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In the world of iPhone games, it has come to be known that the true arch enemy of the
ninja is indeed fruit. After a couple successful years of slicing through their juicy nemesis
with wanton abandon, a massive counter-offensive has been launched and now one poor little
eight bit ninja is fleeing for his life trying not to be trampled by gigantic bouncing watermelons
and coconuts.
Trapped in your dojo, you move the ninja left and right using the arrows at the bottom of
the screen. Avoid getting crushed by the fruit, grab the coins, and have some fun with the
power-ups. As time goes on, the fruit attacks with more frequency, and even changes direction!
Surviving long enough will activate your ninja power, which on the starting character deflects
away fruit for a short amount of time. Once crushed, you can start the game all over again
or visit the store to spend your coins or dragon eggs on more power-ups, and upgrades
to those power-ups (oh yes, and new stages and ninjas as well).
The power-ups range from XP and treasure boosts while playing, to time slowdowns and weapons
such as spinning blades, or a rocket launcher (both quite adept at obliterating any incoming
melon or citrus). All power-ups can be upgraded to last longer or to have more benefit, and
it's choosing which three to take with you during play that adds some much needed variety
and a dash of excitement to the gameplay.
Some will find the fruit dodging and grinding to upgrade fun, but the power-ups just aren't
enough to keep the dodging gameplay entertaining after a few games (let alone the amount needed
to unlock the more exciting power-ups if you don't want to spend any money on in-app purchases).
A fun little arcade time waster with good presentation, but nothing to keep you playing
for long.