{"id":16908,"date":"2017-10-16T00:01:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T00:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16908"},"modified":"2017-09-22T16:15:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T16:15:47","slug":"ninja-surfer-ios-google-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/16\/ninja-surfer-ios-google-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninja Surfer (iOS, Google Play)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/ninja_box-10\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16906 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NINJA_BOX-150x79.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NINJA_BOX-150x79.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NINJA_BOX-300x158.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NINJA_BOX.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>What could be cooler than a ninja\u2026surfing on a missile\u2026IN SPACE?\u00a0 What sounds like an idea for a bored schoolkid\u2019s notebook doodle is now a free-to-play game you can download on iOS and Google Play (reviewed on iPad here).\u00a0 The game has a bit more of a complicated backstory, but all you need to know is that you\u2019re a ninja riding a missile in space in this 2-D left-to-right continuous flyer.<\/p>\n<p>To move your ninja up and down, just slide your finger up and down on the right side of the touch screen.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a button on the bottom left corner of the screen that you can tap to make your ninja swing his sword.\u00a0 This makes a beam come out that can destroy spaceships and other obstacles so that your ninja won\u2019t hit them.\u00a0 If you get hit three times by an obstacle, it\u2019s Game Over.\u00a0 You can collect power-ups to upgrade your sword or give you a shield to take more hits, among other things.\u00a0 Collect coins to spend on goodies in the shop.<\/p>\n<p>There is a story mode where you go through pre-set levels to try and make it to the end, or you can see how long you can last in Survival mode.\u00a0 In the shop you can buy new missiles, outfits for your ninja, swords, power-ups, and more.\u00a0 You can also view achievement medals and artwork in a gallery.\u00a0 Only problem I had with this game is that it feels a bit amateurish.\u00a0 Hit detection is off and gameplay feels a bit dull.\u00a0 Plus the levels are a bit too long for being on a mobile device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/ninja_screen-10\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16907\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NINJA_SCREEN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NINJA_SCREEN.jpg 445w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NINJA_SCREEN-150x89.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NINJA_SCREEN-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Violence is pretty minimal, as you mostly just hit asteroids and spaceships with your sword, which just explode and disappear.\u00a0 If you get hit three times, you\u2019ll just fall off your missile.\u00a0 Younger gamers may get frustrated and bored at the high challenge level.\u00a0 Parental supervision is recommended for the in-game purchases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What could be cooler than a ninja\u2026surfing on a missile\u2026IN SPACE?\u00a0 What sounds like an idea for a bored schoolkid\u2019s notebook doodle is now a free-to-play game you can download on iOS and Google Play (reviewed on iPad here).\u00a0 The game has a bit more of a complicated backstory, 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