The game also features a parental lockout system where parents can censor the level of violence displayed during gameplay by entering a six-digit password with the controller's keypad. The game features four levels of difficulty that can be selected on both the main and options menu screen, while also featuring four levels of gore display to choose from on the options menu, with Gore Fest being the highest and the only mode where characters can trigger their respective death moves, among other settings. Each round is timed, which can be adjusted at the options menu screen, and if both fighters still have health remaining when time is over, the one with more health wins that round.
The fighter who manages to deplete the health bar of the opponent wins the first bout and the first to win two bouts becomes the winner of the match. Kasumi Ninja is a fighting game featuring digitized graphics and sprites with pseudo-3D battlegrounds using parallax scrolling, in which the player fights against other opponents in one-on-one matches. Senzo defeating Alaric after giving a roundhouse kick. A sequel, Kasumi Ninja II, was in development for the Atari Jaguar CD but it was cancelled. By April 1, 1995, the game has sold more than 24,000 copies though it is unknown how many were sold in total during its lifetime and has since been called by some as one of the worst games of all time. While it received praise for its visuals, critics panned the controls, sound and slow gameplay, with many reviewers calling it a Mortal Kombat rip-off.
Kasumi Ninja received mixed to negative reception when it was released. It was also one of the first games to feature a parental lockout system, allowing censorship and limiting the violence displayed during gameplay. Being one of the first titles announced for the Jaguar before it was launched to the public in November 1993, Kasumi Ninja was created by the same company who previously developed Dracula the Undead for the Atari Lynx in 1991 and had a troubled development process, undergoing through various changes before release. When the elder ninja Gyaku kills two of his fellow elders through black magic and becomes possessed by a powerful demon after breaking the gate to the underworld, it is up to the player in taking the role from any of the playable characters in order to defeat other opponents before Lord Gyaku destroys the Earth. It was the first fighting title to be released for the Jaguar, and unsuccessfully sought to capitalize on the trend of ultra violent fighting games started by Midway Games's Mortal Kombat in 1992. Initially it was for the Atari Jaguar in North America and Europe on December 21, 1994, and was later released in Japan by Messe Sanoh in July 1995.
Kasumi Ninja is a fighting game, developed by Hand Made Software and published by Atari Corporation.
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