{{GameExplainGBA|title=忍者|explain=敵襲(てきしゅう)だ！<br>十字ボタンとAボタン<br>で応戦(おうせん)だ！<br>フジヤマ(ふじさん)！！|titleEN=Ninja|explainEN=We're under attack!<br>Block using the<br>+Control Pad and the<br>A button! Fuji-yama!!}}{{GameExplainArcade
{{GameExplainGBA
|title=忍者|explain=敵襲だ！<br>左ボタンと右ボタンで応戦だ！<br>フジヤマ！！|titleEN=Ninja|explainEN=We're under attack!<br>Block using the Left and Right buttons!<br>Fuji-yama!!}}{{GameExplain3DS|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'''|忍者|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]]''.
{{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]]''.
The arrange version, [[Ninja no Shison]], appears in Technician in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Ninja_gameplay.PNG|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot GBA Ninja.png|thumb]]
[[File:Ninja Bodyguard Arcade.png|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot Arcade Ninja.png|thumb]]
[[File:Ninja_gameplay_3DS.PNG|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Ninja Bodyguard.png|thumb]]
This game is about a [[Ninja]] who protects his [[Lord]] from the enemy onslaught. The player controls the ninja using Ⓐ and ✚ to swing the sword back and forth in time to destroy the arrows shot by the enemy.
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|At=Swing sword right (if on the left)|Dt=Swing sword left (if on the right)}}
{{Controls|At=Swing sword right (if on the left)|Dt=Swing sword left (if on the right)}}
===[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]===
===''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''===
{{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]]==
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing|Ace!=The arrow is split in half.|Early!/Late!=The arrow bounces out of the way, making a shing noise.|Miss...= The arrow goes past the ninja and pins to the wall, shocking the lord.}}
{{Timing
|just=The arrow is split in half.
|miss=The arrow bounces out of the way, making a shing noise.
|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。''(You 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 34:
Line 53:
|cp_DEF_Ng=I hired you to protect me.
|cp_DEF_Ng=I hired you to protect me.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Impressive swordplay.}}
|cp_DEF_Hi=Impressive swordplay.}}
==Epilogues==
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
{{Epilogue
|Console=GBA
|Console=GBA
|NG Image=Epilogue GBA Ninja Bodyguard NG.png
|OK Image=Epilogue GBA Ninja Bodyguard OK.png
|HI Image=Epilogue GBA Ninja Bodyguard HI.png
|NG=ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！
|NG=ゲッ！ トノが きぜつしてる！！
|OK=トノ！ ごめんなさ~い。
|OK=トノ！ ごめんなさ〜い。
|HI=アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！
|HI=アッパレって 言われちゃったゼ！！
|NG alt=Geh! My lord has fainted!!
|NG alt=Geh! My lord has fainted!!
|OK alt=My lord! Sooory~.
|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!}}
|HI alt=He said I'm admirable!}}
{{Epilogue
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|Console=3DS
|NG Image=Epilogue 3DS Ninja Bodyguard NG.png
|OK Image=Epilogue 3DS Ninja Bodyguard OK.png
|HI Image=Epilogue 3DS Ninja Bodyguard HI.png
|NG=Nooooo!
|NG=Nooooo!
|OK=I...I am glad you are safe, my lord.
|OK=I...I am glad you are safe, my lord.
|HI=Not a scratch!}}
|HI=Not a scratch!}}
==Rhythm Item==
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{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]]==
The Skill Star appears when the enemy ninjas shoot four arrows in a row.
The Skill Star appears when the enemy ninjas shoot four arrows in a row.
==Challenge Land==
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Challenge Land#All or Nothing!|All or Nothing!]]
Screenshot 3DS Ninja Bodyguard Final Remix.png|[[Final Remix]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Ninja 2P==
==Ninja 2P==
{{GameExplainArcade|title=忍者 2P|explain=敵襲だ！<br>左ボタンと右ボタンで応戦だ！<br>フジヤマ！！|titleEN=Ninja 2P|explainEN=We're under attack!<br>Block with the Left and Right buttons!<br>Fuji-yama!!}}
{{GameExplainArcade
|title=忍者 2P
|explain=敵襲だ！<br>左ボタンと右ボタンで応戦だ！<br>フジヤマ！！
|titleEN=Ninja 2P
|explainEN=We're under attack!<br>Block with the Left and Right buttons!<br>Fuji-yama!!}}
{{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)]]''.
{{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)]]''.
The arrange version, [[Ninja no Shison 2P]], appears in Stage 5 of the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''
The arrange version, [[Ninja no Shison 2P]], appears in Stage 5 of the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''
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.
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>
<gallery>Ninja Arcade2-P.PNG</gallery>
==Video==
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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]]'', which leads into 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]].
*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.
*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.
*According to the debug menu in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', a short version of this game was intended to appear.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Rhythm_Heaven_Megamix#Debug_Menu The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>
==Development History==
*This is one of five games to get new English voice lines in Megamix. The other three are [[Air Rally 2]], [[Pajama Party]], [[Marching Orders]] and [[Space Dance]].
{{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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