LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin
Developer(s)TT Fusion
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Jon Burton
Steve Thornton
Producer(s)Tim Welch I
Doug Heder
Peter Wyse
Micki Fjelfgaard
Jonathan Smith
Micheal Brorsen
Designer(s)Mike Taylor
Programmer(s)Phil Owen
Kevin Longair
Artist(s)John Lomax
Richard Dawson
Composer(s)David May
Jordan Rogers
Simon Withenshaw
SeriesLego Ninjago
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
PlayStation Vita
iOS
Release
iOS
  • WW: 5 November 2015[4]
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin (also known as LEGO Ninjago: Ronin no Kage in Japan) is a LEGO-themed single-player action-adventure handheld videogame developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It was released on March 24, 2015 in North America, March 25, 2015 in Australia, March 27, 2015 in Europe, and September 3, 2015 in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita. It was released for iOS and Android in November 2015.

Gameplay

The story starts off with Ronin stealing the ninjas' memories. The ninjas now have to smash, build and explore their way to stop Ronin's evil plans. The Dark Samurai serve as the evil clique of the game.

The player controls one of the main characters from a third-person perspective, usually fighting enemies, and collecting LEGO studs. There are a total of 68 playable characters in the game (excluding multiple variants/outfits of all characters).

Reception

LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[5]

Nintendo Life rated the game 4/10, stating that the gameplay is "inexcusably stale".[6] Common Sense Media on the other hand, rated it a 4/5, stating that "Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin takes everything that kids love about the cartoon and packs it nicely into a handheld game."[8]

Pocket Gamer's review states that the game's controls were "a frustrating, fumbling mess" and "Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin is categorically not for everyone and will appeal to youngsters most of all."[7]

References

  1. ↑ Brian (2015-01-29). "LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin due out in March". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  2. ↑ "LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin coming soon... plus the cover! - Impulse Gamer". www.impulsegamer.com. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Lego Jurassic World, Lego Marvel's Avengers confirmed". Eurogamer.net. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  4. ↑ "Lego Ninjago app kicks off on iOS". Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  5. 1 2 "LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  6. 1 2 DelVillano, Ron (2015-04-29). "Review: LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin (3DS)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  7. 1 2 James, Chris (2015-11-11). "Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin - More of the same". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  8. ↑ Chapman, David. "Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin Game Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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