Kid Niki: Radical Ninja is an action game developed by Irem TOSE in 1986. The game is set in a ninja training school at Feudal Japan. When everyone was practicing, a bird was knocked down and fell to Kid Niki’s feet. On that bird contained a piece of paper with the content: Princess Margo, Niki’s girlfriend, was kidnapped. On that piece of paper was a clue from an evil sorcerer in the area. Facing such a dangerous situation, Niki sets out and searches for the witch’s hiding place and rescues Margo.
Players will play the role of Niki on the journey to rescue his girlfriend. He is armed with the Spinning Sword to destroy enemies. Niki must go through 7 different stages to search for clues that lead to the hiding place of the evil witch. In the first stage, he is taken to a forest with many enemies in the way. Blue and white enemies appear a lot, and Niki must destroy them all to get to the next stage. A mysterious room that appears in the middle of the forest will give him plenty of experience points and bonuses. However, Niki must avoid the flames that fall in that room to keep himself safe. He must pass a boss that appears at the end of the first stage to continue the journey. It was many times bigger than Niki and always jumped high to avoid attacks from him. Niki gathered clues to the next area when the enemy was defeated.
Niki must pass each stage within a specified period. If he is attacked by an enemy to death or does not kill all enemies within the allotted time, Niki must perform the stage again. Niki continues to come to a forest with many dangers. In addition to the two enemies as in the previous stage, he must destroy the monkeys with the ability to throw sparks, and birds will attack him from above. Niki will move flexibly to evade those attacks. Also, he will climb a tall tree to enter the middle of the tree trunk. Here, he will gain many experience points and mana regeneration items. Once out of that tree, Niki will be taken by a bird to the next stage. A mysterious cave with many monsters and obstacles will appear in the next four stages. He must quickly find a way out of that cave to get the final clue to the witch’s castle. The final battle takes place in the castle with the mighty army of witches and Niki. He is equipped with additional bells to increase the damage from his weapons. Successfully defeating the witch will bring Niki to Margo’s custody and complete her mission.
