The first tree jumping game ?

User Rating: 7 | Kage no Densetsu NES
First of all I have to give Legend of Kage credit. The whole flying ninja jumping from tree to tree sporting nunchaku and throwing ninja stars is pretty great.

You play as Kage and apparently Kage is a marked man, in each level tons of respawning ninja attack you over and over with ninja stars and swords. Your defense is your nunchaku which is a close range combat weapon and the ninja stars in which you have an unlimited amount which function as your ranged combat.

While the levels seem to loop and the music does as well one thing that can not be denied is that the game is fun, there is a tad bit of humour in jumping higher than trees and being in the middle of huge ninja battles.

Gameplay: innovative as far as the acrobatics are concerned. There are weapon power-ups that give a little more depth to the combat. Though looping levels are a bit bothersome.

Value: Overall it is a pretty good Nes game, and if you can find it, im sure it would fit well in a collection of Martial Arts games.