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and this is a thousand times better!" He concluded that, with "loads of levels, tough villains and a challenging mission to complete, it should satisfy even those who’re sick to death of platform games." Another reviewer Chris Knight stated that the game is "great to look at, the music and in-game
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reviewed the game and gave it a score of 90%. The main reviewer Mat Yeo states that Ryu "can jump, fire, use extra weapons and perform a handy trick to reach high ledges. Stand under the ledge, press jump and up to flip Ryu onto it." He stated that he was "well impressed with this game. I loved
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scroll has been stolen. The
Bushido is a scroll of power so strong that its owner can control the world. As the last Ninja of the Dragon clan, the fate of the world is in his hands. He embarks on a trip to regain the Sacred Scroll of Bushido from the hands of the evil Shogun of Darkness and his
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skyline, in a cave, across a frozen landscape and at a temple." It then states that "Bushido scrolls restore energy and give weapons, but it's the controls and your use of them which make this game. Ryu moves like a well-oiled machine and responds quickly." It concludes that "
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