Joel Couture
CGMagazineThe Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors Review
Published 10/15/2019
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95
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PS4 / PC / Switch - 7/25/2019
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
Based on the 1994-released The Ninja Warriors: Again, which is a Super Famicom arrangement of the 1987-released arcade game The Ninja Warriors, The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors is a 25-year-later remake from the Tengo Project main staff that brought you the original games. While retaining its 16-bit style, The Ninja Warriors: Once Again significantly enhances the character resolution, pattern amount, and more to match the latest hardware. In addition to two new playable characters, The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors implements a two-player co-op mode that was not available in The Ninja Warriors: Again.
- Developer
- Taito, Tengo Project, Natsume Atari
- Publisher
- ININ Games, Taito
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78
22 scored reviews
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22
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Score range
40–95
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The critic average is 78 across 22 scored reviews, with a 55-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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90–1004 reviews · 18%
80–899 reviews · 41%
70–798 reviews · 36%
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Jordan Rudek
Nintendo World ReportThe Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors (Switch) Review
Published 10/14/2019
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalMiguel Moran
TheSixthAxisThe Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors review – TheSixthAxis
Published 9/17/2019
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalJamie O'Neill
Push SquareThe Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors - A PS4 Remake of a Classic Beat-'Em-Up
Published 9/9/2019
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn Tonks
Thumb CultureThe Ninja Saviours: Return of the Warriors PS4 Review
Published 9/8/2019
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40
-38 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn-Paul Jones
PlayStation UniverseThe Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors PS4 Review - PlayStation Universe
Published 9/4/2019
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalGabriel Jones
Cubed3The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 8/30/2019
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90
+12 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors Review
Published 8/29/2019
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalMartin Robinson
EurogamerThe Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors review - a long-lost genre at its absolute peak
Published 8/29/2019
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalRichard Seagrave
GameSpewThe Ninja Saviors – Return of the Warriors Review – GameSpew
Published 8/29/2019
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+2 vs critic avg
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