{{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]]''.
{{Minigame infobox
|Name = Ninja Bodyguard
The arrange version, [[Ninja no Shison]], appears in Technician in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
|image = <tabber>Tengoku=[[File:Ninja.png|240px]]|-|Megamix=[[File:Ninja title 3DS.PNG|240px]]</tabber>|-|<nowiki>240px]]</nowiki></tabber>
{{Nihongo|'''Ninja Bodyguard'''|忍者|Ninja}} is the 22nd Rhythm Game in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and the 63rd game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. This game is about a [[Ninja]] who protects his [[Lord]] from the enemy onslaught. The arrange variant is unlocked later on in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' called [[Ninja no Shison]].
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Ninja_gameplay.PNG|thumb|240px]]
[[File:Screenshot GBA Ninja.png|thumb]]
[[File:Ninja Bodyguard Arcade.png|thumb|240px]]
[[File:Screenshot Arcade Ninja.png|thumb]]
[[File:Ninja_gameplay_3DS.PNG|thumb|240px]]
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Ninja Bodyguard.png|thumb]]
In this rhythm game, the player controls a black [[Ninja]]. He uses the A button, and then the D-Pad, to swing his sword back and forth in time to destroy the arrows shot by the white Ninjas, who plan on shooting his lord.
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 [[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.
{{Controls|D=Swing Sword left or right (depends on its current place)}}
{{Controls|D=Pressing the corresponding direction swings the sword left or right depending on its current place}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
===Simple Tap Mode===
{{Timing
{{Controls|T=Swing sword left or right (depends on its current place)}}
|just=The arrow is split in half.
==Timing Display==
|miss=The arrow bounces out of the way, making a shing noise.
{{Timing|Ace!=The arrow is split in half.|Early!/Late!=The arrow will bounce out of the way, making a shing noise.|Miss...= The arrow goes past the ninja and pins to the wall, shocking the master.}}
|through=The arrow goes past the [[Ninja]] and pins to the wall, shocking the [[Lord]].}}
==Results==
==Results==
{{Results
{{Results
|Console=GBA
|Console=GBA
|caption=トノから ひとこと''(A Word from the Lord)''
|caption=トノから ひとこと
|cp_DEF_Ng=ちゃんと 守ってよネ…''(Please protect me properly...)''<br>すばやい 剣さばきが みじゅくである。''(Your lack quick sword skills.)''<br>「四連矢」 に コテンパンである。''(The "four arrows in a row" overwhelmed you.)''
|cp_DEF_Hi=すばやい 剣さばきであった！''(You're skilled with the quick sword!)''<br>「四連矢返し」 が おみごと！''(The "four arrows in a row" were blocked well!)''}}
|cp_DEF_Hi=すばやい 剣さばきであった！<br>「四連矢返し」 が おみごと！
|caption Alt=A Word from the Lord
|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
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|Console=3DS
Line 55:
Line 54:
|cp_DEF_Hi=Impressive swordplay.}}
|cp_DEF_Hi=Impressive swordplay.}}
==Epilogue==
==Epilogue==
===''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''===
{{Epilogue
<gallery>
|Console=GBA
Ninja_tryagain.png|"ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！" (Uh oh! The lord has fainted!!)
|NG=ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！
Ninja Try Again JP.PNG|"トノ！ ごめんなさ~い。" (My lord! Sooory~.)
|OK=トノ！ ごめんなさ〜い。
Ninja_superb.png|"アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！" (I received praise!!)
|HI=アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！
</gallery>
|NG alt=Geh! My lord has fainted!!
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
|OK alt=My lord! Sooorry~.
<gallery>
|HI alt=He said I'm admirable!}}
Ninja 3DS Try Again.PNG|"Nooooo!"
{{Epilogue
Ninja 3DS OK.PNG|"I...I am glad you are safe, my lord."
|Console=Arcade
Ninja 3DS Superb.PNG|"Not a scratch!"
|NG=ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！
</gallery>
|OK=トノ！ ごめんなさ〜い。
==Rhythm Item==
|HI=アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！
{{Item
|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
|name=Scroll
|item=Scroll.png
|title=Rolled-Up Secrets
|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.}}
|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==
==[[Skill Star]]==
When the enemies shoot four arrows at once, slice the arrows perfectly to collect the 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 Tengoku (Arcade)
|Number = 11
The arrange version, [[Ninja no Shison 2P]], appears in Stage 5 of the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''
|Reward = None
|jname = 忍者 2P
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>
|rname = Ninja 2P}}
==Video==
Ninja Bodyguard also appears in the 2P mode of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' where it is referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Ninja 2P'''|忍者 2P|Ninja 2P}}. 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.
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<gallery>Ninja Arcade2-P.PNG</gallery>
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is the only [[Rhythm Game]] in the entire series to start with a skippable cutscene instead of a [[practice]].
*This is the only [[Rhythm Game]] in the entire series to have a cutscene.
**The game did, however, get a practice in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' in addition to the 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 [[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]].
*This game and [[Ninja no Shison]] are the only games to have their controls changed in [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|the arcade version]].
*The towers during the cutscene look similar to the ones seen in [[Dog Ninja]].
*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.
**Additionally, the Ninja Bodyguard prologue shares the same scenario as the one for Dog Ninja: A big yellow moon with grass in foreground, in a dark blue sky.
==Development History==
*According to the debug menu in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', a short version of this game was intended to appear.[https://tcrf.net/Rhythm_Heaven_Megamix#Debug_Menu]
{{Main|Ninja Bodyguard/Development}}
*In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus]]'' and ''Rhythm World: The Best Plus'', the description changes depending on the which control setting is being used. Normally, the word "タッチ" (Touch) is written in {{Color|green|green}}, but here it is not. In all other versions, the description is rewritten without the controls.
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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