍者
| Previous = Hopping Road
|explain=敵襲だ！<br>左ボタンと右ボタンで応戦だ！<br>フジヤマ！！
| Previous1 = Hopping Road
|titleEN=Ninja
| Next = Toss Boys
|explainEN=We're under attack!<br>Block using the Left and Right buttons!<br>Fuji-yama!!}}
| Next1 = Toss Boys
{{GameExplain3DS
}}'''Ninja''' (忍者 ninja) is the twenty second Rhythm Game in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''. The player controls a[[Ninja (character)| Ninja]], who is protecting his [[Ninja's master|master]] from an onslaught of enemies trying to assassinate him.
|title=Ninja Bodyguard
|explain=An enemy is attacking your lord!<br>Block the arrows with your sword--<br>and maybe next time bring a shield!}}
{{Nihongo|Ninja Bodyguard|<ruby>忍者<rt>にんじゃ</rt></ruby>|Ninja}} is the 2nd [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 5 (26th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and the 1st of [[Star Land]] (63rd overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The arrange version, [[Ninja no Shison]], appears in Technician in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
==Gameplay==
==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.
[[File:Screenshot GBA Ninja.png|thumb]]
==Controls==
[[File:Screenshot Arcade Ninja.png|thumb]]
*A: Swing Sword Right. Can only be done if the sword is to the left
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Ninja Bodyguard.png|thumb]]
*D-Pad: Swing Sword Left. Can only be done if the sword is to the right.
This game has the player control a [[Ninja]] who protects his [[Lord]] from an enemy onslaught shooting arrows. The player must swing the sword back and forth following the enemy's pattern to slice the arrows.
==Hit or Miss==
In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', rather than a [[Practice]], the game has an opening cutscene. It begins with an enemy [[Ninja]] shooting an arrow, cuts to a shot of the arrow flying through the air from the enemy's castle to the [[Lord]]'s castle through the night sky, then cuts to the [[Lord]] taking a walk, interrupted as the arrow sticks itself in the wall in front of him. As he turns around in confusion, the [[Ninja]] drops in to protect him from further arrows. This cutscene can be skipped the same way as a [[Practice]]. ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' compensates for the lack of a [[Practice]] with a "How to Play" demonstration prior to the opening cutscene.
*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==
In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the game is given a proper [[Practice]] session, in which the arrows are shot by allied [[Ninja]]s at a wooden dummy with a [[wikipedia:Henohenomoheji|henohenomoheji]] drawn on it, representing the [[Lord]]. Once [[Practice]] is complete, the [[Ninja]] jumps into the air, followed by a fade transition into the opening cutscene. Skipping the [[Practice]] also skips the cutscene.
*[[Try again]]: ''"No! The feudal lord has fainted!"''
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Please protect me properly...)''<br>''(You lack quick sword skills.)''<br>''(The "four arrows in a row" overwhelmed you.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=You're skilled with the quick sword!)''<br>''(The "four arrows in a row" were blocked well!}}
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|caption=My Lord Solemnly Intones
|cp_DEF_Ng=I hired you to protect me.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Impressive swordplay.}}
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
|Console=GBA
|NG=ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！
|OK=トノ！ ごめんなさ〜い。
|HI=アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！
|NG alt=Geh! My lord has fainted!!
|OK alt=My lord! Sooorry~.
|HI alt=He said I'm admirable!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=Arcade
|NG=ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！
|OK=トノ！ ごめんなさ〜い。
|HI=アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！
|NG alt=Geh! My lord has fainted!!
|OK alt=My lord! Sooorry~.
|HI alt=He said I'm admirable!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|NG=Nooooo!
|OK=I...I am glad you are safe, my lord.
|HI=Not a scratch!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Scroll
|title=Rolled-Up Secrets
|explain=My lord carries this scroll with him<br>at all times. I have never asked him<br>what it contains, but the rumor is<br>that its secrets made him the wealthy<br>and powerful man he is today. But it<br>might just be a love letter or something.}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears when the enemy ninjas shoot four arrows in a row.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
{{Nihongo|Ninja 2P|忍者 2P|Ninja 2P}} is the 3rd [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 3 (11th overall) in the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''.
|Debut = Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
|Number = 63}}'''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.
