Arcade Archives: Kid Niki - Radical Ninja
Arcade Archives: Kid Niki - Radical Ninja est paru le 25 janvier 2018 sur PlayStation 4 et Nintendo Switch, édité par HAMSTER et développé par Irem, dans le genre arcade. Ce titre reprend le jeu d'action Kid Niki: Radical Ninja initialement lancé en 1986 par Irem.
Le joueur doit détruire les ennemis sur son passage et vaincre le boss apparaissant à chaque stage, progressant vers un château afin de sauver la princesse capturée. La conception mise en avant propose des stages colorés et des ennemis uniques, le parcours étant orienté vers la recherche d'un score élevé.
Du côté des retours, Nintendo Life a salué le jeu en notant qu'il ne compte que huit niveaux mais offre du plaisir à sauter et éviter les attaques, citant : « There's only eight levels, but there's enjoyment to be had from Arcade Archives Kid Niki Radical Ninja as you hop about and avoid attacks, take some enemies ou… ». Pour sa part, un joueur sur Metacritic a exprimé son affection, indiquant avoir adoré Kid Niki Radical Ninja étant enfant et relevant son sens de l'humour ainsi que la promesse d'un sidescroller atypique, selon ses propos : « As a kid, I LOVED Kid Niki Radical Ninja. It had a great sense of humor, too, and the title was an indicator that it wouldn't be your typical sidescroller. I… ».
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« There's only eight levels, but there's enjoyment to be had from Arcade Archives Kid Niki Radical Ninja as you hop about and avoid attacks, take some enemies out on the left, then the right, jump to move forwards and smack some in midair too. The game can be challenging, but satisfying when you up your pace sufficiently to stop that timer hitting zero and the boss battles are fun too. If you are just looking to finish the game there's not much replay value once cleared, but there's a few ways to improve your score which adds to the replayability when combined with the online leaderboards. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« As a kid, I LOVED Kid Niki Radical Ninja. It had a great sense of humor, too, and the title was an indicator that it wouldn't be your typical sidescroller. It said "Atta Boy!" at the end of a level. Kid Me thought that was brilliant. Colorful graphics, satisfying arcade action (you hit a villain and they soar off screen), quirky villains, catchy if not repetitive music. I give it a 5 because the release is not Kid Niki Radical Ninja. The title, like the rest of what they chose to upload for a North American audience, is all in Japanese. There are some poorly translated subtitles. "Atta Boy!" has been replaced with "Aha, you did that very well." It hurts the game's charm for anyone who grew up playing a North American Kid Niki machine in North America. Other ACA titles presented the option of picking the US or **** release (Metal Slug did this). This North American title, at least on the Nintendo Switch, is a Japanese release. Even the countdown bubble at the bottom of the screen displays Japanese characters instead of English numbers. How's your Japanese number recognition? Mine is poor. I reached out to Hamster on their Customer Support page, sent an e-mail to their Customer Support e-mail account, and Tweeted them as well asking if this error would get a fix. I did this the day of its release. Over two weeks later and not a peep. I contacted Nintendo as well, but their Customer Support interface didn't have 'Game was not as pictured and described on eShop' as a selectable help topic. If you don't care about the game's humorous elements or moved here from Japan, you won't have a problem with this version of the game. To someone who has been playing the US version for decades since its release, this is not Kid Niki Radical Ninja as the title suggests when you purchase it. This is Kaiketsu Yanchamaru (快傑ヤンチャ丸) and should be advertised as such. Aha. They did not do that very well. »
