{"id":16161,"date":"2017-02-23T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T00:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16161"},"modified":"2017-02-05T04:19:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T04:19:39","slug":"new-3ds-streetpass-games-ninja-launcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/23\/new-3ds-streetpass-games-ninja-launcher\/","title":{"rendered":"New 3DS StreetPass Games: Ninja Launcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In this new StreetPass game, you are the heir to a ninja clan, but there are enemies atop a cliff waiting to attack.\u00a0 So you must use your ninja clan\u2019s honored tradition of firing yourself from a cannon to do battle. But wait, it gets weirder.\u00a0 When you enter the cannon, you find out you\u2019re not wearing any clothes!\u00a0 They explain your clothes would burn off if you wore them while being fired from the cannon.\u00a0 This is where your StreetPass tagged friends come in.\u00a0 Each one will stand on the ground and fly a kite, and on the kite will be an article of clothing, weapon, or armor.\u00a0 It\u2019s your job to adjust them so that when you are fired from the cannon, the kites will line up with your trajectory so that you\u2019ll be able to nab as many items as you can so you can fight the enemies on the cliff.\u00a0 For some reason, this game reminds me a bit of Angry Birds.<\/p>\n

To adjust where the kites are, press left and right on the D-pad to move your characters, and L and R to switch to another kite flyer.\u00a0 I think the height of your tagged friends determines the height of their kite, too.\u00a0 You\u2019ll have a limited amount of time to do test runs to see where your path of trajectory is and how many kites you run through.\u00a0 When it\u2019s time to do battle, the more armor and weapons you nab while in the air, the stronger you\u2019ll be.\u00a0 Then you\u2019ll trade blows with your opponent.\u00a0 If you\u2019re strong enough, you\u2019ll defeat him.\u00a0 If not, you\u2019ll still whittle down their hit points, but you\u2019ll have to do a ninja escape before they attack you!\u00a0 Then the game shows you your score and that\u2019s it.\u00a0 It\u2019s definitely one of the shortest and simplest StreetPass games in this batch.\u00a0 But these types of games are supposed to be simple, so I didn\u2019t find too much problem with this one.<\/p>\n

The other problems I have are common in all the new StreetPass games.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if they\u2019ll hold my attention as long as some of the other ones did.\u00a0 I unlocked everything in Find Mii and its sequel.\u00a0 I played through the flower game and grew all the breeds (but I did stop when they challenged me to grow all the colors in all the breeds).\u00a0 And I\u2019m still enjoying the fishing game.\u00a0 But I don\u2019t think these new titles have staying power.\u00a0 Also, I think they released these a little too late as well, because now that the Nintendo Switch is on its way and can be a portable game system, too, it makes me wonder how long of a life the 3DS has left?\u00a0 Better enjoy it while I can, I guess.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The StreetPass games are rated E to E-10.\u00a0 This is probably the most violent of the new StreetPass game bunch, but even then, it\u2019s not bad.\u00a0 When you attack the enemy, it\u2019ll show you swinging your sword, then the enemy will reel back.\u00a0 If you defeat it, it\u2019ll fall over and disappear in a puff of smoke.\u00a0 And the enemies are silly things like cartoony skeletons and such anyway, so it\u2019s not bad.\u00a0 If they attack you, you\u2019ll do the ninja smoke bomb thing and replace yourself with a scarecrow decoy.\u00a0 And of course, reading skill is needed for the text.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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