==Gameplay==
The arrange version, [[Ninja no Shison 2P]], appears in Stage 5 of the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''
[[File:Ninja_gameplay_3DS.PNG|200px]]
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==
It plays the same as the 1P version, except the two players take turns on each section. This effectively doubles the length of the game.<gallery>Screenshot Arcade Ninja 2P.png</gallery>
*Hit: The arrow is split in half.
==Video==
*Barely: The arrow will bounce out of the way, making a shine noise. '''A barely counts as a miss.'''
{{#ev:youtube|NFjfOqAXbgY||inline}}
*Miss: The arrow goes past the ninja and pins to the wall, shocking the master.
{{#ev:youtube|oKnCzr4Xm_s||inline}}
== 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!"''
==Rating Screens==
<gallery navigation="true">
Ninja 3DS Try Again.PNG|"No! The feudal lord has fainted!"|link=Try Again
Ninja 3DS OK.PNG|"I will ensure you a good safety, my lord."|link=OK
Ninja 3DS Superb.PNG|"Good job there, my loyal ninja!"|link=Superb
</gallery>
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is one of the few games to feature a tutorial that didn't have one in Rhythm Tengoku.
*This is the only [[Rhythm Game]] in the entire series to have a cutscene.
*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.
**During the opening cutscene, a unique scene showing the arrow flying between the two castles is shown. The castles look identical aside from the horn-like protrusions on the roof which vary in color, the enemy's being red and the [[Lord]]'s being yellow. For some reason, they are both red in [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|the arcade version]].
**During this scene, one can also see what might be [[wikipedia:Mount Fuji|Mount Fuji]] in the background.
*This game and [[Ninja no Shison]] are the only games to have their controls changed in [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|the arcade version]].
*A lot of the visual design of this game was reused in [[Dog Ninja]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', such as similar looking towers to the ones in the cutscene, and a similar prologue: A big yellow moon with grass in foreground, in a dark blue sky.
This game has the player control a Ninja who protects his Lord from an enemy onslaught shooting arrows. The player must swing the sword back and forth following the enemy's pattern to slice the arrows.
In Rhythm Tengoku, rather than a Practice, the game has an opening cutscene. It begins with an enemy Ninja shooting an arrow, cuts to a shot of the arrow flying through the air from the enemy's castle to the Lord's castle through the night sky, then cuts to the Lord taking a walk, interrupted as the arrow sticks itself in the wall in front of him. As he turns around in confusion, the Ninja drops in to protect him from further arrows. This cutscene can be skipped the same way as a Practice. Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade) compensates for the lack of a Practice with a "How to Play" demonstration prior to the opening cutscene.
In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the game is given a proper Practice session, in which the arrows are shot by allied Ninjas at a wooden dummy with a henohenomoheji drawn on it, representing the Lord. Once Practice is complete, the Ninja jumps into the air, followed by a fade transition into the opening cutscene. Skipping the Practice also skips the cutscene.
My lord carries this scroll with him at all times. I have never asked him what it contains, but the rumor is that its secrets made him the wealthy and powerful man he is today. But it might just be a love letter or something.
This is the only Rhythm Game in the entire series to have a cutscene.
During the opening cutscene, a unique scene showing the arrow flying between the two castles is shown. The castles look identical aside from the horn-like protrusions on the roof which vary in color, the enemy's being red and the Lord's being yellow. For some reason, they are both red in the arcade version.
During this scene, one can also see what might be Mount Fuji in the background.
A lot of the visual design of this game was reused in Dog Ninja in Rhythm Heaven, such as similar looking towers to the ones in the cutscene, and a similar prologue: A big yellow moon with grass in foreground, in a dark blue sky.
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