Taito tried their hand at ninja-ing with The Ninja Warriors to mixed results, but The Ninja Kids is a far sillier and arguably better-playing experience. The plot sees a demented cult plotting to summon "The Satan" and a karate sensei sending out his four ninja puppets to stop this looming threat. All four ninjas have different weapons like the Ninja Turtles and play quite differently from each other, in addition to having screen-filling magic that fits to one of the four classic elements. Hanzo (blue) uses a fast katana that generates waves for extra range and uses water magic, Sasuke (yellow) wields a kusarigama (chain and sickle) for both close and long-range assault alongside wind magic, Akame (red) prefers to keep his distance while pelting enemies with shuriken and fire magic, and Genta (green), who looks a bit like Bert, is quite powerful with his sansetsukon (three-part staff) and earth magic. All ninjas are very much worth playing even if you're likely to stick with a favorite; Akame is the best, since infinite projectiles in a genre where you normally need to get close to hurt enemies is quite gratifying.