A challenging dungeon crawler with quite a bit of charm that's not for the lighthearted & perfect for fans of the ge
The gameplay controls are very simple "A" for an attack, "B" to dash, or "X" to use shuriken, kunai, caltrops, & bombs, and "Y" to hold & change direction. It seems simple but can be quite challenging for when you make an action your opponents do as well adding some tactical challenge as well. Then to add some more pressure to the player you can only save in the tavern in town or at the stairs in each level of the dungeon. If you try turning off the game after you made a mistake it will count as a 'death' and the normal death penalties are applied. Dungeons are randomly generated each time you enter so you never know what to expect next.
Beyond simple combat there is a pretty good item customization system. By combining different equipments with talismans you can add different effects, burn in stats and add in more talismans. With effort you can easily make an uber weapon but with loss of inventory upon death loosing your precious customized Giant Claw can lead to quite a bit of mourning. Thankfully there are ways to save your items even with death thanks to the "Kikan" talisman. Be sure to equip one to any item you customize to save yourself some grief.
The story itself though nothing epic adds quite a bit of charm to the game. Not heavy reading everything seems light hearted and fun enough that it will drive you to keep playing. Thanks to a period of peace little Izuna and her band of fellow ninja find themselves unemployed. Grandboss your leader decides to settle down in a quant mountain town but one thing leads to another and Izuna ends up angering the village's local Gods and cursing the town and her friends. Now you must journey into the surrounding dungeons searching for each of the Gods and convince them to cure everyone... by force if you have to.
Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja is a charming dungeon crawler for the DS perfect for those who wants a game a bit more challenging than Pokemon Mystery Dungeon. Not for the light hearted or those that do not like dungeon crawlers.