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Awesome Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 11, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is a pretty fun adventure game i think people will enjoy this game very much. its fun challaging and intense.

Very fun,and extreamly excelent!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game really deseveres 5 stars cause it really makes you get it,play it,then playit with a friend!For me?I didn't need any help(well,maybe a little),butit is a GREAT game!

My favorite N64 Game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I first played this when I was five and never found it in stores. Last year in May, I got my N64 out again and played most of my games. Then I remembered playing Mystical Ninja and couldn't stop thinking about it. I ordered it off here and finally got to play it again after seven years. The scenery is beautiful and the plot is creative like the towns. The music is also the best out of any game, other than the games with real songs because it's so capturing and you remember them forever and the towns they were from. I love this game overall, but the only problem about it is that I beat it in seven and a half hours. I'm grounded for grades so I can't play my games right now and I REALLY feel like playing Mystical Ninja.

Zelda meets bizarre, beautiful Japanese world

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: January 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

No, the jokes don't translate that well to the American version. But so what? The graphics are lush, the soundtrack is laced with some genuinely gorgeous melodies, and--most importantly--THE GAME IS FUN!!! The controls are easy and make for smooth playing, plus the characters and worlds are imaginative and quite like no other.

If you're a fan of the adventure/RPG-style gameplay of Zelda, then you'll most certainly like this game's gameplay because it's exactly like Zelda's. What's unique about this game (apart from the comedically bizarre characters and dungeons) is that you command four characters, each of whom possesses special abilities and whom you switch between with a simple press of the down-C button.

Each area you explore alternates between the bizarre and the beautiful, the chaotic and the serene. However, there's no question that every world that makes up this game is rich with vibrant atmosphere and colors.

I enjoyed every minute of this game, and many of my friends also love it. It's challenging, but never frustrating or near-impossible. Sure, it's a little odd and it doesn't always translate well; but it's fun, and that's what counts.

Good game, but lacks polish.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The fact is, Goemon had never really gotten that much publicity. Half of the games in the Goemon franchise never reached American shores. Mystical Ninja is essentially the first Goemon game for the N64 out of 2...not bad when most people expect 0. And it has become pretty much THE cult classic for the N64. Most cult classics are things that do poorly in its initial release, but later develop legions of backers extolling its greatness. Some cult classics really are that great, and the people have valid points. Others really aren't that good at all, and the people behind are just pulling argument out of the air. So is Mystical Ninja an example of the former or the latter?

This game is structured like Zelda and plays like Zelda, except you can switch characters with the push of a C-button. I mean, you go around an overworld fighting enemies and getting ryo. Then you play castles (which are like dungeons) and fight a boss at the end, after which you get a keepsake. w00t! Ahem. It's like Zelda, but it's not Zelda. It's Goemon. And Goemon just doesn't have the polish Zelda has. Yeah. The graphics are decidedly like the run-of-the-mill platform games that appeared on the N64 in the last 3 years of the 20th century. But saying Mystical Ninja is not worthy because its graphics are bad is judging a book by its cover. To pass Mystical Ninja as bad game because of its graphics is unfair. We'd have to look at its gameplay.

Well, the gameplay isn't Zelda either. The camera and controls just lack the precision of not only Ocarina of Time but also Super Mario 64! In one dungeon I found myself having to repeat a section several agonizing times because the camera angle was so off! Ah well. Outside of dungeons, the controls work pretty well. Meh. What else can I say? The humor found in the game is pretty nice. There's a laugh track. There's an elephant narrator that rarely appears. There are dogs smarter than humans. There's Yae, who is pretty good-looking despite being 1st-generation pixels. Add that to the Japanese feel of the game, and you get something that is pretty surreal. The songs get stuck in your head too. So, what is my final judgment? Um...it's a good game, but it lacks polish.

a nonlinear game that plays like a good anime!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game had me captivated for so long. I would have to play it in one sitting in the old days because I didn't have a memory card, and I didn't mind. This is the kind of game that takes 60 hours from your life, but it's not really an RPG. It's more like an action-ish-RPG. The character designs are perfect, the action is downright addictive, and, well, even the level design is great. It makes you feel like you're really in Japan! (you can later call a dragon to transport you anywhere, but it's more fun to trek on foot) A really great game, one of the best on the N64.

GREATEST GAME EVER!!! AAAAHHHHH!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: September 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the greatest game ever i meen its soooooo crazy and wacked and i looooooove it its so great, the fortune teller and the crazy giant peach, and its sooooo funny wen they crawl on their backs, i mean this game is seriously BANGIN!!!
(p.s., all of those little people are serious OG's)

THIS IS A WELL DESERVED 4 STARS

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: July 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

According to my 11 year old: This is a great epic, it is loads of fun and is worth buying. But remember it's a Japanese style game with English subtitles so not for everyone.

An excellent, if not eccentric game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is Japaneese in every way, except the English subtitles, so it looks very strange to Americans. Nevertheless, it is a very well made game, and it certainly is unlike any other. Not everyone may find it a fun game, but if you don't mind the strange setting of it (I certainly didn't) then underneath you will find a game worthy of your purchase. You may want to consider renting it first, but few people will be dissapointed.
(They botched the sequal to this game, and I don't recommend that one)

tHIS GAME STINKS.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 16
Date: January 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i HATE THIS JUNK. ITS BORING AND YOU PLAY AS STUPID CHARACTERS. AND WHATSA UP WITH THE CHARCTERS GETING ON THERE BACK AND MOVING AROUND? dONT' WASTE YOUR CASH ON THIS JUNK.

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